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020			_a9780796 922083 _qPaperback
040			_bEnglish _c3228 _aRDA
041			_dEnglish
082			_a361.30711 EARL
100			_aEarle, Nicci _9109253
245			_aSocial work in social chang _bThe profession and education of social workers in South Africa _cNicci Earle.
260			_aCape Town: _bHSRC Press, _c2008.
300			_axii, 163 pages: _bColour illustrations: _c29 cm
490			_aHSRC research monograph HSRC research monograph. _v9780796 922083
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 156-163).
520			_a This study forms part of a series of studies on professions and professional education being conducted by the HSRC's research programme on Education, Science & Skills Development. It follows a pilot study on medical doctors, published in 2006 entitled Doctors in a Divided Society: The profession and education of medical practitioners in South Africa. Like the other studies in the series, this study involved developing an understanding of the professional milieu and professional labour market of social workers. As the implementers of government social policy, social work professionals have been at the forefront of grappling with the practicalities of the changes in focus, approach and methods of social security and social service delivery since 1994. It examines developments in the education and training of social workers within the democratic dispensation, the most significant of which is the development of a national, standardised Bachelor of Social Work degree. The study also reveals that the dominant profile in student enrolment and graduation statistics has changed from white female to African female, and that enrolment has increased significantly. However, the study also shows that graduation trends have been negative and losses due to emigration are an additional concern. Given the scarcity of these professionals against the demand for their services, understanding the factors that contribute to this picture are critical to effective intervention.
521			_aAdult
600			_vSocial services, Social service vacational, Social work education _9187164
610			_vSouth Africa _9183486
651			_aSouth Africa
654			_2Social service Social service—Vocational guidance Social work education South Africa
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700			_aNicci Earle, David Merrington, Robin Taylor, Flame Design, comPress, Blue Weaver, Eurospan Distribution Services (EDS), Independent Publishers Group (IPG). _9194392
942			_2ddc _cBOOK _y12663 _zPriscilla Nozizwe Mogale
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