RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA
The principled decision taken by the South African Council for Social Service Professions(SACSSP) in July 2003, effective from 1 April 2010, was to adopt continuing professionaldevelopment (CPD) as a requirement for practising social work. The decision was based on awidely consultative process, whic...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
| Published: |
Stellenbosch University
2010-06-01
|
| Series: | Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/169 |
| _version_ | 1828094427288043520 |
|---|---|
| author | Antoinette Lombard |
| author_facet | Antoinette Lombard |
| author_sort | Antoinette Lombard |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The principled decision taken by the South African Council for Social Service Professions(SACSSP) in July 2003, effective from 1 April 2010, was to adopt continuing professionaldevelopment (CPD) as a requirement for practising social work. The decision was based on awidely consultative process, which had commenced early in 2001, continuing through variousphases and drafts, and culminating in the final CPD policy in July 2009 (Lombard, Pruis,Grobbelaar & Mhlanga, 2010). |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T06:58:34Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-12d62fb4f6ab471b8a23291ee596e334 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0037-8054 2312-7198 |
| language | Afrikaans |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T06:58:34Z |
| publishDate | 2010-06-01 |
| publisher | Stellenbosch University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk |
| spelling | doaj.art-12d62fb4f6ab471b8a23291ee596e3342022-12-22T04:38:54ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk0037-80542312-71982010-06-0146212310.15270/46-2-169RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICAAntoinette Lombard0Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.The principled decision taken by the South African Council for Social Service Professions(SACSSP) in July 2003, effective from 1 April 2010, was to adopt continuing professionaldevelopment (CPD) as a requirement for practising social work. The decision was based on awidely consultative process, which had commenced early in 2001, continuing through variousphases and drafts, and culminating in the final CPD policy in July 2009 (Lombard, Pruis,Grobbelaar & Mhlanga, 2010).https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/169research findingsprofessional development (cpd)social work profession |
| spellingShingle | Antoinette Lombard RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk research findings professional development (cpd) social work profession |
| title | RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_full | RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_fullStr | RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_full_unstemmed | RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_short | RESEARCH FINDINGS AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POLICY FOR THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_sort | research findings and implementation challenges of the continuing professional development cpd policy for the social work profession in south africa |
| topic | research findings professional development (cpd) social work profession |
| url | https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/169 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT antoinettelombard researchfindingsandimplementationchallengesofthecontinuingprofessionaldevelopmentcpdpolicyforthesocialworkprofessioninsouthafrica |