M.Cur. / Patients with coronary artery disease are forced as a result of physiological changes, to make life style adjustments, whether by means of diet, or by adjusting their activities. Only if the patient's attitude toward his illness is of such a nature that he himself takes responsibility for this state of health, life style adjustments can be effective. The objective of this study is to determine the life style adjustments of angioplasty patients, in order to establish guidelines with regard to a patients education programme for nursing professionals. Literature study has brought to light the risk factors which influence coronary artery disease, as well as the crucial need for life style adjustments, which are investigate and described in this study. From this, criteria were derived for use in the further phases of data compilation. The research model is based on retrospective ex-post-facto correlation, to compare the adjustment of patients after angioplasty, with their life style before the procedure. A contextual-descriptive record regarding education given to patients before discharge, is included in the design. A descriptive survey was made of the structure and effectiveness of the educational programme of the chosen unit. Despite reveal results part of the fact that the analyses indicates that the majority of patients a positive tendency regarding life style adjustment, the expected are not achieved, because of a lack of sufficient knowledge on the the patients. The major recommendation evolving from this study, is, that all institutions where angioplasty is performed, should include an educating programme, which should be executed under supervision and which should from part of the rehabilitation process.

M.A. / The aim of the thesis is to illustrate the process of developing a psychoeducational program as part of the rehabilitation and development of juvenile delinquents, through the effective use of music, art and dancing in a therapeutic context. The rationale of the program is to give delinquents the psychological freedom to express emotions in a functional and constructive way. Delinquents are described by Thorpe, Smith, Green, & Paley (1980) as socially and emotionally deprived. Art, music and drama has been shown to be not only a diagnostic tool, but also as being successful in therapy with children with behavioural problems, such CHAPTER 1 - BACKGROUND AND ORIENTATION as delinquency (Epanchin & Paul, 1987). Margaret Naumberg (1983, in Epanchin & Paul, 1987), a pioneer in art therapy in America, describes art as a way to bring clarity and order to mixed or poorly understood feelings. The focus of the following chapters will be on the explanatory models of delinquency, developments in the treatment of delinquency, as well as the process followed in developing the expressionistic program. Some of the factors influencing and enhancing the positive use of music, art and drama will also be given. The expressionistic program will be included in appendix A. It is hoped that this development will inspire the further development and use of the arts in the therapeutic and rehabilitation process.

Thesis (MTech(Education))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1999 / Imprisonment is imposed on increasing numbers of women. Women on trial are also spending time in prisons. It is accepted that crime must be punished but it should and can simultaneously be transformed so that human potential can develop into learning opportunities. Personal interest and empathy with imprisoned women served as motivation for this study; the starting-point being a further conviction that such women have already been punished when starting to serve their sentence and that imprisonment should from then on focus on rehabilitation. The question is what learning opportunities are created for women in prisons, and if insufficient as far as individual needs are concerned, what can be done to facilitate and/or contribute to rehabilitation and the subsequent re-admittance to society upon discharge. Two empirical studies were undertaken in order to obtain the data identified in a situation analysis. A national survey was undertaken in the first place with the aid of the Chief of Training, Department of Correctional Services, in order to determine the training available. The finding provided in Chapter Two of this