Welcome to the School of Human and Community Development’s homepage.

                  

The School brings together a diverse group of researchers, lecturers, practitioners and students in three dynamic academic disciplines and a professional training/ research centre committed to developing research, theory and practice that contribute to enhancing individual and community well-being.

The School is committed to:

• The promotion of human and community development
• Excellence in academic and professional education and training;
•  A culture of learning that favours a learner-centred orientation, promotes dialogue, mutual respect and allows for the development of active enquiry and independent thinking;
• Excellence in research;
• The establishment and maintenance of strategic national and international partnerships;
• Fostering diversity, so as to meet the diverse needs of students, staff and our feeder and client communities.

 The School is comprised of the following disciplines and professional training/ research centre:

• Psychology
• Social Work
• Speech Pathology & Audiology
• Emthonjeni Centre

All three academic disciplines were established as fully-fledged academic departments in 1936-1937. The Emthonjeni Centre (EC), a state-of-the-science facility offering integrated professional training to psychologists, social workers and speech and hearing therapists, was established in 2007. You will find more information on each of these disciplines and the EC on their individual homepages.


Prof. Norman Duncan
Head, School of Human and Community Development

For further information, please contact the relevant discipline:

Psychology: 
Lungile Khumalo (Administrative Assistant) 011 717 4503 Lungile.Khumalo@wits.ac.za or
Jabu Maseko (Administrative Assistant) 011 717 4553 Jabu.Maseko@wits.ac.za

Social Work: 
Sibongile Dhladhla (Senior Secretary) 011 717 9156 Sibongile.Dhladhla@wits.ac.za

Speech Pathology and Audiology: 
Rochelle Cohn (Senior Secretary) 011 717 4577 Rochelle.Cohn@wits.ac.za

Emthonjeni Centre:
Nthabiseng Modikoane (Administrative Assistant) 011 717 4513 Nthabiseng.Modikoane@wits.ac.za