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Bedryfs-maatskaplike werk by plaaslike owerhede in die Kaapse SkiereilandPowrie, Anon Hugh Ferdinand 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MSocialWork)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the present functioning of
occupational social work at local governments in the Cape Peninsula. In order to
realise this aim, an exploratory study was undertaken. In this study the historical
development of occupational social work, internationally as well as in the South
African context, was investigated. From the investigation it became apparent that
there is a difference in the pattern between the historical development of
occupational social work internationally and in the South African context. In
South Africa industrialization occurred almost a century later than in the
European countries and the development of occupational social work was further
hampered by the political system of separate development.
The organizational context of occupational social work practice as well as the
roles, functions, knowledge and skills of the occupational social worker were
discussed. It is essential that the occupational social worker should not only have
insight into the structural and functional aspects of organizations, but should also
have the know how to apply this knowledge base to promote social work services
in the workplace. Although the roles, functions, knowledge and skills of the
occupational social worker are relatively similar to those of social workers in
other fields of practice, it is also evident that this field requires more specialized
skills and knowledge.
Attention was given to social work supervision and management in the
occupational context and it became apparent that in the occupational context,
social work supervision and management are influenced by a variety of
organizational factors. Supervision is extremely important to local governments
because it provides the opportunity for these organizations to guide the service
delivery of the social workers in a scientific and responsible manner.
Lastly the structure and functioning of local governments were discussed with
specific reference to occupational social work. The emergence of occupational social work at local governments in the Cape Peninsula as well as the Employee
Assistance Program policy and the substance dependency treatment policy of
local governments were also discussed.
An empirical investigation was undertaken after the literature study, in which
eight occupational social workers as well as their six managers at local
governments in the Cape Peninsula participated. The questionnaire was used as
the technique for data collection.
On the basis of the conclusion and findings of this study, certain
recommendations on the practical implementation of occupational social work
policy and the process of supervision for local governments in the Cape
Peninsula are made at the end of the report. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie was om die huidige funksionering van bedryfsmaatskaplike
werk by plaaslike owerhede in die Kaapse Skiereiland te
ondersoek. Om hierdie doel te bereik is 'n verkennende studie onderneem. In
die studie is die historiese ontwikkeling van bedryfs-maatskaplike werk
internasionaal sowel as in Suid-Afrika ondersoek. Uit die ondersoek blyk dit dat
die historiese ontwikkeling van bedryfs-maatskaplike werk internasionaal en in
Suid-Afrika, nie dieselfde patroon gevolg het nie. In Suid-Afrika het
industrialisasie bykans 'n eeu later as in die Europese lande plaasgevind en is
die ontwikkeling van bedryfs-maatskaplike werk verder ook gestrem deur 'n
politieke stelsel van afsondering.
Die organisatoriese konteks van bedryfs-maatskaplike werk praktyk en die rolle,
funksies, kennis en vaardighede van die bedryfs-maatskaplike werker is
bespreek. Dit is noodsaaklik dat die bedryfs-maatskaplike werker nie slegs oor
insig van die strukturele en funksionele aspekte van organisasies moet beskik
nie, maar behoort hy veel eerder te weet hoe om hierdie insig en kennis-basis te
benut ten einde maatskaplike werk in die werkomgewing te bevorder. Alhoewel
die rolle, funksies, kennis en vaardighede van die bedryfs-maatskaplike werker
tot 'n groot mate met maatskaplike werkers in ander velde ooreenstem, is dit ook
duidelik dat hierdie veld meer gespesialiseerde vaardighede en kennis verg.
Daar is aandag geskenk aan maatskaplike werk supervisie en bestuur in die
bedryfsopset en het dit uit die studie duidelik geword dat maatskaplike werk
supervisie en bestuur in die bedryfsopset deur verskeie organisatoriese faktore
beïnvloed word. Supervisie is van besondere belang vir plaaslike owerhede, aangesien 'n program vir supervisie aan dié organisasies die geleentheid bied
om op 'n wetenskaplike, verantwoordbare wyse met die maatskaplike werkers te
kommunikeer en kontrole oor hulle dienslewering en doelbereiking uit te oefen.
