Social worker report for Q1

The year started with strategic planning in Strandfontein with the whole SISO team. This focused on SISO’s vision, discussing the organization’s different structures and planning the  tasks required to reach the different goals set out for each structure.

Social work deals with three levels (micro, mezzo and macro) and we solve problems that each level faces using a holistic approach. This quarter the social work team supported 203 clients through case management, home visits, parenting workshops and referrals. Some of the major challenges we faced include clients struggling with substance abuse, putting children at risk of neglect; the postponement of our planned GBV support group due to a temporary lack of our partner’s facilitators; and lack of documentation for children. The cases we dealt with involved 50% on the issue of parents failing to obtain birth certificates and Child Support Grants for their children. We have been able to resolve 20% of those cases.

This quarter has contributed a lot to the team in terms of professional and personal growth as we interact with different challenges and achievements that our clients face on a daily basis. 
March is Social Work Month, and we honoured our practitioners who advocate daily for dignity, human rights and social justice across communities. 
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In conclusion, the first quarter was filled with learning experiences and we are looking forward at the interventions implemented to ensure that the wellbeing of children is taken care of and the family as a whole. We are determined to keep working on social change by implementing efforts that aim at eradicating unemployment, poverty, discrimination and social injustice. Thank you to our clients for their trust, and to our partners and volunteers who make this work possible.