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Welcome from the Conference Chairpersons
The major theme of the conference – decoloniality and African
indigenous knowledge in education and practice – is indeed not new,
but one that in the African context dates back to the independence
and liberation movements. Yet, in contemporary times, the need for
decoloniality has lost nothing of its urgency. The call for the
decolonisation of higher education has gained particular prominence
and renewed energy in South Africa, along with the 2015
#RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements. Previously
taken-for-granted assumptions and forms of thinking and working
that have been imported from the Global North need to be
questioned, and their continued relevance re-explored. This
conference provides a space for robust debate, deliberations,
critical reflection and thinking about decoloniality and indigenous
knowledge in social work education and practice in Africa. This
conference draws together social work educators, researchers,
policy makers, managers and practitioners, as well as people from
other related social service professions and disciplines across
Africa and beyond. Social work students will be specifically
invited and assisted to participate, to give voice to their views
on a decolonised and indigenous social work education. The main
theme and the sub-themes of the conference will provide delegates
with key opportunities to network and deliberate around a range of
issues, pertinent to social work education (particularly concerning
the development of decolonial curricula and the identification of
teaching methods that facilitate decoloniality, indigenous
knowledge and contextual relevance for Africa) and practice
(particularly concerning the construction of policy, programme and
practice that is decolonised, indigenous and relevant for African
and local contexts). We welcome you to this international
conference and invite you to submit an abstract to present a paper
or poster, and participate in what is sure to be a vibrant and
challenging conversation. Prof Adrian D. van Breda Dr Gidraph
Wairire President: ASASWEI President: ASSWA
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Keynote Speakers Prof Vimla Nadkarni India
Professor Vimla V. Nadkarni is Immediate Past President of IASSW
having served as President from 2012 to 2016. After heading the
department of medical and psychiatric social work at Tata Institute
of Social Sciences (TISS) for 20 years, she was founder Dean of the
School of Social Work in 2006. She also worked as the Secretary
General of the Family Planning Association of India in 2001-2002.
After attaining her M.A. degree in Social Work in 1971, she worked
for 5 years as a medical social worker in a public hospital, after
which she lectured at the College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan
(University of Mumbai) for 8 years.
Vimla’s publications address NGOs, Urban Health and the Poor,
and articles on right to health, poverty and human need, HIV/AIDS,
and human rights perspectives in social work. She has guest edited
the first special issue on “Social Work Education in Asia: New
Horizons” of the Social Work Education. She has also published more
than 40 articles in national and international journals and books
and led at least 20 research projects as principal investigator for
national and international organisations.
Vimla is member of several editorial boards of international
journals and of the Indian Journal of Medical Research. She has
initiated field action projects on urban and rural health;
community based drug demand reduction; and HIV/AIDS counselling.
She has worked in partnership with the National AIDS Control
Organisation to develop the Regional HIV/AIDS Counselling Programme
and conducted “HIV Sensitive Social Protection: A Four State
Utilization Study” sponsored by UNDP. She is co-editor of a
UNAIDS/IASSW book on “Social Work and HIV: A Global Response” and
is working on two books on “Field Instruction in Social Work
Education” and “International Community Work, Environment and
Sustainable Development”.
Prof Kwaku Osei-Hwedie Accra, Ghana Kwaku Osei-Hwedie is a
Professor of Governance and Leadership, and Dean of Faculty of
Academic Affairs and Research, Kofi Annan International
Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana. Before then, he was the
Dean of the School of Governance and Leadership, Ghana Institute of
Management and Public and Administration. From 1991 – 1993, he was
Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work, University of
Botswana. He was Senior Lecturer
and Head of the Department of Social Development, University of
Zambia, from 1987 – 1991. Kwaku received his BA, Summa Cum Laude
with highest honors in Sociology and Ph. D in Social Welfare from
Brandeis University, USA; and Post Graduate Diploma in
International Law from the University of Zambia. He has taught at
Brandeis University, USA; Virginia State University, USA; and St.
Paul’s College, USA. Kwaku has several publications, including 63
refereed Journal articles, 36
books and monographs, and 57 book chapters.
