Description
Edited by Bernard Mayaka, Consolée Uwihangana and Adrian D. van Breda
Contents
Forward: “This Book is a Collection of Lived Experiences and Evidence of ‘Good Practices’ Across the World”
Joachim Cuthbert Mumba
SECTION I: UBUNTU FROM PRACTITIONERS IN AFRICA
Chapter 1: The Ubuntu Practitioner in Historical and Contemporary Contexts
Bernard Mayaka, Adrian D. van Breda, Consolée Uwihangana and Rugare Mugumbate
Chapter 2: ‘Care Democracy’ in Social Work Practice: The Novel Contribution of Ubuntu
Overson Musopero
Chapter 3: Foregrounding the Philosophy of Maat and Ubuntu in Social Work Education: ‘Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu’
Thembelihle Brenda Makhanya
Chapter 4: Reflections of a Social Work Students’ Understanding of Ubuntu in Theory and Practice
Nomagugu Gasa
Chapter 5: The Use of Ubuntu in Social Work Practice: Lessons from the Province Homelessness Programme
Emmison Muleya and Silindile Nanzile Mlilo
Chapter 6: Transforming Communities Through Ubuntu Philosophy: Prerequisites, Opportunities, and Implications for Social Work Practice in Africa
Venesio Bwambale Bhangyi, Silverno Tweshengyereze, Hope Atim and Senkosi Moses Balyejjusa
Chapter 7: Co-building the Ubuntu Ecological Resource Centre: A Local/Global Application of Ubuntu
George A. Mansaray and Ruth Stark
Chapter 8: Positioning the Natural Environment in Ubuntu’s Axiom ‘Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu’: An Ecospiritual Social Work Perspective.
Robert K. Chigangaidze
Chapter 9: Ubuntu Social Work Benefits both the Practitioner and Service Users: An Axiological Reflection of a Clinical Social Worker and Theologian.
Robert K. Chigangaidze and Nigel Chikanya
Chapter 10: “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”: Experiences of Social Workers Implementing Chasefu Empowerment Support Trust Children & Youth Programmes in Chasefu District, Eastern Zambia
James Mumba
Chapter 11: Preserving the Spirit of Ubuntu through Kinship Care: The Case of Namibia
Emmerentia Leonard and Dainess Ziba Amukwelele
Chapter 12: Ubuntu Values in Action: Narrative Practice with Young People Experiencing Stigma and Discrimination
Consolée Uwihangana and Jean Paul Habineza
Chapter 13: The Potential of Family Group Conferencing as an Expression of Ubuntu
Jeanette Schmid and Joan Pennell
Chapter 14: Ubuntu Philosophy for Socio-Economic Integration of Female Sex Workers in the Rwandan Community
Liberata Mukamana, Consolée Uwihangana, Eugénie Byukusengea, Aline Mutabazia, Charles Kayaboc and Stella Matutina Umuhozad
Chapter 15: A Critical Review of the Refugee Camp System in Africa: An Ubuntu Perspective.
Victor Chikadzi, Emmerentia Leonard and Janet Ananias
Chapter 16: Ubuntu: A Strategy for Improving the Wellbeing of the Elderly in Uganda.
Dianah Aharimpisya, Francis Kasekende and Frank Pio Kiyingi
Chapter 17: Ubuntu-Informed Care for the Elderly: Towards a Holistic Care for Older Persons
Kang’ethe Simon Murote and Ndungi wa Mungai
Chapter 18: Ubuntu: A Cultural Method of Dementia Caregiving in Africa
Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola, Charles Gyan and Jacob Rugare Mugumbate
Chapter 19: The Utility of Ubuntu or Hunhu Theory in Fighting Corruption in Zimbabwe: The Social Work Implications
Cornelius Dudzai
Chapter 20: The Centrality of Ubuntu in Child Safeguarding in Zimbabwe: Personal Reflections
Wilson Zvomuya and Mulwayini Mundau
SECTION II: UBUNTU FROM PRACTITIONERS ELSEWHERE
Chapter 21: Ubuntu as an Ethic of Responsibility to Support Others: Learning from Participants’ Stories
Warren A. Thompson
Chapter 22: The You (and Me) of Ubuntu: Individual Self-Care as Essential for Collective Care
Erlene Grise-Owens, Jay Miller and Mindy Brooks-Eaves
Chapter 23: Decolonising Social Work: Ubuntu as the Spearhead for Change
Omar Mohamed
Chapter 24: Ubuntu & Human Rights: Contributions of an Indigenous Philosophy to the Training of Portuguese Social Workers
Teresa Escabelado Martins and Antonela Jesus
Chapter 25: The Utilisation of Ubuntu Outside Africa: Voices from Frontline Social Workers in China
Charles Tong-Lit Leung, Jianchao Huang and Yu Xiang
Chapter 26: Bridging Ubuntu and Trauma-Informed Approaches in Training and Research from a Social Work Perspective
Tamarah Moss and Andrew M. Muriuki
Chapter 27: Ubuntu Model as a Child Protection Mechanism: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria, Ghana, and Bangladesh
Kazi Abusaleh, Casmir Obinna Odo, Perfect Elikplim Kobla Ametepe, Uche Louisa Nwatu, Md Shahriar Kalam Bosunia and Ade Putri Verlita Maharani
Chapter 28: Ubuntu and Social Work: Advancing A Global Lens and Language in Healthcare
Jean E. Balestrery
Chapter 29: Ubuntu and Social Work Practice in the United Kingdom: Reflections on Social Work Knowledge Transferability across Borders
Respect Farai Mugodhi
Afterword: The Profession’s Journey with the Gift of Ubuntu
Rory Truell
