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Geloofsgebaseerde organisasies en werkloosheid: 'n empiriese ondersoek binne die Paarl-Wellington-gemeenskapCloete, Anita Louisa 30 November 2007 (has links)
The central focus of this study is the role of the church as a faith-based organisation in dealing with unemployment.
Following an introductory chapter in which the research methodology and modus operandi are being explained, Chapter 2 is devoted to a discussion, in the light of recent literature, of the concept of unemployment and the effect of unemployment on the individual, the family and society. In Chapter 3 the discussion focuses on the involvement of faith-based organisations in addressing unemployment as part of social development.
In Chapter 4 the empirical survey, conducted by means of semi structured interviews with church leaders in the Paarl-Wellington-area, is described. The interpreted results are discussed in Chapter 5 according to main themes, sub themes and categories. A literature control is carried out simultaneously.
Based upon the literature study and the findings of the empirical survey, certain conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made in chapter 6. These recommendations are specifically aimed at activating the church in the form of local congregations to get actively involved in dealing with unemployment in their environment and community. / Social Work / D.Diac. (Youth Work)
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Aard en bydrae van maatskaplikewerk-dienslewering aan die dwelmafhanklike adolessentKeith, Lucille Elaine 11 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Drug dependent adolescents do not display a clear understanding regarding the value of social work intervention during the process of rehabilation, causing them to not utilize the profession of social work effectively during drug rehabilitation.
This study aimed to explore and describe the nature and contribution of social work service delivery to drug dependent adolescents from their own perspective. A qualitative research approach, an explorative research design, and a snowball sampling technique were implemented. The sample consisted of drug dependent adolescents from the Western Cape. Semi-structured interviews were executed determining the participant’s perception of the nature and contribution of social work service delivery.
Amongst others, the findings indicate that:
• social workers are not sufficiently prepared, trained or committed to render effective, professional services to drug dependent adolescents;
• social workers need to continuously revisit their knowledge, skill and attitude regarding this specialised field of service rendering. / Social Work / M.A. (Maatskaplike Werk)
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Assessing the implementation of the hands off our children parental guidance programme in the Western CapeMartin, Ulrica Lizette 28 February 2007 (has links)
The effort of this research was focused on the assessment of the implementation process of the Hands off our Children parental guidance programme by social workers in the Western Cape during 2005. This could be seen as an evaluation of the programme in order to adjust it for future implementation.
The objective of this research was to explore the application, experience and implementation of the programme by social workers in the Western Cape. The universe in this study was all social workers that did the training in the HOOC parental guidance programme in the Western Cape. In this study the population was social workers that implemented the HOOC parental guidance programme training in the work place. Participants were selected until saturation of data was reached. The method used in selecting the participants was non-probability sampling. With-in non-probability sampling purposive sampling was used. Conclusions and recommendations on the programme were made in order to empower the Department of Community safety to implement a more effective and streamline project in the future. / Social Work / M.Diac. (Play Therapy)
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A multi-perspective report on the status of the knowledge of and response to commercial sexual exploitation of children with a specific focus on child prostitution and child sex tourism : a social work perspectiveSpurrier, Karen Jeanne 05 1900 (has links)
Increasing tourism numbers in third world countries affect their economies and certain
aspects of their society positively; however, there are concomitant negative effects that
expose the dark side of the tourism industry. One of these is the escalating commercial
sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), particularly child prostitution (CP) in the context of
tourism, a phenomenon known as child sex tourism (CST). Although tourism plays an
important role in creating the perfect storm of poverty-stricken children colliding with wealthy
tourists, it is not solely responsible for this phenomenon. Internationally and nationally, the lacuna of knowledge on CST in particular hampers an
informed response by way of resource allocation and coordinated service delivery to both
victims and perpetrators. Utilising a qualitative research approach, and the collective case
study and phenomenological research designs complemented by an explorative, descriptive
and contextual strategy of inquiry, the researcher explored the status of the knowledge of
and response to the CSEC through the lens of closely associated role players, who were
purposively selected for inclusion in the study. These were adult survivors who were as
children engaged in sex work and victims of child sex tourism, social workers and non-social
workers involved in rendering child welfare and protection services, members of the Family
Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit of the South African Police
Service (SAPS) and representatives of the hospitality and tourism industry. Data was
collected via individual in-depth semi-structured interviews, telephone interviews, and email-communication and thematically analysed. The researcher found that a range of microsystem level factors, such as poverty and family
dysfunction, pushed children to the street, and as a means to survive engage in sex work,
enabling tourists (i.e. local - out of towners) and foreigners, mainly men from varied sexual
orientation) to commercially sexually exploit both boys and girls, from as young as nine
years of age, and of different race groups, which leave them with physical and psychological
scars.
