Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda.
This article argues that social workers with older people in Uganda need to undertake emancipatory practice to free older people from abuse. It notes that despite the numerous efforts and resources invested in the traditional social work approaches to end elder abuse, it is still rampant throughout...
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| description | This article argues that social workers with older people in Uganda need to undertake emancipatory practice to free older people from abuse. It notes that despite the numerous efforts and resources invested in the traditional social work approaches to end elder abuse, it is still rampant throughout the country. The paper further points out the main challenges characterising traditional social work approaches in addressing elder abuse. It finally highlights how social workers can adopt an emancipatory approach to end elder abuse in Uganda. |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-23982024-11-21T00:01:10Z Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. Wamara, Charles Kiiza Mbabazi, Ruth Hategekimana, Donisian Elder abuse Older people Elder mistreatment Adults abuse Uganda This article argues that social workers with older people in Uganda need to undertake emancipatory practice to free older people from abuse. It notes that despite the numerous efforts and resources invested in the traditional social work approaches to end elder abuse, it is still rampant throughout the country. The paper further points out the main challenges characterising traditional social work approaches in addressing elder abuse. It finally highlights how social workers can adopt an emancipatory approach to end elder abuse in Uganda. 2024-11-20T10:18:56Z 2024-11-20T10:18:56Z 2024 Article Wamara, C. K., Mbabazi, R. & Hategekimana, D. (2024). Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2398 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University |
| spellingShingle | Elder abuse Older people Elder mistreatment Adults abuse Uganda Wamara, Charles Kiiza Mbabazi, Ruth Hategekimana, Donisian Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. |
| title | Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. |
| title_full | Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. |
| title_fullStr | Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. |
| title_short | Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. |
| title_sort | emancipatory social work a promising practice to end elder abuse in uganda |
| topic | Elder abuse Older people Elder mistreatment Adults abuse Uganda |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2398 |
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