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Conference Chairpersons
Conference Co-Chairman Prof Adrian van Breda University of
Johannesburg / President: ASASWEI Dr Adrian van Breda is professor
of social work at the University of Johannesburg and President of
ASASWEI (Association of South African Social Work Education
Institutions). He was a social worker in practice for 17 years,
during which time he specialised in clinical and occupational
social work. His research interests then were family resilience,
deployment resilience and scale development and validation. These
topics converged in his doctoral thesis, completed in 2004. He
joined
the University of Johannesburg in 2007 as a senior lecturer and
was made full professor in 2016. He has 33 accredited publications,
19 of which are in international journals or books. He has been a
key note or invited speaker at international conferences in Paris,
Canada, Lebanon and Romania. His research focuses on resilience and
youth transitions, with specific attention to the transition out of
care into young adulthood. He was Head of Department of social work
at the University of Johannesburg from 2014 to 2016, and chaired
the Faculty of Humanities Higher Degrees Committee from 2011 to
2016. He is Vice President of Resilio, an international association
for the promotion and dissemination of research on resilience, and
principle investigator on a longitudinal study on the resilience of
young people leaving residential care in South Africa.
Conference Co-Chairman Dr Gidraph Wairire University of Nairobi
/ President: ASSWA Dr. Gidraph G. Wairire is currently a Senior
Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Work, University
of Nairobi, Kenya where he teaches different social work units. He
is also engaged in supervision of Post graduate students and field
work supervision for social work students. He regularly consults
for different organizations engaged in social service and social
welfare responsibilities in Kenya. In addition, he engages in
social work research in Kenya and in the East African
region and also serves as a reviewer for different social work
journals. His main areas of interest : Social work theory and
practice, international social work, developmental social work,
community development, social law, social work with minorities and
social action for social change.
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Conference Committee
Conference Co-Chairman Prof Adrian van Breda University of
Johannesburg / President: ASASWEI Conference Co-Chairman Dr Gidraph
Wairire University of Nairobi / President: ASSWA Conference
Organising Committee (Listed in Alphabetic order) Dr. Anneline Keet
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University / ASASWEI Mrs Varoshini
Nadesan University of Johannesburg / ASASWEI Frans Ramutla Gauteng
Department of Social Development / NASWSA Tanusha Raniga University
of Johannesburg / ASSWA Galeboe Rapoo Department of Social
Development: Stakeholder Relations / DSD
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The Role Players and AGM’s ASASWEI (Association of South African
Social Work Education Institutions) AGM: Monday, 9 October 2017
(13h00 – 15h30) The vision of ASASWEI is to be the leading
association in the promotion of social work education, training,
research and practice in South Africa in collaboration with the
international community in pursuit of enhanced psychosocial
functioning of individuals, families, groups, and the development
of organisations and communities, and of human rights, social
justice and equality of all the people of South Africa. ASASWEI’s
mission is to maintain and support a community of social work
educators who are committed to the continuing development of social
work education, training, research and practice in South Africa.
ASSWA (Association of School of Social Work in Africa) AGM: Monday,
9 October 2017 (15h30 – 17h30) ASSWA’s vision is to attain the
highest level of excellence in social work education and research
in Africa, where ideals of social justice and human rights are
upheld. ASSWA’s mission is to provide opportunities for mutual
dialogue, exchange of ideas and channelling resources amongst
social work education institutions across Africa. ASSWA strives to
implement the four pillars enshrined in the Global Agenda on Social
Work and Social Development within the African context; while
promoting inter-regional and international co-operation in social
work education. DSD (Department of Social Development: South
Africa) Vision: A caring and self-reliant society. Mission: To
transform our society by building conscious and capable citizens
through the provision of comprehensive, integrated and sustainable
social development services. Values: Human dignity is a fundamental
human right that must be protected in terms of the Constitution of
South Africa and facilitates freedom, justice and peace. Respect is
showing regard for one another and the people we serve and is a
fundamental value for the realisation of development goals.
Integrity is ensuring that we are consistent with our values,
principles, actions, and measures, thereby generating
trustworthiness amongst ourselves and with our stakeholders.
