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.
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.
Building Safety and Trust in Service Relationships
By: Sarah Smallman Published on: 03/11/2025Building safety and trust is the foundation of every helping profession. Explore how trauma-informed, person-centred practice creates emotionally and culturally safe service relationships. Learn practical strategies to build trust, share power, and strengthen connections in your everyday work.
