TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting Social Development
T2 - Building a Professional Social Work Association in Namibia
AU - Ananias, Janetta
AU - Lightfoot, Elizabeth
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Although Namibia's government has established a social welfare system with a social development emphasis, social workers have not yet fully embraced this approach and have had few opportunities for professional cohesion. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the National Association of Social Workers in promoting social development and cohesion among social workers in Namibia. Based on a 32-item survey, Namibian social workers believe that national organizations can help contribute to a nation's social development and promote social cohesion by offering networking opportunities. These findings indicate that professional associations can play an important role not only in marketing social work and offering continuous professional development education, but also can help in promoting social development in Africa.
AB - Although Namibia's government has established a social welfare system with a social development emphasis, social workers have not yet fully embraced this approach and have had few opportunities for professional cohesion. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the National Association of Social Workers in promoting social development and cohesion among social workers in Namibia. Based on a 32-item survey, Namibian social workers believe that national organizations can help contribute to a nation's social development and promote social cohesion by offering networking opportunities. These findings indicate that professional associations can play an important role not only in marketing social work and offering continuous professional development education, but also can help in promoting social development in Africa.
KW - Namibia
KW - cohesion
KW - national associations
KW - social development
KW - social work
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U2 - 10.1080/10705422.2012.644227
DO - 10.1080/10705422.2012.644227
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859489288
VL - 20
SP - 196
EP - 210
JO - Journal of Community Practice
JF - Journal of Community Practice
SN - 1070-5422
IS - 1-2
ER -