Janestic M. Twikirize, Helmut Spitzer

Social work practice in Africa: Indigenous and Innovative Approaches

Uganda: Fountain Publishers , 2019. 274 p. Soft. ISBN 9789970617920.  In English

The importance of integrating indigenous knowledge systems into mainstream social work and ensuring context-specific, culturally relevant practice has long been emphasised in Africa and the Global South. This book, based on empirical research, presents a selection of indigenous and innovative models and approaches of problem solving that will inspire social work practice and education. At the core of these models lies a conceptual understanding of the community as the overarching principle for effective social work and social development in African contexts.

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