Is the Developmental Social Welfare Approach to Child Protection Services Working? Voices of Children, Families and Social Workers in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22097641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marinei Herselman, Marinei Alves Pereira (0000-0002-6621-5392, University of Fort Hare), Ulene Schiller (0000-0002-7272-9082, University of Fort Hare), Pius Tanga (0000-0002-2718-997X), Pius T Tanga (0000-0003-1359-8729, University of Fort Hare) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2312-7198 • E-ISSN: 0037-8054 |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch University (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.15270/59-2-1123 |
| OpenAlex | W4382584237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
Decades of research have highlighted the challenges facing child protection services in a developmental approach. The aim of the article is to explore whether the developmental social welfare approach contributes to an improvement of child protection services. A descriptive case study design was applied in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. The findings revealed limited knowledge among social work practitioners about the implementation of the developmental social welfare approach. The findings also revealed an overwhelmed child protection system that lacks coordinated and integrated services. It is recommended that child protection services be divided into prevention, early intervention and statutory services. Keywords: vulnerable children, Children’s Act of 2005, child protection social workers, developmental social welfare approach, statutory social work
Business · Cape · Child protection · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Social protection · Social Welfare · Statutory law · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Health · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |