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A developmental approach to statutory social work services
Dissertation (MSD)--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27091 A developmental approach to statutory social work services Lombard, A. (Antoinette) willy_k@absamail.co.za Kleijn, Willemien Cornelia Partnerships Children’s court Developmental approach Family preservation Social work Families Children Poverty Prevention Early intervention Statutory intervention Reunification UCTD Dissertation (MSD)--University of Pretoria, 2005. The changeover of the South African government in 1994, brought along a need for transformation on all levels of society, including social welfare. As part of this transformation the South African government adopted the developmental approach to social welfare. Within this policy framework the government expects all social welfare services to be developmental. Existing services, including statutory social work services, should thus be reoriented to make them developmentally focused (White Paper for Social Welfare, 1997:7). The researcher has, however, identified a lack of clear guidelines for the transformation process of social welfare services and particularly of statutory social work. The goal of this study was therefore to investigate how statutory social work services can be rendered in a developmental manner, that is, in an empowering and upbuilding manner, and to formulate guidelines for social work practice in this regard. For this study, the researcher utilised the qualitative approach. The respondents included were seven social workers and six clients in the study as respondents, representing five welfare organisations in Tshwane. The key findings indicated that the developmental approach to statutory social work entails an emphasis on family preservation, which implies prevention and early intervention as well as reunification strategies. The findings also indicate that, although social workers are aware of what the developmental approach entails, this emphasis currently does not exist in practice due to various reasons, including the fact that social workers are overburdened and under-resourced. The recommendations of this study are captured in guidelines for developmental statutory social work and guidelines for creating an enabling environment for statutory social work services. The guidelines for developmental statutory social work include various strategies for prevention and early intervention, while the guidelines for creating an enabling environment especially emphasise creating working partnerships with the government and other professionals and organisations. Social Work and Criminology unrestricted 2013-09-07T10:26:54Z 2005 2013-09-07T10:26:54Z 2005-08-08 2006 2005-08-08 Dissertation Kleijn, W 2005, A developmental approach to statutory social work services, MSD dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08082005-211705/ > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27091 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08082005-211705/ Eng © 2005 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Partnerships Children’s court Developmental approach Family preservation Social work Families Children Poverty Prevention Early intervention Statutory intervention Reunification UCTD A developmental approach to statutory social work services |
| title | A developmental approach to statutory social work services |
| title_full | A developmental approach to statutory social work services |
| title_fullStr | A developmental approach to statutory social work services |
| title_full_unstemmed | A developmental approach to statutory social work services |
| title_short | A developmental approach to statutory social work services |
| title_sort | developmental approach to statutory social work services |
| topic | Partnerships Children’s court Developmental approach Family preservation Social work Families Children Poverty Prevention Early intervention Statutory intervention Reunification UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27091 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08082005-211705/ |