(C) The Conversation This unaltered story was originally published on TheConversation.com/us [1] License: Creative Commons - CC BY-ND 4.0 Attributions/No Derivities[2] ---------------- Social Planning and Community Development Course By: [] Date: 2019-10-10 15:58:59+11:00 Social planning and community development bring together social, economic, environmental and cultural perspectives to effectively instigate and manage change with communities. This social planning and community development course will equip you with increased knowledge of the field, based firmly in theory and practice. This social planning and community development course explores social planning and community development as applied to local government. Councils have a responsibility to their communities to continually make sense of socioeconomic, political and cultural trends and are uniquely placed to respond appropriately and efficiently to the social issues affecting local communities. Tools and techniques that support practitioners to identify and respond to opportunities and challenges in their communities are explored in this course, such as: social policy, community safety, social impact, social infrastructure, demographics and neighbourhood renewal. Participants are encouraged to harness scholarship, creativity and innovation, firmly grounded in the social justice principles of equity, access, participation and rights, to deliver positive outcomes for communities. Course information Duration 4 sessions (32 hours in total) Dates Mon 22 - Tue 23 Nov, 2021 & Mon 6 - Tue 7 Dec, 2021 Time 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Venue Online, via a live video link Cost $2,875 (GST free) ENROL NOW Course content Tap into our expertise to learn how to galvanise teams, organisations and communities to embrace and plan for social change. Learn tools and techniques to identify and respond to opportunities and challenges in your community. Be encouraged by our academics to harness scholarship, creativity and innovation to design community solutions. The best visions are firmly grounded in social justice. Principles of equity, access, participation and rights are the pillars that deliver positive outcomes for communities. You will consider ways to harness teams, units and departments across local government to ensure all activities are uniformly directed towards the best community outcomes. Moreover, you will analyse how social planning and community development, often combined with land-use planning, can support council work. This could occur by building relationships among teams within the organisation, across communities, with other levels of government and with non-government organisations. Learn how social connectedness is enhanced by building the community’s capacity to respond to identified issues. The social planning and community development course will cover the following content: Principles and practice of social planning and community development. Social planning practice and research. Social planning and local government. Planning and people – addressing change. Theory practice integration. Learning outcomes After completing this social planning and community development course, you will have: Increased knowledge of social planning and community development theory and practice. Evaluated and applied community development approaches such as, social impact assessment, social infrastructure analysis, ‘Safety by Design’, community engagement, to roles and workplace. Capacity to think strategically about cities, appreciate the social, cultural, economic and political drivers of change and work collaboratively with other professions. Evaluated the place of social justice and ethics within local government. Analysed personal views and values and their impact on individual practice. Demonstrated ability to develop informed arguments and rationale for social planning outcomes. Expanded their capacity to question and challenge current practice to foster innovation. Delivery style Online (via Zoom) - a reliable internet connection is required. Video connection details and teaching materials will be made available to participants prior to the course. This social planning and community development course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and individual activities. This training approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced by the trainer in an application-focused teaching environment. Participants will challenge their understanding of the concepts and consider their application once back in their individual workplace. In-house Training Solutions This social planning and community development course can also be customised and/or delivered in-house. Find out more Who is this course for? This course is suitable for professionals working in social planning and community development in state or local government who want to use innovative practices to adapt and manage change in the local setting. About the presenters Dr Helen Christensen is a community engagement specialist with skills in training, research, process design and facilitation. She works as an independent consultant and regularly delivers training for the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2). Helen is an Industry Fellow at the UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance where she has recently completed a PhD exploring the practice and professionalisation of community engagement in Australian local government. Having worked for over 15 years in local government and consulting, Helen has considerable experience in: planning, delivering and reporting engagement; training people from a variety of sectors to plan and deliver engagement; building organisational capacity to better engage communities and stakeholders; and, leading the development of frameworks and strategies. Professor Alan Morris is a prominent urban and housing studies scholar. He is the lead Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council Discovery grant (2019-2021) titled 'A hidden crisis? The experience and impacts of precarious housing among international students in the private rental sector’'. He is also Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council Linkage grant (2017-2019) titled 'Local government and housing in the 21st century'. In 2014-2016 he was lead Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council Discovery grant titled 'Stuck here forever? The dynamics and social consequences of long-term private renting in Australia'. Dr. George Argyrous is the Research and Education Manager at the UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG). George was formerly ANZSOG Senior Lecturer in Evident-Based Decision Making and director of the Evidence and Evaluation Hub. He is an expert in the application of statistics and research methods to social, economic and evaluation research. George has worked with many public and private organisations, providing research and evaluation services, as well as building evaluation capability. He worked with central agencies including the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Commonwealth Department of Finance to develop whole-of-government frameworks to improve the use of evaluation, as well as writing national evaluation frameworks in major policy areas such as disaster recovery and countering violent extremism. Geoff Brailey is a social researcher, strategic advisor and Lead Solution Designer at the internationally recognised McCrindle. As an experienced researcher, Geoff understands how evidence-based insights can inform strategy and help organisations to thrive amidst change. From his experience in solving business problems using research, Geoff has assisted organisations to identify new target markets and improve engagement levels with staff, donors and customers. As Lead Solution Designer at McCrindle, Geoff regularly develops strategic recommendations that guide CEOs, business leaders, managers and teachers to communicate the trends and shape the culture. Course registration ENROL NOW Contact us Need more information? For all course related enquiries, including future dates or in-house training enquiries email us or call +61 (2) 9514 7884. This short course is presented by the university's Institute for Public Policy and Governance. 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