David Ellermann’s Helping Theory
September 15, 2017
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As organisations endeavor to make the shift in focus from what’s wrong to what’s strong, there is much to be gained from having an...
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In depth look at the questions of how best practitioners can connect people back into community life; to consider how we might support communities...
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Once we were free, feral and tribal. We traded among our tribes using gift exchange and bartered with enemies and strangers. Then Pharaohs and their...
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We Will Prevail
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