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Community Practice and Social Development in Botswana

Exploring Role of the Social Work Profession

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This chapter explores social work, community practice and social development in Botswana. The first section defines the concept of community development and practice and considers it in the context of Botswana. The second section considers the place of community practice in social development. The final section examines the role of social workers in community practice in the context of Botswana and argues that the vast majority of social work practitioners across the country seem to be engaged in micro (direct) practice as opposed to group or community practice. Some social workers, both in government service and in non-government structures, do engage in community practice activities that promote social development. A case study of a community group promoted by social workers is discussed in the paper. In its concluding remarks, the chapter calls for greater social work involvement, arguing that community practice is an important tool for the promotion of social development in Botswana. Social workers ought to play a leading role in promoting social development, using community practice as a key tool of the profession.

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  1. Professor of Social Work, Department of Social Work, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

    Rodreck Mupedziswa

  2. Department of Social Work, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

    Kefentse Kubanga

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Mupedziswa, R., Kubanga, K. (2020). Community Practice and Social Development in Botswana. In: Todd, S., Drolet, J. (eds) Community Practice and Social Development in Social Work. Social Work. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1542-8_15-1

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