Laastens is die struktuur en funksionering van plaaslike owerhede met
spesifieke verwysing na bedryfs-maatskaplike werk bespreek. Die ontstaan van
bedryfs-maatskaplike werk by plaaslike owerhede in die Kaapse Skiereiland en
plaaslike owerhede se werknemer hulpprogrambeleid en middele-afhanklikheid
behandelingsbeleid is ook bespreek.
'n Empiriese ondersoek is na die literatuurstudie onderneem, waraan agt
bedryfs-maatskaplike werkers by plaaslike owerhede in die Kaapse Skiereiland
sowel as hul ses bestuurders deelgeneem het. Die vraelys is as tegniek van
inligtinginsameling gebruik. Gegrond op die gevolgtrekkings en bevindings van
hierdie studie, word daar aan die einde van die verslag bepaalde aanbevelings
ten opsigte van die praktiese implementering van bedryfs-maatskaplike werk
beleid en die proses van supervisie vir plaaslike owerhede in die Kaapse
Skiereiland gemaak.
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The evaluation of employee assistance programmes in the coal mines within the Nkangala region.Lekgothoana, Josiah Patrick. January 2013 (has links)
M. Tech. Human Resources Management / It is important to acknowledge that employees need to be physically and mentally healthy in order to be productive, thus boosting the profitability of the organisation. According to resources, employee assistance programmes have the potential of enhancing the profitability of the company by reducing absenteeism, staff turnover, tardiness, accidents and medical claims. The problem statement of this study involves the uncertainty about the perceptions of the employees in the coal mines within the Nkangala region about the outsourced employee assistance programmes. It is only one coal mining company and an Employee Assistance Programmes service provider that granted permission to conduct the research at their organisations. This research project aims to evaluate the perceptions of the employees of the coal mine within the Nkangala region in South Africa, about the outsourced employee assistance programmes. The objectives of the study are to determine if the perceptions of demographic groups differ and also to determine if there are relationships between the theoretically envisaged subscales or dimensions.
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Die funksie van werknemershulpprogramme in bedryfsondernemings : riglyne vir maatskaplik werkers in privaat praktykDavies, Priscilla Sylvia 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MSocialWork)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The work environment in South Africa is currently undergoing dramatic changes that
are caused by a variety of factors and increasing pressure is placed on industries to take
more responsibilities for the wellbeing of their employees. The structure and philosophy
of employee assistance programmes provide an unique opportunity to organizations to
address the changing workplace and the needs of employees in a potential growth
productive way. From an employers viewpoint employee assistance programmes are
becoming essential for the success of present day companies and the employee
assistance programme practitioner is steadily becoming part of the corporative policy
formulating team.
Due to the fact that there are no guidelines or much literature in the South African
context regarding the application of employee assistance programmes in organizations,
and in the absence of any specific practice approach for a social worker in private
practice that delivers services within employee assistance programmes, the goal of this
study is to provide guidelines that can serve to provide a social worker in private
practice who is involved with employee assistance programmes, or that considers
entering this field, with accurate and relevant information of such programmes.
Guidelines won't only contribute to the application of employee assistance programmes
to its full potential, but will also assist a social worker in private practice during
negotiations to implement and determine an appropriate model for service delivery in a
specific organization.
In order to achieve the goal of this study, a literature as well as an empirical study was
undertaken. The literature study had a dual purpose. Firstly it was conducted in order to
describe the value of the utilization of employee assistance programmes in
organizations and included the relevant concepts and elements of employee assistance
programmes. Secondly, the literature study has been utilized in order to provide a useful
conceptual framework for social workers in private practice by placing employee
assistance programmes within the framework of the generic perspective. The findings of the literature study emphasize the re-focusing of employee assistance
programmes on the dual client system with alliance to micro- as well as macro
activities, as well as the fact that more specialized abilities are required from a social
worker in private practice. Further, it emphasizes that employee assistance programmes
provides structure to the professional activities of a social worker in private practice
and as such contributes to these activities having a more effective impact in
organizations.
The empirical study was undertaken in order to determine the knowledge and opinion
of the key personnel in organizations that are involved in the decision-making whether
or not to invest in a program of this kind, and the nature of the employee assistance
programme. This step has been taken, not only to make a social worker in private
practice aware of the viewpoints of these people, but also to determine the possibilities
for introducing an employee assistance programme in an organization and at the same
time identify aspects that might be against the adoption of such a programme.
