Abstract

The analyzed self-awareness family initiative is an innovative approach to social transformation. The study was guided by the following objectives that aimed at investigating the psychosocial family transformation approaches, analyzing the initiatives of social transformation and formulating an effective culturally sensitive practice for promoting psychosocial transformation. The study sample size was 217 guided by Documentaries and History Records, Questionnaires and Interviews (In-Depth Key Informant Interviews Semi Structured) guided by the Assessment of Cultural Awareness scale. Findings based on objectives revealed in table 3., 26.27%; in table 5. n=112 (51.6%) and in table 6. n=100 (46.1%) as the highest scores respectively. The study concluded that that every aspect of the family needs to be harmonized with each other within a socially transformative system. The research recommended that therapists and social workers should practice SAFI model as a spring board for understanding and addressing clients' cultural issues.

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  • IntroductionConceptual PerspectiveFamily is the physical smallest and basic unit of a society. It is comprised of father, mother and children

  • Conceptual PerspectiveFamily is the physical smallest and basic unit of a society

  • Is a natural social system that occurs in diversity of forms today and represents a diversity of cultural heritages

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Introduction

Conceptual PerspectiveFamily is the physical smallest and basic unit of a society. It is comprised of father, mother and children. Is a natural social system that occurs in diversity of forms today and represents a diversity of cultural heritages In this regard, family entails any two or more persons related by birth, marriage or adoption and residing together as pointed out by Goldenberg et al, (2).Families can be either nuclear or large (extended) and with African families they are mainly large (extended).Hornby (3) asserts that family is a group of people staying in one roof and usually under one head or consisting of one or two parents and their children: the other members of family, close relations/relatives. It can be termed as all the people who are related to each other by blood or by social relations

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