BSW4806 Assignment 1: Statutory Work And Report Writing - 2025

BSW4806 Question one 

Critically discuss how the following legislations mandate social work: 

1.White Paper on Social Welfare (1997). Focus on the role of social workers in terms of transforming the social welfare system. Include the principles of participation, empowerment, and social integration.

2. Social Services Professions Act No 110 of 1978 as amended, focusing on sections 2, 17, and 21.

BSW4806 Question two

Analyse the role of the social worker in statutory work in terms of the following pieces of Legislation: 

3. Probation Services Act No 116 of 1991 (Focus on sections 2 and 4).

4. Children's Act, No 38 of 2005, as amended in 2018, with regards to child protection and family Preservation. Mention two relevant sections of the Act.

5. Child Justice Act, No 75 of 2008 regarding youth in conflict with the law.

Question three 

6. In your own words, discuss the difference between a designated social worker and a probation officer, focusing on their role, legislative mandate, and which department employs them.