thesis, shows such opportunities to be rare and unstructured. In comparison with that available to male prisoners, it is indeed quite insufficient and even ineffective. In addition to this general national survey, visits were made to Western Cape prisons where ladies were held. Interviews were conducted with the latter as well as with control officers. Specific needs were identified, which, together with the first survey, enabled the researcher to make meaningful recommendations. Chapter Three of this study was devoted to programme design, a curriculum model was implemented in order 10 provide structure 10 the above data, and aspects of human reality was utilised as criterium. A summary and recommendations for improved learning opportunities for female persons complete the study. Criteria for the design of training programmes are provided and specific mention is made of the role of the National Qualification Framework and accreditation of leaming outcomes in the form of unit standards. It is hoped that the above will make a difference, not only as far as the rehabilitation of women in prisons is concerned, but also with regard to the manager(s) of the learning opportunities as well as the women to enable them to make a positive change to their living environment upon discharge

Text in Afrikaans / Hierdie navorsing is gerig op die vrylating van die gevangene en bet ten doel om aan die hand van 'n literatuurstudie, die Suid-Afrikaanse vrylatingstelsel binne die korrektiewe sisteem, histories met die nodige penologiese perspektief te beskryf. Aangesien bestaande Suid-Afrikaanse penologiese literatuur arm is aan inligting met betrekking tot die vrylating van die gevangene en meer spesifiek die vorme van vrylating, is verskeie bronne geidentifiseer ten einde historisiteit saam te vat en kontemporere beleid in die verband te bespreek. Alhoewel 1910 as vertrekpunt geneem is, is die fokus in die grootste mate geplaas op ontwikkeling sedert 1962. Bepaalde aksies deur onder andere die Inrigtingskomitee en Paroolraad kulmineer in die vrylating van die gevangene en om die rede bet die navorser ook die samestelling, bevoegdhede en werksaamhede van vermelde liggame nagevors en beskryf. / This research is aimed at the release of the prisoner and the objective is to historically elucidate the release system within the South African correctional system on the basis of a literature study, with the necessary penological perspective. Considering the fact that the existing literature on penology has hardly any information regarding the release of the prisoner and more specifically the different types of release, various sources have been identified in order to condense the historical information and to discuss contemporary policy in this regard. Although 1910 was taken as the starting point, the focus has largely been placed on development since 1962. Specific actions by, inter alia, the Institutional Committee and the Parole Board culminate in the release of the prisoner and for this reason the compilation, the competencies and the activities of the mentioned bodies were also described by the researcher. / M.A. (Penologie) / Sociology

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two recent local studies of relapse among individuals who had attended inpatient alcohol rehabilitation programmes in the Western Cape found relapse rates of up to 60%. A high incidence of comorbid anxiety, low self-efficacy and avoidant coping style were principal reasons cited for relapse. The following literary review was undertaken in an effort at better understanding current findings on the comorbid relationship between alcohol abuse/dependency and anxiety, and on dysfunctional coping styles and relapse. It also reviews current literature and theory concerning the treatment of alcoholics using the Relapse Prevention (RP) model of therapy. Based on these findings, recommendations are made for the application of RP to the clinical psychology groups run for alcohol abusing/dependent inpatients at Neuro Clinic D, Stikland Hospital, Western Cape. Relapse Prevention Therapy was selected because of its integrated approach to addressing both substance abuse and the inadequate coping styles that often render people vulnerable to anxiety, depression and relapse. It was also chosen because of the more constructive, less punitive approach it