Abstract
Primary Health Care Facilities are important areas of comprehensive
and integrated service delivery for the South African Population.
Social workers are needed in Primary Health Care settings,
need to offer specialist comprehensive integrated generalist practice
but also be resourceful and knowledgeable regarding health care and
societal issues. Therefore social workers in health care in South Africa
should not only fulfill the traditional social work roles as indicated
by the profession but also roles identified from the Social Developmental
Framework i.e. Advocacy, Enabler, Mediation, Social Protector,
Broker, Educator and Counsellor.