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Social Work = Maatskaplike Werk : editorial
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2020)
The articles in this issue of Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk address a range of topics from school social work as a field of practice to the role of social service providers to protect vulnerable women and children in society.
Perceptions of social workers on their role to advocate for social justice of sexual minorities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the fact that South Africa is regarded as progressive in terms of its legislation
regarding sexual minorities, these minorities still face serious challenges and injustice on a daily basis. As ...
The influence of single mothers alcohol misuse on the well being of their families : reflections of social service providers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Alcohol misuse is a huge social challenge in South Africa that has disastrous effects
on the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities, and society. Single mothers are especially vulnerable to ...
Potential factors contributing to harmful supervision of social workers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Supervision of social workers in South Africa is mandatory, as determined by the Supervision Framework for the Social Work Profession in South Africa. However, it is questionable whether frontline social ...
The fathers experience of grief after a stillbirth
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A stillbirth is regarded as a devastating event for any parent and usually results in deep sorrow for them. This phenomenon is on the increase in South Africa with approximately 20 000 stillbirths reported ...
Exploring the experiences of social service providers regarding the implementation of the National Drug Master Plan (2013-2017)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: National Drug Master Plans (NDMP’s) are being implemented in the Republic of South
Africa since 1999. NDMP’s serve as the overarching and coordinating policy-plan to address and manage the substance abuse ...
Essential management tasks executed by social workers in the Directorate of Developmental Social Welfare Services in Namibia : an ecological systems perspectives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Management in social work is an area of growing scholarly interest but it is seldom understood in the context of developmental social welfare services. Management is mostly associated with the fields of ...
The role of social workers in promoting entrepreneurship among the youth in Botswana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Social work has been said to be a profession of many faces, it is deeply entrenched in socio-economic and to some extent political influences because it deals with policy that guides social welfare. With ...
The current landscape of child protection services in South Africa : a systematic review
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2020)
Child protection services are seen as the largest field of social work service delivery in South Africa. Repeated warnings of the ‘crisis state’ of child protection services have gone unheeded. The aim of this article is ...
Editorial
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2020)
No abstract available.