Social work education and practice in Africa: the problems and prospects

This article identifies some of the key challenges hindering effective social work education and practice in African nations. These problems include an orientation that is remedial or curative, involvement non-social graduates posts, lack a regulating coordinating body, overall dependency on extrapolated curricula Western methods among others. Most nations although with huge wealth are wallowing abject poverty resulting various maladies such as kidnapping, child abuse, substance misuse, corruption, organised welfare institutions, unsustainable development, human trafficking, unemployment, leadership injustice, resultant effects exploitative colonialists and/or imperialists. call for holistic interventions to solve these ills. paper strongly advocates continent should be given legal backing ensure professional practice. The curriculum developed reflect contexts its approaches not just restricted alone. On this premise, proposes ‘cultural humility’ ‘transaction between individuals environment (TIE)’ frameworks would enhance Africa.