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Southern African journal of social work and social development, Oct 30, 2023
Indian Journal of Social Work, Mar 4, 2018
The Indian Journal of Social Work, 2019
Social Welfare and Social Work in Southern Africa, 2021
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2010
The study took as its point of departure the Children’s Act No, 38 of 2005 implemented in 2010, w... more The study took as its point of departure the Children’s Act No, 38 of 2005 implemented in 2010, which aims to promote the preservation and strengthening of families and to give effect to the rights of children as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. When the Act was introduced certain segments of society applauded the government for its efforts to promote the rights of children, while others condemned the government’s approach towards parents’ rights in relation to reproductive health issues affecting their children. The primary aim of the research project was to explore the views of a group of parents in Johannesburg Metro Region 11 regarding reproductive health care as embedded in the Children’s Act. A small-scale, descriptive, cross-sectional pilot research design was employed which involved individual interviews with 35 participants. The main findings that emerged from the study were that participants did not participate in the process leading up to the...
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development
Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, var... more Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, various studies have pointed to the inadequacies of supervision to facilitate quality service provision. Previous studies have reflected a general misalignment between the approach to supervision practice and the approach to social work practice as one inadequacy leading to the failure of supervision practice. Although there are numerous supervision models in the profession, some of which are aligned with certain practice approaches, none is directly identifiable with the social development approach, which should be at the core of social work orientation in South Africa. Thus, this article provides a process model of supervision in social work that aims to establish a dialectical relationship between supervision and the social development practice approach. The study was underpinned by Thomas’ research and design process, which was used to design and develop a social work supervision model ...
This chapter discusses how developmental social work practice and social welfare perspectives cou... more This chapter discusses how developmental social work practice and social welfare perspectives could facilitate the promotion of healthy human relationships in post-apartheid South Africa. After South Africa became a democracy in 1994, it adopted a developmental approach to social welfare, which called for the realignment and transformation of social work services, among others. Consequently, developmental social work, which is a type of social work that is informed by the social development approach, was adopted in the post-apartheid era. The former also aligns with calls for decolonised and indigenous practice approaches in social work. In this chapter, the author reflects on the role of social workers in fostering healthy human relationships through decolonised and indigenous practices.
Following the advent of the new political dispensation in 1994, South Africa developed a constitu... more Following the advent of the new political dispensation in 1994, South Africa developed a constitution that has been widely recognised by the international community as progressive (Act 108 of 1996). 1 The Bill of Rights in the Constitution enshrines the rights of all people in South Africa and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. Reproductive health issues emanating from the Children's Act No. 38 of 2005 as amended in 2008: A pilot study of the rights of parents versus rights of children Mpumelelo Ennocent Ncube, BA Social Work, MA Social Development
Indian Journal of Social Work, 2019
Social work supervision is primarily based on the application of practice and is focused on provi... more Social work supervision is primarily based on the application of practice and is focused on providing educational, supportive and administrative guidance to supervisees. Social development underpinnings, which form the basis for social welfare interventions in South Africa, are not reflected in social work supervision and practice. The researcher uses phenomenology to understand how social work supervision models could be enhanced to incorporate elements of social development. Through thematic analysis, the author conceptualises a framework for social work supervision that is informed by a social development practice approach. The article ends with a conceptual model of social development supervision in social work.
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development, 2019
Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, var... more Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, various studies have pointed to the inadequacies of supervision to facilitate quality service provision. Previous studies have reflected a general misalignment between the approach to supervision practice and the approach to social work practice as one inadequacy leading to the failure of supervision practice. Although there are numerous supervision models in the profession, some of which are aligned with certain practice approaches, none is directly identifiable with the social development approach, which should be at the core of social work orientation in South Africa. Thus, this article provides a process model of supervision in social work that aims to establish a dialectical relationship between supervision and the social development practice approach. The study was underpinned by Thomas' research and design process, which was used to design and develop a social work supervision model mirroring a social development approach. The paper concludes with recommendations related to the use of the developed model.
Books by Mpumelelo E . Ncube
Routledge, 2020
This chapter revisits social work supervision in South Africa and argues that it falls short of t... more This chapter revisits social work supervision in South Africa and argues that it falls short of the transformation agenda in the welfare sector that seeks to shift the social welfare system and social work interventions from the clinical, rehabilitative and curative foci to the developmental
perspective. This position is augmented by empirical data that emanated from a doctoral study which has just been completed. In this sense, it can also be speculated that social work supervision in post-apartheid South Africa still needs to be decolonised.