The following main findings surfaced: The social workers, in comparison to the non-social
workers, who have a primary responsibility to provide child welfare and protection services
were ill-informed in terms of identifying CST as phenomenon, untrained and/or slow to
respond appropriately with interventions directed to the victims and perpetrators of CSEC. The service provider groups, as microsystems interfacing on a mesosystem, were fraught
with perceptions that the social workers and the SAPS were being inadequate. Furthermore
a lack of cooperation, collaboration and communication between the service provider groups
to respond to CSEC existed. The hospitality and tourism industry service representatives
were also ill-informed about the phenomena of CP and CST with a response that at best can
be labelled as fluctuating between an indirect response to that of turning a blind-eye. From
the findings, recommendations for social work practice, education and training and
recommendations specific for the other closely associated role players in responding to the CSEC were forwarded. / Social Work / D.Phil. (Social Work)
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Assessing the implementation of the hands off our children parental guidance programme in the Western CapeMartin, Ulrica Lizette 28 February 2007 (has links)
The effort of this research was focused on the assessment of the implementation process of the Hands off our Children parental guidance programme by social workers in the Western Cape during 2005. This could be seen as an evaluation of the programme in order to adjust it for future implementation.
The objective of this research was to explore the application, experience and implementation of the programme by social workers in the Western Cape. The universe in this study was all social workers that did the training in the HOOC parental guidance programme in the Western Cape. In this study the population was social workers that implemented the HOOC parental guidance programme training in the work place. Participants were selected until saturation of data was reached. The method used in selecting the participants was non-probability sampling. With-in non-probability sampling purposive sampling was used. Conclusions and recommendations on the programme were made in order to empower the Department of Community safety to implement a more effective and streamline project in the future. / Social Work / M.Diac. (Play Therapy)
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A multi-perspective report on the status of the knowledge of and response to commercial sexual exploitation of children with a specific focus on child prostitution and child sex tourism : a social work perspectiveSpurrier, Karen Jeanne 05 1900 (has links)
Increasing tourism numbers in third world countries affect their economies and certain
aspects of their society positively; however, there are concomitant negative effects that
expose the dark side of the tourism industry. One of these is the escalating commercial
sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), particularly child prostitution (CP) in the context of
tourism, a phenomenon known as child sex tourism (CST). Although tourism plays an
important role in creating the perfect storm of poverty-stricken children colliding with wealthy
tourists, it is not solely responsible for this phenomenon. Internationally and nationally, the lacuna of knowledge on CST in particular hampers an
informed response by way of resource allocation and coordinated service delivery to both
victims and perpetrators. Utilising a qualitative research approach, and the collective case
study and phenomenological research designs complemented by an explorative, descriptive
and contextual strategy of inquiry, the researcher explored the status of the knowledge of
and response to the CSEC through the lens of closely associated role players, who were
purposively selected for inclusion in the study. These were adult survivors who were as
children engaged in sex work and victims of child sex tourism, social workers and non-social
workers involved in rendering child welfare and protection services, members of the Family
Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit of the South African Police
Service (SAPS) and representatives of the hospitality and tourism industry. Data was
collected via individual in-depth semi-structured interviews, telephone interviews, and email-communication and thematically analysed. The researcher found that a range of microsystem level factors, such as poverty and family
dysfunction, pushed children to the street, and as a means to survive engage in sex work,
enabling tourists (i.e. local - out of towners) and foreigners, mainly men from varied sexual
orientation) to commercially sexually exploit both boys and girls, from as young as nine
years of age, and of different race groups, which leave them with physical and psychological
scars.
