The progress of professional associations in South Africa is examined in order to provide an understanding of the dif.culties of forming one uni.ed body to represent social workers on international organizations. An overview of the development of the profession and the role of the professional organizations is provided. Some suggestions are made about the way forward if social workers wish to make more of a contribution to policy making.
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