Social Work Practice in Africa : Indigenous and Innovative Approaches /

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The importance of integrating indigenous knowledge systems into mainstream social work and ensuring context-specific, culturally relevant practice has long been emphasized in Africa and the Global South. This book, based on empirical research, presents a selection of indigenous and innovative models...

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Otros Autores: Spitzer, Helmut (Editor ), Twikirize, Janestic M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kampala [Uganda] : Fountain Publishers, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social service.
Service social > Afrique.
Social service > Africa.
Africa.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Preface. Indigenous and innovative social work practice: evidence from East Africa / Janestic M. Twikirize and Helmut Spitzer
  • Ubuntu as a Pan-African philosophical framework for social work in Africa / Rodreck Mupedziswa, Morena Rankopo and Lengwe-Katembula Mwansa
  • Culturally relevant curriculum for social work: an ethical imperative for our time / Linda Kreitzer
  • A social work analysis of home-grown solutions and poverty reduction in Rwanda: the traditional approach of ubudehe / Charles Rutikanga
  • Umugoroba w'Ababyeyi: an innovative social work approach to socio-economic wellbeing in Rwanda / Consolee Uwihangana, Alexandre Hakizamungu and Theogene Bangwanubusa
  • Indigenous and innovative models of problem solving in Tanzania: strengths and obstacles for their adoption / Zena M. Mabeyo and Abigail Kiwelu
  • Community organising in Tanzania: learning from the Msaragambo model in Kilimanjaro region / Zena M. Mabeyo, Abu Mvungi and William Manyama
  • Culturally responsive social work practice in Uganda: a review of selected innovative and indigenous models / Ronald Luwangula, Janestic M. Twikirize, Justus Twesigye and Stanley Kitimbo
  • Building resilience through indigenous mechanisms: the case of Bataka groups in Western Uganda / Justus Twesigye, Janestic M. Twikirize, Ronald Luwangula and Stanley Kitimbo
  • Traditional fostering in a post-conflict context: the case of Laroo-Pece Women's Association in Norther Uganda / Ronald Luwangula, Janestic M. Twikirize and Justus Twesigye
  • Rural older women's survival in Uganda: implications for social work with older people / Sharlotte Tusasiirwe
  • Exploring the efficacy of the bashingantahe institution as an indigenous model of problem solving in Burundi / Susan Muchiri, Jacqueline Murekasenge and Serges Claver Nzisabira
  • Ikibiri in Burundian society: an indigenous model of solidarity and collaboration / Susan Muchiri, Jacqueline Murekasenge and Serges Claver Nzisabira
  • The role of mobile phones in social work service delivery: a Kenyan perspective / Elijah Macharia Ndung'u
  • Towards integrating indigenous knowledge and problem solving into contemporary social work in Africa / Helmut Spitzer and Janestic M. Twikirize. Glossary of key indigenous terms and concepts.

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