The following main findings surfaced: The social workers, in comparison to the non-social
workers, who have a primary responsibility to provide child welfare and protection services
were ill-informed in terms of identifying CST as phenomenon, untrained and/or slow to
respond appropriately with interventions directed to the victims and perpetrators of CSEC. The service provider groups, as microsystems interfacing on a mesosystem, were fraught
with perceptions that the social workers and the SAPS were being inadequate. Furthermore
a lack of cooperation, collaboration and communication between the service provider groups
to respond to CSEC existed. The hospitality and tourism industry service representatives
were also ill-informed about the phenomena of CP and CST with a response that at best can
be labelled as fluctuating between an indirect response to that of turning a blind-eye. From
the findings, recommendations for social work practice, education and training and
recommendations specific for the other closely associated role players in responding to the CSEC were forwarded. / Social Work / D. Phil. (Social Work)
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Aftercare to chemically addicted adolescents : practice guidelines from a social work perspectiveVan der Westhuizen, Marichen Ann 06 1900 (has links)
The susceptibility of adolescents to chemical addiction has become a major international concern. Approximately 25% of people in Central Asia and Eastern Europe who inject chemical substances are under the age of 20 years (Youth at the United Nations, 2006), while up to 75% of unintentional injuries among adolescents in America are related to substance abuse (Page & Page, 2003:196). On the national level, approximately 25% of adolescents under the age of 20 are involved in substance abuse (Western Cape Department of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation Transformation Plan, 2006:13). Focusing on the Western Cape, a report from the South African Epidemiology Network (2007:3) highlights that the youngest patient in in-patient treatment was nine years of age, and among 2 798 persons who received in-patient treatment, 27% were under the age of 20, more than any other age group in treatment.
Treatment of adolescent chemical addiction should include preparation for treatment, treatment, and also aftercare services to ensure that the addicted adolescent develops skills to maintain sobriety (Meyer, 2005:292-293). Section Six of the South African Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency Act (1992) prescribes that chemically addicted persons should have access to professional aftercare services to ensure that treatment is not terminated prematurely. The motivation for this study was based on the fact that, despite this statutory requirement, the Western Cape Drug Forum (2005:3) identified the need for the development of aftercare services in 2005, indicating the lack of focus on aftercare as part of treatment. This concern was confirmed by practitioners in the field of adolescent chemical addiction and findings resulted from previous research regarding relapse experiences of chemically addicted adolescents (Van der Westhuizen, 2007:129-130). / Social Work / D. Phil. (Social Work)
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An exploratory study of the experiences of people with disabilities in a social development programmeKoopman, Gadija 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Social workers are increasingly being encouraged to include the economic
development of their clients in the intervention strategies they apply. As a result
of this, social work programmes with income generating activities are becoming
commonplace within the social work arena. People with disabilities have been
identified as a group that should be targeted for support in income generating
activities and small business initiatives. An exploratory study of the effect of a
social work programme on the lives of people with disabilities was undertaken.
A literature study was conducted on perspectives and intervention strategies that
are applied in social work intervention with people with disabilities. This included
the ecological and strengths perspectives of social work as it applies to people
with disabilities. The empowerment approach was described as an intervention
strategy to be applied by social workers working with people with disabilities.
Disability in South Africa was explored by focussing on the disability rights
movement as well as the policies and institutions that affect the lives of people
with disabilities.
Little research has been done to explore the effect of social work programmes
with income generating activities on the lives of the people involved in them.
