Social work as currently practiced in Ethiopia does not commonly include mental health
clinical interventions as traditionally practiced in the United States. Instead, the social work …

The study presents the history and current status of social work education in Ethiopia. Five
heads of social work schools, eight social work educators and 35 social work professionals …

Social change is multi-dimensional which is measured against space, time, speed, direction,
content and impact. Social change occurs because of culture, conflict, idealistic factors, the …

The three historical eras of social work education in Ethiopia are examined in this article,
with particular attention devoted to how each era began, was contextualized, and was …

Although the situations in many African countries require the presence of social workers,
social work education is not yet well established in many parts of the Continent. The lack of …

Clinical social work has a long tradition in South Africa, with the first formal training program
starting in 1977. More recently, clinical social work has been legislatively recognized as a …

The social work profession has a dream, a belief and a hope for the millions of people in the
world. As a professional activity and creative enterprise in human service, social work …

This article aims at introducing the research on social work practice in Egypt and the Arab
World as a thematic topic. It has started with the essence of the current Arab World and its …

Lesotho is a landlocked country in southern Africa, completely surrounded by the Republic
of South Africa, with a current population of 1.8 m people. It gained independence from the …

Social work professionals play a key role in facilitating social welfare processes. The
practice of social work in any given setting requires knowledge of human development and …