THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Authors

  • Marianne Strydom Stellenbosch University
  • Ulene Schiller University of Fort Hare
  • Julie Orme University of Fort Hare

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15270/56-4-881

Keywords:

challenges, child protection, child protection services, child protection systems, service delivery, social workers

Abstract

Child protection services are seen as the largest field of social work service delivery in South Africa. Repeated warnings of the ‘crisis state’ of child protection services have gone unheeded. The aim of this article is to determine the current landscape of child protection service delivery and research within the South African context. The developmental social welfare approach was used as the epistemological framework for this systematic review. Findings indicated a significant emphasis on statutory services and a lack of resources for family preservation efforts. Appropriate costing models should be generated to specify critical needs and garner support from stakeholders.

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Author Biographies

Marianne Strydom, Stellenbosch University

Department of Social Work

Ulene Schiller, University of Fort Hare

Department Of Social Work

Julie Orme, University of Fort Hare

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Published

2020-10-07

How to Cite

Strydom, M., Schiller, U., & Orme, J. (2020). THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 56(4), 383. https://doi.org/10.15270/56-4-881

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 4 (2020)

Section

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