Journal article
Social legitimisation of social work: Strategies to further professional status and recognition in Nepal
International Social Work, Vol.68(1), pp.126-141
2025
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Abstract
Despite its three-decade history, social work lacks professional status in Nepal. Drawing on authors' own critical reflection, this article documents strategies to advance social work's professional status through a process of social legitimation. Following a brief discussion of social work in Nepal, it reports on issues pertinent to, and efforts, thus far, to professionalise social work noting strategies to advance professional identity, status and recognition in Nepal.
Details
- Title
- Social legitimisation of social work: Strategies to further professional status and recognition in Nepal
- Authors
- Raj Yadav (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyPratiksha Ghimire - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyDilip Karki - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyRajita Budhathoki - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyMel Gray - University of Newcastle Australia
- Publication details
- International Social Work, Vol.68(1), pp.126-141
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1177/00208728241292212
- ISSN
- 1461-7234
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Student Services and Engagement; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991087098902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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