{"id":5574,"date":"2025-06-20T09:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/environmental-social-work-african-philosophies-frameworks-and-perspectives\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:17:08","slug":"environmental-social-work-african-philosophies-frameworks-and-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/environmental-social-work-african-philosophies-frameworks-and-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Social Work: African philosophies, frameworks and perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Abstract<\/h2>\n

Environmental social work refers to a collection of strategies and methods used by social workers to solve or prevent social problems or facilitate development using the environment in a reciprocal and sustainable manner. Issues of environmental social work have become very topical due to climate change and the need for environment-driven development. Climate change is an increasing global threat because it is contributing to catastrophic environmental crises such as floods, drought, veld fires, and extreme temperatures and hurricanes. These result in more social challenges, chief among these is poverty. This editorial provides three frameworks for environmental social work in the Africa: the indigenous, continental and grassroots. This is followed by a discussion of the environment in social work. The third section summarises the articles that are in Volume 13 issue 2. At the end, a model for environmental social work in Africa is offered.
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\nMushunje, M. and Matsika, A. B. (2023). Environmental Social Work: African philosophies, frameworks and perspectives. African Journal of Social Work, 13(2), 48-56. https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4314\/ajsw.v13i2.1
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Authors<\/h2>\n
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  • Mildred Mushunje<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Keywords<\/h2>\n

    Africa, climate change development, environmental social work, poverty<\/p>\n

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