Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk

Current Issue

Vol. 61 No. 4 (2025)

Published: 2025-12-04

Editorial

The intersectional triad constructs and the future of social work in Africa: Social development, decolonisation and professional social work regulation

Lambert K. Engelbrecht, Wilberforce Kurevakwesu

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Articles

Indigenous perspectives on marital dynamics: A qualitative study of Sotho couples’ experiences with customary marriage, stressors, strengths and indigenous marital counselling

Tankiso Phakane, Veonna Goliath

677-703
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IsiXhosa-speaking Single Mothers’ Experiences of Intlawulo (paying the damages)

Caileen Lubbe, Christine De Goede, Abraham Greeff

704-723
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A bibliometric analysis of the research trend in child abuse and neglect

Ferda Karadağ, Sükran G. Evinç

724-751
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Protocol for preparing youths leaving child and youth care centres in South Africa: Insights from social workers

Fezeka Mbangula, Elzahne Simeon De Jager

752-777
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Exploring the relationship between resilience and possible selves from the literature on the possible selves of young people: A scoping literature review

Sue Bond

778-809
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Child adoption as an oppressive child protection practice: The voices of adopted adolescents in Zimbabwe

Taruvinga Muzingili, Charles Simbarashe Gozho, Tinos Toindepi Mabeza, Weston Chidyausiku, Edward Muzondo

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Community involvement in the identification of vulnerable child-headed households in Hogsback, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Tafadzwa Mabemba , Pius T. Tanga

837-859
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An assessment of service users’ participation in community-based food and nutrition centres in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

Olivia S. Boer, Merlene C. Esau

860-886
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Social workers using sign language interpreters to ensure equitable services to the Deaf community

Peter Koeras, Ronel Sanet Davids

887-917
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A provincial strategy to empower adult persons experiencing street homelessness from vulnerability: The case of Gauteng Province in South Africa

Emmison Muleya, Mziwandile Sobantu

918-939
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The crucial role of motivation in the recovery process at inpatient and outpatient substance-related treatment centres

Noxolo Zwane

940-958
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Battling recidivism of parolees: Challenges and coping strategies of social workers at community corrections offices

Mmatsatsi E. Ramokolo-Kutu, Petro Botha

959-987
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Book Reviews

Navigating family estrangement. Helping adults understand and manage the challenges of family estrangement.

Lambert K. Engelbrecht

988-990
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