Social work in the 21st century: Scholarship and praxis reimagined towards vulnerability

Volume editor

Allucia L Shokane

Volume editor

Annaline Keet

Volume editor

Varoshini Nadesan

Synopsis

This scholarly book, Social work in the 21st century: Scholarship and praxis reimagined towards vulnerability, is the third volume in the ‘Knowledge Pathing: Multi-, Inter- and Trans-Disciplining in Social Sciences’ book series. Chapters were invited from contributing authors who are involved in social work practice and education and who are dealing with the issues of poverty, inequality and vulnerability in these fields.

The focus of the book emanates from the main conference theme and sub-themes of the ASASWEI (Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions) conference held in 2021. The theme of the conference, ‘Pandemics, poverty, inequality and disability: Social work in the 21st century’, provided an opportunity for deep deliberation, knowledge exchange and skills development on how vulnerable communities, already on the economic margins of society due to poverty and inequality, are further marginalised during significant societal disruptions such as the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It is these deliberations which culminated in this book. Drawing on the papers presented, the chapters promote knowledge and skills around vulnerabilities in our social context and how the social work profession is challenged to interrogate its role in addressing the persistent challenges of poverty and inequality that keep people on the peripheries of human development.

The target audience for this book is primarily academics engaged in the field of social work and related fields.

Chapters

Foreword

Mogomme A Masoga
Summary

Annaline Keet, Allucia L Shokane, Varoshini Nadesan
Introduction

Annaline Keet, Allucia L Shokane, Varoshini Nadesan
Chapter 1
Complexities and barriers of multidisciplinary community development in South Africa

Kefilwe J Ditlhake
Chapter 2
Poverty alleviation interventions by social workers through facilitation of financial capabilities

Ntobeko Bambeni, Lambert K Engelbrecht
Chapter 3
Social work mental health and psychosocial support to vulnerable groups during COVID-19 in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State, South Africa

Martha van Straaten, Christo Heunis, Alice Ncube, Joerg Szarzynski
Chapter 4
Analysing service delivery gaps in National Strategic Plans implementation in the City of Ekurhuleni (previously Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality)

Velile H Dlamini, Allucia L Shokane, Delarise M Mulqueeny
Chapter 5
Solidifying evidence-based practice through Ecometrics

Rika Swanzen, Willem Roestenburg, Leon C Fulcher, Werner van der Westhuizen
Chapter 6
Contributory factors to the scourge of abuse and ruthless murder of people with albinism in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mbongeni M Shabalala, Allucia L Shokane, Delarise M Mulqueeny
Chapter 7
Reflecting on transforming social work education from its colonial past

Lobelo D Mogorosi
Chapter 8
What Paulo Freire would say about online education: A hypothetical view of online learning in social work practice

Mbongeni S Sithole
Chapter 9
Enablers and barriers for effective work-integrated learning implementation for social work students: ‘The power of tripartite alliance’

Mmaphuti Mamaleka
Chapter 10
Students’ perceived academic stress in a blended learning environment and its effect on their family social functioning

Paul LA Tolentino
Chapter 11
Logistical, teaching and learning challenges of undergraduate students with visual impairments at a selected university

Melanie Willems, Zibonele F Zimba

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Series

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

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2618-0812