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Submission Number: 107
Submission ID: 903
Submission UUID: f88fe7a0-814e-415f-9bdd-df8814e914b9
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Wed, 04/30/2025 - 09:24
Completed: Wed, 04/30/2025 - 09:36
Changed: Thu, 06/05/2025 - 15:01
Remote IP address: 102.66.194.63
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Prof.
Schiller
Ulene
University of fort hare
child protection since 2014. Her research is driven by a strong interest in social innovation, particularly at the intersection of social work and improving service delivery in child protection services. Prof. Schiller earned her PhD in forensic social work and has since made substantial contributions to the academic community, publishing numerous research articles and book chapters.
Her dedication to research and innovation was recognized in 2023 when she received the Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for the most innovative research. In addition to her scholarly accomplishments, Prof. Schiller has played a key role in mentorship, successfully supervising three PhD candidates and 18 Master’s students.
Prof. Schiller’s work continues to influence the fields of child protection and social innovation, positioning her as a leading figure in advancing both practical and theoretical approaches to child welfare.
Her dedication to research and innovation was recognized in 2023 when she received the Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for the most innovative research. In addition to her scholarly accomplishments, Prof. Schiller has played a key role in mentorship, successfully supervising three PhD candidates and 18 Master’s students.
Prof. Schiller’s work continues to influence the fields of child protection and social innovation, positioning her as a leading figure in advancing both practical and theoretical approaches to child welfare.
Yes
Prof.
Strydom
Marianne
Stellenbosch University
Marianne Strydom is an associate professor and the undergraduate programme coordinator at the Department of Social Work. She has been a lecturer at the University for 30 years. She is responsible for teaching courses in the field of child and family welfare, focussed on policy and legislation in the South African and international context, child protection service delivery within South Africa and the implementation of family preservation strategies. She has published in various international and local peer reviewed journals and has been involved in various international research projects (two European Union funded) focussing on vulnerable groups (children) and the development of tools to improve social work service delivery. In terms of the local context, she has extensive knowledge about the child protection field, through research and the supervision of the research projects of master’s and PhD students in the child welfare field. She has been the internal and external examiner for approximately 50 master studies and 30 PhD studies from universities in South Africa. She is the chair of the editorial advisory board of Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, a journal that is published in South Africa and a peer reviewer for various international and local social work journals. As part of voluntary work, she was involved in the supervision of social workers responsible for child protection services. She was also counselling survivors of sexual assault as a Rape Crisis counsellor.
No
Abstract
Bridging Protection and Innovation: A Design Science Approach to the Development of the Integrated Child Protection Management App (ICPMA
THEME 6: Main-streaming Digital and Assessment Tools in Social Work Practice
SUB 6.1 Integrating digital tools into traditional social work settings.
Workshop Presentation
In the face of mounting pressures on child protection systems, exacerbated by climate-induced vulnerabilities and socio-economic instability, social workers are navigating complex landscapes with limited digital infrastructure. During this workshop, a novel intervention—the Integrated Child Protection Management App (ICPMA)—a digital tool co-developed with frontline practitioners to streamline case management and enhance service delivery to vulnerable children and families in South Africa will be presented.
The development of the ICPMA will be presented, guided by the principles of Design Science Research. The ICPMA was conceptualised, prototyped, and tested through iterative engagement with social workers in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. This approach ensured that the technology responded directly to practitioner needs and sector-specific constraints. The app enables secure data capturing, decision-making support, and performance tracking across the frontline child protection social workers, administrators and supervisors, while aligning with local legislative frameworks such as the Children’s Act and POPIA.
Findings suggest that the ICPMA reduces administrative burden and empowers social workers to act proactively in high-risk cases, improving child safety outcomes and systemic responsiveness. By embedding digital innovation within social work practice, this initiative offers a scalable model for social service transformation, grounded in research, driven by need, and aligned with environmental and social justice. The audience will receive a sneak preview of the developed application during this workshop and this will also be the FIRST launch of the ICPMA to the public.
The development of the ICPMA will be presented, guided by the principles of Design Science Research. The ICPMA was conceptualised, prototyped, and tested through iterative engagement with social workers in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. This approach ensured that the technology responded directly to practitioner needs and sector-specific constraints. The app enables secure data capturing, decision-making support, and performance tracking across the frontline child protection social workers, administrators and supervisors, while aligning with local legislative frameworks such as the Children’s Act and POPIA.
Findings suggest that the ICPMA reduces administrative burden and empowers social workers to act proactively in high-risk cases, improving child safety outcomes and systemic responsiveness. By embedding digital innovation within social work practice, this initiative offers a scalable model for social service transformation, grounded in research, driven by need, and aligned with environmental and social justice. The audience will receive a sneak preview of the developed application during this workshop and this will also be the FIRST launch of the ICPMA to the public.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Nthabiseng
Latakgomo
Yes
Education
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Mrs
Neo
Ravhuhali
Yes
Education
Accepted