takes to substance dependence/abuse and the issue of lapses and relapse. The recommendations made in this review should not, in any way, be seen as criticism of the existing programme at Neuro Clinic D. They are, essentially, the individual reflections of the author based on the four months he spent conducting clinical psychology groups in the unit and the findings of two local studies that looked at some of the reasons for relapse following treatment in this and other local facilities. The specific focus on the groups run by clinical psychologists should also not be seen as ignoring the important and valuable work done by other professionals in the unit; notably those in psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy and pastoral care. On the contrary, information gathered by these professionals is vital to the team effort of rehabilitation, and the identification of psychosocial stressors and cognitive patterns that place people at risk of relapse. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Twee onlangse plaaslike studies van terugvalonder pasiënte wat binnepasiëntalkoholrehabilitasieprogramme in die Weskaap bygewoon het, het terugvalkoerse van tot 60% gerapporteer. 'n Hoë voorkoms van komorbiede angs, lae sin van self-vermoë en 'n vermydende streshanteringstyl was die hoofredes aangevoer vir die terugval. Die volgende literatuur-oorsig is onderneem in 'n poging tot 'n beter begrip van huidige bevindinge oor die komorbiede verhouding tussen alkoholmisbruik/afhanklikheid en angs, en oor wanfunksionele streshanteringstyle en terugval. Die oorsig beskou ook huidige literatuur en teorie aangaande die behandeling van alkoholiste deur middel van die Relapse Prevention (RP) model (Terugvalvoorkomingsmodel) van terapie. Op grond van hierdie bevindinge word aanbevelings gemaak VIr die toepassing van RP op die kliniese-sielkundegroepe aangebied VIr alkoholmisbruikende/afhanklike binnepasiënte by Neurokliniek D, Stiklandhospitaal, Weskaap. RP is gekies op grond van sy geïntegreerde benadering tot beide substansmisbruik en die onvoldoende streshanteringstyle wat dikwels mense kwesbaar maak vir angs, depressie en terugval. Die model is ook gekies as gevolg van die meer konstruktiewe, minder strafgerigte benadering tot substansafhanklikheid/misbruik en tot val en terugval. Die aanbevelings in hierdie oorsig moet in geen opsig beskou word as kritiek op die bestaande programme in Neurokliniek D nie. Hulle is, in wese, die individuele gevolgtrekkings van die skrywer gebaseer op sy vier maande ondervinding met sielkundegroepe in die eenheid en op die bevindinge van twee plaaslike studies wat ondersoek ingestel het na sommige van die redes vir terugval na behandeling in hierdie en ander plaaslike fasiliteite. Die spesifieke fokus op die groepe wat deur kliniese sielkundiges bestuur word moet ook nie gesien word as 'n geringskatting van die belangrike werk van ander professionele mense in die eenheid nie, in die besonder dié in psigiatrie, verpleging, maatskaplike werk, arbeidsterapie and pastorale sorg. In teendeel, inligting ingesamel deur hierdie mense is lewensbelangrik vir die spanpoging van rehabilitasie, en vir die identifisering van psigo-sosiale stressors en kognitiewe patrone wat pasiënte vatbaar maak vir terugval.

Thesis (MOccTher)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the existence of many guidelines for rehabilitation services both internationally and in South Africa, there is a need for a uniform format for the measurement and reporting of outcomes reached by clients utilising these services. Traditionally, statistics on client numbers fail to report actual outcomes attained by clients. Aim: This aim of the study was to describe the outcomes achieved by clients after participating in rehabilitation at the Bishop Lavis Rehabilitation Centre (BLRC) over a three month period. It was done by describing clients’ function according to the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Function (ICF) model, and included both the environmental and personal factors impacting on an individual’s function. Method: The study employed a descriptive design and used six measuring instruments which exceeded acceptable test-retest requirements to gather data from within the framework of the ICF Model. A field worker was trained to administer the majority of instruments which were