1. The past can only be the past if there is a present
Hester Hoeksma and Manon Pachen,
Social work and community work ,
Trajekt (Welfare Organization)

2. Seven areas of life:
Meaning of life (motivations, meanings, dreams and desires, culture, values, religion)
Living: areas of life (housing, neighbourhood or district, transport, household, daily functioning)
Financial situation (income, expenditure, spending, debts, administration, insurance, financial care for others)
Social relationships: contact between client and his surroundings (family, relationships and friends, neighbours, contact with professionals, social skills, social media)
Physical health: physical condition of the client (eat, drink, sports, exercise, self-care, phisical condition, disease, handicap)
Mental health: well-being of the client (well-being, selfcare, autonomy, disease, handicap)
Work and activity: daily schedule of the client (work, volontary work, day activities, education and training, leisure)

3. (Forced) Migration means:
Loss of culture
Loss of identity
Loss of personal controle
Loss of work and activities
Loss of social position
Loss of family and support groups
Loss of axioms in relationships,
raising children, social contacts
In addition: mourning, trauma

4. Social work (counseling) and community work
focus mainly on strengthening the functioning in all areas of life and especially strenghtening of load bearing capacity, resilience and recovery of own strenght and direction
Besides that:
connecting people
Conditions to do your job:
(inter)cultural communication and assistance

5. Positive health: Machteld Hubert
She introduced the concept of Positive Health in In this concept health is not seen as the absence or presence of disease, but as the ability of people to cope with the physical,emotional and social challenges of life and to take control/coordination as much as possible.
The ability to cope with changing conditions.

6. Connecting people through creative activities: www.kunstketel .nl

7. Listen to the people
Combine forces
Bring people from different cultures together
Connect with others
Talk about problems and find a solution together