Issues around aligning theory, research and practice in social work education today

Volume editor

Allucia L Shokane

Volume editor

Jabulani C Makhubele

Volume editor

Lisa V Blitz

Synopsis

This book reflects social work education with a slant towards an Afrocentric approach, aiming to facilitate strong reflective thinking and address local realities about social work education on the African continent and in broader global contexts. This volume focuses on aligning theory, research and practice in social work education.

A significant contribution is made here to the scholarly understanding of opportunities to sustain the academic discourse on social work education. Social work as a profession and a social science discipline is dynamic, and it ought to meet the challenges of the realities of the societies in which it serves, given the history of the changing culture of South Africa from apartheid to democracy. Over the years, social work education and training have undergone tremendous curricular changes with the enactment of the White Paper for Social Welfare and the national review, respectively, by the South African Council for Social Services Professions (SACSSP) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) for the re-accreditation of all Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) programmes in South Africa fulfilling the prescripts of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997, as amended, and Social Service Professions Act 110 of 1978. It is worth mentioning that the curricular changes will continue with the current reviewing of the Social Service Professions Act 110 of 1978, as amended, which is underway in South Africa.

This groundbreaking book gives an Afrocentric perspective on social work practice and contributes to the current discourse on the decolonisation of social work teaching and practice. From a methodological perspective, the book is premised on multi-, inter- and trans-disciplining in social sciences. It covers aspects of social work education and practice through research (narrative, qualitative, African methodology, secondary data analysis, etc.), engendering values and ethics, report writing, supervision in fieldwork as well as exchange programmes and international service-learning, addressing several concepts such as cultural competency, cultural awareness and sensitivity are addressed.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Afrocentric methodology: A missing pillar in African social work research, education and training

Vincent Mabvurira, Jabulani C Makhubele
Chapter 2
The importance of data collection for qualitative research in social work

Mankwane DM Makofane, Modjadji L Shirindi
Chapter 3
The relevance and use of secondary data analysis in social work research

Modjadji L Shirindi
Chapter 4
Ethics in research: Essential factors for consideration in scientific studies

Lobelo D Mogorosi
Chapter 5
Engendering values and ethics in social work education and training

Jabulani C Makhubele, Frans K Matlakala, Vincent Mabvurira
Chapter 6
Culture, stories and narratives in social work education

Glory M Lekganyane
Chapter 7
Narrating the real story: The significance of communication and report writing in social work

Gadihele M Moloto, Thabisa Matsea
Chapter 8
What do American students learn from Africa? International service learning and social work education

Lisa V Blitz, Denise G Yull, Youjung Lee
Chapter 9
This side … that side? Social work transcending national borders through international exchange programme

Caroline Maas, Allucia L Shokane, Maria C Fronterotta, Veronica Nemutandani, Philina Wittke, Margrit Schulze
Chapter 10
Towards collaborative social work supervision: Your voice or our voices?

Mmaphuti M Mamaleka
Chapter 11
Supervision during social work fieldwork practice: A case of the University of Venda

Jimmy N Budeli
Chapter 12
Social work with transnational migrant children in South Africa

Ajwang’ Warria
Chapter 13
Indigenising forensic social work in South Africa

Selelo F Rapholo, Jabulani C Makhubele

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Knowledge Pathing: Multi-, Inter- and Trans-Disciplining in Social Sciences Series

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