The impact of social transformation on the non-government welfare sector and the social work profession
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Lombard, A. (Antoinette)
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Blackwell
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This article examines changes to non-government social welfare, their impact on service delivery and on the social work profession. To redress the legacy of the past and the consequent inequalities in social welfare, in the first decade of democracy the government allocated the bulk of its welfare resources to transforming the social security system at the expense of social service delivery. As a result, South Africa has a costly social security budget with social services on the brink of collapse, leaving social workers and other social service professionals with low morale in the face of the huge challenge of providing welfare services with scarce resources, especially in the non-government sector. Nevertheless, social work remains an important role player in social development. From its marginalised position in the first decade of democracy, in the second decade it is repositioning itself as a recognised
contributor to reconstruction and development in South Africa.
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Non-government social welfare, Social service delivery, Social work
Sustainable Development Goals
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Lombard, A 2008, ‘The impact of social transformation on the non-government welfare sector and the social work profession’, International Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 1-3. [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1369-6866&site=1]