Social Workers Urged to Put ‘People First’

The Department of Social Development says a shortage of social workers should not hamper the delivery of services.

Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini, points out that in the light of shortage of social workers in South Africa, government must find creative ways of reaching out to people with the human resources that it currently has at its disposal.

Dlamini also called on social workers to embrace child and youth community workers, adding that there is no need to feel threatened by them because they make the jobs of social workers easier.

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