pilot-tested for pre and post-test purposes. A sample of 78 clients who met the inclusion criteria was selected from the five main diagnostic categories seen at the BLRC. All clients were evaluated on referral, and again after receiving rehabilitation services for three months. An open-ended questionnaire was also administered as part of the post-test to obtain clients’ personal perspective on outcomes reached, as well as their subjective opinion of the rehabilitation experience. Data on the impact of various demographic and environmental factors on function was also gathered and statistically analysed in conjunction with the qualitative data obtained from the interviews in order to identify the rehabilitation outcomes achieved by the clients included in this study. Results: Clients reported a statistically significant decrease in the impact of disability on their function, with ‘mobility’ emerging as the aspect of function which improved the most after rehabilitation. The effect of most demographic and environmental factors investigated were perceived as facilitating rather than debilitating to rehabilitative outcomes, with ‘faith’ reported to be most facilitating and ‘monthly income’ the most debilitating of all factors. Subjectively, clients perceived their participation in rehabilitation to be a contributing factor to the improvement in their function, and generally expressed a positive attitude toward the rehabilitation experience. Recommendations based on the results of this study are presented to inform governing bodies involved in rehabilitation in South Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Ten spyte van die bestaan van veelvuldige riglyne vir rehabilitasie dienste, beide internasionaal en in Suid-Afrika, is daar steeds ‘n behoefte vir uniforme riglyne vir die meting en rapportering van die uitkomste wat kliënte bereik met deelname aan hierdie dienste. Tradisionele statistiek rakende kliëntegetalle rapporteer nie die werklike uitkomste wat kliënte bereik het nie. Doel: Die doel van die studie was om die uitkomste te beskryf wat kliënte bereik na hul deelname aan rehabilitasie by Bishop Lavis Rehabilitasiesentrum (BLRS) oor ‘n drie maande periode. Dit is gedoen deur kliënte se funksionering te beskryf volgens die Wêreld Gesondheidsorganisasie se Internasionale Klassifikasie van Funksie (IKF) model, insluitend beide die omgewings- en persoonlike faktore wat ‘n impak op ‘n individu se funksionering kon hê. Metode: Die studie het gebruik gemaak van ‘n beskrywende studiestruktuur. Dit het ses meetinstrumente gebruik wat beter as aanvaarbare vereistes vir toets-hertoets-betroubaarheid getoon het om data binne die raamwerk van die IKF-model in te samel. ‘n Veldwerker is opgelei vir die administrasie van die meerderheid van die meetinstrumente wat vir voor- en na-toets doeleindes in ‘n loodstudie getoets is. ‘n Steekproef van 78 kliënte wat aan die insluitingskriteria voldoen het, is geselekteer uit die vyf hoof diagnostiese groepe gesien by BLRS. Alle kliënte is geevalueer met verwysing en weer na hulle drie maande se rehabilitasie dienste ontvang het. Administrasie van ‘n oop-einde vraelys is ook as deel van na-toetsing gedoen om kliënte se persoonlike perspektief van die uitkomste wat hulle bereik het in te samel, sowel as hulle subjektiewe opinie van die rehabilitasieproses. Data oor die impak wat verskeie demografiese en omgewingsfaktore op funksionering kon hê is ingesamel, statisties ontleed en gebruik saam met die kwalitatiewe data wat met onderhoudsvoering ingesamel is om sodoende die rehabilitasieuitkomste te identifiseer wat behaal is deur kliënte wat ingesluit was in die studie. Resultate: Kliënte rapporteer ‘n statisties beduidende vermindering in die impak van gestremdheid op hulle funksionering, met ‘mobiliteit’ wat uitstaan as die area van funksionering wat die meeste verbeter het na rehabilitasie. Die effek van die meeste demografiese en omgewingsfaktore wat ondersoek was, is as fassiliterend eerder as inhiberend tot rehabilitasieuitkomste ervaar, met ‘geloof’ gerapporteer as die mees fassiliterende en ‘maandelikse inkomste’ as die die mees inhiberende faktor. Op 'n subjektiewe vlak het kliënte hul deelname aan rehabilitasie as ‘n bydraende faktor tot hul verbetering in funksionering ervaar, en het hulle oor die algemeen ‘n positiewe houding teenoor rehabilitasie gerapporteer.

