How Does the Social Work?

Dr Zibonele Zimba has a PhD in social work and has published several articles on anti-racism in South African social work. He will be able to offer unique insight into the social and political contexts of anti-racist social work practice in South Africa.

Article:

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/brunelu/detail.action?docID=6234870#

Brief bio and overview of publications:

https://www.uj.ac.za/members/zibonele-f-zimba/

Dr Kamei Samson studied social theory, social psychology and Indian religions. He is engaged in research at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies and the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.

We chose Dr Kamei Samson to partake in the podcast because we found his article, "Anti–Racist Social Work Practice in India", to offer excellent insights into anti-racist social work practice in India. To overcome India’s oppressive social work practices, he recommends that social workers should seek institutionalised solutions instead of focusing on the victim's personality. Unsurprisingly, he commented on social workers emphasising the clinical social work approach instead of dealing with social problems such as racism. This view can be commonly perceived in social work practice globally.

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Dan Vale from Ginger Giraffe and Brunel MSc social work students, Reem Mahdi and Nikita Kahuhu interview Sarah Rose, a PhD candidate at the University of Edinborough and the author of the recently published article, Surviving or thriving? Enhancing the emotional resilience of social workers in their organisational settings

Dan Vale and Dr. Maryam Zonouzi from Ginger Giraffe together with Brunel University students, Ana Muqry and Mehwish Jahan interview Claire Brown and Dr. Michaela Rogers, the authors of Removing gender barriers: Promoting inclusion for trans and non-binary carers in fostering and adoption

Dan Vale and Maryam Zonouzi from Ginger Giraffe together with Brunel MSc social work students, Jo Vernon and Vishal Udaya Kumar talk with Prof Ray Jones about evidence-based practice and its limitations.    

Hele Casey is a social work educator working for the Open University.

In this episode, Dan Vale from Ginger Giraffe and Brunel social work students, Ruth Apula Mokakwa and Shumaila Asghar interview Dr. Davis Kiima, an experienced social work practitioner and the author of a recently published book (by Routledge) titled Assessing Culturally Informed Parenting in Social Work. 

What is the role culture plays in how parents raise their children, what happens when social workers come from a very different culture to that of the families they work with, and what should social workers know about these issues? These and many other related questions are discussed in this episode.