Browsing by Subject "Foster parents"
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An assessment tool for social workers to identify risk behaviour in foster children
(2014)Problem statement: Due to HIV and AIDS impacting on communities, devastating consequences have been predicted. The number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in need of care is escalating, causing social workers’ ... -
Challenges faced by social workers in foster care services : a case of John Taolo Gaetsewe District, Northern Cape Province
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)Foster care services are in high demand in South Africa because so many children country-wide are exposed to orphan hood. Reasons can include the death of biological parents, parents abandoning children or even the ... -
Experiences of foster parents and social workers involved in transracial foster care placements
(2015)Transracial foster care is a reality due to the ongoing social problems in South Africa, that leads to a high number of children found in need of care and protection and in need of foster homes. The Children’s Act (38 of ...