Thesis (MCurr)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The focus of the study is on clients’ experiences of substance abuse recovery in a faith-based programme in the Western Cape. In describing the nature and extent of the substance abuse problem at an Imbizo on substance abuse, the speech of the Minister of Social Development, Benjamin (2006:1) stated that there are major challenges in rendering services to people who abuse substances. These challenges exist particularly with regard to prevention, rehabilitation and treatment of abusers. Baumann (1998: 238) stated that drug misuse is widespread and a growing problem in Southern Africa. This epidemic will have an increasing impact on mental and physical health. The focus of the literature review is to highlight the escalation of the problem over the last decade or so. Substance abuse is classified as a mental health illness, which could be healed in the application of various modalities of care. Little is understood and documented about the role of FBO programmes in substance abuse recovery in the Western Cape. The researcher hopes to add to the body of nursing research knowledge by conducting the study to answer the research question by understanding the experiences of clients accessing this level of care. The objective of the study is to explore, describe and interpret clients’ experiences of substance abuse recovery in a faith-based (FBO) programme in the Western Cape. An explorative, descriptive, interpretive, phenomenological, qualitative research design was chosen for this study. The population for this study comprised males and females, aged 18 years and older, who were admitted as in-patients in the 6-month residential substance abuse recovery facility, who followed the programme. The researcher used purposive sampling to recruit 7 participants who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, until saturation of data was reached. The primary data collection tool used was in-depth semi-structured recorded interviews and field notes. The researcher used Nola Pender’s (1996) Health Promotion model (HPM) as the conceptual framework for the study as described The Braun and Clarke’s inductive thematic analysis (2006) was used to conduct the data analysis which yielded two overarching themes, namely, the positive recovery experience and the modified future experience. Recommendations were made based on the HPM assumptions and the thematic analysis. Ethical principles were followed in conducting the study and participants were advised that they are helping researchers to answer the research questions by participating in the study. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie fokus op kliënt-ervaringe van dwelmmisbruik-herstel in 'n geloof-gebaseerde programme in die Wes-Kaap. In die beskrywing van die aard en omvang van die dwelmmisbruikprobleem by 'n Imbizo op dwelmmisbruik tydens ‘n toespraak van die Minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling (2006:1), is verklaar dat groot uitdagings heers met betrekking tot die lewering van dienste aan persone wat dwelmmidels misbruik. Hierdie uitdagings het veral betrekking op die voorkoming, rehabilitasie en behandeling van misbruikers. Baumann (1998: 238) verklaar dat dwelmmisbruik tans ‘n wydverspreide en groeiende probleem in Suider-Afrika is. Hierdie epidemie hou 'n toenemende impak op die geestelike en fisiese gesondheid van misbruikers in. Die fokus van die literatuuroorsig is om die verhoogde effek van die probleem uit te lig wat oor die laaste dekade voorgekom het. Die misbruik van dwelmmiddels word geklassifiseer as 'n geestesgesondheidsiekte wat gebruik kan word in die toepassing van verskeie modaliteite van gesondheidsorg. Daar is tans onvoldoende inligting beskikbaar om die rol van die FBO programme in die herstel van dwelmmisbruik in die Wes- Kaap behoorlik te kan ontleed en verstaan. Die navorser beoog om met die uitvoer van die studie die navorsingsvraag te kan beantwoord en sodoende ‘n meer ingeligte en in-diepte oorsig te kan vorm oor die ervaringe van kliente wat toegang het tot hierdie vlak van sorg. Die doel van die studie is om kliënt-ervaringe van dwelmmisbruik-herstel in 'n geloof-gebaseerde (FBO) programme in die Wes-Kaap te verken, beskryf en te interpreteer. Daar is besluit op 'n ondersoekende, beskrywende, verklarende en fenomenologiese kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp vir die studie. Die populasie vir hierdie studie het mans en vrouens in die ouderdom van 18 jaar en ouer ingesluit wat as kliente in die 6-maande residensiële dwelmmisbruik-herstel fasiliteit se progam toelating verkry het en wat deelgeneem het aan die programme. Die navorser het gebruik gemaak van ‘n doelgerigte steekproeftrekking en sodoende 7 deelnemers gewerf wat aan die insluitings en uitsluitings kriteria voldoen het. Die proses is gevolg totdat ‘n versadigingvlak van die data bereik is. Die primêre data insamelingsinstrument het die gebruik van ‘n in-diepte, ongestruktureerde onderhoud-metode behels, wat die neem van veldnotas en bandopnames ingesluit het. Die navorser het gebruik gemaak van die Pender se ‘Health Promotion Model’ (HPM) as die konseptuele raamwerk vir die studie. Die Braun en Clarke’s induktiewe tema-analise (2006) is gebruik om die data analise uit te voer wat twee oorkoepelende temas ingesluit het, naamlik, die positiewe herstelervaringetema en die gewysigde toekomstige ervaringe tema. Aanbevelings is gemaak wat op die HPM aannames en die tema analise gebaseer is. Etiese beginsels is streng gevolg en deelnemers is in kennis gestel dat hul deelname aan die studie die navorser instaat sou stel om die nodige data in te samel om sodoende die navorsingsvraag van die studie te kan beantwoord.

