Trauma-Informed Practice
An approach that recognises the possible effects of trauma and emphasises safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment.
Source: SAMHSA trauma-informed approach
Inclusion, Belonging, and Anti-Oppression
Frameworks for equity, rights, cultural humility, anti-racist practice, access and belonging.
How to use this cluster: Treat these frameworks as lenses. Start with the practical question you need to answer, then choose the framework that clarifies the next decision without flattening local context.
Frameworks in this cluster
Anti-Oppressive Practice
A practice orientation that examines how power, discrimination and structural inequality affect people's experiences and access to support.
Source: Social work, youth work and community practice field
Belonging-Centred Practice
A lens for designing environments where young people feel seen, respected, connected and able to contribute without hiding who they are.
Source: Belonging research and youth practice field
Capability Approach
A justice and wellbeing lens focused on what people are substantively able to be and do, not only on resources or stated outcomes.
Source: Amartya Sen / Martha Nussbaum capability approach field
Cluster questions
- What problem are we trying to understand more clearly?
- Which people should help interpret this framework in context?
- What would responsible use look like in practice?
- What claims would be too strong for the evidence we currently have?
Use the framework selection tool or return to the full library.