The findings of the empirical study indicated that the key personnel maintain a caring
philosophy towards their employees that is linked to productivity. Their expectations of
an employee assistance programme is linked closely to this, and is only associated with
micro level activities. Further more, the findings points to a lack of knowledge as far as
the true nature, purpose and function of an employee assistance programme is
concerned.
In conclusion, recommendations were made based on the deductions and findings of the
literature as well as the empirical study. These recommendations also serve as
guidelines for a social worker in private practice who is involved with employee
assistance programmes. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Dramatiese veranderinge vind tans plaas in die Suid-Afrikaanse werksmilieu wat te
weeg gebring word deur 'n verskeidenheid van faktore en daar word meer druk op
bedryfsondernemings geplaas om toenemend groter verantwoordelikheid te neem vir
die welstand van hul werknemers. Die struktuur en filosofie van werknemershulpprogramme
bied 'n unieke geleentheid aan bedryfsondernemings om die veranderde
werksmilieu en behoeftes van werknemers aan te spreek op 'n potensieel groei
produktiewe wyse. Van werkgewers oogpunt, raak werknemershulpprogramme
essensieel vir die sukses van hedendaagse ondernemings en vorm die
werknemershulpprogram-praktisyn algaande 'n deel van die korporatiewe
beleidsformulering span.
Vanweë die feit dat daar nie in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks riglyne of selfs veel
literatuur ten opsigte van die benutting van werknemershulpprogramme in bedryfsondernemings
is nie, asook 'n afwesigheid in die literatuur van enige spesifieke
praktykbenadering vir 'n maatskaplike werker in privaat praktyk wat binne
werknemershulpprogramme dienste lewer, is die doel van hierdie studie om riglyne
daar te stel wat kan dien om 'n maatskaplike werker in privaat praktyk wat gemoeid is
met werknemershulpprogramme, of wat dit oorweeg om op hierdie gebied toe te tree,
toe te rus met akkurate en toepaslike inligting van sodanige programme. Riglyne, wat
nie net daartoe sal bydra dat werknemershulpprogramme tot sy volle reg toegepas word
nie, maar ook kan dien as hulpmiddel vir 'n maatskaplike werker in privaat praktyk
tydens onderhandelinge ten opsigte van die instel, en bepaling van 'n geskikte model vir
dienslewering in'n bepaalde bedryfsonderneming.
Ten einde die doel van hierdie studie te bereik is 'n literatuurstudie, sowel as empiriese
ondersoek gedoen. Die literatuurstudie is tweërlei van aard, eerstens is dit aangewend
om die benuttingswaarde van werknemershulpprogramme in bedryfsondernemings te
beskryf en is die relevante konsepte en elemente in die verband uitgelig. Tweedens is
die literatuurstudie aangewend om 'n nuttige konseptuele raamwerk vir 'n maatskaplike werker in privaat praktyk te skep deur werknemershulpprogramme te bespreek binne
die raamwerk van die generiese perspektief.
Die bevindinge van die literatuurstudie beklemtoon die herfokussering van werknemershulpprogramme
op die tweeledige kliëntsisteem met 'n verbintenis tot mikro sowel
as makrovlak aktiwiteite en ook die feit dat daar as sulks 'n meer
gespesialiseerde kundigheid van 'n maatskaplike werker in privaat praktyk vereis word.
Verder dui dit ook daarop dat werknemershulpprogramme struktuur aan die
professionele werksaamhede van 'n maatskaplike werker in privaat praktyk bied wat
bydra daartoe dat dit doeltreffender inslag in bedryfsondernemings vind.
Die empiriese ondersoek is gedoen ten einde die kennis en opinie van sleutelpersone
betrokke in besluitneming oor die instel en aard van werknemershulpprogramme in
bedryfsondernemings te bepaal. Die stap is geneem nie net om 'n maatskaplike werker
in privaat praktyk bewus te maak van die sienings van die persone nie, maar ook om die
moontlikhede vir die instelling van werknemershulpprogramme in
bedryfsondernemings bloot te lê en terselfdertyd aspekte wat dit weerlê te identifiseer.
