The Eight Habits of Highly Effective Community Social Workers: A South African Perspective

Weyers, Mike

doi:10.15270/43-1-286

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“…They require specialised personnel to smoothly run their day-to-day operations with goods and services such as computers, internet services, utilities, and phones in order to generate revenue for the supplying companies. NPOs empower communities, they create employment and access to employment opportunities in communities they are established (Berg, 2013;Weyers, 2011). Suresh (2013), added that not all people employed by NPOs are volunteers because many of them also have paid staff even though they receive lower pay compared to the commercial private sector.…”

Section: Employment Creationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-Profit Organisations and Socio-Economic Development in South Africa: A Literature Analysis

Choto

Iwu

Tengeh

2020

HSSR

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Purpose of the study: This paper is an analysis of the role of NPOs in addressing the challenges of society and communities they operate in. This is with the intention to understand the value of a non-profit organization to any society and their significant contribution to socio-economic development. Methodology: In order to carry out this analysis, the researchers adopted a systematic literature review, relying prominently on secondary data. Main Findings: This review highlights a number of very important lessons. Firstly, non-profit organizations are involved in a range of activities such as health and wellness, socialization, and education. Secondly, they assist governments to reach out to citizens who may not easily access government services. Thirdly, sustaining non-profit organizations is vital to any economy owing to the diverse range of essential goods and services they offer. This review also notes that more research needs to take place to further unpack the place of non-profit organizations in South Africa. Applications of this study: This review can be beneficial to Non-Profit Organisations, the Government, and the funders who support these NPOs. An understanding of the significance of NPOs in socio-economic development will be helpful in developing policies and support mechanisms that will necessitate their existence, continuously deliver social value and contribute to socio-economic development. Novelty/Originality of this study: The authors confirm that this is the first known literature review of its kind especially with reference to South Africa and therefore, accomplishing such an arduous task required a careful assembly of pertinent reference materials. Our position is that if who and what non-profit organizations have become clearer, issues of sustainability - marketing, finance, government/private sector relations - will be better understood.

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Section: Employment Creationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-Profit Organisations and Socio-Economic Development in South Africa: A Literature Analysis

Choto

Iwu

Tengeh

2020

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“…The thoughts presented by participant 2 link to the view of Weyers (2011) that the purpose of community work is to create and maintain the opportunities, resources and services that people need to develop to their full potential. The ethical codes of the NASW (2008) and the SACSSP (2007), as well of the views expressed by Craig (2002), also argue for people's access to resources and information to address their basic needs.…”

Section: P10: "Volgens My Was Dit Nie Betekenisvol Nie Van Die Gemeementioning

confidence: 99%

Reflective Social Work Education in Support of Socially Just Social Work Practice: The Experience of Social Work Students at a University in South Africa

Esau

Keet

2014

Social Work

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The use of reflective skills as a cognitive tool in education to cultivate critical responsiveness to practice was investigated. The study aimed to determine students' ability to engage with practice in an insightful manner. Forty-two third-year students participated through reflective exercises on their community work projects. The study was qualitative in nature, using thematic content analysis. The findings indicated that critical reflection, as an educational tool, encourages constructive engagement in students. This paper argues that for social work to fulfil its social justice mandate, social work education is vital in honing the graduate attributes required for this purpose.

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“…She supports the idea that stimulating the entrepreneurship of individuals will contribute to their own development as well as that of their communities. Weyers (2001) proposes an indirect route for negotiating entry into a community:…”

Section: Community Entrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Collisions between the Worldviews of International ICT Policy-Makers and a Deep Rural Community in South Africa: Assumptions, Interpretation, Implementation, and Reality

Krauss

2013

Information Technology for Development

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The purpose of this paper is to understand and learn from the collisions between the underlying assumptions embedded in UNESCO's ICT Competency Standards for Teachers policy framework and the realities that face a deep rural Afrocentric community in South Africa. These collisions ultimately are about the manifestation of a deeper issue, namely collisions between worldviews. Although some preliminary issues regarding policy conflicts are highlighted, the primary focus is on understanding collisions that have emerged from the community entry phases of policy alignment and the introduction of the ICT for Development (ICT4D) artifact. A critical theoretical underpinning is presented which also constitutes the departing values and thinking pursued by a team of academics which, in collaboration with local community visionaries, facilitates ongoing ICT training initiatives in the community. The author writes from his position as the "outsider" champion in this project; and due to his commitment and the length of time that he has been immersed in the training and all other aspects of the project, an ethnographic approach is adopted. The paper contributes to ICT4D discourses by representing a South African perspective on the international ICT policy frameworks. Consequently, compelling issues for further research are highlighted, including examples and practical guidelines for international ICT policy alignment and implementation in the deep rural Afrocentric context.

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The Eight Habits of Highly Effective Community Social Workers: A South African Perspective

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Non-Profit Organisations and Socio-Economic Development in South Africa: A Literature Analysis

Non-Profit Organisations and Socio-Economic Development in South Africa: A Literature Analysis

Reflective Social Work Education in Support of Socially Just Social Work Practice: The Experience of Social Work Students at a University in South Africa

Collisions between the Worldviews of International ICT Policy-Makers and a Deep Rural Community in South Africa: Assumptions, Interpretation, Implementation, and Reality

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