- Emerges during the activity:

o SALT 1 & 2 (Self Awareness

COPAR:
leadership training.)
1. Generate community participation  Not appointed by
2. Prepares people to manage problem external factors
3. Maximizes community participation
PHASES OF COPAR: 4 MAIN PHASES OF COPAR:
4. Mobilize community resources
5. Goal a self-reliant community 1. Pre-entry:
- Initial phase
3 Approaches to community development:
- Look for prospect community
1. Welfare approach. - Simplest in output and time
2. Modernization approach  ACTIVITIES:
3. Transformatory approach 1. Design a plan for community
development.
COPAR PRINCIPLES
2. Design criteria for site selection.
1. People are open to change. 3. Selecting the site for community
2. Have the capacity to change. care.
3. Able to bring about change. 4. Conduct ocular inspection
4. Based on the interest of the poorest. 2. Entry:
5. Lead to Self-reliant community. - Preliminary social investigation
- Sensitization of the people on
Methods/Processes of COPAR the critical events in their life
1. Progressive cycle of ARFA - Innovating them to share their
 A-ction dreams
 R-eflection - Mobilizing them to take
 F-aith collective action
 A-ction  ACTIVITIES:
- Begin with small social issue 1. Courtesy call
- Issues are identified by the 2. Actual entry
people. 3. Recognize the role of authority
- Reflected by the people 4. Adopt a low-key profile
- Evaluated by the people 5. Avoid raising the consciousness
2. Consciousness raising of the people that you are a
- Through experiential learning stranger
- Emphasis on learning 6. Start designing the criteria for
- Enriches succeeding action core group
3. Participatory or mass based o CRITERIA FOR THE GROUP:
- Directed effort towards the  Mass based
poor.  Poor sector
- Biased to the oppressed.  Directly engaged in
- Focused on the powerless production
4. Group centered  Respected and
- Not a leader centered trustworthy
- Core group is the highlight
  Charismatic  Prepare a plan and
attitude its purpose
 Person should be o Home visit:
pro-active rather  Actual visit
than reactive  Greet the family
 Resourceful and  Introduce self
with high  Explain the purpose
communication  Utilize the nsg.
skills Process (R-
3. Organization and building: apport,A-
- Entails the formation of a more ssessment, P-
formal structure lanning, I-
- LRTT (Local research team mplementation, E-
training.) 1 & 2 valuation.)
- Include a more formal o Post visit:
procedures and policies  Record the visit
- Develop skills and managing  Char important
program details
- DSI – immersion (Integration);  Plan for the next
Activity visit
4. Strengthening and sustenance:  Referral to other
- Organization has already been health
stablished professionals
- Selects secondary leader
- Active participation of the BAG TECHNIQUE:
people - A tool using PH bag done during
- Networking and linkaging home visit
- Core group mobilized the - The nurse performs nursing
health team procedures with ease and
PROCEDURES AND ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: - Saving time and effort in view
of rendering effective nursing
1. HOME VISIT- is a professional activity or care
is an actual contact of a nurse and a
family PRINCIPLES OF BAG TECHNIQUE:
 PHASES OF HOME VISIT 1. Use of bag technique should minimize if
o Preparatory: nurse not totally prevent the spread of
prepares a plan; infection.
 Review on existing 2. Should save time and effort in the
record performance of nursing procedures
 Notify the family of 3. Should not overshadow concern for the
the intention to patient
conduct the 4. Should show effectiveness of total care
activity. given to the family
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

1. Should contain all necessary articles

and equipment.
2. Contents of the bag should always be
clean.
3. Arrangement are according to
convenience
4. Handwashing should be done regularly
5. Contents should not be in contact with
any articles from the family

Check equipment of CHN bag every time you

arrive home