SOCIAL WORK AND PASTORAL COUNSELLING IN SOUTH AFRICA: Inter-sectoral Partnership

Selelo Frank Rapholo, Zibonele France Zimba

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Abstract

This chapter provides a critical analysis of inter-sectoral partnership of social work and pastoral counselling in South Africa through extensive integrative literature review and authors’ personal experiences as both Christians and social workers. Social workers and spiritual leaders are both essential workers to support the needs of clients within communities. Literature shows that social workers are trained to deliver a variety of social support services to diverse populations, including religious populations. However, there are quite a few studies in South Africa that have rigorously focused on the relationship between social work education and pastoral counselling in African Christianity. The social work curriculum within the training institutions in South Africa should include Christianity wherein social work students would be taught about the importance of pastoral counselling. The authors recommend that during counselling with clients who come from a Christian background, social workers should seek pastoral services.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRoutledge Handbook of African Social Work Education
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages96-104
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781040029268
ISBN (Print)9781032322957
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences
  • General Arts and Humanities
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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