Book contents
- Learning through Social Work Stories-that-Matter
- Learning through Social Work Stories-that-Matter
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Meet the Editors
- Meet the Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Storying-to-Learn: How Stories-that-Matter Help Us Appreciate Social Work in Action
- Part II Lenses and Lessons
- Chapter 22 From Punitive Measures to Comprehensive Services
- Chapter 23 Learning from a Pasifika Perspective
- Chapter 24 “I Was So Tired of All the Words”
- Chapter 25 What Next?
- Index
- References
Chapter 22 - From Punitive Measures to Comprehensive Services
A Reflection on the Evolution of Social Work Practices in Tanzania
from Part II - Lenses and Lessons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 August 2025
Book contents
- Learning through Social Work Stories-that-Matter
- Learning through Social Work Stories-that-Matter
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Meet the Editors
- Meet the Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Storying-to-Learn: How Stories-that-Matter Help Us Appreciate Social Work in Action
- Part II Lenses and Lessons
- Chapter 22 From Punitive Measures to Comprehensive Services
- Chapter 23 Learning from a Pasifika Perspective
- Chapter 24 “I Was So Tired of All the Words”
- Chapter 25 What Next?
- Index
- References
Summary
1. How can the social work profession in Tanzania continue to improve the well-being of people and promote social justice? 2.There is a need to encourage and support social workers on several levels in Tanzania. What issues of human rights are related to this task? 3. How can social workers living outside Tanzania support colleagues working in the region?
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- Learning through Social Work Stories-That-MatterGlobal Perspectives, pp. 313 - 330Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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