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social work
disaster management
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1
1
15
Quality of life
well-being
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37
98
4,793
Social Work
Social Work Research
Social Development
Social Policy
Social Security
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31
80
4,084
resilience
care-leaving
youth transitions
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28
66
3,925
social development
developmental social work
sustainable development
environmental justice
social justice
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28
50
1,978
poverty
informal economy
day labourers
street waste pickers
landfill waste pickers.
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27
55
2,064
emancipatory social work
globalisation
human rights
social justice
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27
55
2,569
social work
disability
culture
traditional healing
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26
52
2,620
Social Work
Social Development
Supervision and management of social workers
social work education
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22
36
1,595
social development
social work
gender
development
feminist theory
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22
35
1,495
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Social protection
hunger vulnerability and livelihood
gender
HIV/AIDS
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17
31
1,245
Social work
community engagement
spirituality
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15
19
629
Psychocriminology
Youth Misbehaviour and Delinquency
Criminal Justice
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14
20
713
Child Welfare
Religion & Spirituality
Climate change
IKS
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12
15
524
Climate change
environmental sustainability
gender dynamics
disaster and climate resilience
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11
13
416
Community development
social development
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11
13
528
Social work
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11
13
392
Social Gerontology
Gerontological Social Work
Substance Misuse
Internet Addiction
Social Work
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11
12
318
Social Work theory and practice
social niche
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10
10
343
Social work
Foster Care
Social Grants
Gender Based Violence
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9
9
270
supervision
EAP
gLBT
HIV/AIDS
social work
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9
8
431
Social Work Education
Technology Enhanced Learning
Hyflex course design
Social Work in groups
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9
7
270
Employee Assistance programmes
Employee Assistance Programs
Supervision
Occupational Social Work
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9
8
205
Social Work
Community Development
Indeginous Knowledge
Climate change induced disasters
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8
8
249
Child protection
social innovation and impact of knowledge for societal development
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8
7
183
Martha van Straaten
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
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1
1
15
Valerie Moller
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
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37
98
4,793
Leila Patel
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
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31
80
4,084
Social Work
Social Work Research
Social Development
Social Policy
Social Security
Adrian Van Breda
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
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28
66
3,925
resilience
care-leaving
youth transitions
Antoinette Lombard
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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28
50
1,978
social development
developmental social work
sustainable development
environmental justice
social justice
Catherina (Rinie) Schenck
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
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27
55
2,064
poverty
informal economy
day labourers
street waste pickers
landfill waste pickers.
Vishanthie Sewpaul
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27
55
2,569
emancipatory social work
globalisation
human rights
social justice
Eleanor Ross
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
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26
52
2,620
social work
disability
culture
traditional healing
Lambert K Engelbrecht
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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22
36
1,595
Social Work
Social Development
Supervision and management of social workers
social work education
Tessa Hochfeld
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
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22
35
1,495
social development
social work
gender
development
feminist theory
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Pius T. Tanga
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17
31
1,245
Social protection
hunger vulnerability and livelihood
gender
HIV/AIDS
Raisuyah Bhagwan
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15
19
629
Social work
community engagement
spirituality
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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14
20
713
Psychocriminology
Youth Misbehaviour and Delinquency
Criminal Justice
Vincent Mabvurira
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
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12
15
524
Child Welfare
Religion & Spirituality
Climate change
IKS
Louis Nyahunda
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
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11
13
416
Climate change
environmental sustainability
gender dynamics
disaster and climate resilience
Hanna Nel
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
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11
13
528
Community development
social development
Marichen Vd Westhuizen
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
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11
13
392
Stephan Geyer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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11
12
318
Social Gerontology
Gerontological Social Work
Substance Misuse
Internet Addiction
Social Work
Eh (Elma) Ryke
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
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10
10
343
Social Work theory and practice
social niche
Priscilla Gutura
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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9
9
270
Social work
Foster Care
Social Grants
Gender Based Violence
Sello Sithole
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
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9
8
431
supervision
EAP
gLBT
HIV/AIDS
social work
Roshini Pillay
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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9
7
270
Social Work Education
Technology Enhanced Learning
Hyflex course design
Social Work in groups
Lourie Terblanche
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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9
8
205
Employee Assistance programmes
Employee Assistance Programs
Supervision
Occupational Social Work
Allucia Lulu Shokane
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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8
8
249
Social Work
Community Development
Indeginous Knowledge
Climate change induced disasters
Ulene Schiller|Ulene Shiller
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8
7
183
Child protection
social innovation and impact of knowledge for societal development