Your original response to the Discussion topic should be at least 350 words and should reflect the fact that you have completed the Reading and activities. Use your words wisely so that the posting has substance and includes examples and explanations. Best practice is to include citations and a reference list.

Take time to review the responses of your classmates and respond specifically and substantially to at least two other students’ postings.

Establishing Rapport and Building Trust in a Community

• Explore different ways to establish rapport within a community. In your answer, share specific ways that rapport can be established. Justify whether or not you think any of the ways of developing rapport are more effective than others.
• Examine the role that building trust plays with regard to establishing rapport within a community.
• Analyze different ways to build trust within a community. In your answer, differentiate between active and passive ways of building trust.
• Assess the role of building trust as it relates to decision making within a community.

Please read the following resources.

Community & Regional Resilience Institute. (n.d.). Building trust; Building community resilience. Retrieved from http://www.resilientus.org/building-trust-building-community-resilience/

Krizmanich, D. (2013). Building trust in communities through engaged decision making. Trust Across America. Retrieved from http://www.trustacrossamerica.com/documents/building-trust-reports/KrizmanichBuilding%20Trust%20in%20Communities%20Report%20(4).pdf

Sample-Ward, A. (2011, June 8). Build trust with your community. Stanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved from http://ssir.org/articles/entry/build_trust_with_your_community

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 8: Identifying community assets and resources. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/identify-community-assets/main

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 5: Analyzing community problems. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/analyzing-community-problems/main

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 1: Developing a plan for assessing local needs and resources. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/develop-a-plan/main

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 16: Building compassionate communities. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/overview/models-for-community-health-and-development/building-compassionate-communities/main

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 3: Conducting public forums and listening sessions. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conduct-public-forums/main

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 2: Understanding and describing the community. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/describe-the-community/main

Stachowiak, S. (2013, October). Pathways for change: 10 theories to inform advocacy and policy change efforts. Center for Evaluation Innovation, 22–23. Retrieved from http://www.pointk.org/resources/files/Pathways_for_Change.pdf