The Social Worker as Representative of the State or Society : Sipho’s Story
All social workers must determine to whom is their primary responsibility held - the client or the state. This paper explores issues that surround this question. The context is the criminal justice system in South Africa. A case is taken, the story of Jason as a vehicle to explore these issues.
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University of Stavanger
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Comparative Social Work |
| Online Access: | http://journal.uia.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/197 |
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| author | Ishara T. Poodhun |
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| description | All social workers must determine to whom is their primary responsibility held - the client or the state. This paper explores issues that surround this question. The context is the criminal justice system in South Africa. A case is taken, the story of Jason as a vehicle to explore these issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fba8fd503224ff8b383cc83568ef28c2022-12-22T03:52:00ZengUniversity of StavangerJournal of Comparative Social Work0809-99362015-03-0121128The Social Worker as Representative of the State or Society : Sipho’s StoryIshara T. PoodhunAll social workers must determine to whom is their primary responsibility held - the client or the state. This paper explores issues that surround this question. The context is the criminal justice system in South Africa. A case is taken, the story of Jason as a vehicle to explore these issues.http://journal.uia.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/197 |
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| url | http://journal.uia.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/197 |
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