Southern African journal of social work and social development, Oct 30, 2023
Indian Journal of Social Work, Mar 4, 2018
The Indian Journal of Social Work, 2019
Social Welfare and Social Work in Southern Africa, 2021
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2010
The study took as its point of departure the Children’s Act No, 38 of 2005 implemented in 2010, w... more The study took as its point of departure the Children’s Act No, 38 of 2005 implemented in 2010, which aims to promote the preservation and strengthening of families and to give effect to the rights of children as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. When the Act was introduced certain segments of society applauded the government for its efforts to promote the rights of children, while others condemned the government’s approach towards parents’ rights in relation to reproductive health issues affecting their children. The primary aim of the research project was to explore the views of a group of parents in Johannesburg Metro Region 11 regarding reproductive health care as embedded in the Children’s Act. A small-scale, descriptive, cross-sectional pilot research design was employed which involved individual interviews with 35 participants. The main findings that emerged from the study were that participants did not participate in the process leading up to the...
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development
Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, var... more Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, various studies have pointed to the inadequacies of supervision to facilitate quality service provision. Previous studies have reflected a general misalignment between the approach to supervision practice and the approach to social work practice as one inadequacy leading to the failure of supervision practice. Although there are numerous supervision models in the profession, some of which are aligned with certain practice approaches, none is directly identifiable with the social development approach, which should be at the core of social work orientation in South Africa. Thus, this article provides a process model of supervision in social work that aims to establish a dialectical relationship between supervision and the social development practice approach. The study was underpinned by Thomas’ research and design process, which was used to design and develop a social work supervision model ...
This chapter discusses how developmental social work practice and social welfare perspectives cou... more This chapter discusses how developmental social work practice and social welfare perspectives could facilitate the promotion of healthy human relationships in post-apartheid South Africa. After South Africa became a democracy in 1994, it adopted a developmental approach to social welfare, which called for the realignment and transformation of social work services, among others. Consequently, developmental social work, which is a type of social work that is informed by the social development approach, was adopted in the post-apartheid era. The former also aligns with calls for decolonised and indigenous practice approaches in social work. In this chapter, the author reflects on the role of social workers in fostering healthy human relationships through decolonised and indigenous practices.
Following the advent of the new political dispensation in 1994, South Africa developed a constitu... more Following the advent of the new political dispensation in 1994, South Africa developed a constitution that has been widely recognised by the international community as progressive (Act 108 of 1996). 1 The Bill of Rights in the Constitution enshrines the rights of all people in South Africa and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. Reproductive health issues emanating from the Children's Act No. 38 of 2005 as amended in 2008: A pilot study of the rights of parents versus rights of children Mpumelelo Ennocent Ncube, BA Social Work, MA Social Development
Indian Journal of Social Work, 2019
Social work supervision is primarily based on the application of practice and is focused on provi... more Social work supervision is primarily based on the application of practice and is focused on providing educational, supportive and administrative guidance to supervisees. Social development underpinnings, which form the basis for social welfare interventions in South Africa, are not reflected in social work supervision and practice. The researcher uses phenomenology to understand how social work supervision models could be enhanced to incorporate elements of social development. Through thematic analysis, the author conceptualises a framework for social work supervision that is informed by a social development practice approach. The article ends with a conceptual model of social development supervision in social work.
Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development, 2019
Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, var... more Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, various studies have pointed to the inadequacies of supervision to facilitate quality service provision. Previous studies have reflected a general misalignment between the approach to supervision practice and the approach to social work practice as one inadequacy leading to the failure of supervision practice. Although there are numerous supervision models in the profession, some of which are aligned with certain practice approaches, none is directly identifiable with the social development approach, which should be at the core of social work orientation in South Africa. Thus, this article provides a process model of supervision in social work that aims to establish a dialectical relationship between supervision and the social development practice approach. The study was underpinned by Thomas' research and design process, which was used to design and develop a social work supervision model mirroring a social development approach. The paper concludes with recommendations related to the use of the developed model.
Routledge, 2020
This chapter revisits social work supervision in South Africa and argues that it falls short of t... more This chapter revisits social work supervision in South Africa and argues that it falls short of the transformation agenda in the welfare sector that seeks to shift the social welfare system and social work interventions from the clinical, rehabilitative and curative foci to the developmental
perspective. This position is augmented by empirical data that emanated from a doctoral study which has just been completed. In this sense, it can also be speculated that social work supervision in post-apartheid South Africa still needs to be decolonised.