Ubuntu Philosophy and Decolonising Social Work Fields of Practice in Africa

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of illustrations
List of contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
PART I: Theoretical Perspectives − Ubuntu and Decolonising Social Work
	1. Decolonising social work fields of practice: An introduction
	2. Ubuntu: An overview
	3. Ubuntu in international social work
PART II: Ubuntu and Decolonising Social Work Ethics and Fieldwork
	4. Ubuntu and decolonising Biestek’s (1957) seven principles of the casework relationship
	5. Ubuntu principles: Unethically ethical? Decolonising social work values and ethics in Social Work practice and research
	6. Decolonising social work fieldwork education in Africa: Approaches, challenges and prospects
PART III: Ubuntu and Social Work with Families
	7. Ubuntu social work with individuals and families: A process model
	8. Collective child-rearing in Igboland as a panacea to juvenile delinquency: A philosophical analysis
	9. Ubuntu in gerontological social work: A community-led care model
	10. Community solidarity and intergenerational relationships in the care of older people in Africa
	11. Philosophies guiding the model of care for older adults in traditional Igbo society: A guide for social work decolonisation agenda
PART IV: Ubuntu and Environmental Social Work
	12. The efficacy of Ubuntu on environmental social work in Africa
	13. Leveraging Ubuntu philosophy as a vehicle for promoting environmental justice in Zimbabwe
	14. Enhancing environmental conditions of slum settlement dwellers in Africa: Putting Ubuntu and community social work into perspective
	15. Ubuntu and social work in emergencies: Opportunities for community-based disaster risk management in Zimbabwe
PART V: Ubuntu and Other Fields of Practice
	16. Ubuntu-informed approaches to address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Scope, rationale and implications for Social Work
	17. Towards decolonisation of social work practice in response to the drug abuse problem in Africa
	18. Ubuntu philosophy and sexual behaviours in Zimbabwe: Implications for social work
	19. “Agbajo owo la fin soya ajeji owo kan ko gbe eru de ori”: A social work perspective on the collective action of the EndSARS protest in Nigeria
PART VI: Looking Ahead
	20. Ubuntu-inspired tools and models to decolonise social work practice
	21. Conclusion: Furthering decolonising social work in Africa
Glossary
Index