Accountability refers to our obligation to account for our
activities, accept responsibility for them, and to disclose the
results in a transparent manner. Equality and equity – we seek to
ensure equal access to services, participation of citizens in the
decisions that affect their lives and the pursuit of equity
imperatives where imbalances exist. Principles: We seek to embody
the Batho Pele Principles in our efforts so as to ensure that our
service provision is done in humane ways and results in positive
and sustainable outcomes for the citizens of South Africa. NASW SA
AGM: Monday, 9 October 2017 (15h30 – 17h30) General Assembly:
Monday, 9 October 2017 (17h30 – 18h30) Vision: A national
association of unique value adding, valued, fulfilled professional
social workers who are guided by ethos of a profession of substance
and stature that is concerned about the quality of life of all
South Africans. Mission: We serve as a not for profit voluntary
social enterprise in a quest for financial independence that allows
meeting of professional and personal needs of member social workers
on demand thus retaining them actively contributing in the highest
professional manner to the profession and society.
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Conference Secretariat Artful Conference & Event Specialists
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General information Please visit the conference website
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pertaining to Accommodation, Registration, and all related general
information.
Registration fee includes • Access into all conference
sessions
• Welcome Cocktail Party
• Conference lunches
• Conference tea/coffee twice daily
• Conference bag
• Conference programme / book of abstracts
• Conference name badge
Letter of invitation The Conference Secretariat will send a
letter of invitation to delegates who request this service. Please
note that the letter of invitation does not obligate the Conference
Organising Committee or the Conference Secretariat to provide any
financial support to attend the Conference. Letters of invitation
will not be issued unless we are in receipt of your registration
form and payment of registration fees.
Official language of the Conference The official language of the
Conference is English. Please note, all abstracts must be submitted
in English.
Venue The Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre is
located just 10 minutes from OR Tambo International Airport and is
easily accessible from 3 major highways. The Birchwood is
conveniently located for all commuters and provides both
accommodation and conferencing facilities. Viewpoint Street,
Bartlett, Boksburg, 1459
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Conference theme Rethinking social work in Africa: Decoloniality
and indigenous knowledge in education and practice
Sub-themes There are 11 sub-themes for scientific presentations
of 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes discussion) or poster presentations:
1. Critical thinking on ‘decolonisation’ and ‘indigenisation’ (what
do these terms mean and how
relevant are they in 21st Century Africa?) 2. The ethical
dimensions of everyday social work in Africa (what kinds of ethical
challenges do
social workers face in different African contexts, and how can
they draw creatively on both African and non-African value and
knowledge systems as they respond?)
3. Indigenous practice theories and models 4. Rethinking social
welfare and social development policy for Africa 5. Decolonial and
indigenous practice with children, youth, families and older
persons (in recognition
of International Day of Older Persons on 1 October and
celebrated by DSD in South Africa during the week of the
conference)
6. Decolonising systems of gender and patriarchy 7. Promoting
environmental and community sustainability (Theme 3 of the Global
Agenda) 8. International lessons on decoloniality and indigenous
knowledge (What can be learned from the
experiences of other countries with a history of colonisation,
particularly in the Global South, that may be relevant to different
African contexts?)
9. Rethinking social work internship (field instruction) and
supervision 10. Teaching methods for decoloniality 11. Structural
impediments to a decolonial social work education
Special Additional Themes There are two additional themes that
are based on practitioner and student experiences, and do not
require a research or theoretical foundation, of a 10 minute
presentation (plus 5 minutes discussion) or poster presentations:
12. Notes from practice: Local solutions for local challenges
(Social service professionals from any
setting are invited to do a presentation on a local solution to
a local challenge that they have developed or learned through
practice.)
13. Students’ contributions to a decolonial social work
education (undergraduate students are invited to do a presentation
on their experience of social work education in relation to
decoloniality and indigenous knowledge and/or make suggestions for
decolonial social work education for Africa)
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Conference programme outline Sunday 8 October 11:00 – 18:00
Registration 18:00 – 21:00 Opening ceremony and cocktail
function
Monday 9 October 07:00 – 08:30 Registration 08:30 – 10:00
Welcome and Keynote address 10:00 – 10:30 Tea/Coffee 10:30 – 12:30
Paper Presentations 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch 13:00 – 15:30 Paper
Presentations ASASWEI AGM 15:00 – 16:00 Tea/Coffee 15:30 – 17:30
Paper Presentations ASSWA & NASW SA AGMs
17:30 NASW-SA General Assembly Free evening
Tuesday 10 October 08:00 – 08:30 Registration and Tea/Coffee
08:30 – 09:30 Roundtable – Decolonising Ethics (ASSWA) 09:30 –
11:00 Paper Presentations Poster Session 11:00 – 11:30 Tea / Coffee
11:30 – 13:30 Paper Presentations Poster Session 13:00 – 14:30
Lunch 14:00 – 16:00 Paper Presentations Poster Session 15:30 –
16:30 Tea / Coffee 16:00 – 17:30 Paper Presentations Poster Session
17:30 – 19:00 Free time 19:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner (for own
account)
Wednesday 11 October 08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Tea/Coffee
09:00 – 10:00 Keynote address 10:00 – 10:30 Tea/Coffee 10:30 –
12:00 Paper Presentations 12:00 – 13:00 Conference Closing
13:00 Lunch
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstract submission deadline – 31 May 2017 Submission
Format/Requirements
• A separate Abstract Form must be submitted for each abstract.
