Social work in East Africa: A mzungu perspective

Helmut Spitzer

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Social work in East Africa is confronted with myriad social and structural problems. The heritage of imported theories and concepts from the West is still affecting education and practice. The profession lacks resources and has only limited influence on social policies. Since 2010, a multi-phase, research-focused project called PROSOWO has been running in order to bring the professionalization of social work on the agenda. In this article, empirical data are discussed with regard to developmental and indigenized social work in these countries. The discussion reflects on social work in East Africa from a cross-cultural perspective.

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1983Professional Imperialism: Social Work in the Third World.2010Globalization and culturally relevant social work: African perspectives on indigenization 2010The Theory and Practice of Developmental Social Work 2016The Handbook of Social Work and Social Development in Africa 2014Professional Social Work in East Africa: Towards Social Development, Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality 2005Beyond indigenization and reconceptualization

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