Sense of Community
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Social model recovery can be understood through the collective human experience known as the psychological sense of community (SoC). It describes an individual’s experience at different levels: with self, with the microsystem, and with the macrosystem. This section will review two assessments, the
- Perceived Sense of Community Scale (PSCS and
- Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS)
Table of Contents
| Perceived Sense of Community Scale | |
| Brief Sense of Community Scale |
Course Syllabus
Not Enrolled
| .1. Opposite of Addiction is Connection | ||
| .2. Social Determinants of Health | ||
| .2.1. SDOH vs. Medical Model | ||
| .2.2. Healthy People 2030: SDOH | ||
| .3. Social Model Ecosystems | ||
| .3.1. Ecosystem Stability | ||
| .3.2. Social-Community Model | ||
| .4. Sense of Community | ||
| .4.1. Perceived Sense of Community Scale | ||
| .4.2. Brief Sense of Community Scale | ||
| .5. Social Networks | ||
| .5.1. Abstinence-Specific Social Support | ||
| .5.2. Multiple Group Membership | ||
| .5.3. Multiple Dimensional Networks | ||
| .5.4. Personal vs "Whole" Networks | ||
| .5.5. Beneficial Characteristics of Social Networks | ||
| .5.6. Health Benefits of Social Networks | ||
| .6. Social vs Clinical Model | ||
| .6.1. Environment | ||
| .6.2. Staff | ||
| .6.3. Authority | ||
| .6.4. Recovery Orientation | ||
| .6.5. Governance | ||
| .6.6. Community Orientation | ||
| .7. Quiz: Social Model |