Statistics Act, 1999
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Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)RegulationsRegulations under section 43(3)Annexure A : Norms and minimum standards for accredited organisations rendering services to victims of trafficking4. Norms, Standards, Outcomes and Programme Practices4.14 Norm 14: Parents with children are accommodated |
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4.14 |
Norm 14: Parents with children are accommodated |
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4.14.1 |
Standard: Reception, care and development of children are prioritized |
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4.14.2 |
Outcome: The best interests of children are served |
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PROGRAMME PRACTICES: |
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(a) |
Service provider must ensure that all children with an adult victims are referred to the Provincial Department of Social Development, designated Social worker or child protection organisation who must conduct a needs assessment to establish if the children is/are in need of care and protection (Children’s Act 38 of 2005, section 150) |
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(b) |
Service provider must ensure that the necessary and appropriate services according to the Individual Developmental Plan and Care Plan (medical/psycho-social aspects of the child) are rendered |
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(c) |
Service provider must ensure that an Individual Developmental Plan (IDP) is developed for each child depending on the age of the child. IDP must consider the following:
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Service provider as well as parents must ensure that Children’s Rights are upheld |
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(e) |
Service providers must ensure that furniture and equipment for children are according to the children age cohorts |
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(f) |
Service provider must ensure that the rights and responsibilities for children are displayed |
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(g) |
Service provider must ensure that the environment is child friendly |
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(h) |
Service provider must ensure that no practices that violate children’s rights are allowed |
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(i) |
Service provider must ensure that parents and child services including parenting plans, stress management, conflict resolution, positive communication and discipline, assertiveness and behaviour change are rendered |
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(j) |
Service provider must strengthen children enable them to build healthy interpersonal relations |
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(k) |
Service provider must ensure that children are appropriately referred to professional services. (psychologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist, etc) |
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(l) |
Service providers must ensure that age appropriate information is shared with children such as child labour, child trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and positive choices |
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