1. Doing Social Interest NASAP, May 2017
Doing Social Interest NASAP, May 2017
Begum Verjee, ADLER Toronto
Jim Little, ADLER Toronto
Richard Close, AGS, Minnesota

2. AGENDA Agenda for the Afternoon: Introductions Adler’s Social Interest
Community Psychology Values & Synergy of Values
Individual
Relational
Collective
Generating Principles for ‘Doing Social Interest’
Debrief with the Large Group & Discussion

3. Introductions Introductions: Name Your Institution
Image or Metaphor for ‘Doing Social Interest’

4. Adler’s Social Interest
Jim and/or Richard to add

5. Values for Community Psychology (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010)
Community Psychology core values (refer to chart):
Values for personal well-being
Values for relational well-being
Values for collective well-being
Well-being is viewed as a positive state of affairs brought about by the synergy of all these values, where everyone is committed to working together for their own wellbeing, each other’s well-being and that of communities, society, and the world

6. Personal Well-being Values that serve the needs of the person:
Self-determination or autonomy
Caring and compassion
Personal health and emotional well-being
When people experience these values their personal well-being is enhanced. But for them to enjoy these values, they have to engage in relationships that support them, and live in communities and work in institutions that care about these values.

7. Relational Well-being
Well-being is a relational experience
Respect for diversity
Participation and collaboration
Our happiness intertwined with other people – (connect to ADLER)
Respect for a person’s identity is a vital human need
What happens if a person’s identity is mirrored back by others and society as demeaning? What happens if this is experienced generationally?

8. Collective Well-being
Distributive justice, or the fair and equitable allocation of bargaining powers, resources and obligations in society is a prime example of collective well-being:
Social justice is at the forefront of priorities
Support for public institutions and community structures
Accountability to the oppressed
Social determinants of health – physical, cultural, political, economic and psychological factors combine to promote or decrease personal and collective health. Inequality, lack of access to resources and lack of personal control are conducive to poor health outcomes (Mikkonen & Raphael, 2010)

9. The Synergy of Values: Meta-value of Holism
Well-being comes about in the combination:
Collective
values
Well
being
Personal
values
Relational
values

10. What’s a Principle?
How do we put these values to action? What are the principles that guide us? How are we accountable to Doing Social Interest?
“A principle if a statement of fundamental truth. It describes the nature of things as they are, what is basic or essential, what works and what doesn’t, what must be included, and what cannot be left out.” (Bopp & Bopp, 2006, p. 63).

11. Generating Principles
Divide yourselves into three groups:
Group 1 – Principles that actualize the values of personal well-being
Group 2 – Principles that actualize the values of relational well-being
Group 3 – Principles that actualize the values of collective well-being
Flip chart for reporting back to the larger group
Connect back to the Metaphors generated

12. References: Bopp and Bopp ……
Mikkonen and Raphael (2010). Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts. Toronto: York University School of Health Policy and Management.
Nelson and Prilleltensky (2010, 2nd Ed.). Community psychology: In pursuit of liberation and well-being. New York: Palgrave Macmillan