UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
College of Law / Department of Social Work
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SCW2601: Introduction to
Law for Social Work IIA
Assignment 3 — Special Portfolio — Semester 1, 2026
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SCW2601
Module Code:
Introduction to Law for Social Work IIA
Module Name:
Special Portfolio: The Busy Family Case
Portfolio Title:
Assignment 3
Assignment Number:
11 May 2026
Due Date:
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for SCW2601 — UNISA 2026
, UNISA | SCW2601 Social Worker Portfolio Report
Contents
1 Part A: Initial Obligations of the Social Worker 3
1.1 A.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 A.2 Legal Basis for Intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 A.3 Steps Taken on the Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Part B: Social Worker’s Report to the Family Advocate 5
2.1 B.1 Legal Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 B.2 Scope and Method of Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 B.3 Description of the Parties and Family Environment . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3.1 Ms A Busy (Mother) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3.2 Mr B Busy (Father) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3.3 Joe Busy (Son, 16 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3.4 Joelene Busy (Daughter, 10 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3.5 Ms C Busy (Paternal Grandmother) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 B.4 Assessment: Best Interests of the Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 B.5 The Mediation Process and the Children’s Refusal to Participate . 9
2.6 B.6 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7 B.7 Conclusion of the Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reference List 13
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College of Law / Department of Social Work
⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄⋄
SCW2601: Introduction to
Law for Social Work IIA
Assignment 3 — Special Portfolio — Semester 1, 2026
⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄⋄
SCW2601
Module Code:
Introduction to Law for Social Work IIA
Module Name:
Special Portfolio: The Busy Family Case
Portfolio Title:
Assignment 3
Assignment Number:
11 May 2026
Due Date:
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for SCW2601 — UNISA 2026
, UNISA | SCW2601 Social Worker Portfolio Report
Contents
1 Part A: Initial Obligations of the Social Worker 3
1.1 A.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 A.2 Legal Basis for Intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 A.3 Steps Taken on the Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Part B: Social Worker’s Report to the Family Advocate 5
2.1 B.1 Legal Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 B.2 Scope and Method of Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 B.3 Description of the Parties and Family Environment . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3.1 Ms A Busy (Mother) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3.2 Mr B Busy (Father) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3.3 Joe Busy (Son, 16 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3.4 Joelene Busy (Daughter, 10 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3.5 Ms C Busy (Paternal Grandmother) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 B.4 Assessment: Best Interests of the Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 B.5 The Mediation Process and the Children’s Refusal to Participate . 9
2.6 B.6 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7 B.7 Conclusion of the Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reference List 13
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