Collegial Support for the Sector
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This article shapes an introductory advocacy framework for social workers striving to achieve the right to adequate housing for all in the Australian disaster recovery context. Social work human rights–based practice, leveraging upon the human right to adequate housing, is critical for improving the wellbeing of those impacted by disaster.
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While AI offers significant opportunities, it also poses challenges that require deliberate choices to ensure equitable and inclusive progress. This report advocates for a people-centered approach, highlighting the importance of human agency in shaping AI’s role in society.
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This paper explores the benefits of nonprofit collaboration, emphasizing its role in creating strategic advantages, improving service delivery, fostering innovation, and ensuring long-term resilience.
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In this commentary, we reflect on the experiences of two Researchers with Lived Expertise/Experience of Homelessness, and a Senior Research Associate who all worked together on a recent study.
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This paper considers selected research that has suggested why social work as a profession is undervalued in the disaster sector, and reflects on what a social work enhanced disaster sector in Australia could look like.
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This study looks at locations having success in reducing homelessness, and asks how do local, county, state, and federal players, programs, and systems support reducing the number of individuals experiencing homelessness.
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The purpose of this study was to gain deeper insight into the barriers to, and strategies for, service engagement among young people who require support from multiple services.
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This paper builds on a previous study applying Orlick’s “Wheel of Excellence” mental success elements, originally based on research with Olympic athletes, to social services. It assessed how high-performing front-line workers in homelessness services used these elements, providing practical insights for tailored mental-readiness training in social service facilities.
