Religion and spirituality in social work in Uganda
Lessons for social work education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21495671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharlotte Tusasiirwe (School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University - Liverpool City Campus, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, corresponding author), Diana Nabbumba (John Richards Centre, La Trobe University - Bendigo Campus, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia), Peninah Kansiime (0000-0002-7289-3069, Excelsia University College) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 202-219 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-5479 • E-ISSN: 1470-1227 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02615479.2022.2104243 |
| OpenAlex | W4287092475 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
There is a conspicuous silence about the role of religion and spirituality in social work in Uganda, yet they are critical components in the lives of social workers and their clients. The authors’ collective experience of social work education in Uganda, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and Australia affirmed to an absence of content on religion and spirituality in social work education. Most universities in Uganda incorporate little content on spirituality resulting in graduates ill-equipped to handle spiritually-related issues with their clients and communities. Authors conducted a content analysis of the narratives in their PhD theses to explore the inextricable connection between spirituality and social work practice in Uganda. From the common findings, the authors conceptualise an African Spiritually Sensitive Practice-Theory and a reflective tool for social workers in education and practice. The paper draws on lessons from research arguing for the incorporation of indigenous knowledge and African spirituality to inform the social work curriculum in Uganda
Curriculum · Indigenous · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Silence · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Work
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Critical Spirituality in Holistic Practice
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Medicinal plants used to treat "African" diseases by the local communities of Bwambara sub-county in Rukungiri District, Western Uganda
African spirituality that shapes the concept of Ubuntu
A Stranger in the Name of Jesus
Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Education and Direct Practice at the Millennium
Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice
Making sense of African thought in social work practice in Zimbabwe
Viewing Spirituality in Social Work through the Lens of Contemporary Social Theory
Exploring the Role of Spirituality in Coping With War Trauma Among War Veterans in Zimbabwe
Religion in Uganda under Amin
The Cwezi-Kubandwa Debate
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |