Transforming Social Work Services in South Africa: Perspectives of NPO Managers

Leila Patel; Jeanette Schmid; Tessa Hochfeld

doi:10.1080/03643107.2011.567321

Transforming Social Work Services in South Africa: Perspectives of NPO Managers

Leila Patel, Jeanette Schmid, Tessa Hochfeld

Centre for Social Development in Africa

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

The demise of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 resulted in large-scale change in the welfare system in relation to both magnitude and substance. This article provides a firsthand account of managers' experiences and perspectives of the management of transformation in nonprofit organizations delivering social work services in South Africa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-230
Number of pages	19
Journal	Administration in Social Work
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03643107.2011.567321
Publication status	Published - Apr 2012

Keywords

South Africa
change management
developmental social welfare
nonprofit organizations
transformation of welfare

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Health (social science)
Public Administration

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