Social Cooperatives in Northern Italy and Switzerland: What can we learn?

Having worked as a Social Worker for more than 10 years, Sasha Boys has been fortunate to experience
a variety of community service practice models in both City and Regional settings. During this time,
The Fellow has witnessed a series of changes that have influenced the facilitation of social services in
regional Victoria and her Fellowship aims to seek better models to place the focus on clients through
improved knowledge in the operation of ‘social cooperatives’ in Italy and Switzerland. The Fellow was
fortunate to be awarded this Fellowship which allowed her to gain an international perspective into how
social cooperatives operate in Europe and what influence they may have on improving service delivery
in small communities in regional Victoria.