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Applying place-based approaches to strengthen social and community support systems

Applying place-based approaches to strengthen social and community support systems

by Maria Rodrigues

As strategic partners of Spring Impact, we have been pleased to coordinate an international study of place-based approaches to early childhood development this year with support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The term ‘place-based’ was new to us, but it soon...
Young Dark Emu: A new resource for conflict transformation in Australia

Young Dark Emu: A new resource for conflict transformation in Australia

by Maria Rodrigues

Over the school holidays, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Bruce Pascoe’s new book, Young Dark Emu, along with my eight-year-old daughter. Young Dark Emu looks at the highly advanced land cultivation methods developed by Aboriginal people in this country...
Some reflections on mental health for World Refugee Day

Some reflections on mental health for World Refugee Day

by Maria Rodrigues

World Refugee Day. My mother was not a refugee, but she wanted to be. My mother was not a refugee, but she wanted to be. Her family applied for protection visas to escape the war unfolding all around them in Europe, but by the time they gained entry to the United...
Community therapy? Parallels and distinctions between counselling and capacity building

Community therapy? Parallels and distinctions between counselling and capacity building

by Maria Rodrigues

“The parallels and distinctions between counselling and capacity building have helped me reflect on how to centre capacity-building processes around the strengths, knowledge, and experience possessed by people creating change in their communities” – Maria Rodrigues...
Countering violent extremism through social resilience

Countering violent extremism through social resilience

by Maria Rodrigues

It is September 11th, and I am steeped in literature relating to counter-terrorism. Community Works has recently engaged in a new project examining ways of building social resilience to prevent violent extremism, and, importantly, how to approach evaluation and impact...

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