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Submission Number: 94
Submission ID: 126
Submission UUID: 016c91a6-7430-462c-9657-0c93be7ce0fa
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Wed, 07/05/2023 - 12:28
Completed: Wed, 07/05/2023 - 12:41
Changed: Fri, 08/11/2023 - 04:28
Remote IP address: 169.1.120.47
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Dr.
Naicker
Pat
SASSA
Dr Pat Naicker is the General Manager: Monitoring And Evaluation at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). She completed her PhD at UNISA in 2022 with the title FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES OF SOCIAL WORKERS RENDERING FOSTER CARE SERVICES: A DECISION-MAKING MATRIX AS A GUIDELINE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS.
Yes
Prof.
Botha
Petro
UNISA
Prof Petro Botha is a professor at the Department of Social Work at UNISA. She was the supervisor for Dr Naicker's PhD titled: FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES OF SOCIAL WORKERS RENDERING FOSTER CARE SERVICES: A DECISION-MAKING MATRIX AS A GUIDELINE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS.
No
Abstract
Factors influencing the decision-making processes of social workers rendering foster care services
THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services
SUB 4.2 Building professional capacity in social service professions through supervision, support, and development
Oral Presentation
This paper examines the factors that influence the decision-making processes of social workers providing foster care services, with a focus on quality management and enhanced social services. Evidence shows that social workers adopt a mixed approach, leaning strongly toward intuition in decision-making. The study on which this paper is based is qualitative namely a case study design, informed by the explorative, descriptive and contextual designs. The populations of the study were social workers rendering foster care services in government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and their supervisors. Triangulation of data collection methods were utilised, namely, case file analysis and semi-structured interviews with social workers and supervisors. This paper aims to shed light on the decision-making processes of social workers in all phases of rendering foster care services, contributing to the improvement of services and outcomes in this critical domain.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Thabisa
Matsea
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Dr
Varoshini
Nadesan
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
