Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978)

In these Regulations any word or expression to which the meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have such meaning, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Act"

means the Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978);

"clinical social worker"

means a registered social work specialist with advanced therapeutic competence t o intervene in the mental health and other psychosocial consequences of psychiatric, health and other life challenges;

"clinical social work"

means an area of specialisation, practiced in various settings, which requires advanced therapeutic competence to intervene in the mental health and other psychosocial consequences of psychiatric, health and other life challenges;

"professional board"

means the professional board for social work;

"SACSSP"

means the South African Council for Social Service Professions established by Section 2 of the Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978); and

"social work"

means a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people with the principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities being central to social work and underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing.