How to Build a Meaningful (and Massive) Community

Running head: BUILDING A COMMUNITY 1
Building a Community
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BUILDING A COMMUNITY 2
The Chinn’s power and peace theory provided a framework for me and my team members, to
work together in harmony and peace for ensuring the well-being of the people and promote
the health of the community. This theory helped me to consider the values and opinions of
the group members, respecting their individual views while making a thougful choice. This
greatly helped in minimizing conflict and avoiding harmul interaction among the peers and
team members, thus fostering a calm and peaceful environment where every individual feels
safe, secured and valued for being a part of.
Maintaining a peaceful work environment ensures better and positive outcomes. A peaceful
environment facilitates good learning culture, where the participants feel more comfortable
and safe to come with their concern without any hesitation. Similarly, a good learning
environment in a school allows the students to come up with their concern without the feeling
of being judged or embarrassed. During my communinity placement in a school, I was
involved with supporting and assisting the students with their learning and also tried to
resolve their personal issues. I was also responsible for empowering the students and was
involved in their health promotion, improved their skills on social responsibility by educating
them on their developmental needs.
For building a strong community, I ensured first that all the students are being valued. As a
nurse leader preceptor, it is my duty and responsibility to treat everyone equally, greet them
with a smile everyday. I also valued and respected the individual differences, since I was
aware that every individual is different and has got different strength anf weakness. My duty
was to focus and capitalize on the strength of the individual and also encourage them to
minimize their weakness by creating an open environment where they will feel free to share
their concerns and faults wihout the fear of being judged. I also looked forward in creating an
environment of trust with the members, and made sure that the conclusion in any meeting is
reached after taking into account, the opinions of every staffs and members. Conflicts are