Relationship-based social work is not new to social work practice and there is a call for social workers to return to interventions based on effective engagement with clients within a therapeutic relationship (Ruch, 2010:22). Lastly, a pattern emerged regarding engagement of a child client during the initial session. The themes that emerged concerned the rationale for relationship building, contextual factors, barriers to relationship building and the importance of the social worker's professional attributes. This research qualitatively explored, with a case study desiqn throuqh semi-structured interviewinq, the experiences of social workers and child clients regarding their initial contact-making in a rural Boland area. a helping relationship between child clients and social workers is essential to the successful outcome of social work intervention. IISenior Lecturer, Centre for Child, Fouth and Family Studies, Compres, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. IMasters in Social Work, North-West University, at the time of the research Relationship building during the initial phase of social work intervention with child clients in a rural areaĬecilia Marais I Mariette van der Merwe II
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