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Are you a Community Development Practitioner or Community Connector/Builder working in the United States?

Allison Lourash » Blog » Blog » Are you a Community Development Practitioner or Community Connector/Builder working in the United States?
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By: Allison Lourash
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Hello—I am currently looking for volunteer participants for a research study titled “Exploring Practitioners’ Strategies for Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities.” This study has the potential to add knowledge to the field of human services and will be shared broadly once completed.

 To participate:

  • Be 18 years or older and live in the United States.
  • Have experience as a Community Development Practitioner/ Consultant/Connector/Organizer or other similar role with communities or neighborhoods in the United States.
  • Have experience working with communities that include, either purposefully or not, people with disabilities
  • Your participation is voluntary, and interview responses will remain confidential.

You can find more info at www.lourash.com

If you would like to participate or have questions, please contact me:

Allison Lourash

allison@lourash.com

715-205-7305

This study has been approved by Walden University’s Institutional Review Board to ensure that it is aligned with the University’s standards and that interviews are conducted in an ethical manner. The Institutional Review Board number is: 01-14-21-0228087.

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Allison Lourash
05/17/22 10:53:46AM @allison-lourash:

Wanted to provide an update on my dissertation and the research study that I posted here. The full dissertation and a summary are located at: https://lourash.com/research/

I will be hosting several conversations as follow-up to the findings and related topics. Two have been scheduled in June:

Part 1: Community is not a Service- Monday, June 6 at 5 PM Central

  • How can Human Services organizations support broader community work while recognizing their role as an institution?
  • Within individualized funding frameworks, how can human services organizations support broader community work?

Part 2: What is the role of Community Development? Monday, June 13th at 5 PM Central

  • How can Community Development Practitioners promote the gifts and talents of people with disabilities in their communities?
  • What does community inclusion mean within the context of Community Development?

Pre-registration is not required, but if you like reminders and Zoom info on your calendar you can go here.

Please reach out if you have any feedback or questions. I am happy to set up times to meet as well. Thank you very much for your interest and support- Allison
Allison Lourash
03/09/21 08:35:17PM @allison-lourash:

Thank you Eric- I have sent you an email.
Eric Jacobson
03/09/21 06:08:06PM @eric-jacobson:

Allison 

My name is Eric Jacobson and I am the Executive Director of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities.  For over 10 years we have been using ABCD as a way to create communities that include people with and without disabilities.  I would be very happy to connect you with our people if you think this would assist.

You can reach me at eric.jacobson@gcdd.ga.gov

Look forward to talking with you

Eric
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