
Community social labs (CSL) is an innovative approach in social work education, tailored to enhance co-creation, indigenization, and sustainability. In CSLs, students, scholars and community members work together to find locally relevant solutions to complex social challenges. Community Social Labs and Social Work, edited by Janestic Mwende Twikirize and Ann Christin E. Nilsen, gives an introduction to the approach, featuring also stories from students who have used the methodology.

“This timely volume on Community Social Labs presents a practice-grounded vision for co-creation, empowerment and sustainability, linking universities and communities in respectful partnership.”
Dr. Pascal Rudin, PhD, Interim Secretary-General, IFSW, Switzerland