Assignment (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the South African context, research on the impact of alcohol rehabilitation is particularly limited. This study aimed at describing the impact of the alcohol rehabilitation programme offered at Neuro Clinic D, Stikland Hospital. Outcome was assessed at 12-15 months with the objective of exploring the perceptions and experiences of the ex-patients to ascertain whether there has been an improvement in psychological well-being and positive lifestyle changes. The study was motivated by a request made by the staff at Neuro Clinic D; as such an investigation has never been conducted. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used to gather data from 44 out of the 166 ex-patients admitted to Neuro Clinic D between January and June 2002. The relationships between the rate of relapse and age, gender, marital status, employment status, previous rehabilitation, health problems, police contact, aftercare attendance, participation in the 3- or 4- week programme and other medication/substance abuse were explored. While no statistically significant relationships were found between any of the variables, some evidence of interaction emerged with regards to the relationships between relapse status and participation in the 3- or 4-week programme, aftercare attendance, employment and marital status. The qualitative analysis revealed four central themes, namely coping mechanisms; responses to specific components of the programme; confounding factors and the impact of the programme. An integration of the quantitative and qualitative data supports the conclusion that while there was a low rate of consistent abstinence, the respondents reported an overall post-treatment improvement in psychological well-being and positive lifestyle changes. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Navorsing op die impak van alcohol rehabilitasie is besonder beperk in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks. Hierdie studie het ten doelom die impak van die alcohol rehabilitasie program, gebied deur Neuro Kliniek D, Stikland Hospitaal, te beskryf. Die uitkoms is bepaal na 12-15 maande deur die persepsies en envaringe van eks-pasiente te ondersoek om sodoende vas te stelof daar verbetering was in sielkundige welstand en of positiewe leefstyle veranderinge aangegaan is. Die betrokke studie is gemotiveer deur 'n versoek gerig deur die personeel van Neuro Kliniek D, aangesien so 'n ondersoek nog nooit vantevore gedoen is nie. Beide kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe metodologieë is gebruik om data in te samel van 44 die 166 eks-pasiente toegelaat tot Neuro Kliniek D tussen Januarie en Junie 2002. Die korrelasie/verhouding tussen die terugvalkoers en ouderdom, geslag, huwelikstatus, werkstatus, vonge rehabilitasie, gesondheidsprobleme, polisie kontak, nasorg bywoning, deelname in die 3- of 4-week program en ander medikasie/substans misbruik is ondersoek. Terwyl geen statisties beduidende verhoudinge gevind is tussen enige van die veranderlikes nie, is daar wel aanduidings van interaksie met betrekking tot die verhouding tussen terugvalstatus en deelname aan die 3- of 4- week program, nasorg bywoning, werkstatus en huwelikstatus. Die kwalitatiewe analise het 4 sentrale temas onthul, naamlik, hanteringsmeganismes; response tot spesifieke komponente van die program; verydelende faktore en die impak van die program. 'n Integrasie van die kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe data steun die gevolgtrekking dat alhoewel daar 'n lae voorkoms was van volgehoue onthouding, die respondente wel 'n algemene verbetering in sielkundige welstand en postiewe leefstyle veranderinge na behandeling gerapporteer het.

