S1/Ep.5 "The Unseen Neoliberal Implications on Social Work & NGOs with Dr Abigail Ornellas"

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This episode denatures the doctoral research exploring the contemporary issues facing NGOs today. Termed the 'neoliberal tenants', this study presents the voices of South African, NGO-based frontline social workers.

We talk NGO sector funding, burnout and the challenges that social workers are facing in an ever growing global economy.

Links from the episode:
https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5552
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/438f/dcb7d9d92bdf97e7a99eabf99235a3285aea.pdf
http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-80542018000300003&lng=en&tlng=en

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-global-social-work-definition%3A-Ontology%2C-and-Ornellas-Spolander/c9bfd715d24349d293910874733b7d0d4fdf52f6

28 Feb 2020 English South Africa Social Sciences · Education Kayla Field | Jessica Ronaasen

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