Increasing Service User Participation In Local Planning: A How-To Manual for Macro Practitioners

This manual guides service providers as they bring service users into the community planning process. The authors have developed the Community Development Planning Model (CDPM) a cohesive eight step planning framework anchored in the concept of empowerment. This framework changes the relationship between service users and providers by structuring defined parallel and joint planning tracks that encourage not only service user participation but leadership, and promotes democratic decision-making. Using this model to engage service users encourages transparency, allows for the inclusion of minority voices, and increases planning and program effectiveness.
This approach will be a significant asset in community planning and development courses in MSW programs. The author's manual helps students understand both the complexity of managing stakeholder relationships and the necessity of a rigorous evidence-informed approach to planning.

Features: Each chapter presents one of the eight planning steps and provides readers with clear action steps to move through each stage; Planning activity sheets are tailored to every step of the planning process; Evidence-informed data (EID) is incorporated into every step; Each chapter is illustrated with a case vignette, online resources, and sample PowerPoints; A supplementary digital package including reusable copies of all activity sheets, full PowerPoints, and the glossary is available for purchase.