18 articles in this issue
Prof S Green
The success of social welfare intervention services depends on the implementation of strategies geared towards the development of human potential and the capacity of communities. These services are rendered at different levels of intervention for diverse ... see more
Tanusha Raniga
This is one of a series of articles which endeavours to advance empirical data in the field of social protection policy and feminisation of poverty. Using participatory action methodology, the author presents evidence from 24 women who implemented three c... see more
Ulene Shiller,Marianna Strydom
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South Africa is experiencing a high incidence of child abuse and neglect. The care and protection of children require of social workers to deliver child protection services including compiling reports for Children’s Court hearings. This paper focuse... see more
Jackie Hope,Carlien van Wyk
This research provides insight into the current intervention strategies used by social workers in emergency child protection, whereby children are removed from their caregivers as a result of abuse and are placed at child and youth care centres. The resea... see more
Anesta Potgieter,Shanaaz Hoosain
This paper discusses the experiences of parents receiving family reunification services because their children have been placed in child and youth care centres. The sample was purposively selected according to inclusion criteria. The data were collected t... see more
Noel Muridzo,Victor Chikadzi,Edwin Kaseke
This article discusses the challenges faced by role players who work with survivors of child sexual abuse within the Victim-Friendly System. The Victim Friendly System represents a confluence of multi-sectorial professional interventions targeting child s... see more
Aziza Kalam,Thuli Godfrey Mthembu
Adolescent substance abuse is one of the social and public health concerns that appears to influence parenting, but little is known about the parents’ experiences of parenting adolescents who are abusing substances. An exploratory, descriptive, qualitativ... see more
Jumari du Plessis,Antoinette Lombard
In 1998 the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) made a paradigm shift from being purely punitive institutions to becoming rehabilitative correctional centres. The paper reports on a mixed method study done at correctional centres in the Bethal Manag... see more
Noreth Muller-Kluits,Ilze Slabbert
A significant number of people live with some or other form of impairment. These people often need someone to take care of them, the practice being known as caregiving. It is usually family members who assume the role of caregiver and they often experienc... see more