Die bevindinge van die empiriese studie dui daarop dat die sleutelpersone 'n filosofie
van besorgdheid teenoor hul werknemers openbaar wat verband hou met produktiwiteit,
en dat hul verwagtinge van 'n werknemershulpprogram nou hiermee saamhang en slegs
met mikrovlak aktiwiteite geassosieer word. Verder is bevindinge aanduidend van'n
positiewe ingesteldheid teenoor werknemershulpprogramme, maar 'n gebrek aan kennis
oor die werklike aard, doel en funksie van 'n effektiewe werknemershulpprogram.
Ten slotte is aanbevelings gemaak op grond van die gevolgtrekkings soos verkry vanuit
die bevindinge van die literatuur sowel as empiriese studie. Die aanbevelings dien
terselfdertyd ook as riglyne vir 'n maatskaplike werker in privaat praktyk wat gemoeid
is met werknemershulpprogramme.
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Werkstres en hanteringsmeganismes van afrosentriese en eurosentriese middelvlakbestuurdersLabuschagne, Karina 31 July 2014 (has links)
M.A. (Social Sciences) / Presently a fine balance between South Africa's politics and the industrial situation exists. The South African political focus was aimed at fulfilling the clamouring of America and Europe, and not tailored for the South Africa situation that asks for reciprocity. This immediate way of handling the South Africa political field, has resulted in the industry being at the receiving end of the country's political controversies. What we find in the industry is a total distortion of white male managers occupying 88.2% of all the middle and senior positions, whilst 75% of the South African population consist out of blacks. A very poor representation of African managers is thus visible in the industry that asks for change, reformation and renewal. These changes that are required, will have to take place within a limited accelerated time span, which might be revolutionary rather than evolutionary. Limited research has been done on coping during stressful situations (Feldman & Brett, 1983; Latack, 1986; Burke & Belcourt, 1974; Newton & Keenan, 1985 and Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). The research that had been implemented was taxonomic (Burke & Belcourt in Newton & Keenan, 1985:108). This scientific research is about the stress management and coping skills of Afrocentric and Eurocentric middle managers. These managers are employed by Eskom which implies a working milieu that has been exposed to reorganisation, structural changes and rationalisation. An important component of .this research, is that the Eurocentric middle managers are being compared with the Afrocentric middle managers regarding their work and life circumstances and coping skills one or two months before South Africa's very first democratic election that took place on the 27th April 1994. It was important to assess the climate within Eskom as an organisation regarding the white versus the black managers just before a third world democratisation.
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Rendering services within the employee assistance programme (EAP) in the Gauteng Department of Health : views and experiences of social workersMphothi, Lebogang Jocobeth 10 1900 (has links)
The Employee Assistance Programme is regarded as a tool that could assist employees
in organisations with both their personal and work-related problems. This has become
evident as more employers are offering these services to their employees. The goal of
this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of social workers’ views and
experiences in rendering EAP services in the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH).
The study used a qualitative research approach by focusing on the explorative,
descriptive, and contextual designs. Constructivist theory and the person-environmentfit
model formed the framework of this study. Purposeful sampling (a criterion-based
sample) was used to select social workers rendering EAP services in the GDOH.
Eleven social workers who met the criteria participated in the study and their ages
ranged between 33 and 50 years. Data was collected by means of semi-structured
interviews. The Tesch’s eight steps of data analysis was used, and data verification
was conducted based on the Guba model.
The findings in this study indicate that EAP is an important programme. However, it is
not prioritised by the GDoH. Consequently, EAP practitioners experience challenges
that negatively affect the provision of quality EAP services. Despite the challenges,
most of the EAP practitioners nonetheless continue to render these services albeit
under difficult circumstances since they love and have a passion for the work they do. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Work)
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The social needs of farm workers in the Koup : suggesttions for employee assitance programmes (EAPS) from a social work perspectiveBotes, Jacolise 11 1900 (has links)
Farm workers are viewed as a neglected segment in the South African society. This qualitative research study focused on exploring and describing the social needs of farm workers in the Central Koup from the perspectives of samples comprising of farm workers and farm owners and/or managers. The aim was to contribute in finding solutions to address the identified needs through employee assistance programmes (EAPs) as one of the areas that an occupational social worker focuses on. The qualitative data was collected through focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, and the findings were verified with literature. Tesch’s framework for data analysis (in Creswell, 2003) was employed, and data verification was conducted through Guba’s model (in Krefting, 1991:214-222). The findings indicated that the social needs of farm workers could be addressed through typical EAP-related focus areas such as working- and interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, spiritual well-being, recreation, financial management, conflict management, child care and parenting skills, trauma counselling, and practical assistance regarding transport, housing and accessibility of resources. This research endeavour resulted in recommendations regarding the use of EAPs to address the social needs of farm workers. / M. Soc. Sc.
