2. CONTENT
Meaning & definition of leadership.
Characteristic of leadership.
Types of leadership.
Roles of leadership in community health
program.
Roles & Responsibilities of leader in
community.
How to get helps from leader ?
4. MEANING AND DEFINITION
Leadership is the quality of an individual , which enables him
in guiding & directing the community people to bring change
in the community.
LEADERSHIP comes from the word LEADER .
Leadership quality includes self-confidence, decision-making
power, a good ego & status in the community.
A Leader guides & helps in identifying community problems,
in setting goals.
5. CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERSHIP
Three characteristics of leadership
1) Leadership is reciprocal to the people.
2) Leadership develops upon self-determination.
3) Leadership is temporary or changeable.
6. TYPES OF LEADERS
There are two ways of classifying leaders
A. Classification on regard to official and
unofficial standing.
B. Types of leadership by degree of control.
8. 1) FORMAL LEADER
They are the person working under the framework
of formal rules ®ulation, specific objectives and
obligation.
They occupy certain post like Manger, Director, In-
charge, principle etc.
They are formally appointed or elected & have
specified roles in the institutions they work.
9. However, formal leaders may not have strong
affinity with the community people.
B) Informal leaders
It will be from among the local people of the community.
The leadership is voluntary service based on education,
contribution, experiences, efficiency, etc.
They are business people, priest, social worker, educated
person, politician etc.
These leaders are socially accepted as faithful, sincere &
reliable . So, they are considered as community leaders.
10. B. TYPES OF LEADER BY DEGREE OF CONTROL
1. Authoritarian leaders or Autocratic leader
2. Democratic leader
3. Laissez faire leader
11. A. AUTHORITARIAN LEADER OR AUTOCRATIC
LEADER
This is the leader who himself take decision for the whole
group and doesn’t perform any further thinking.
His word is final and the group must accept his/her
decision.
Leader exercises absolute power and puts maximum
control over the group.
12. B. DEMOCRATIC LEADER
The leader makes only reasonable control and
encourages each member to participate in the group
activities
Maximum numbers of participation, groups are
involvement and takes the decision to opinion of the
majority.
Leader tries to develop a sense of responsibility
among the members to work towards the
achievement of group goal.
Maximum interaction and interpersonal relationship
among the group members.
13. C. LAISSEZ – FAIRE LEADER
This types of leader always allows for independent
thinking of all the members of the group.
Doesn’t give any kind of initiative or direction.
He/s abides by decision of the group.
14.
15. LEADERSHIP ROLES OF COMMUNITY LEADER IN
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM
First, we must identify the nature of leadership itself. This is different from
characteristics of leaders, including characteristics we desire them to have.
There is probably only one characteristic that makes a person a leader. It is they
lead, and others follow. To avoid the implication that the followers are blind or like
sheep, and that a leader must go where she or he wants those followers to go, we
might reword that and say: "A person is a leader when she or he suggests or
proposes some action and others agree with it and are willing to do it."
All other characteristics are characteristics of kinds of leaders, not leadership itself.
When a mobiliser is organizing a community, she or he needs to identify
community leaders and potential leaders, because leadership is a vital element of
that organizing and organized action. Listen carefully. When some individuals
speak, no one pays attention. When others speak, people listen, and agree with
the ideas put forward. The mobiliser must find and shape local leaders and
potential leaders. If someone says things with which the mobiliser agrees, but no
one listens to, the mobiliser must be firm and go on to others. When a person
makes suggestions that other people take seriously, even if the ideas are not in
compliance with the principles the mobiliser wants to emphasize, the mobiliser
needs to select that person for training and shaping.
A leader is one who leads.
Once we understand leadership itself, it is now time to ask what characteristics can
leaders have that we desire, or see as being most useful.
17. ROLES OF LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY HEALTH
PROGRAM
The health workers have to take good leadership in
community health program
Leaders should have following roles in community
health program
As a gate keeper- act as initiative and see the every
members
As a motivator
As a communicator
As a link relationship between the health workers and
community
As a planner
As a informer
As a facilitator
As a consultant
18. WHO ARE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER
CHW
HA, CMA , ANM ,Community health Nurse , School
Health Teacher , Trained Birth Attend ,FCHVs
What are the community health program on
community
Vit A capsule distribution, Polio vaccination ,
Immunization , Health camp ,
PHC ORC
Toilet making
Other Public health program
CDP Etc.
19. AS A CASE AGENT AND CHANGE MAKING ON
COMMUNITY BY CHW
To well prepared about the health program.
To promote the health promotion.
To awareness about the health problem and
disease .
To working jointly and co- operatively with the
community.
To effective the program & change making process
by their KAP on good manner.
20. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LEADER IN THE
COMMUNITY.
Provide guidance to the local people & keep them on
right track.
Act as communicator & coordinator for the community
people & establish good relationship with them.
Act as motivator to encourage people to do something for
community welfare.
Help maintain necessary rules & disciplines in the
community for its welfare.
21. Work with people in identifying & solving community
health problems.
HOW TO GET HELP FROM LEADERS ?
A health educator should know the techniques of getting
necessary help from the leader. He should follow the
following process :
1. Identifying formal & informal leaders & establishing good
relations with them.
2. Finding out their knowledge, attitude & skills related to
the programme & their to bring necessary change in these
areas.
3. Discussing with them about the problem & health
education programme.
22. 4. Convincing them about their importance & trying to use
them as motivators in the community for convincing people to
take necessary action to solve their health problem.
Hinweis der Redaktion
It is important element for group or teamwork. Leadership is the big source of knowledge, ideas & experiences.it bears a big responsibility for the betterment of the community.sometimes,a health educator can himself work as leader.but often times he should try to teach to people.people will hav gr8 faith upon their local leadership & listen to his advice & suggestion.
1) There is interaction betn leader & people .they should cooperate each other & develop faith.there is no leader without followers & there r no followers without leader. 2)force or threat canot develop successful leadership.leadership must be accepted bt the one who wants to take the leadership role.3)it according to situation at different times.
They are responsible for their respective org.they are mostly involuntary & paid by concerned org.so formal leaders may not be from among local community.they will nt be familiar to local culture,traditions, beliefs and norms so people wil not have strong faith upon them as their true leader
I leader are nt obliged to formal rules & regulations.
Individuals opinion and suggestion are put minimum level of consideration.
There is least contact or interrelationship betwn the leader and the members and even the members themselves
In a smaller group leader will be directly incontact with each of the members.
This is the flow of communication among the members .
This kinds of leadership yields best result
Helps the group in no way .
Member speak or do anything way they like
Cannot achieve anything for the benefit of the community , and the leadership has no meaning at all
Role and responsilibilities of leader for community development