Abstract
Environmental Social Work in Zimbabwe: A New Field of Practice
Highlights
Introduction and BackgroundAs change agents, social work professionals are restricted to therapeutic interventions for individuals, groups and community to alleviate poverty and unlock livelihoods linkages to service users
Social workers should not be apologetic to address issues of ecological sustainability, human rights when dealing with the issue of poverty eradication
Social workers are dictated by their code of ethics to safeguard people against social injustice (Council of Social Workers Zimbabwe, CSWZ, 2015) [30]
Summary
University of Johannesburg, England Submission: May 23, 2017; Published: June 16, 2017 *Corresponding author: Takudzwa Leonard Mathende, University of Johannesburg, England, Tel: Email: Abstract. The paper explores pathways for environmental social work activities engagement by Zimbabwean social workers. This is within in the broader global South context for outcomes of contributing to global social impact, for evolvement of more pro-environment social work methods. The paper argues for environmental justice and natural resource governance oriented Zimbabwean indigenous social work practice. The paper recommends social workers’ active advocacy for solidarity and social economy through natural resource governance and environmental justice involvement .The Systems and Person in Environment Theoretical Framework are basis for social workers’ environmental issues involvement when dealing with clients’ (individual, group and community) problems.
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