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Submission Number: 11
Submission ID: 11
Submission UUID: 853c5a64-aa03-445f-b335-5c4388b2ff23
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Wed, 05/10/2023 - 07:47
Completed: Wed, 05/10/2023 - 07:54
Changed: Fri, 07/28/2023 - 06:58
Remote IP address: 209.203.45.86
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Dr.
Chibaya
Nyasha Hillary
University of Montreal
Dr. Nyasha Chibaya is a Post-graduate researcher at the Department of Social Work, University of Montreal, Canada. He recently completed an Erasmus+ post-graduate mobility at the University of Trento, Italy. Dr. Chibaya’s research foci includes social work supervision and management, social action, human rights, social justice and ethics in social work. Currently, he is conducting research on social action with transgender parents in Canada.
Yes
Prof.
Engelbrecht
Lambert
Stellenbosch University
Prof Lambert K Engelbrecht is the Editor in Chief of the Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk journal. He publishes widely on topics related to social work, social development, management, supervision, and the impact of a neoliberal discourse on social welfare in both a global and South African context. He is a B-rated researcher by the NRF, editor of “Management and supervision of social workers: Issues and challenges within a social development paradigm” (2014; 2019), and co-editor of “The Routledge international handbook of social work supervision” (2021).
No
Abstract
The what, why and how of capacitating social service professionals regarding their roles in social protest actions
THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services
SUB 4.2 Building professional capacity in social service professions through supervision, support, and development
Oral Presentation
The mandate to engage in socio-political action to attain social change is endorsed by both the Global definition of social work and the South African Council for Social Service Professions’ ethical code. However, genuine activism for human rights and social justice remains contentious to operationalise by social workers in South Africa. Among other factors, professional boundaries, reliance on government funding, professional and personal threats, and ineffective collaboration of the social work fraternity are central to the lack of involvement in social actions by social workers. These were some of the key findings in a qualitative study with four sampling cohorts, consisting of frontline social workers, their supervisors, organisational managers and academic experts on radical social work. The paper reflects on this research and presents recommendations to strengthen multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary responses that are essential to building the professional capacity of social service professionals regarding their roles in social protest actions.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Boitumelo
Seepamore
Yes
Practice
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Dr
Delarise
Mulqueeny
Yes
Practice
Accepted
