Abstract
Social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments with the purpose to promote change in people as well as in society. The 1994 democratic elections in South Africa provided the opportunity to challenge the political processes of the past that had influenced and shaped all South African policies, including social welfare and social work. This challenge included the moulding of the social work profession and social work education, within a democratic, developing South Africa that upholds the principles of human rights and social justice. The extent of this challenge, however, can only be fully understood within the context of the historical development of social work education in South Africa
Highlights
Social Welfare (1997) paved the way to bring social work in alignment with national and international goals and position social work within a democratic society
With the adoption of the White Paper for Social Welfare (1997), social work practice and education had a platform for genuine transformation
The Interim Council for Social Work was established in 1996 to investigate the transformation of the social work profession and education. This transformation process culminated in 1999 with the South African Council for Social Service Professions and its mandate to seriously investigate the future direction of the social work profession and social work education
Summary
Social Welfare (1997) paved the way to bring social work in alignment with national and international goals and position social work within a democratic society. The Interim Council for Social Work was established in 1996 to investigate the transformation of the social work profession and education.
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