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Submission Number: 10
Submission ID: 733
Submission UUID: e17b3f21-3cde-41d7-bd01-73dc82d31e89
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:48
Completed: Mon, 03/17/2025 - 13:14
Changed: Thu, 04/10/2025 - 10:27
Remote IP address: 146.141.14.48
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
| Title | Dr. |
|---|---|
| Lastname | Nathane-taulela |
| Firstname | Motlalepule |
| Motlalepule.Nathane@wits.ac.za | |
| Mobile | 0825840429 |
| Institution | University of the witwatersrand |
| Biosketch | I am a Senior Lecturer and Qualitative Researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand. I hold a Doctoral degree in Social Work from Wits University. I am a community development specialist with experience in intervention research in rural and urban setting. I am a Principal investigator in Nationwide research in seven provinces of South Africa, the focus is on “Gender Based Violence Femicide in South Africa: Understand the Voices of Activists and Communities”. My PhD research focused on fatherhood highlighting the significant role of men and fathers in families. My unique contribution in the understanding of families, motherhood and fatherhood within the lens of class, race and socio-historical factors that affect the family life of African societies in South Africa. |
| Is there a Second Presenter? | Yes |
| Title | Ms. |
| Lastname | Novela |
| Firstname | Tintswalo |
| Tintswalo.Novela@gauteng.gov.za | |
| Mobile | 0716785741 |
| Institution | Gauteng Department of Social Development |
| Biosketch | Ms Tintswalo Shirley Novela is a qualified social worker registered with SACSSP. She is currently employed by Department of Social Development as a social work supervisor working with children with disruptive behaviours. She has 20 years of experience. She completed her master’s degree in social work research at the University of Witwatersrand in 2022, researching on “Perception of family reunification and after care services for children with behaviour problems discharged from Schools of industry”. She is currently a PHD candidate at the University of Witwatersrand researching on “Understanding indigenous African childcare practice in the context of family preservation in Limpopo province”. |
| Is there a Third Presenter? | No |
| Title of Presentatation | The Critical Need to Decolonise Social Work Practice Education and Centre Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Interventions with African Families in South Africa |
| Theme Selection | THEME 4: Social Work Education, Transdisciplinarity and Curriculum Development |
| Subtheme FOUR Selection | SUB 4.2 Strategies on building responsive social work curricula. |
| Select your Presentation Type | Oral Presentation |
| Abstract | Since its inception, social work education and practice has generally marginalized indigenous knowledge system of African families in South Africa. There has also been limited efforts to understanding the nature of African families and how they are rooted in extended families; kin-ship and social relations. African societies have historically mediated many social challenges confronting families such as children’s behavioural problem, family conflict, poor parenting skills; orphaned children and non-marital childbearing. Many of the indigenous practices which have been contextually relevant for African families are not taught in universities. The disregard for these African indigenous knowledges is deeply rooted in Eurocentric perspectives and models which dominates social work education to profession to date. The imposition of western methods of intervention have resulted in futile and poor outcomes when implemented by social workers once they exit university and enter practice. This paper is based on a qualitative study which used case study design to understand family re-unification and aftercare services for children with behavioural problems who are discharged from Schools of industries. Participants were social workers, parents and children who had been removed from their families due to Disruptive Behaviour Disorders (DBDs). The findings indicate that the social work intervention that was implemented by social workers was to remove children from their families of origin, did not yield the expected outcomes. This approached is deeply rooted in Eurocentric welfare system which overlooked the locally relevant indigenous practices in the families which were mostly Africa. This paper argues that there is a critical need for a paradigm shift in social work education to de-center western based perspective and bring to the center culturally relevant indigenous approached to social work education. Key words: African family practices; Disruptive Behaviour Disorders (DBDs); Eurocentric perspectives; Indigenous knowledge system. |
| Title | Prof |
| Firstname | Ulene |
| Lastname | Schiller |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |
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| Status | Pending Review |