Thesis (MA) -- Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABTSRACT: The aim of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in a South African Youth Centre for young offenders, to which the court had sentenced them for two years. The study focused on the competencies and strengths of youth offenders, as well as on their capacity to find solutions to their problems, whilst being realistic and trying to accomplish positive change within the limits of the youth centre facility. An experimental and control group design was used in order to assess the impact of the therapeutic intervention. The effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated within three main domains of human experience: (1) subjective discomfort, (2) interpersonal relationships, and (3) social role performance. Two measures were used, namely the OQ-45.2 (outcome questionnaire) and unstandardised scaling questions relating to participants' personalised goals. Results show that no statistically significant improvement had occurred on the three measured dimensions. However, data obtained from the scaling questions reflected a more complete picture of the three areas of functioning identified and explored in this study. Improvement towards the achievement of young offenders' personalised goals seemed to be rapid at first, followed by a slightly slower rate of improvement and subsequent stabilisation. Scaling questions proved to be a useful technique for making complex aspects of these young offenders' lives more concrete and accessible to both the therapist and themselves. SFBT proved to be an effective method of intervention within group format in a facility for young offenders. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die navorsingsprojek was om die effektiwiteit van Oplossingsgerigte Terapie binne 'n Suid-Afrikaanse jeugsentrum vir jong oortreders, waartoe hulle vir twee jaar deur die hof gevonnis is, te evalueer. Hierdie studie se fokus was op die bevoegdhede en sterk punte van jeugdige oortreders, sowel as op hul vermoe om oplossings vir hul probleme te vind. Hierdie oogmerk was terselftertyd realisties in die poging om positiewe verandering binne die beperkinge van 'n jeugsentrum teweeg te bring. 'n Eksperimentele en kontrolegroepontwerp is gebruik om die impak van die terapeutiese intervensie te evalueer. Die effektiwiteit van die ingreep is ten opsigte van drie hoof areas wat verwant is aan menslike ervarings geevalueer: (1) subjektiewe ongemak, (2) interpersoonlike verhoudings, en (3) sosiale rolvervulling. Twee meetinstrumente is gebruik, naamlik die UV-45.2 (uitkomste vraelys) en ongestandaardiseerde skaleringsvrae wat verwant was aan deelnemers se persoonlike doelstellings. Resultate het getoon dat geen beduidende statistiese verbetering in die drie dimensies plaasgevind het nie. Data wat egter deur die stel van skaleringsvrae ingewin is, het 'n meer volledige beeld van die drie areas van funksionering wat in die studie geYdentifiseer en verken is, gereflekteer. Dit blyk dat die verbetering in die jong oortreders se persoonlike doelstellings aanvanklik vinnig geskied het, en gevolg is deur 'n effense stadiger tempo van verbetering en stabilisering. Volgens die navorsingstudie blyk dit dat skaleringsvrae 'n baie suksesvolle tegniek kan wees om komplekse aspekte van hierdie jong oortreders se lewens vir beide die terapeut en hulself meer konkreet en meer bereikbaar te maak. Dit blyk ook dat Oplossingsgerigte Terapie 'n effektiewe intervensiemetode binne groepformaat in 'n inrigting vir jong oortreders is.

M.A. / The aim of this study is to develop an Adventure Based Counselling (ABC) programme for the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents at the Ekuseni Youth Development Centre (EYDC) at Newcastle. This project is an initiative of the Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund. The ABC programme is based upon the same principles as those utilised by Outward Bound, Project Adventure and Wilderness Challenge (Garvey, 1990). These programmes have been successfully utilised individually or as part of a regimen in the treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents (Laurence & Stuart, 1990). The ABC programme is characterised by a high degree of physical challenge which takes place between a period of briefing and a period of debriefing. Through participation in continuous, cohesive, structured activities, individuals can learn about themselves as whole people, inclusive of physical, emotional and mental abilities and disabilities. This will enable the participants to develop positive emotional, social, physical and mental values which will alter their delinquent behaviour. The following chapter focuses on adolescent development and the possible causes of juvenile delinquency.