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International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(4), pp. 137 - 146
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2015.030402
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Arts and Community Work for Promoting Resilience
Venkat Pulla 1,*, Anne Riggs 2
1 Coordinator, Social Work Discipline, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane
2 Artists in Community International, Australia
ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the role of visual and performing arts in regenerating and developing communities and the opportunity for creative collaborations between arts and strengths based social work practices in community development. The visual and performing arts have resided in abundance on the fringe of communities and community development and remain as a tool to release the untapped cultural capital. The paper identifies commonalities and shared concerns between arts and strengths based social work to present a practice narrative. We include voices from the marginalized individuals and communities to strengthen our argument for consideration of arts practice within the prevailing ethos of social work and community development.
KEYWORDS
Resilience, Arts Practice, Community Development, Strengths Approach
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Venkat Pulla , Anne Riggs , "Arts and Community Work for Promoting Resilience," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 137 - 146, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2015.030402.
(b). APA Format:
Venkat Pulla , Anne Riggs (2015). Arts and Community Work for Promoting Resilience. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(4), 137 - 146. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2015.030402.