Online seminar series: What is the Global South and why it matters - Session 4

Ubuntu – Africa’s gift to the world: Relational wisdom from the Global South

Speaker: Dr Mthoko Ngobese Sampson, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Kingston University

About the speaker

Dr Mthoko Ngobese Sampson is a South African social work academic – a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her main experience is in family group conferencing (FGC) and social work with children and families. Her PhD research looked at the FGC model as an embodiment of Ubuntu and cultural competence in working with families to keep children safe from maltreatment. Dr Ngobese Sampson has presented in many conferences in the UK and USA on FGC and Ubuntu. She works to facilitate a slow process of decolonising social work education and ensuring the voice of the child in social work interventions.

About the seminar series

The series features speakers from across the world, drawn from social science and social work disciplines who explore how concepts related to the Global South impact policy and practice. The series will be of interest to academics, professionals, students, researchers and policy makers eager to diversify their knowledge and make their professional practice more inclusive. It would appeal to those working in the areas of criminal justice including prisons, probation services and policing, education, nursing, psychology, social science, sociology and social work.

The series is set up to encourage discussion and debate with time for a paper and discussion – so please come along and join the debate! The topics can be found on the Eventbrite link.

The seminar series is chaired by Dr Amy Duvenage and Professor Elaine Arnull, Southampton Solent University, who are happy to hear from you if you have any questions/comments:

elaine.arnull@solent.ac.uk

amy.duvenage@solent.ac.uk

Everyone is welcome – whether you are an expert in the area or wanting to hear what the Global South is and what ideas the speakers have about it.