2020/05/15 by Solomon Amadasun · 2 citations
Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Homelessness and Social Issues #Intimate Partner and Family Violence #Social Work Education and Practice
paper · doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcaa057
openalex publication_date 2020/05/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/26
Abstract The value of all hitherto existing professions stems from how the public in which they serve perceive the import of their services. This study examines the perceptions of a cross-section of Nigerians regarding their knowledge of the social work profession. Through a structured survey instrument, data were collected from a nationally representative sample of 350 Nigerians from the age of twenty years and above. Although the majority of the respondents were not familiar with the professional designation ‘social work’, they, however, demonstrated substantial knowledge about social workers’ roles, areas of practice and other measures. Since practitioners are actively involved in community organising and development practice across the country, more than two-thirds of the respondents believed that the profession has the potential to address social development problems not only in Nigeria but across the African continent.