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This publication addresses the extent to which social work curricula in Kenya prepares graduates to handle issues of poverty and social development, the specific knowledge and skills that they are equipped with an existing gaps therein. In addition, the challenges that confront the training and practice of social workers and what needs to be done to ensure that there is an enabling environment for social work education and practice in the country have also been addressed. The publication, which is the outcome of a study on the promotion of professional social work towards social development and poverty reduction in East Africa, analyses the role that professional social work plays in the efforts to reduce poverty, enhance social development and realise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Kenya. Consequently, emphasis has been laid on the status of professional social work education and practice in preparing social workers to address issues of poverty and MDGs in the country. Cross cutting gender issues that impact on social work education and practice which in turn affect the efforts to address poverty in Kenya have also been analysed. Given that the time span for MDGs was to end in 2015, the authors envisage that the lessons learnt through this study, and the gains made with regard to MDGs should not end in the set time span but rather, that social work educators and practitioners, together with other stakeholders in policy formulation and implementation, still have more to of in making sure that these gains are consolidated into social work training and practice, with additional efforts being made towards sustainable poverty reduction efforts in Kenya.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vii
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  1. List of Tables
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  1. List of Figures
  2. p. x
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  1. About the Authors
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. Acknowledgements
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  1. Acronyms
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  1. Executive Summary
  2. pp. xix-xxiv
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  1. 1. Introduction
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  1. 2. Study Methodology and Approaches for Information Gathering
  2. pp. 7-16
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  1. 3. Poverty and Social Development in the Context of Millennium Development Goals
  2. pp. 17-36
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  1. 4. Dynamics of Social Work Practice in Kenya
  2. pp. 37-62
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  1. 5. Reflections on Social Work Education and Training
  2. pp. 63-92
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  1. 6. Challenges and Issues Confronting Social Work Clients
  2. pp. 93-104
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  1. 7. Gender and Social Development in the Context of Social Work in Kenya
  2. pp. 105-118
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  1. 8. Recommendations and Conclusion
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  1. References
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  1. Back cover
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