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Practice education placements for undergraduate social work students in the corporate sector of the Western Cape metropole : an exploratory investigationBrown, Iris Cathrine 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MSocialWork)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Finding practice education placements for undergraduate social work students is
becoming increasingly difficult in the Western Cape Metropolis, because many welfare
agencies have either closed down or do not have the capacity to accommodate students
for field placement. As a result of this situation, this research was undertaken with the aim
to investigate the feasibility of the corporate sector as a field placement for undergraduate
social work students.
By using the corporate sector as a field placement an opportunity can be created whereby
the university and the corporate sector could establish a workable partnership, with
mutual benefits for each. The corporate sector can benefit by services offered by the
students in the form of case-group and community work that can be rendered to the
employees. The university will benefit because a new option for student placements will
become available to them.
The domain of social work in the corporate sector was explored by defining occupational
social work; the nature of service rendering on micro, meso and macro levels and
discussing occupational social work in the 21st century.
Field placements of undergraduate students in the corporate sector were examined in
order to establish what the theoretical background for field placements in a corporate
setting ought to be. To this end, the nature and purpose; formats; settings and key role
players in field placements were explored. Social work methods in social work per se and
occupational social work in general were investigated. An investigation was also made into the management of the field placement programme
for undergraduate social work students in the corporate sector. The following were facets
were explored: the requirements of the department of social work at the University of the
Western Cape for fourth year students as well as the requirements for field placements in
the corporate sector, in order to establish the suitability of the corporate sector for field
placements.
Existing literature and empirical findings were used to collect data for this study.
Exploratory and descriptive research designs were applied in this study. Data was
collected through questionnaires and interviews and conclusions and recommendations
were based on the findings of the study. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Dit word al hoe moeiliker om praktykonderrigplasings vir voorgraadse maatskaplike werk
studente in die Wes-Kaapse Metropool te vind, aangesien baie welsynsagentskappe of
gesluit het of nie die vermoë het om studente in posisies vir praktykonderrigplasings te
akkommodeer nie. As 'n gevolg van hierdie situasie is hierdie navorsing onderneem met die
doel om vas te stel of menslike hulpbron personeel binne die korporatiewe sektor gewillig
sal wees om voorgraadse studente vir praktykonderrig te akkommodeer.
Deur die korporatiewe sektor vir praktykonderrigplasings te gebruik, kan 'n geleentheid
geskep word waardeur die universiteit en die korporatiewe sektor 'n uitvoerbare
vennootskap, met wedersydse voordele vir albei, tot stand kan bring. Die korporatiewe
sektor kan voordeel trek uit die dienste wat deur die studente aangebied word, soos gevalle-,
groep- en gemeenskapswerk wat aan die werknemers gebied kan word. Die universiteit se
voordeel sal daarin lê dat nuwe opsies vir praktykonderrigplasings vir die studente
beskikbaar word.
Die sfeer van maatskaplike werk in die korporatiewe sektor is ondersoek deur
beroepsmaatskaplike werk en die aard van dienslewering op mikro-, meso- en makrovlakke
te definieer, en deur die aard van beroepsmaatskaplike werk in die 21ste eeu te bespreek.
Praktykonderrigplasings van voorgraadse studente in die korporatiewe sektor is ondersoek
om te bepaal wat die teoretiese agtergrond vir praktykonderrigplasings in die korporatiewe
omgewing behoort te wees. Vir hierdie doel is die aard en doel, formate, omgewings en
sleutel rolspelers in praktykonderrigplasings verken. Maatskaplike werkmetodes in
maatskaplike werk per se en beroepsmaatskaplike werk in die algemeen is ondersoek. 'n Ondersoek is ook gedoen na die bestuur van die praktykonderrigplasingsprogram vir
voorgraadse maatskaplike werkstudente in die korporatiewe sektor. Die volgende fasette is
verken: die vereistes wat die Departement Maatskaplike Werk van die Universiteit van Wes-
Kaapland aan vierdejaarstudente stel, sowel as die vereistes vir praktykonderrigplasings in
die korporatiewe sektor, met die doel om die gewilligheid van die korporatiewe sektor vir
praktykonderrigplasings te bepaal.
