The Therapy Unit was established in 1999, primarily as an internal resource to the organisation to render therapeutic and assessment services to all of the areas that Child Welfare Tshwane services. The services have been made available on all levels to secure developmental work and include prevention, early prevention, statutory and alternative care placements. The vision of the unit is thus also to build strong family ties and communities in order to safeguard children. The unit works in collaboration with social workers stationed at the community based offices. In this way the unit renders, apart from a specialist service, a support service to these social workers that enables them to deliver quality work to the communities. Programmes: *Child Assessments **Family and Play Therapy Mamma Zamma Early Childhood Development Program *Adoptions *Training of Social Workers