CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005

CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005

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The transition from the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 to the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 has been chaotic. This has been caused by shortcomings in the new legislation; challenges faced by social workers in adapting to it; lack of capacity of the stakeholders in the field; and the shortage of resources to...

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Main Authors: Sibanda, Sipho, Lombard, Antoinette
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-11-01
Series:Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
Subjects:
Children’s Act 38 of 2005
Challenges
social workers
Online Access:http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/452
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spelling doaj-79c2522ed8b246a5a1d0f9d95d5ce2f42020-11-25T03:18:48ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk0037-80542312-71982015-11-0151333235310.15270/51-3-452CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005Sibanda, Sipho 0Lombard, Antoinette 1University of PretoriaUniversity of PretoriaThe transition from the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 to the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 has been chaotic. This has been caused by shortcomings in the new legislation; challenges faced by social workers in adapting to it; lack of capacity of the stakeholders in the field; and the shortage of resources to implement it. The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 needs to be amended to address its pre-statutory, statutory and post-statutory shortcomings. Recommendations on addressing these challenges include the establishment of a kinship care grant; amending the Children’s Act; and addressing technical issues on the implementation of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005.http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/452Children’s Act 38 of 2005Challengessocial workers
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Lombard, Antoinette
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Lombard, Antoinette
CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
Children’s Act 38 of 2005
Challenges
social workers
author_facet Sibanda, Sipho
Lombard, Antoinette
author_sort Sibanda, Sipho
title CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005
title_short CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005
title_full CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005
title_fullStr CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005
title_full_unstemmed CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING IN CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHILDREN’S ACT 38 OF 2005
title_sort challenges faced by social workers working in child protection services in implementing the children’s act 38 of 2005
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
issn 0037-8054
2312-7198
publishDate 2015-11-01
description The transition from the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 to the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 has been chaotic. This has been caused by shortcomings in the new legislation; challenges faced by social workers in adapting to it; lack of capacity of the stakeholders in the field; and the shortage of resources to implement it. The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 needs to be amended to address its pre-statutory, statutory and post-statutory shortcomings. Recommendations on addressing these challenges include the establishment of a kinship care grant; amending the Children’s Act; and addressing technical issues on the implementation of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005.
topic Children’s Act 38 of 2005
Challenges
social workers
url http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/452
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