Challenges faced by social workers working in child protection services in implementing the Children's Act 38 of 2005

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dc.contributor.author Sibanda, Sipho
dc.contributor.author Lombard, A. (Antoinette)
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-29T07:02:49Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-29T07:02:49Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract 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. en_ZA
dc.description.department Social Work and Criminology en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2016 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Sibanda, S & Lombard, A 2015, 'Challenges faced by social workers working in child protection services in implementing the Children's Act 38 of 2005', Social Work / Maatskaplike Werk, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 331-353. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 2312-7198 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 0037-8054 (online)
dc.identifier.other 51-3-452
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52201
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher University of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Work en_ZA
dc.rights University of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Work en_ZA
dc.subject Child Care Act 74 of 1983 en_ZA
dc.subject Children’s Act 38 of 2005 en_ZA
dc.subject New legislation en_ZA
dc.subject Chaotic en_ZA
dc.title Challenges faced by social workers working in child protection services in implementing the Children's Act 38 of 2005 en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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