Rekindling the flame of community through compassion – a call for leadership toward compassionate community
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This article explores the perspective that we live in communion with one another and that social justice and interdependence stem from compassion. One aspect of compassion is the notion of interdependence and being passionately moved by others and for others. Embracing community development and social capital theory engages practitioners with compassion in social action. Social isolation, social exclusion and the fragmentation of community social support networks are hidden challenges to social justice. More sustained attention can be paid to the ways social workers could and should link people to others who will remain in the clients’ lives long after the professionals have moved on. The argument is advanced that it is critical for more action in the rekindling of community and the linking of people to others – compassion reflects the grace of relationships that comes from authentic connection between people. The social justice challenge laid out is to promote social inclusion and interdependence and nurture the common life through engaging with those around our clients and us.
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- Authors
- Milner, V.
- Affiliations
- Ministry of Social Development (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Milner, Vaughan
- Venue
- Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work
- Publisher
- University of Otago Library
- Published
- 2017-07-17
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 3-13
- ISSN
- 1178-5527 (ISSN-L)
- 2463-4131
- OpenAlex
- W2759166980
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 4.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Sciences and Policies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Community and Sustainable Development
- Keywords
- compassion, compassionate communities, social justice, interdependence, social inclusion, social capital, community development, social isolation, social exclusion, social support networks, social work practice, leadership
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