Exploratory research was done in the Western Cape using the interview survey for
data collection,. The experiences of people with disabilities, who are members of a
social work income-generating programme, were explored. Information obtained
during the interviews is presented in four categories, namely: demographic
information of the respondents, the nature of the respondents' disabilities,
respondents' involvement in the programme and their awareness of their rights as
people with disabilities.
The study revealed that although, income generating activities were the focus of
the programme, respondents did not identify economic rewards as the main reason for remaining in the programme. Respondents identified emotional and
social rewards as being of most value to them in their membership of the
programme. It is therefore concludedthat social work programmes should include
both income-generating activities as well as activities that will enhance the
emotional and social development of people with disabilities. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Maatskaplike werkers word al hoe meer aangemoedig om die ekonomiese
opheffing van hul kliënte in te sluit by die intervensie strategieë wat hul
implementeer. Gevolglik word strategieë met inkomste-genererende aktiwiteite al
hoe meer alledaags in die maatskaplike werk arena. Mense met gestremdhede is
as 'n groep geïdentifiseer om ondersteuning in inkomste-genererende aktiwiteite
en kleinsake inisiatiewe te ontvang. 'n Verkennende studie is onderneem om die
effek van 'n maatskaplike werkprogram op die lewens van mense met
gestremdhede te ondersoek.
'n Literatuurstudie is ook onderneem om die maatskaplike werk perspektiewe en
intervensie strategieë wat van toepassing is op mense met gestremdhede, te
beskryf. Dit het die maatskaplike werk ekologiese en sterkte perspektiewe
ingesluit en ook hoe dit van toepassing is op mense met gestremdhede. Die
bemagtigings benadering in maatskapike werk en die toepassing daarvan op
mense met gestremdhede word ook beskryf. Gestremdheid in Suid-Afrika is
verken deur te fokus op die gestremdheids regtebeweging, sowel as die beleid en
instansies wat 'n effek het op die lewens van mense met gestremdhede.
Min navorsing is tot dusver gedoen om die effek van maatskaplike
werkprogramme met inkomste-genererende aktiwiteite op die lewens van mense
met gestremdhede te verken. Verkennende navorsing is in die Wes-Kaap gedoen
met behulp van onderhoude as 'n instrument vir data insameling. Die ervaringe
van mense met gestremdhede, wie lede van 'n maatskaplike werk inkomstegenererende
program is, is verken. Inligting wat ingewin is gedurende
onderhoude word in vier kategorië aangebied, naamlik: demografiese inligting van
respondente, die aard van respondente se gestremdhede, respondente se
betrokkenheid by die program sowel as hulle bewustheid van hulle regte as
gestremdes.
In die studie is bevind dat alhoewel inkomste-genererende aktiwiteite die fokus
van die program was, het respondente nie noodwendig die ekonomiese beloning
as die hoof rede om in die program aan te bly, geïdentifiseer nie. Respondente het
die emosionele en sosiale beloning geïdentifiseer as die aspek wat die meeste
waarde vir hulle ingehou het. Die gevolgtrekking is dus dat maatskaplike werk
programme beide inkomste-genererende aktiwiteite, sowel as aktiwiteite wat die
emosionele en sosiale ontwikkeling van gestremdes aanmoedig, moet insluit.
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Insluit of opsluit? Opvoedkundige ondersteuning in Wes-Kaapse jeugsorgsentrumsFredericks, Duwatt Florus Tersius 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MEdPsych (Educational Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie is gedoen om die opvoedkundige ondersteuning wat leerders in spesiale
jeugsorgsentrums in die Wes-Kaap ontvang te ondersoek, deur gebruik te maak van ’n
kwalitatiewenavorsingsontwerp en binne ’n interpretatiewe paradigma te werk. Hierdie
studie het ook die belewenisse van manlike jeugoortreders ten opsigte van hul
opvoedkundige ervaring binne die rehabilitasiekonteks ondersoek. Die populasie vir die
studie was oortreders in ’n spesiale jeugsorgsentrum – ’n onderwysinrigting waartoe
jeugdiges deur die hof gevonnis word indien hulle herhaaldelik by misdaad betrokke is.
