AN INTERGENERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN MULTI-PROBLEM POOR FAMILES LIVING IN CAPE TOWN

At the time of the research the first author was employed as a social worker at a welfare organisation in the Cape Peninsula with a case load of over 300 clients. About 30 of these cases were multi-problem families who had been receiving social work services over at least three generations. The conc...

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Published inSocial Work Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 1 - 23
Main Authors Hope, Jackie, Van der Merwe, Mariette
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Stellenbosch University 01.08.2013
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Summary:At the time of the research the first author was employed as a social worker at a welfare organisation in the Cape Peninsula with a case load of over 300 clients. About 30 of these cases were multi-problem families who had been receiving social work services over at least three generations. The concern was that these multi-problem poor families seemed to be immobilised and found it difficult to break out of the cycle of poverty and welfare dependency
ISSN:0037-8054
2312-7198
DOI:10.15270/49-3-49