Open AccessProblems Facing Disabled People in Malawi
Author(s) -
Memory Jayne Tembo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
comparative social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.131
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 0809-9936
DOI - 10.31265/jcsw.v9i1.111
Subject(s) - critical reflection , sociology , meaning (existential) , perception , disabled people , reflection (computer programming) , work (physics) , social work , epistemology , gender studies , psychology , social psychology , political science , pedagogy , law , mechanical engineering , life style , philosophy , demography , computer science , engineering , programming language
This critical reflection is based on my encounter with a disabled woman in a district in Malawi, and how I have reflected and analyzed the encounter using social work theories. The essay reflects on the story of the disabled woman and my own perception at that time, in addition to my analysis of these perceptions using different perspectives in social work based on my current understanding of these perspectives. In line with Fook’s (2002; 68) critical reflection techniques, social work theories will be applied to deconstruct and reconstruct the critical incident. The essay highlights the challenges and dilemmas I encountered in attempting to make meaning out of this encounter, which left me helpless and powerless, as I could not offer her any sustainable help at the time.