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11	An exploration of the life-experiences of AIDS-orphans in kinship foster care in South Africa Tissiman, Lindy Michelle 04 1900 (has links) Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have many devastating impacts, including the growing number of AIDS-orphans left without care. In the study, semi-structured interviews, incomplete sentences and Kinetic family drawings were used to explore the life-experiences and perceptions of AIDS-orphans living in kinship foster care, from a Gestalt perspective. The study revealed that the majority of the AIDS-orphans included were making good contact at the contact boundary and all the respondents were not familiar with the term 'foster care'. The researcher therefore recommended that children are educated about foster care at school, thus possibly increasing the awareness of foster care in South Africa, thus possibly increasing the provision of homes for the vastly growing numbers of AIDS-orphans in our country and perhaps make a difference in society. / Sociology / M. Diac. (Play therapy) Kinship foster care Life-experience Field Theory Gestalt Theory HIV/AIDS AIDS-orphan 362.19697920096842 Orphans -- South Africa -- Vryheid Child welfare -- South Africa -- Vryheid Kinship care -- South Africa -- Vryheid Play therapy -- South Africa -- Vryheid