Nerkez Opačin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4429078 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nerkez Opačin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nerkez |
| FAMILY NAME | Opačin |
| SIGNATURE | OPAČIN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8684-1550 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Adapting and applying a group facilitator training model to support nature-based social interventions for alleviating loneliness in five countries
Implementing psychosocial health interventions in new target groups in different cultures requires rigorous training. The ‘Circle of Friends’ (CoF) model has proven to be effective for helping lonely older adults. The aim of this article is to describe in detail how professionals’ training in using the CoF model was modified to create the ‘Friends in Nature (FiN)’ intervention in the EU-funded ‘RECETAS’ project for use in five other countries (Sp…
Reimagining Health Care and Social Connection with Asylum Seekers and Refugees through Contextually Grounded Nature-Based Social Interventions
Nature-based social prescribing (NBSP) is gaining recognition as a means of addressing loneliness and fostering social connection, yet evidence of its effectiveness for socially marginalised groups remains limited. This explorative single-arm, pre-post study examined Friends in Nature (FiN), an eight-week NBSP program co-designed for and with 37 LGBTIQA+ asylum seekers and refugees in Melbourne. Participants were referred by a trusted partner org…
The potential of peacebuilding education interventions in societies facing the risk of extreme ideological shifts
Connecting through nature
Enabling positive intergroup relations through the utility of moral exemplars among young adults in post‐conflict settings
The article explores the role of moral exemplars as an approach to dealing with and learning from the past as part of peacebuilding education initiatives (PEIs) operating in Southeast Europe. To this day, a deeply rooted divide along ethnic lines is present throughout the region, with each ethnic group using separate narratives and educational programs, providing the youth with little space to meet and learn about the past and outgroup members. C…
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Enabling positive intergroup relations through the utility of moral exemplars among young adults in post‐conflict settings
The article explores the role of moral exemplars as an approach to dealing with and learning from the past as part of peacebuilding education initiatives (PEIs) operating in Southeast Europe. To this day, a deeply rooted divide along ethnic lines is present throughout the region, with each ethnic group using separate narratives and educational programs, providing the youth with little space to meet and learn about the past and outgroup members. C…
Connecting through nature
The potential of peacebuilding education interventions in societies facing the risk of extreme ideological shifts
Adapting and applying a group facilitator training model to support nature-based social interventions for alleviating loneliness in five countries
Implementing psychosocial health interventions in new target groups in different cultures requires rigorous training. The ‘Circle of Friends’ (CoF) model has proven to be effective for helping lonely older adults. The aim of this article is to describe in detail how professionals’ training in using the CoF model was modified to create the ‘Friends in Nature (FiN)’ intervention in the EU-funded ‘RECETAS’ project for use in five other countries (Sp…
Reimagining Health Care and Social Connection with Asylum Seekers and Refugees through Contextually Grounded Nature-Based Social Interventions
Nature-based social prescribing (NBSP) is gaining recognition as a means of addressing loneliness and fostering social connection, yet evidence of its effectiveness for socially marginalised groups remains limited. This explorative single-arm, pre-post study examined Friends in Nature (FiN), an eight-week NBSP program co-designed for and with 37 LGBTIQA+ asylum seekers and refugees in Melbourne. Participants were referred by a trusted partner org…
Psychological intervention (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Peace and Human Rights Education (2 works) · Peacebuilding (2 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (2 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work)