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Title: 'People Here Are Their Own Gods': The Migration of South African Social Workers to England
Authors: Hakak, Y
Onokha, S
Shishane, K
Keywords: Culture;England;migration;religion;South Africa
Issue Date: 12-Nov-2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers
Citation: Hakak, Y. et. al. (2022) '‘People Here Are Their Own Gods’: The Migration of South African Social Workers to England', The British Journal of Social Work. 0 (in press), pp.1-19. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcac199.
Abstract: The migration of social workers has become an established trend internationally. Existing research largely ignored the impact of culture on this migration. The study presented here focused on the experiences of social workers who were trained in South Africa and migrated to England. South African-trained social workers had to adjust to significant cultural differences, ranging from the place of religion, the characteristics of the family and parenting, forms of interpersonal communication and what is considered polite and impolite behaviour. Whilst these issues have a wide societal impact, they also shape the daily reality of practising social workers. Implications for practice are discussed, and pre-migration education about the host country’s structures, a systemic induction process, mentorship and supervision with an emphasis on culture, is recommended.
URI: https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/25537
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac199
ISSN: 0045-3102
Other Identifiers: ORCID iD: Yohai Hakak https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8866-4324; Kwanele Shishane https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-6408.
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