Resources
The Social Service Professions Act (No. 110 of 1978) regulates professional practice and establishes the South African Council for Social Service Professionals (Council). This Act is outdated and needs to be replaced.
A Social Service Professions Bill was drafted in 2008, with the purpose to “advance social justice by promoting developmental social services”. It contained six chapters that define the categories of practitioners that are to be registered, and dealt with other matters such the requirements for registration, and disciplinary procedures.
After input by professional groups, the Bill was redrafted and the November 2008 version was renamed the “Social Service Professions and Occupations Bill”.
Before the draft Bill was sent to Cabinet for approval, the Department of Social Development announced in 2010 that the Bill was on hold until 2014 to allow for the development of a policy on the vision and intend of the legislation.
Chapters in books
Developmental social welfare policies and children’s right to social services
Dutschke M 2008
In: Proudlock P, Dutschke M, Jamieson L, Monson J & Smith C (eds) South African Child Gauge 2007/2008.
Discussion papers
Discussion paper on the Social Service Professions Policy
Mahery P 2010
Legal brief: The Social Service Professions and Occupations Bill, 2008
Seyisi K & Jamieson L 2009
Comparative analysis of the Social Service Practitioners legislation
Seyisi K & Jamieson L 2009
SSPAN newsletter
Issue 1, March 2009
Issue 2, July 2009
Issue 3, November 2009
Issue 4, March 2010
Issue 5, December 2010
Popular journal articles
The Social Service Professions Policy: Recommendations from the child and youth care sector. Allsopp M & Mahery P 2010
In: Child and Youth Care Work, 28(6), November/December 2010: 24-29.
The Social Services Professions and Occupations Bill and the Social Services Professions Policy. Jamieson L & Proudlock P 2010
In: Child and Youth Care Work, 28(2), March/April: 20-21.
Understanding the Social Service Professions and Occupations Bill: Part One. Mahery P & Jamieson L 2009
Child and Youth Care Work, 27(5), Sept-Oct 2009: 14-15.
Understanding the Social Service Professions and Occupations Bill: Part Two. Mahery P & Seyisi K 2009
Child and Youth Care Work, 26(6), Nov-Dec 2009.
Introducing the Social Services Professions and Occupations Bill. Jamieson L 2009
In: Article 40, 11(3), December 2009: 1-4
Cause for concern?: What is happening to the Professional Board for Probation Practice? Graser R 2006
In: Article 40, 8(2), 2006: 14-15.
Published by the Children’s Right Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape.
Presentations
Scaling up early childhood development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa
Biersteker L 2008. Presented at the ECD Knowledge Building Seminar, Durban, November 2008, Human Sciences Research Council.
Developmental Social Welfare
Jamieson L 2008. Powerpoint™ slides, presented at the NACCW Leadership Conference, East London, December 2008.