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