Themes
How
intergenerational programs act as agents of social change and to promote
the development of intergenerational programs and practice
Community
Wellbeing & Health
Community
Wellbeing & Health
Refers to a social model of health concerned with social
determinants of health and quality of life outcomes for individuals and
groups in the community.
Topics
consistent with this theme include:
- Differential
health and wellbeing outcomes for at risk and vulnerable groups in the
community
- Community
wellbeing outcomes of intergenerational policy and programs
- Sustainable
models for advancing community health and wellbeing
- Measuring
community health and wellbeing
Community
Capacity
Community
capacity refers to the capabilities that exist within communities and
within the networks between individuals, communities and institutions of
civil society that strengthen individual and community capacity to define
their own values and priorities and capacity to act on these. Community
capacity has a number of dimensions and these include:
- Financial
capacity - monetary resources available to the community
- Physical
resources - assets such as buildings, community meeting halls and
places
- Human
resources - the skills, knowledge and abilities of people who live and
work in the community
- Social
resources - that is the networks within the community and the networks
between individuals and civil society that profoundly affect the
quality of life in community
Topics
consistent with this theme include:
- Sustainable
approaches to building community capacity.
- Resource
allocation, partnership and leadership.
- Intergenerational
capacity building
- Participant
management
- Active
communities and communities determining their own priorities
- Indicators
of successful community capacity building
- Intergenerational
community planning.
Keywords:
Relationships, Social Capital
, Economic & IT,
Indigenous,
Multicultural, Socio-economic,
Refugees, Inter &
Intra Generational, Community
Development
Social
Connections, Sport & Leisure
Refers
to the links that exist between people and includes bonding with people
‘like us’ and bridging connections with people who are ‘different to
us’. One of the most powerful ways to predict health and well-being
among middle-aged and older adults is to look at how socially connected
they are to other people.
Topics
consistent with this theme include:
- Overcoming
fragmented communities.
- Strategies
for connecting people across generations
- Impacts
of social isolation
- Social
impacts of intergenerational programs and activities
- Sustaining
social connectedness
Keywords:
Physical
Engagement, Healing
Communities, Engaging Communities, Health & Wellbeing of Communities,
Cultural Context, Younger & Older people, Traditional Practices
Community
Development
Topics
consistent with this theme include:
Keywords:
Diversity, Social Disintegration,
Mental
& Physical Health
Policy
& Programs
Refers
to the role of government in responding to intergenerational issues.
Topics
consistent with this theme include:
- Innovative
policy agendas and new practice
- A
whole of government agenda and alternative ways of working
- Interface
between aged policy and other social policy agendas.
- Governments
as partners
- Participation
of ‘clients’ in policy processes
- Outcomes
of intergenerational policy and programs
Spiritually,
Culture, Identity, Language, Community Memory
To
be spiritual is to be connected; to be connected is know about cultural
heritage, Mother Earth, ones creation spirit and totems. To protect, to
care and nurture, to heal and to make ones connectedness is spirituality.
It is as the old saying goes, I have survived because I am the land and
the land is me and my land is immemorial
Keywords:
ARTS, Connections to place,
Country, Beliefs, Knowledge, Healing, Dislocation
& Relocation, History,
Indigenous, Refugees,
Multicultural
Dislocation,
Exclusion, Ageism & Racism
Refers
to deep divisions in society that result in the exclusion of some from
active citizenry on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, and
socio economic status.
Topics
consistent with this theme include:
- Strategies
for achieving social inclusion and active communities
- Addressing
racism: how it manifests and what can be done.
- Impacts
of dislocation, exclusion and racism
- Outcomes
of intergenerational policy and programs
Keywords: Refugees, Multicultural,
Immigration, Indigenous, Diversity, Socio-economic
Disadvantage,
Health
& Wellbeing
