ABSTRACT The research was set to establish social work and its effects on development of Bukhofu community; it was guided by objectives that included the challenges encountered, establishing intervention strategies and assessing the role of social work in development of Bukhofu subcounty. The researcher used a cross sectional research design both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection. The data was collected using questionnaires from the respondents of Bukhofu sub-county who were 80 in number through a research questionnaire. The key findings were that challenges are faced in social work key to which include limited number of social workers, limited funding, poverty among others. This prompted the researcher to seek respondents views on strategies for improving social work that included Promote local participation, Provision of funding , Professional development of social workers , scaling up mobilization and sensitization of the local communities through use of innovative approaches scaling up advocacy and lobbying, collaboration and coordination , Cultural sensitivity , taking service Centers to the rural areas. Above all was an assessment of the role of social work in community development that was validated with 60% of the respondents through factors that included improving health and extension of services to people and empowerment among others that constitutes the study. Basing on the findings, the researcher advances the following recommendations. The prevalence of challenges in the social work with 83.3% calls for combined efforts by government departments , social workers , NGOs and other stakeholders to provide parameters for improving social work in Manafwa District. There is need by the department at the district to staff the social work department given its importance so as to streamline social work provisions in Manafwa district. This will help to solve the problem limited number of social workers in the district. The argument by 40% of the respondents who do not agree with social work as a contributor of development in Bukhofu sub-county, calls for critical analysis of social work field and other parameters that can contribute to the development in order to realize development in Manafwa district. The social work activities should therefore be strengthened and widened to realize development in Manafwa district. The social work interventions raised by the researcher and respondents need to be adopted in their terms to help in curbing challenges

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

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DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LIST OF TABLES v

LIST OF ABBREVIATION vi

ABSTRACT x

CHAPTER ONE I

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 introduction 1

1.1 Back ground of the study I

1 .2 Statement of the problem 3

1.3 Purpose of the study 4

1.4 Objectives of the study 4

1.5 Research Questions 4

1.6Scope 4

1.6.1 Geographical scope 4

1.6.2 Content Scope 5

1.6.3 Time scope 5

1.7 Conceptual frame work 5

1.8 Significance of the study 6

CHAPTER TWO 8

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.0 Introduction 8

2.1 Challenges associated with social work 8

2.2 Contribution of social work to community rehabilitation 12

2.3 Social work intervention strategies 15

CHAPTER THREE 20

METHODOLOGY 20

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3.0 Introduction .20

3.1 Research design 20

3.2 Population of the study 20

3.2.2 Sample population 20

3.2.3 Sampling Procedures 20

3.3 Sources of data 21

3.3.1 Primary Data 21

3.3.2 Secondary Data 21

3.4 Data collection methods 21

3.4. 1 Questionnaires 21

3.4.2 Interviews 22

3.5 Validity and reliability of Data 22

3.6 Data presentation and analysis 22

3.7 Limitations to the study 22

3.8 Ethical consideration 23

CHAPTER FOUR 24

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 24

4.0 Introduction 24

4.1 Demographics of respondents 24

4.1.1 Gender of respondents 24

4.1.2 Age Categorization 24

4.1.3 Education level of respondents 25

4.1.4 Period of stay in the organization 25

4.2 Challenges are encountered in social work practice with communities’ rehabilitation in

manafwa district 26

4.2.1 Whether social work activities in prevail in Bukhofu sub-county 26

4.2.2 Challenges encountered in conducting social work activities in Bukhofu sub-county.... 27

4.2.3 Hindrances to community rehabilitation in Bukhofu sub-county 28

4.3 Contribution of social work on community rehabilitation in Bukhofu sub-county 28

4.3.1 Whether social work contributes to community rehabilitation 29

4.3.2 Contributions of social work to community development in Bukhofu sub-county 29

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4.3.3 Other factors contribute to community development other than social work 30

4.4 Intervention strategies that can be attained to enhance social work for community

rehabilitation in Manafiva district 31

4.4.1 Whether there are strategies to improve social work in Bukhofu sub-county 31

CHAPTER FIVE 33

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 33

5.0 Introduction 33

5.1 Summary of Findings 33

5.3 Conclusions 34

5.4 Recommendations 35

5.5 Areas of further research 36

REFERENCES 36

Appendix A: Research Instrument: Questionnaire for health workers, social workers, social

work agencies, community leaders and local community 38

Appendix B: Time Schedule 41

Appendix C: Estimated research budget 42