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Families, community engagement and environmental sustainability – for parents, students, practitioners and anyone who wants to make a difference. By Graeme Stuart from Newcastle Australia.
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Author Archives: Graeme Stuart
Reflections after Week 3 of an open AVP Basic workshop
We’ve completed 3 sessions of our experiment with an open Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Basic workshop. Unfortunately, a COVID outbreak in Newcastle meant we had to cancel tomorrow’s session so we won’t be back until 11 January 2022. The … Continue reading
Two million views!
Today is quite a big milestone for my blog: I passed 2,000,000 views! Continue reading
Offering Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops as an open group
We have started a series of weekly, 2-hour Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops in partnership with the Samaritans’ Recovery Point. The main difference is that it is an open, rather than a closed, group. Continue reading
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) flyer
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) in Newcastle has just developed a flyer with information about AVP. (Click here for a PDF Version.) We hope to increase the number of workshops we offer locally next and are hoping to partner … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)
Tagged Alternatives to Violence Project, AVP
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Moving Experiential Peace Workshops Online
Some reflections on how we transformed face-to-face Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops into an online context. Continue reading
My last day at the Family Action Centre
Some reflections on leaving the Family Action Centre after 18.5 years. Continue reading
Assertive outreach with women experiencing homelessness: A rapid review of literature
The following is the executive summary of a rapid review on assertive outreach with women experiencing homelessness by Tamara Blakemore, Joel McGregor and me. The review was done as part of a research project we are doing in partnership with Nova for Women and Children. Continue reading
Posted in Working with communities
Tagged Assertvice outreach, Homelessness, My publications, Women
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Post-Separation Counselling and Mediation Services (Part 6): References
Part 6 (the last) of a series of posts about best practice in post-separation counselling and mediation services: a research project with Uniting counselling and mediation services only has the references. Continue reading
Post-Separation Counselling and Mediation Services (Part 5): summary and conclusion
Part 5 of a series of posts about best practice in post-separation counselling and mediation services: a research project with Uniting counselling and mediation services. Continue reading
Post-Separation Counselling and Mediation Services (Part 4): Synthesis of findings (continued)
Part 4 of a series of posts about best practice in post-separation counselling and mediation services: a research project with Uniting counselling and mediation services. Continue reading
Posted in Being an academic, Families & parenting
Tagged Counselling, Family work, Mediation, My publications, My work, Uniting, Working with families
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