Doctor Sharlotte Tusasiirwe
Aacademic Program Advisor, Postgraduate Bridging Program,
Social Work & Communities
Lecturer in Social Sciences,
Social Work & Communities
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD Western Sydney University
- MSc(SocialWorkHumanRights) Gothenburg University
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Social Work & Communities
- Social Work & Communities
Contact
| Email: | S.Tusasiirwe@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Location: | Parramatta |
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Publications
Books
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2024), 'Decolonising and Reimagining Social Work in Africa: Alternative Epistemologies and Practice Models', : Routledge 9781032202600.
- Ife, J., Mehta, R. and Tusasiirwe, S. (2024), 'Re-imagining Social Work: Towards Creative Practice', : Cambridge University Press 9781108436885.
Chapters in Books
- Gatwiri, K. and Tusasiirwe, S. (2022), 'Afrocentric feminism and ubuntu-led social work practice in an African context', Rethinking Feminist Theories for Social Work Practice, Palgrave Macmillan 9783030942403.
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2021), 'Social workers navigating a colonial bureaucratic system while also re-kindling Obuntu-led relational social work in Uganda', Practical and Political Approaches to Recontextualizing Social Work, IGI Global 9781799867845.
- Tusasiirwe, S., Kansiime, P., Eyaa, S., Namisango, F. and Bulamu, N. (2021), 'Living and revitalizing Ubuntu : challenges of passing on Ubuntu values to the younger generation and attempted strategies to overcome them', Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications, IGI Global 9781799879473.
- Namisango, F., Eyaa, S., Kansiime, P. and Tusasiirwe, S. (2021), 'Ubuntu in the diaspora : its conservation and comparison with other world views', Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communication, IGI Global 9781799879473.
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2020), 'Decolonising social work through learning from experiences of older women and social policy makers in Uganda', Disrupting Whiteness in Social Work, Routledge 9780367247508.
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2019), 'Rural older women's survival in Uganda : implications for social work with older people', Social Work Practice in Africa: Indigenous and Innovative Approaches, Fountain Publishers 9789970617920.
- Kansiime, P. and Tusasiirwe, S. (2017), 'Social work practice with war-related humanitarian refugees through the Refugee Law Project in Uganda', The Handbook of Social Work and Social Development in Africa, Routledge 9781472468512.
Journal Articles
- Tusasiirwe, S., Nabbumba, D. and Kansiime, P. (2023), 'Religion and spirituality in social work in Uganda : lessons for social work education', Social Work Education, vol 42, no 2 , pp 202 - 219.
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2023), '[In Press] Disrupting colonisation in the social work classroom : using the Obuntu/Ubuntu framework to decolonise the curriculum', Social Work Education, .
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2022), 'Is it indigenisation or decolonisation of social work in Africa? : a focus on Uganda', African Journal of Social Work, vol 12, no 1 , pp 1 - 11.
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2022), 'Stories of decolonising research education and practice : experiences from my Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) research', African Journal of Social Work, vol 12, no 4 , pp 207 - 213.
- Tusasiirwe, S. and Silva Brito, I. (2022), 'Decolonising self-care in social work from an Afro-Brazilian perspective : the self-intertwined with collective care', Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, vol 24, no 1 , pp 44 - 56.
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2019), '"They teach us as if we are from the same country" : stories from a social work classroom with international students', Social Dialogue, vol 21, no 2 , pp 23 - 24.
- Tusasiirwe, S. (2018), 'Listening to voices from below : learning from older women's self-organised groups to decolonise social work in Uganda', African Journal of Social Work, vol 8, no 2 , pp 1 - 8.
Other Publications
- 2023, 'The Future of Work and Childcare: Towards Equity and Justice for Western Sydney Communities', Report
Current Projects
| Title: | Exploring the experiences of older people from culturally and racially marginalised (CaRM) backgrounds in rural communities |
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| Western Researchers: | Litea Sewabu, Sharlotte Tusasiirwe and Gabrielle Drake |
| Years: | 2023-11-20 - 2025-03-11 |
| ID: | P00028965 |