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

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Regulations Relating to the Registration of a Specialisation in Forensic Social Work, 2017

2. Forensic social work scope of practice

 

(1) Forensic social work practice includes—
(a) conducting forensic social work investigations of all cases that require forensic assessment using scientifically validated protocols and techniques in relation to forensic social work;
(b) applying relevant legislation;
(c) applying forensic social work techniques to interpret data used in the compilation of the forensic social work report;
(d) compiling and submitting evidence based forensic social work reports to primary clients;
(e) providing expert testimony on relevant matters in a court of law; and
(f) engaging in research and developing the field of forensic social work.

 

(2) Forensic social work scope of practice excludes—
(a) generic social work assessments;
(b) clinical assessments;
(c) therapeutic interventions;
(d) pre-sentencing reports in terms of the Probation Services Act, 1991 (Act No. 116 of 1991);
(e) research victim impact report;
(f) child protection assessment and related investigation in terms of the Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005); and
(g) community and group work.