The paper reviews, first of all, the Church attitude towards poverty and unemployment, through the Church Social Instruction most representative documents (Laborem exercens, Gaudium et spes, Sollicitudo rei socialis, Centesimus annus). Then, distinguish microcredit concept in developing and developed countries. The microcredit chances in poverty reduction is analysed under the financial system ...

Lecturer in Mental Health, School of Economics; Chairman, Association of Psychiatric Social Workers, 1958-60 Of all the groups of untrained social workers in the statutory services, the mental welfare officers have been the most persistent their demand for training. The reasons why their cry went Unheard by the Ministry of Health and the local authorities is now Part of history?too recent to un...

Social work in health care delivers essential services to South Africa’s vulnerable populations. The social development approach attempts address inequalities and uplift people. An explanatory-sequential mixed methodological study explored the application of Gauteng Department Health. findings indicated that workers deliver a diverse service attending patients’ needs are ideally situated implem...