Principles of care can be bridged to the context of community development; "Hippocratic Oath for Community Workers"

This article by Jim Diers https://www.tamarackcommunity....est/author/jim-diers posted in Tamarack  https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/  lays out guideposts for community system and planning interventions.

... We need to acknowledge the ways in which we often inadvertently harm the very communities we are trying to help and pledge to work in ways that contribute to their health. Here, then, is an outline of principles I would like to see included in a Hippocratic Oath for community workers whether they are social workers, recreation coordinators, clergy, community police, public health workers, planners, educators, service learning students, outreach staff, organizers or other community-based professionals. ...

• Here is the Tamarack article: https://www.tamarackcommunity....=fbp-460585403994186

I think Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) workers are also woven into community work.  We need to keep an eye on these principles.

Our role in community work is not well acknowledged as critical to actual care, and our efforts to have a sustainable health care system.

One effort to acknowledge the links of ACT with community development and system planning is shared here: 

Assertive Community Treatment as Community Change Intervention

Abstract: Individuals with severe mental illnesses (SMI) are a vulnerable population, struggling to cope with fragmented and often unwelcoming community service systems. Research has examined Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) as an intervention for SMI individuals, but little research has explored ACT's potential as a community system change intervention. Using focus groups with ACT teams, we explored changes in community service systems as a result of ACT teams' presence. Changes identified included increased understanding of SMI; increased access to services; and increased collaboration across service systems. Processes by which these changes occurred included knowledge communication, negotiation, renaming by association, and ongoing relationships.

• article link : https://www.tandfonline.com/do...9?journalCode=wcom20 
• here is a post with a link to the power point (at the bottom of the post) on the topic if you are having trouble accessing the article: https://www.eenetconnect.ca/to...and-impact-on-stigma