What is Creative Praxis?

creative/kriːˈeɪtɪv/adjective

relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas 

to create something.

praxis/ˈpraksɪs/noun

the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realising, or practicing ideas

MAPS; MA (Applied Psychology); Prof. Dip (Therapeutic Life Story Work)

Luci is an AHPRA Registered Psychologist and a skilled mental health practitioner with a combination of clinical, research, training and supervisory skills, including experience in crisis intervention, de-escalation, assessment and referral pathways. 

Luci's work is inherently creative. She has trained professionally in Dramatic Arts, Psychodrama, Therapeutic Life Story Work, and piano/vocal instrumentation, and yoga instruction (RYT200). She has worked therapeutically with children and adolescents for over ten years, in a range of settings including private- and state-funded residential care, public secondary school, performance art, and inside family homes. 

Her primary focus has been with disadvantaged families where children present with early childhood trauma, the complexity of which requires systemic intervention. Luci is extensively trained in concepts of developmental psychology and therapeutic communities. 

Individual  wellbeing can not be addressed in isolation from broader social contexts.

Community matters. People matter.

To understand, promote, and resolve issues within communities requires researchers and practitioners to have an understanding of human systems, needs, and behaviours. This means understanding power, resource, privilege, culture, and knowing.

Community Psychology is grounded in theories of empowerment, liberation, psycho-ecological systems, and critical reflection.