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

dc.contributor.authorSibanda, Sipho
dc.contributor.authorLombard, A. (Antoinette)
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T07:02:49Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T07:02:49Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe 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.departmentSocial Work and Criminologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://socialwork.journals.ac.za/puben_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSibanda, 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.issn2312-7198 (print)
dc.identifier.issn0037-8054 (online)
dc.identifier.other51-3-452
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52201
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Worken_ZA
dc.rightsUniversity of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Worken_ZA
dc.subjectChild Care Act 74 of 1983en_ZA
dc.subjectChildren’s Act 38 of 2005en_ZA
dc.subjectNew legislationen_ZA
dc.subjectChaoticen_ZA
dc.titleChallenges faced by social workers working in child protection services in implementing the Children's Act 38 of 2005en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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