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A patchwork of good intentions: a critical look at different perspectives regarding ethics-based mental health care in under-resourced settings
(Foundation of Ethics-Based Practices : Springer Nature, 2022-01-01)
Currently, there is an overall focus on mental health as a global health priority in the United Nations (Sustainable developmental Goals), World Health Organization (WHO), and Global Mental Health (movement and study field). ...
Sociocultural aspects of health promotion in palliative care in Uganda
(Health Promotion in Health Care – Vital Theories and Research., 2021)
Despite its vital importance, health promotion
has not occupied its due place in public
health in Uganda. The country is engulfed into
a rising wave of both communicable and non-communicable
conditions. This rising ...
Transforming communities through Ubuntu philosophy: prerequisites, opportunities, and implications for social work practice in Africa
(The International Federation of Social Workers, 2023-06)
The African philosophy of Ubuntu has emerged as a counterweight strategy
to the pervasive consequences of long-term individualism entrenched in African social work because of its western origins. This chapter contends ...
Social needs framework : an alternative framework to analyzing and addressing social problems
(SpringerLink, 2022-10)
Every community has its own social problems. These may be common across communities but may be experienced in unique ways. Indeed, social work as a profession focuses on addressing social problems. Drawing on concepts used ...
Decolonising social work fieldwork education in Africa
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2023)
Social work is widely acknowledged as a practice-based profession and the decolonisation of its fieldwork education element would enhance its practical relevance in many global South countries. In recent years, there has ...
COVID-19 pandemic and the Urban poor: the relevancy of Uganda’s social protection measures
(The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development, 2022-01-01)
Globally, governments are faced with the double challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring the social and economic survival of their citizens. The urban poor are uniquely affected by the impact of the ...
A collaborative agenda for health and well-being in Uganda : Medical social workers working with a community church
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2023)
According to the National Association of Social Workers (2017), the primary
mission of the social work profession is to promote human well-being through
adequate satisfaction of human needs, especially the needs of the ...