Abstract
The adoption of a developmental approach to social welfare in South Africa in 1997 earmarked acommitment by the South African government and the social welfare sector to transform socialwelfare services within the context of the broader transformation agenda of South African society.
Highlights
The adoption of a developmental approach to social welfare in South Africa in 1997 earmarked a commitment by the South African government and the social welfare sector to transform social welfare services within the context of the broader transformation agenda of South African society.The mandate for developmental social services is outlined in the White Paper for Social Welfare (1997) (Department of Social Development, 2004a:5; Streak & Poggenpoel, 2005:3)
The description of the “Statutory Process” level of social service delivery in the Financing Policy for Developmental Social Welfare Services (Department of Welfare, 1999:13) describes this approach to statutory work as follows: “Any service to children, youth, families [...] could be at one or more of the service levels and should ensure that special development areas are integrated where they are relevant to the service participants”
Statutory interventions form part of protection services which are an integral part of the “integrated basket” of developmental social welfare services
Summary
The adoption of a developmental approach to social welfare in South Africa in 1997 earmarked a commitment by the South African government and the social welfare sector to transform social welfare services within the context of the broader transformation agenda of South African society.The mandate for developmental social services is outlined in the White Paper for Social Welfare (1997) (Department of Social Development, 2004a:5; Streak & Poggenpoel, 2005:3).
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