MANAGEMENT TASKS OF SOCIAL WORKERS SUPERVISING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) CENTRES: IDENTIFYING THE AREAS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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https://doi.org/10.15270/59-2-1124

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Early Childhood Development, Department of Social Development, Department of Basic Education, management skills, functions and tasks

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Early Childhood Development (ECD) has become a priority area of social work, in both developed and developing countries. In this article, the term ECD supervisors refers to the social workers working with ECD centres in the capacity of supervisor. These social workers can provide valuable insight into the unique management tasks and associated professional development areas uniquely required when working in the ECD sector. The goal of this conceptual article is to identify these professional development areas of management tasks required from social workers who supervise ECD centres. Ultimately, these management tasks are synthesised into three categories, namely tasks which require technical, relational and administrative skills respectively. This is an attempt to preserve the institutional memory of South African social workers, given the current shift of ECD governance functions from the Department of Social Development to the Department of Basic Education.

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Jessica Ronaasen, Stellenbosch University

Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University

 

Lambert K Engelbrecht, Stellenbosch University

Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University

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2023-06-28

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Ronaasen, J., & Engelbrecht, L. K. (2023). MANAGEMENT TASKS OF SOCIAL WORKERS SUPERVISING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) CENTRES: IDENTIFYING THE AREAS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 59(2), 109–126. https://doi.org/10.15270/59-2-1124

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