Communities of Hope describes a "strengths" approach to community capacity building. This approach is concerned with the building of a community's own capacity and potential. The focus is on the building of a community by the community. Planning, competency and decision making are owned by the community. Additional expertise, information, knowledge and other resources are accessed the community to complement its vision, its strengths and resources.
Communities of Hope is about something very precious. It is about a community’s capacity to learn, to change, to grow—and to build that most invaluable of commodities—respectful connectedness. This is a truly generous book giving a step-by-step blue-print for a ‘strengths-based’ approach to community capacity building, as developed by St Luke’s Anglicare (Bendigo, Australia).
Lead Playful Activities with Large Groups. The More The Merrier means that the more players, the merrier it is! The More The Merrier means that when a lot of people play together, individual energies become a synergistic phenomenon and the combined energy of two or more players is greater than the sum of their individual effects. The sound of ten players laughing, when increased to 100 players laughing, creates a level of enjoyment and connection that engages people's attentions and emotions in a compelling way. The More The Merrier is... More info
My Super Single Mum is a deceptively simple little publication. It's not terribly long or deep however it evokes all the right feel-good emotions that will have you and your kids truly celebrating your little family, and just how special it really is. "It's just Mum and me and that's ok" gives a bird's eye-view of the relationship between herself and her wondrous super-single mum. The result is the telling of a life of riotous fun and love that any two-parent family might envy! With its sweet, simple phraseology,... More info
This long-awaited book brings together two popular authors - Michael White and Alice Morgan. Here they share stories from their counselling practice with children and their families and provide explanations of the thinking that shapes these conversations. Detailed explanations are provided of externalising practices, scaffolding conversations, ways of inviting significant others to act as an audience to consultations with children, and considerations relating to the position of the therapist. Moving and amusing stories of work with children and their families are also included and the following questions are considered: When... More info