Bestaande literatuur en empiriese bevindings is gebruik om data vir hierdie studie te
versamel. Verkennende en beskrywende navorsingsontwerpe is in hierdie studie benut. Deur
middel van vraelyste en onderhoude is data versamel en afleidings en aanbevelings op grond
van die bevindinge van die ondersoek is gemaak.
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Riglyne vir die implementering van werknemerhulpprogramme binne die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste in die Wes-KaapJoseph, Donald E. 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to provide a theoretical and practical guidelines for the
implementation of employee assistance programmes at the Department of
Correctional Services in the Western Cape. An explorative research design was used.
The historical development of occupational social work international as well as the
historical development of occupational social work in the South African context was
discussed.
The nature and content of employee assistance programmes is also discussed.
Attention was given to employee assistance programmes within the organizational
context. The functions of the EAP practitioner as well as the current nature and
content employee assistance programmes within the Department of Correctional
Services is discussed. The roles, knowledge and skills of the occupational social
worker is also discussed.
An empirical investigation was undertaken in which SIX EAP practitioners
participated for the purpose of the study a questionnaire was designed. A structured
questionnaire as well as interviews was conducted in order to gather data. Certain
recommendations are made based upon the conclusions and findings. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie is om 'n teoretiese en praktiese riglyne daar te stel vir die
implementering van werknemershulpprogramme binne die Departement van
Korrektiewe Dienste in die Wes-Kaap. Daar is van 'n verkennende
navorsingsontwerp gebruik gemaak. In die studie is die ontwikkeling van bedryfs
maatskaplike werk internasionaal sowel as in Suid-Afrika bespreek.
Die aard en omvang van werknemershulpprogramme is bespreek. Daar is aandag
geskenk aan werknemershulpprogramme binne organisasie verband. Die funksies van
die werknemershulpprogram praktisyn sowel as die huidige aard van bedryfs
maatskaplike werk binne die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste is bespreek. Die
rolle, kennis en vaardighede van die bedryfs maatskaplike werker is ook bespreek.
'n Empiriese ondersoek is gedoen waarvan ses werknemerhulpprogram praktisyns
deelgeneem het. Vir die doel van die empiriese ondersoek is 'n vraelys ontwerp.
Daar is gebruik gemaak van 'n gestruktureerde vraelys en onderhoude om data te
versamel. Aan die einde van die studie word daar sekere aanbevelings gemaak wat
gebaseer is op die gevolgtrekkings en die bevindings van die studie.
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The facilitation of social integration on community level : a social work perspectivePretorius, Mornay Charl 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / Some digitised pages may appear illegible due to the condition of the original hard copy. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Currently much attention is given in South African welfare legislation and in recent local and
intemationalliterature and research to the process of social integration and the formation of social
capital as one of the ideational outcomes of a social development approach, and therefore also a
key practice element of developmental social work. Very little research have been undertaken to
document the changes in social work practice brought about by the transition to a social
development approach in South Africa. The purpose of this study is to formulate social work
practice guidelines on the facilitation of social integration on community level. It therefore
constitutes an attempt to illuminate how social workers could contribute to the national thrust
toward the social integration of communities and provide valuable guidelines to social workers
on the practical realization of this key element of developmental social work.
In order to gain new insight and to clarify central concepts relating to this relatively unfamiliar
research area, an exploratory research design was utilised. The population for the study consisted
of practising social workers in welfare agencies subsidised by the Department of Social Services
in the Cape Metropolitan area. From the population a sample was drawn utilising sampling
strategies from both the probability and non-probability sampling procedures. The study was both
qualitative and quantitative in nature and in-dept interviews were chosen as the method of datacollection.
