政策風暴下的視障按摩社群：社群能力建構歷程的觀察

The Community Capacity Building Process of Massage Worker Community in Response to the Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 649-An Observation

司法院649號釋憲案終止了長久以來將按摩列為視障者職業保留的政策，此政策改變預期將對視障按摩社群產生極大衝擊，本研究動機是透過研究者與按摩社群夥伴關係的建立與共同行動，提升視障按摩社群政策倡導的力量。原先設計以參與式行動研究方法進行，然因應社群取得專案經費補助資源與另一外來協助者成為主導者，研究乃改採參與觀察方式。研究發現如同既有關於社群能力建構文獻所指出，社群能力建構必須建立在強烈的社群認同、歸屬感、信任關係，以及豐厚的內外資源網絡連結與有品質的互動。本研究亦發現，外來協助者必須特別注意與社群成員建立平等、尊重，與長期的信任關係，才能在社群能力建構過程中發揮應有的協助功用。此外，社群內部領導者與領導能力的長期培養，是社群組織能力永續發展的關鍵因素。

In Oct. 2008, the Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 649 declared that the reserved occupation of massage has violated the Constitution. This policy change is expected to have great impacts on this group's lives. This study started with the idea of building a partnership between the researchers and the visually impaired massage workers community, to work together in influencing government policies and actions after the Interpretation No. 649. Participatory action research was originally designed as the method. Nevertheless, as the community had access to more resources, the strategy of this study shifted towards participant observation. The findings of this research is consistent with existing studies on community capacity building, which emphasizes that community capacity building should be based on strong community identity, sense of belonging, trust, as well as inner and outer quality social network. Furthermore, this study also found that persons from outside the community who want to help building community capacity should pay special attention to the quality of the partnership, which should be based on equality, respect, and even long-term understanding, in order to play positive helping functions. Finally, leadership development within the community takes a long time, and is crucial for the community to have long-term influence and capacity.