{"id":5535,"date":"2025-06-20T09:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/promoting-the-rights-of-older-persons-in-africa-through-cultural-competence-in-social-work-practice\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","slug":"promoting-the-rights-of-older-persons-in-africa-through-cultural-competence-in-social-work-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/promoting-the-rights-of-older-persons-in-africa-through-cultural-competence-in-social-work-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting the rights of older persons in Africa through cultural competence in social work practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Promoting the rights of older persons in Africa through cultural competence in social work practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ajsw\/article\/view\/295399' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ajsw\/article\/download\/295399\/277931' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Africa protocol on the rights of older persons requires that state parties protect them by preventing discrimination against them and guaranteeing their access to healthcare, social protection and support. Older persons are often discriminated against within families, during service delivery and by the legal system. Integrating culturally competent approaches in the provision of social work services is recognised as a promising strategy for protecting and promoting the rights of older persons. This article aims to present the current landscape in the promotion of the rights of older persons and research within Africa through cultural competence using a scoping review. The scoping literature review followed eight methodological steps to analyse the reviewed data. The findings of the review reveal three significant focus themes in the literature. Firstly, human rights challenges experienced by older persons. Secondly, the review outlines cultural competence strategies to promote the rights of older persons. Thirdly, barriers to cultural competence are revealed as significant setbacks in promoting older persons\u2019 rights. The paper concludes that promoting the rights of older persons is a complex process that requires a radical and critical approach to deal with systemic and structural realities experienced by marginalised individuals.<br \/>\nCurrent and previous volumes are available at: https:\/\/ajsw.africasocialwork.net<br \/>\nHOW TO REFERENCE USING ASWDNET STYLEZimba Z. F. (2024). Promoting the Rights of Older Persons in Africa through Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice. African Journal of Social Work, 14(4), 294-302. https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4314\/ajsw.v14i5.8<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Zibonele France ZIMBA (PhD, Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Africa, cultural competence, indigenous strategies, rights of older persons, scoping review, social work<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Promoting the rights of older persons in Africa through cultural competence in social work&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2172],"class_list":["post-5535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-africa-cultural-competence-indigenous-strategies-rights-of-older-persons-scoping-review-social-work","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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