The interview schedule was compiled from the literature survey. In this survey the relation
between the social development approach to welfare and social integration was explained, and
some of the core focus areas for the social integration of South African communities were
identified. Furthermore a discussion was given on community intervention strategies as a core
method of social work as well as its practice implications for developmental social work. From
this literature survey structured and unstructured questions were formulated and compiled in an
interview schedule. This measurement instrument was utilised to explore how social workers can
facilitate the social integration of communities through community intervention strategies. From
the analysis ofthe results of the empirical study, social work practice guidelines on the facilitation
of social integration on community level were formulated. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Huidige Suid-Afrikaanse welsynsbeleid asook kontemporêre plaaslike en internasionale literatuur
en navorsing plaas verhoogde klem op die proses van maatskaplike integrasie en die vorming van
sosiale kapitaal as een van die uitkomste van 'n sosiale ontwikkeling benadering en 'n kern
praktyk element van ontwikkelingsgerigte maatskaplike werk. Tans is daar nog min navorsing
gedoen wat poog om die praktyk implikasies, wat die skuifna 'n ontwikkelingsgerigte benadering
vir maatskaplike werk inhou, te dokumenteer. Die doel van hierdie studie is om maatskaplike
werk praktykriglyne vir die fasilitering van maatskaplike integrasie op gemeenskapsvlak te
formuleer. Die studie vergestalt dus 'n poging om die rol van maatskaplike werkers in die strewe
na die maatskaplike integrasie van gemeenskappe te probeer verhelder, asook om aan
maatskaplike werkers waardevolle riglyne te voorsien rondom die praktiese realisering van hierdie
kern element van ontwikkelingsgerigte maatskaplike werk. Ten einde nuwe insigte te ontwikkel
en belangrike konsepte binne hierdie relatief onbekende navorsingsveld te klarifiseer, is 'n
verkennende navoringsontwerp gebruik. Die universum vir hierdie studie het bestaan uit
praktiserende maatskaplike werkers in diens van welsynsorganisasies in die Kaapse Metropool wat
deur die Provinsiale Departement van Welsyn subsidieer word. Vanuit die universum is 'n
steekproef getrek deur beide waarskynlikheid- en nie-waarskynlikheid steekproef trekking
prosedures te benut. Die studie was beide kwalitatief en kwantitatief van aard en in-diepte
onderhoude is gebruik as metode van data-versameling.
Die onderhoude was gevoer aan die hand van onderhoudskedules wat op grond van die literatuur
ondersoek opgestel is. In die literatuur ondersoek is die verhouding tussen die sosiale
ontwikkeling benadering tot welsyn en maatskaplike integrasie ondersoek, asook kern areas vir
die maatskaplike integrasie van Suid-Afrikaanse gemeenskappe identifiseer. Verder is
gemeenskapsintervensiestrategieë as 'n kern metode in die maatskaplike werk, asook die
implikasies daarvan vir ontwikkelingsgerigte maatskaplike werk, bespreek. Die onderhoudskedule
is gebruik om te eksploreer hoe maatskaplike werkers deur middel van hulle gemeenskapswerk
intervensie kan bydrae tot die fasilitering van maatskaplike integrasie. Die versamelde data is
analiseer en maatskaplikewerk praktykriglyne vir die fasilitering van maatskaplike integrasie op
gemeenskapsvlak is geformuleer.
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The social needs of farm workers in the Koup : suggesttions for employee assitance programmes (EAPS) from a social work perspectiveBotes, Jacolise 11 1900 (has links)
Farm workers are viewed as a neglected segment in the South African society. This qualitative research study focused on exploring and describing the social needs of farm workers in the Central Koup from the perspectives of samples comprising of farm workers and farm owners and/or managers. The aim was to contribute in finding solutions to address the identified needs through employee assistance programmes (EAPs) as one of the areas that an occupational social worker focuses on. The qualitative data was collected through focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, and the findings were verified with literature. Tesch’s framework for data analysis (in Creswell, 2003) was employed, and data verification was conducted through Guba’s model (in Krefting, 1991:214-222). The findings indicated that the social needs of farm workers could be addressed through typical EAP-related focus areas such as working- and interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, spiritual well-being, recreation, financial management, conflict management, child care and parenting skills, trauma counselling, and practical assistance regarding transport, housing and accessibility of resources. This research endeavour resulted in recommendations regarding the use of EAPs to address the social needs of farm workers. / M. Soc. Sc.
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