Chapter 14: Preparing for Community Engagement
Preparing for Community Engagement
It is your responsibility to learn what you can about your community partner and their expectations before you venture out into the community. What should you think about before you go?
Values and Assumptions
Some of the work you will need to do before the placement or experience begins is a self-assessment of your readiness: what are your assumptions, biases, values as they pertain to the community partner?
Click on each of the panels below to learn more about the questions you might consider while preparing for your placement or experience.
Below are four case scenarios. Please use the “[>]” and “[<]” arrows at the bottom of each slide to move forward and backward through the scenarios accordingly. After reviewing the scenarios, please select at least one and enter your response in the open text box. When you are finished, navigate to the final slide to check and download your answers.
