Community Notes
Community Notes is a space for community workers, advocates, and changemakers to share insights, tools, and stories from the field. Blending practical tips with reflective learning, it’s designed to support your work, spark new ideas, and strengthen the connections that make community care possible.
Strengths-Based Practice: Starting with What's Strong, Not What's Wrong
By: Sarah Smallman Published on: 29/01/2026Learn how to shift from deficit-based to strengths-based practice in community services. Discover practical tools to identify and build on client strengths, skills, and resources.
Working with Interpreters: Beyond Language Translation
By: Sarah Smallman Published on: 30/12/2025Working effectively with interpreters requires more than language translation. Learn to choose, brief, and work with interpreters to provide culturally safe, accessible services.
Supporting Neurodivergent Clients: Beyond Autism Awareness
By: Sarah Smallman Published on: 30/12/2025Supporting neurodivergent clients requires understanding ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other neurological differences. Learn practical strategies that go beyond awareness to genuine accommodation and respect.
The Science of Safety: Why Trust Is the Foundation of Effective Service
By: Sarah Smallman Published on: 04/11/2025In community and human services, every meaningful interaction begins with one essential ingredient: safety.
