Opinion Article

The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone'deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet

Volume: 2 Number: 2 December 31, 2020
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The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone'deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet

Abstract

The article is based on a workshop presentation at the IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers) World Conference in July 2020. It describes joint work between two social workers, one in Sierra Leone, the other in Scotland sharing skills, knowledge and expertise across continents. The UNCRC is unequivocal that the best place for children to be brought up is in their family. Our work is based on the reality that in social work we meet and work with many families who are separated. We started talking about how we worked in reuniting families after separation that has lasted several years. In the case of Sierra Leone during and in the aftermath of a ten-year civil war. In Scotland we examined what happens when the state, through social workers, have looked after children when their families have not been able to meet their needs. The African proverb ‘it takes a whole village to bring up a child’, encompasses the indigenous culture and philosophy of ubuntu, our interdependence with each other. This contrasts with the western style of social work that concentrates on the individual. We discovered a paradox which led to the vision that we might be able together to create a new social work paradigm built on our collective knowledge in working towards prevention of family separation. Co-building social protection with our communities is key to this next phase. It is one step in putting into practice the important resource of indigenous knowledge into our work, as promoted in the revised International Definition of Social Work in 2014.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology (Other)

Journal Section

Opinion Article

Authors

George Mansaray * This is me
Sierra Leone

Ruth Stark *
United Kingdom

Publication Date

December 31, 2020

Submission Date

November 3, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 11, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 2 Number: 2

APA
Mansaray, G., & Stark, R. (2020). The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone’deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet. Nitel Sosyal Bilimler, 2(2), 166-181. https://izlik.org/JA77CM54BM
AMA
1.Mansaray G, Stark R. The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone’deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet. QSS. 2020;2(2):166-181. https://izlik.org/JA77CM54BM
Chicago
Mansaray, George, and Ruth Stark. 2020. “The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-Design and Co-Production: Social Work in Community Development With Indigenous Village Communities in Sierra Leone Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak Tasarım Ve Ortak Üretim: Sierra Leone’deki Yerel Köy Topluluklarıyla Topluluk Geliştirmede Sosyal Hizmet”. Nitel Sosyal Bilimler 2 (2): 166-81. https://izlik.org/JA77CM54BM.
EndNote
Mansaray G, Stark R (December 1, 2020) The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone’deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet. Nitel Sosyal Bilimler 2 2 166–181.
IEEE
[1]G. Mansaray and R. Stark, “The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone’deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet”, QSS, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 166–181, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA77CM54BM
ISNAD
Mansaray, George - Stark, Ruth. “The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-Design and Co-Production: Social Work in Community Development With Indigenous Village Communities in Sierra Leone Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak Tasarım Ve Ortak Üretim: Sierra Leone’deki Yerel Köy Topluluklarıyla Topluluk Geliştirmede Sosyal Hizmet”. Nitel Sosyal Bilimler 2/2 (December 1, 2020): 166-181. https://izlik.org/JA77CM54BM.
JAMA
1.Mansaray G, Stark R. The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone’deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet. QSS. 2020;2:166–181.
MLA
Mansaray, George, and Ruth Stark. “The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-Design and Co-Production: Social Work in Community Development With Indigenous Village Communities in Sierra Leone Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak Tasarım Ve Ortak Üretim: Sierra Leone’deki Yerel Köy Topluluklarıyla Topluluk Geliştirmede Sosyal Hizmet”. Nitel Sosyal Bilimler, vol. 2, no. 2, Dec. 2020, pp. 166-81, https://izlik.org/JA77CM54BM.
Vancouver
1.George Mansaray, Ruth Stark. The Western Models Don’t Work Here Co-design and Co-production: Social work in community development with indigenous village communities in Sierra Leone/Batı Modelleri Burada Çalışmıyor Ortak tasarım ve ortak üretim: Sierra Leone’deki yerel köy topluluklarıyla topluluk geliştirmede sosyal hizmet. QSS [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;2(2):166-81. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA77CM54BM