Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Community and Social Service
What they do
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
Tasks they perform
Also known as
Relevant Qualifications
Bachelor of Social Work
by University of Venda
Bachelor of Child and Youth Care
by Monash South Africa
Bachelor of Nursing
by University of Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Care and Education
by University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
by University of KwaZulu-Natal
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
by Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
by University of Limpopo
Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching
by Rhodes University
Bachelor of Child and Youth Care
by Durban University of Technology
Bachelor of Nursing
by Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
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