Routledge Handbook of African Social Work Education

Foreword by Mel Gray

Introduction

Susan Levy, Uzoma Odera Okoye, Pius T. Tanga, and Richard Ingram  

Part 1: Approaches to Diversifying, Decolonising and Developing Culturally Relevant Social Work Education

1. Complexities Involved in Establishing a Culturally Relevant Social Work Curriculum in Nigeria

Mel Gray, Susan Levy, Uzoma Odera Okoye, and Solomon Amadasun 

2. The Informality Paradigm in Social Work Practice in Africa: Philosophy, Continuity, and Prospects for Integration into Professional Practice

Venesio B. Bhangyi, Milliam Kiconco, and Wing H. Chui 

3. Exploring the Potential of an Ecosocial Approach for African Social Work Education

James K. Obeng and Michael E. Tadesse 

4.  African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Theories in Teaching Social Work

Mmaphuti M. Mamaleka 

5. Translanguaging and Pedagogic Pathways to Culturally Relevant Social Work Education

Thembelihle B. Makhanya and Susan Levy 

6.  Faith and Spiritualty in Social Work Education and Practice in Ethiopia

Ashenafi Hagos Baynesagn, Tasse Abye, and Emebet Mulugeta 

7.  Faith and Spirituality in Social Work Education and Practice in Nigeria

Oghenechoja Dennis Veta 

8.  Social Work and Pastural Counselling in South Africa: Inter-Sectoral Partnership

Selelo Frank Rapholo and Zibonele France Zimba

Part 2: Social Work Education: Evolution across Contexts

9.   Exploring the Challenges of Child Protection in Nigeria

Abiodun B. Osaiyuwu 

10.   Social Work Education: Opportunities and Challenges in Tanzania, East Africa

Johnas A. Buhori 

11.   Advancing Social Work Education Using Online Learning in South Africa: Challenges and Prospects

 Ntandoyenkosi Maphosa and Mziwandile Sobantu 

12.   Insurmountable Barriers to Social Work Education: Experiences of Online Learning from Rural South Africa

Eleanor A. Hendricks and Richard Ingram 

13.   Social Worker Role-Taking during Communicable Disease Outbreaks in South Africa: The Need for Disaster Management Training

Christo Heunis, Martha M. Joubert, and Alice Ncube

14.   Counselling Competencies: Implications for Curriculum Development for Training of Social Work Practitioners

Cecilia Tutu-Danquah and Lawrence Murphy 

15.   The Coming of Age of Social Work Education in Zimbabwe: Towards Reinforcing the Developmental Social Work Agenda

Tatenda Goodman Nhapi 

16.   Social Work Education and Training in Francophone Africa: The Case of Cameroon

Pius T. Tanga and Gabriel A. Ekobi 

17.   A Case Study of the Emerging Social Work Sector in Guinea, West Africa

Marissa Kaloga and Abdul Karim Camara 

18.   Culture and Ethnicity in Medical Social Work: Lessons for Future Directions for Social Work Curriculum Transformation in Kenya

Wilkins N. Muhingi, Ajwang Warria, and Edwine J. Otieno 

Part 3: Embedding Field Practicum into Social Work Education

19.   Social Work Field Practicum: Experiences, Challenges, and Perspectives from Malawi

Agnes G. Wizi-Kambala 

20.   Dearth of Standard Social Work Agencies for Field Practicum: Barrier to Social Work Pedagogy in Nigeria

Chiyere Onalu, Chinwe Nnama-Okechukwu, Patricia Agbawodikeizu, and Ngozi Chukwu 

21.   Situational Analysis of Social Work Field Practice in Tanzania Mainland

Meinrad H. Lembuka 

22.   The Importance and Challenges of Social Work Education Field Education: The University of Benin Experience

Tracy B. E. Omorogiuwa 

23.   Field Practicum in Social Work Education: The Ethiopian Experience

Demelash Kassaye 

24.   Family Genogram as an Experiential Method to Enhance Training in Social Work Practice in Botswana

Tumani Malinga 

25.   Rethinking Social Work Education in South Africa amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic: Suggestions for Innovative Fieldwork Practice

Thabisa Matsea 

26.   Being a Student Social Worker During Academic Disruptions in South Africa: What Do We Need to Prepare for Practice?

Marichen van der Westhuizen, Ronel Davids, and Violet Adonis 

Part 4: Knowledge Exchange between the Global South and Global North

27.   Prioritising Indigenous Knowledge in Social Work Education through Experiential Learning: Narratives from Social Workers

Rita A. Parry, Elizabeth O. George, and Catherine S. Kayonga 

28.   An International University Partnership to Support the Social Service Workforce and Strengthen the Child Protection System in Ghana

Bree Akeeson and Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy 

29.   Sources of Knowledge Transfer between the Global South and the Global North in Social Work Education

Peninah Kansiime, Sharlotte Tusasiirwe, and Diana Nabbumba 

30.   Social Work Education and Black African Diaspora: Explorations in the Republic of Ireland

Washington Marovatsanga and Paul M. Garrett 

31.   Social Work Education and Practice Education, Decolonisation and Ubuntu: Making Connections in Malawi

Janet Walker, Simon Cauvain, Felix Kakowa, and Anstance Fometu 

32.   Challenges and Prospects for Integrating Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) into Social Work Education Across Cultures

Abigail A. Mills, Doris A. Boateng, Sevaughn Banks, and Felicia Tuggle

Biography

Susan Levy is Associate Dean International and Senior Lecturer in Social Work, in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, University of Dundee, UK.

Uzoma Odera Okoye is a Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Pius T. Tanga is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa.

Richard Ingram is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Dundee, UK.

“The Routledge Handbook of African Social Work Education is a long-awaited book that adds significantly to the knowledge base of international social work. Most significantly, it is an important milestone on the long road to decolonising social work education, research and practice worldwide. It contains in-depth, contextualised case studies, research findings and experience-based contributions from various African countries.”

Tanja Kleibl, Technical University Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Germany

 

“This book provides an in-depth exploration of social work education and fields of practice, with practical examples from diverse contexts across Africa. The book is not only relevant for social work educators, practitioners, students, and social policy makers, but also all those interested in decolonial perspectives in social work and social development.”

Janestic Mwende Twikirize, Makerere University, Uganda