Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978)RegulationsFees payable by Social Workers, Child and Youth Care Workers, Social Auxiliary Workers, Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Workers, Student Social Workers, Student Child and Youth Care Workers, Student Social Auxiliary Workers and Student Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Workers 2021 Amendment Regulation18. Scope of practice for child and youth care work within professional category of registration |
| (1) | The scope of practice of a child and youth care worker, who has complied with the requirements for registration within the professional category of registration, may include the following: |
| (a) | Care and development of children and youth where their— |
| (I) | physical; |
| (ii) | emotional; |
| (iii) | spiritual; |
| (iv) | cognitive; |
| (v) | social survival; and |
| (vi) | developmental, |
needs are protected;
| (b) | Behaviour management of an individual child or of groups of children; |
| (c) | Design and implementation of programmes for children and youth on the basis of their identified developmental needs; |
| (d) | Developmental assessment of children and youth within their life-space; |
| (e) | Development and maintenance of planned environments in Child and Youth Care work; |
| (f) | Implementation of life-space work; |
| (g) | Undertaking of child and youth care work administration; |
| (h) | Developmental play; |
| (I) | Advocacy for the rights of children; |
| (j) | Policy development in the field of child and youth care; |
| (k) | Consulting, supervision management and directing of child and youth care workers; |
| (I) | Participation in and the leading of multi-disciplinary teams; and |
| (m) | Life-space counselling. |