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Institute of Health & Management AustraliaSchool of Social Work

SOCIAL WORK CAREERS

Community development.

Community development practitioners work with communities rather than for them - building on local strengths, organising collective action and creating the conditions for communities to thrive.

THE WORK

What this practice looks like

Day to day

+Community consultation and needs assessment`

+`Designing and running place-based programs`

+`Supporting community groups and resident action`

+`Grant writing and program evaluation`

+`Partnership building across services and government

Where you could work

+Neighbourhood and community centres`

+`Local government community teams`

+`Multicultural and settlement services`

+`Aboriginal community-controlled organisations`

+`International development NGOs

YOUR PATHWAY

Getting there with the IHM BSW

IHM's diverse, internationally rich student community brings lived experience that is a genuine asset in multicultural community development practice across Australia and beyond.

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