Within the universally vulnerable population of young people in South Africa, those leaving
care are especially at risk. This chapter reviews the state of South African youth, particularly …

Developmental social work is receiving increasing international recognition and much may
be learnt from its application in different societal contexts. The article draws on empirical …

The potential and challenge of constructing a democratic developmental welfare state
through synergistic state‐civil society relations is the focus of this article. The author argues …

This study explored the social situation of homeless people with mental illness living on the
streets of Hillbrow, Johannesburg, with the view to facilitating action in terms of support …

This article debates the possibility that social work as a profession can, if it is not vigilant to
the underlying premises of social development, contribute to the promotion of social injustice …

The demise of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 resulted in large-scale change in the
welfare system in relation to both magnitude and substance. This article provides a firsthand …

South African welfare policies, like those of many other countries in the world, are influenced
by global economic trends directing neoliberal policy implementation. The adoption of …

A developmental approach offers a unique and multifaceted direction to social work practice,
in that, as a practice strategy, it proposes intervention mechanisms that address broader …

This study intends to contribute to the national and global discourse on young people
leaving residential care and the resiliencies that help them overcome challenges. Debate in …

Since non-profit organisations (NPOs) are the major providers of care services for particular
target groups in South Africa, especially in poor communities, they are conceived of by …