The role of social work in poverty reduction and realization of Millennium Development Goals in Kenya / by Gidraph G. Wairire, Agnes P. Zani, Mumbi Machera, Pius M. Mutie
Published
Nairobi (Kenya) : University of Nairobi Press, 2014
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; About the Authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Historical Dimensions of Social Work in Kenya; 1.2 The PROSOWO Project; 2. Study Methodology and Approaches for Information Gathering; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Research Design; 2.3 Study Sites and Rationale for Site Selection; 2.4 Rationale for Selection of Target Groups; 2.5 Description of Tools Used for Primary Data Collection; 2.5.1 Questionnaires; 2.5.2 Focused group discussions, and key informant interview schedules
2.6 Description of Secondary Sources of Data2.7 Quality Assurance in Data Management; 2.7.1 Quality assurance; 2.7.2 Quantitative data analysis; 2.7.3 Qualitative data analysis; 2.7.4 Research clearance and other ethical issues; 2.7.5 Study limitations; 3. Poverty and Social Development in the Context of Millennium Development Goals; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Defining Poverty; 3.2.1 Social workers' definition of poverty; 3.3.2 Manifestations of poverty in Kenya; 3.3 Programmes for Poverty Reduction in Kenya; 3.4 Major Actors in Poverty Reduction; 3.5 Social Work and Social Development
3.6 Programme Linkages to the MDGs3.6.1 Social work practice and MDGs; 3.6.2 Programmes to realize MDGs; 4. Dynamics of Social Work Practice in Kenya; 4.1 Status of Social Work Practice; 4.2 Social Demographic Profile of Social Work Practitioners; 4.2.1 Distribution of social work practitioners by sex; 4.2.2 Distribution of social work practitioners by age; 4.2.3 Distribution of social work practitioners by level of education; 4.2.4 Applied social work approaches; 4.2.5 Applied social work methods; 4.3 Roles of Social Work in Poverty Reduction and Social Development
4.4 Professional Social Work and Realization of Millennium Development Goals4.5 Challenges Facing the Social Work Profession; 4.6 Professional Identity of Social Workers in Kenya; 4.7 Repositioning the Place of Social Workers as Agents of Change; 5. Reflections on Social Work Education and Training; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Policy and Legal Environment for Social Work Education and Practice; 5.3 Social Work Training Curriculum in Different Institutions; 5.4 Perceptions of Social Work Practitioners About the Adequacy of Social Work Training
5.5 Perceptions of Educators About the Social Work Curriculum5.6 Experiences and Perceptions of Students about the Social Work Curriculum; 5.7 Field Practice Education as Part of the SocialWork Curriculum; 5.7 Field Practice Education as Part of the Social Work Curriculum; 5.8 Indigenization of Social Work Education and Training; 5.9 Areas for Improvement in the Social Work Education and Training; 6. Challenges and Issues Confronting Social Work Clients; 6.1 Problems Confronting Social Work Clients; 6.2 Desirable Social Changes in Society: Areas of Intervention for Social Workers