Please find the Abstract Form at the end of this document.
• Submissions may either be in oral presentation or poster
presentation format. Please specify on the abstract form which
format your abstract falls into – if not specified we will assume
that your submission is meant for a poster presentation.
• The organisers would like to note that while we try to
accommodate everyone with their first choice of presentation format
this is not always possible. When oral presentation slots are full,
a presenter who requests an oral presentation may be offered a
chance to participate in a poster presentation.
• There will be a time slot allocated for presenters to speak to
their posters.
• Please note that it is the responsibility of each presenter to
check the date and time of their presentation prior to arrival at
the conference.
• All abstracts must be submitted via email in Microsoft Word
format. No faxed abstracts will be accepted.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
• Complete the abstract form on the following page. PLEASE NOTE:
One form to be submitted per abstract. Please complete ALL
information below and submit this form along with your
abstract to [email protected].
• The title of the abstract should be in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
followed by a blank line
• Authors should be listed as follows: Presenting Author must be
underlined and bold (eg. Presenting Author; 2nd Author; 3rd Author
etc)
• Please list authors as follows: Surname, Initials – eg.
Fitz-Gerald, C; Mbananga, N; etc.
• On the next line list the institution and country of the
presenting author
• On the next line provide the email address of the presenting
author
• The body of the abstract should contain no more than 250
words
• The font should be 12 pt ARIAL with SINGLE LINE SPACING
• Write the abstract in English
• The final selection of abstracts and format of abstracts will
be decided by the Programme Committee
SUB-THEMES
There are 11 sub-themes and 2 special additional themes. Please
see page 8 for list and indicate which subtheme your abstract falls
into below.
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ABSTRACT FORM PLEASE NOTE: One form to be submitted per
abstract. Please complete ALL information below and submit this
form along with your
abstract to [email protected].
PERSONAL DETAILS of PRESENTING AUTHOR
Last/family name First name
Country Institution
Email Telephone
ABSTRACT DETAILS [please mark X next to appropriate format]
Oral Presentation Poster Presentation
SUB THEME [Please indicate the number of the sub-theme under
which your abstract falls. See page 8.]
ABSTRACT [Please complete your abstract in the table below,
according to the instructions on the page 10.]
Title
Authors
Institution
Email
Abstract
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Registration Form Please complete ALL fields below and submit
this form along with proof of payment to
[email protected]. PLEASE NOTE: Cancellations must be
received in writing to [email protected] and will be
accepted up until 1 August 2017. Refunds will be executed post
Conference less a 25% administration fee. Cancellations received
after 1 August 2017 cannot be accepted, however, transfer of
registration to another person will be accepted and must be
communicated to the Secretariat in writing to
[email protected]. Registration will only be confirmed
once payment has been identified on our bank statements. Please use
your Initials and Last Name/Family Name as reference when making
deposits into the Conference bank account.
PERSONAL DETAILS
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First name
Country Institution
Department Mobile
Telephone (w) Facsimile
Email
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS (please indicate any special dietary
requirements / allergies)
REGISTRATION FEES
(Please indicate applicable amount in box provided) Early Bird
Late Fee
(Before 31 July) (after 31 July)
MEMBERS REGISTRATION FEE R5 500.00 R5 700.00
NON-MEMBERS REGISTRATION FEE R5 700.00 R5 900.00
INTERNATIONAL BANK SURCHARGE (International delegates only) R
220.00 R 220.00
BANQUET DINNER (PER PERSON ATTENDING) R 550.00
(registration fee + banquet + bank surcharge where applicable)
TOTAL
No. of people attending
Welcome Cocktail Party – please indicate if you will be
attending
Banquet Dinner – please indicate if you will be attending
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