TY - BOOK ID - 131663079 TI - Social Work Practice in Africa : Indigenous and Innovative Approaches. AU - Twikirize, Janestic. AU - Spitzer, Helmut. PY - 2019 SN - 9789970617920 9789970196746 997019674X 9970617923 PB - Edmonton : Fountain Publishers Limited, DB - UniCat KW - Social welfare methods KW - Sociology of social care KW - Africa KW - Service social KW - Social service KW - Africa. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131663079 AB - 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 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. The empirical part of the book has a focus on East Africa and highlights case examples from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, burundi, and Kenya. The book is intended for use by those involved in social work and social development practice, social work educators, students, as well as policy markers. it is relevant not just for audiences in Africa but also the global social work community, especially those interested in promoting culturally relevant social work. ER -