The emergence of a community capacity-building approach has shifted the focus of community development methods, particularly compared to conventional community development. This represents a paradigm shift. These changes are not merely changes in method or focus, but also shifts in logic and framework, representing a new paradigm.
1. The focus has shifted from addressing both problem solving and capacity building simultaneously to focusing solely on capacity building.
2. The procedural steps of community empowerment services are based on capacity building development rather than program implementation.
3. Community empowerment is a multi-faceted, professional service structured around empowered individuals and empowers, and a multi-capacity thematic group structure.
4. Community empowerment utilizes professional service modules to implement multi-dimensional empowerment strategies.
5. Community empowerment utilizes case management methods to integrate multi-dimensional empowerment strategies for empowered individuals.