5.4 million
Australians volunteer with that figure representing
approximately 35% of the population. The estimated value
of volunteering is
$70 billion. The complete survey report is available on the
Volunteering Australia website.
Development,
Social change, Transition societies, Role of youth, Entrepreneurship development,
Governance and people strengthening practices, Volunteers development
Asset Based Community
Development Micro credits and finance
Ignorance of Ability Brings Disability
"This is a short film I did in 2005
and it was nominated for
India-International Film Festival on disability
......"
The
Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based Practice (Inc) was
founded in 2006 to support approaches that promote
resilience as opposed to dealing with deficits. We are a
group of people from a range of professional backgrounds
such as social work, psychology, education and
management that believe, work with and
advocate strengths based practices. We recognise that
the strength based movement is gaining impetus
globally, with people from diverse backgrounds attracted
to this inward looking practice, whether it be teachers
utilising such strategies with their students, helping
professionals engaging with clients to fulfil their
potential, or employers and HRD Managers utilising
strength based performance appraisals with their
employers.
What are SBPs?
Strengths Based Practices (SBPs) concentrates on the
inherent strengths of individuals, families groups
and organisations deploying peoples' personal
strengths to aid their recovery and empowerment.
SBPs are empowering alternatives to traditional
methods with individuals, group or organizational
work. SBPs refrain from allowing crippling,
labelling and stigmatized language. Descriptions and
pathology owned by persons groups and organizations
that suggest acceptance of their condition as
hopeless or helpless to change are constructively
challenged through SBPs. Strengths based strategies
build and foster hope from within by focusing and
working with precedent successes. SBPs strategies
facilitate change by assisting to look at / what has
worked? what does not work? and what might work
presently making it important for facilitators and
those desiring change to be integral to this process
of change.
Dhulikel Lodge Resort,
Kathmandu, Nepal
STRENGTHS BASED PRACTICE IN SOCIAL WORK
AND HUMAN SERVICES
International Conference 22 – 24
November 2012
Abstracts Closing
5 July, 2012
Early Bird Registration Closes 30 July 2012
This international conference
celebrates Strengths Based Practices in Social Work and
Human Services that work with individuals, groups and
communities and showcases the best professional and
expert practitioners from Australia, South Asia, The
United States of America and the Asia Pacific Region.
The Conference is organised by the Brisbane Institute of
Strengths Based Practices (Inc) and Nepal based NGOs and
School of Social Work. and endorsed by several others.
Its Previous Conferences were 2006 Hyderabad, 2009
Dubrovnik, 2010 Brisbane, 2011, Sarajevo and its
collaborative Conferences were held in 2008 in Penang.
This conference aims to create a global
interconnectedness between people seeking solutions for
their local problems. It promotes a resilience approach
as opposed to simply meeting deficits. We don’t intend
asking at this conference ‘what problems do we have?’
Instead we ask, ‘what strengths do we have which allowed
us to remain resilient despite the challenges we face?’
Unprecedented global transformations have occurred in
the last two decades of the last century. Some societies
are still reeling in their aftermath. People are asking
for peace, sustainability and are looking forward for
solutions that promote self reliance. There is a true
global hunger for leadership and collective wisdom that
can actively re-engage individuals, groups and
communities, in our societies. The search is on for
strengths- based practices at local, national and global
levels, for strategies and actions that work.
Presentations may take a range of formats including
Strengths-based narratives; discussion of methodology
and theory and discussion of research and outcomes.
Practical papers should include discussion of the
following: What were the goals of the practice? What
strategies were used? How were the target individuals /
group/ community empowered as a result of this practice?
What lasting outcomes have resulted from the practice?
(This may form the basis of discussion within the
sessions.) From July onwards watch our website for
speaker information.
Call for Posters and Papers and Multi Media
(Closes 5 July 2012)
The conference is interested in hearing
strength based accounts of projects and programs,
methodologies, styles, practices and results that are
transportable from one geographical location to another.
Papers , Posters and Multi media should fall within one
or more of the following four conference streams:
General Rules:
All those who are submitting abstracts must clearly
state category into which they are being submitted for
poster or for consideration as an oral presentation.
This Conference is utilising subject experts in the
field to review your abstracts. Please indicate to the
Conference Programme Committee if you would allow your
presentation can be turned into either category. (Paper
to be converted into a Poster or Poster to be converted
into a paper due to volume of presentations in a
particular section) Length of abstracts for Posters and Papers:
Abstracts must only be 250 words for Posters or oral
presentations of 10, 20 and 30 Minute presentations. The
Conference Programme committee will make that decision
with you as to what would be the best way of projecting
your ideal to your colleagues and peers in the
programme. There will be a lot of correspondence between
acceptance of your abstract and presentation. Poster Preparation: (if you have chosen this—
Fantastic!)
Poster is the chief method of this conference. A great
opportunity for network and have meaningful small group
conversations. Those abstracts and ideas accepted as
Posters will be made in time and will conform to the
conference, size, logistics, and specified word lengths
which the conference will advise individually. We are
utilising a developing country printing press in the
South Asian Region and will in effect assist a good
cause of assisting quality entrepreneurship in the
region and equally assure standard quality poster
presentation. Cost of Posters: All accepted poster presenters
will be notified of the nominal costs of making the
posters and clear guidelines will be given about
preparing for the poster. All posters come with a light
weight portable stand. Carriage of Posters: All pre-ordered and pre-paid
posters paid for by the nominated date will be delivered
to the conference and participants will have the
responsibility to carry them back to their countries or
post pack them if they wish. The Conference will not be
able to assist with storage after the conference
presentation date. Author Bios: Author introduction or biographical
or identification details that will appear in the
abstract book will be up to 45 words, email ID and
website if any are a must. If a mobile telephone is
being added please advise correct international codes.
Please do not include fax numbers. The Conference would
publish up to two bios of the registered and fully paid
presenters in case of joint presentations. However the
conference abstracts book will be able to acknowledge up
to 6 authors in the abstracts book with emails only.
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