According to Homan (2011) a community encompasses a group of people with a common connection that distinguishes them from others. It is the chance for the mental health recovery, while affording them the opportunity to work and play within their new community creating a sense of harmony. Of course change is the constant. Change within a community …show more content…
Giving the person with the mental health history a sense of power. Community change is the act of coming together, in a place where people are willing and capable of taking action. Praxiology is looking at what is possible individually and collectively, based on personal beliefs about self and others. The beliefs about how the world functions, and what can be done individually and as a group to effect change (Horman, 2011).
Change theory focused on Human Resource Development (HRD) is critical. The HRD approach is an organizational system approach to determine the cause, with solutions presented and applied to foster long-term systematic change (Rossett, 1994, as reported by Dirkx, Gilley &Gilley, 2004).
This process involves unfreezing, movement and refreezing to complete the objectives. In the unfreezing phase, the employee’s readiness for change is surveyed. Indicative of assumptions, principles, ethics that define perceptions, which people act upon in their decision-making. Empirical research, supports the need to understand this process before effective change can be implemented and accepted (et. al Dirkx, …show more content…
The development of a service plan should be done in collaboration with the client. Staff may be overworked and attempt to cut corners by developing a plan based on the counselor’s perception of what is best for the client and not include the clients input. This is an ethical violation as well as an organizational violation. These actions do not honor the client’s right to participate in his/her life as he or she sees fit. These actions violate the LGBT person’s culture and