Analysing social work practices through the lens of the Capability Approach : insights from fieldwork in South Africa and Belgium

Abstract: Rationale: Globally, social work is facing difficulties to enact its social justice mandate. These difficulties stem from an intersection of institutionalised, political, and economic pressures on the social work profession. As a result, access to care is being curtailed, leaving the most vulnerable behind. The PhD proposes the Capability Approach (CA) as a useful framework for analysing social work practices as it contests these pressures due to its key focus on social justice and human development (through centralising capabilities and human agency). While the relationship between... Mehr ...