Musos in the mid north coast of NSW

Why are so many musos drawn into working with folks living with mental health concerns on the mid north coast of New South Wales? Why are so many musos drawn into working with folks living with mental health concerns on the mid north coast of New South Wales?

Living in and working with communities impacted by natural disaster

It was a great privilege to be invited to facilitate a “Team Recovery” workshop with Interrelate colleagues in the Lismore region of northern NSW, Australia.The workshop provided a chance for workers to acknowledge “vicarious resilience”, the skills and wisdom being developed in witnessing community members responses to challenging times. In …

Brisbane Catholic Educations Student Voice Initiative

In the last few months, we’ve been lucky to join Brisbane Catholic Education for our second year with their remarkable Student Voice Consultants. 

These young people are working on building their leadership and advocacy skills, so that they can facilitate group discussions within their school communities and beyond.  From the hands on “marshmallow spaghetti” challenge to learning online facilitation skills, working …

Livingstone Strengths-Based Practice Project

Earlier in the year, we ventured north to Yeppoon in Queensland to facilitate a range of strengths-based practice (SBP) workshops hosted by the Livingstone Shire Council (LSC). Beginning with a team-building day for the Strengthening Family Connections team mid-week, the final two days were taken up with workshops on foundational …

Outcomes Star Conference 2020

Sara Burns, one of the originators of the Outcomes Star, visited Australia in February 2020 to conclude the development of the Change Star for work with men who’ve used violence in their relationships with women partners and to kick-off development of another new Star for work with people living with …