Vol. 16 No. 3 (2026): North-West University, South Africa Special issue on School Social Work

Published: 2026-07-21

School Social Work remains underdeveloped: Evidence, insights and solutions from the Global South Editorial Note for the Special Issue on School Social Work

Vincent Mabvurira

i-v

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.0

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Change the world: Social workers as catalysts for holistic care and support in basic education within Metro North education district Western Cape, South Africa

Marissa Jordaan, HM (Marili) Williams

1-10

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.1

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Provision of school Social Work intervention services: Challenges and the influence of the socio-economic environment

Moss Lerelle

11-20

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.2

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The school’s duty of care: Legal lessons for South African school social work practice

Roelf Reyneke

21-28

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.3

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Psychosocial Health support Sessions (PSHS) – a work model for School Social Workers

Maria Kjellgren

29-43

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.4

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Culturally informed responses to grief and loss in a fractured world: Implications for school social work in African contexts

Leticia Villarreal Sosa, Rachel Phelps

44-55

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.5

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‘My job is to teach, not safeguarding’: Practice Educators de-mystifying teacher misconceptions of safeguarding in school social work

Irine Mano, Prospera Tedam

56-66

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.6

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School and peer group influences on harmful sexual behaviour in children: perspectives of South African social workers

Simone Robinson

67-75

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.7

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Swedish school social workers problematisation of the child and adolescent psychiatric services in their counselling

Tarja Väyrynen Börgesson, Maria Kjellgren

76-85

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.8

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School social work: A transformative international placement model – Insights from practice

Marelize Dr Joubert, Marelize Dr Vergottini, Daleen Labuschagne, Scott Little, Jane Foggin

86-96

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.9

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Empowering change: Innovative anti-bullying strategies for inclusive school communities

Yvonne-Yvette Mthamane, Maota, Kgashane Johannes Malesa

97-105

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.10

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A Strengths-Based toolkit for School and Classroom Management of Psychosocial Challenges in learners

Chantelle Joubert, Susanne Jacobs, Leandi Erasmus

106-117

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.11

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Social work in its ‘purest form’: Reconceptualising practice learning in schools as real social work

Ruth McManus, Jennifer Rafter, Nicola Walshe, Amanda Marwizi

118-126

DOI:

10.4314/ajsw.v16i3.12

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African Journal of Social Work
Journal / African Journal of Social Work / Vol. 16 No. 3 (2026): North-West University, South Africa Special issue on School Social Work / Articles

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School Social Work remains underdeveloped: Evidence, insights and solutions from the Global South Editorial Note for the Special Issue on School Social Work

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Change the world: Social workers as catalysts for holistic care and support in basic education within Metro North education district Western Cape, South Africa

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Provision of school Social Work intervention services: Challenges and the influence of the socio-economic environment

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The school’s duty of care: Legal lessons for South African school social work practice

DOI:

Psychosocial Health support Sessions (PSHS) – a work model for School Social Workers

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Culturally informed responses to grief and loss in a fractured world: Implications for school social work in African contexts

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‘My job is to teach, not safeguarding’: Practice Educators de-mystifying teacher misconceptions of safeguarding in school social work

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School and peer group influences on harmful sexual behaviour in children: perspectives of South African social workers

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Swedish school social workers problematisation of the child and adolescent psychiatric services in their counselling

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School social work: A transformative international placement model – Insights from practice

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Empowering change: Innovative anti-bullying strategies for inclusive school communities

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A Strengths-Based toolkit for School and Classroom Management of Psychosocial Challenges in learners

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Social work in its ‘purest form’: Reconceptualising practice learning in schools as real social work

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