A Study on Constructive Reforms that Can Be Made Using Social Work Perspective Regarding the National Policy on Alternative Care for Children in Sri Lanka (With Special Reference to Abhaya Children’s Home in Anuradhapura under the Department of Probation and Childcare Services, North Central Province) - ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ දරුවන් සඳහා වන විකල්ප රැකවරණ ජාතික ප්‍රතිපත්තිය සම්බන්ධයෙන්, සමාජ වැඩ පරිචය භාවිතා කරමින් සිදු කළ හැකි සාධනීය නවීකරණ පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යයනය (උතුරු මැද පළාත් පරිවාස හා ළමාරක්ෂක සේවා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව යටතේ ක්‍රියාත්මක වන අනුරාධපුර අභය ළමා නිවස ඇසුරෙන්)

In Sri Lanka, each of the nine provinces has established one residential care home for the custody of orphans, destitute, and abandoned children from birth up to the age of five. These institutions operate under the respective Provincial Departments of Probation and Childcare Services. The primary objective of this study is to identify possible constructive reforms to these residential care homes using a social work perspective.The study focuses on the Abhaya Children’s Home in Anuradhapura, which operates under the North Central Province’s Department of Probation and Childcare Services. Qualitative data were collected through a case study conducted at this institution and analyzed using social work theories, principles, and evaluations. Based on the National Policy on Alternative Care for Children in Sri Lanka, implemented since 2019, the study reveals that reforms are necessary in the institution, its staff, and administrative practices.