Die navorsing het uitgelig dat die jeugoortreders in die studiepopulasie ’n lang
geskiedenis van aanhouding het; dat hulle voorheen in ’n inrigting van die Departement
van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, ’n gevangenis van die Departement Korrektiewe
Dienste en ’n spesiale jeugsentrum van die Departement van Onderwys aangehou is. Die
betekenisvolheid hiervan is dat dit toon hoe gefragmenteer dienste aan jeugdige
oortreders gelewer word. Daar was baie onderbrekings in die deelnemers se
opvoedkundige pad, asook verwydering van die gesins- en gemeenskapslewe.
Verder wil dit voorkom of geen departement aanspreeklikheid aanvaar het vir die
rehabilitasie van die jeugdiges nie, aangesien hulle heen en weer tussen die inrigtings van
die verskillende departemente geskuif is. Daar moet beter samewerking en skakeling
wees tussen alle departemente wat betrokke is by jeugoortreders en die implimentering
van programme moet effektief gemonitor en gereeld geëvalueer word. Programme moet
gereeld hersien en konstant aangepas word om sodoende die lewensvatbaarheid van die
programme en inrigtings te bepaal. Jeugdiges in jeugsentrums is nie ’n homogene groep
nie en kom uit verskillende agtergronde met diverse opvoedingsbehoeftes waarin
voorsien moet word.
Die jeugdiges het ook hul opvoedkundige behoeftes verwoord en dit het
beroepsvaardighede, sosiale en morele ontwikkeling ingesluit. Verder is die redes
ondersoek waarom die jeugdiges aanhoudend betrokke bly by misdaad. Hulle het
aangevoer dat dit as gevolg van portuurdruk, dwelms en armoede is. Die jeugdiges het
ook voorstelle van alternatiewe programme en ondersteuning gemaak. Volgens hulle
moet dit insluiting in die gemeenskap, positiewe vryetydsbesteding, erkenning deur ander
en weerbaarheid behels. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was done to investigate the educational support that learners receive at a
special youth centre in the Western Cape, by making use of a qualitative research design
and working within an interpretive paradigm. This study also investigated the experiences
of male youth offenders with regard to education within the rehabilitation context. The
study population were young offenders in a special youth centre, which is an educational
institution where young offenders are being sentenced to after being repeatedly involved
in crime.
The research revealed that the youth offenders of the study population have a long history
of detention; that they were held in an institution of the Department of Social
Development, the prison of the Department of Correctional Services and special youth
centres of the Department of Education. This finding is significant because it shows the
fragmentation of services that are delivered to youth offenders. There was a lot of
interruption along the participants’ educational pathway, as well as removal from family
and community life.
Furthermore, it would appear that no department accepted responsibility for the
rehabilitation of the youths, because they were moved back and forth between the
institutions of the different departments. There should be better collaboration and liaising
between departments that are involved with young offenders and the implementation of
programmes should be monitored effectively and evaluated regularly. Programmes
should also be reviewed regularly and constantly adjusted to establish whether is the
programmes and institutions are sustainable. The youth in youth centres are not a
homogenous group and come from different backgrounds with diverse educational needs
that should be met.
The youths also voiced their educational needs, which included workplace skills, social
and moral development. Furthermore, the reasons why the youths continue to be involved
in crime were investigated. They said that it was because of peer pressure, drugs and
poverty. The youths also made suggestions of alternative programmes and support.
According to them it should entail inclusion in the community, positive free-time
spending, recognition by others and resilience.
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Aftercare to chemically addicted adolescents : practice guidelines from a social work perspectiveVan der Westhuizen, Marichen Ann 06 1900 (has links)
The susceptibility of adolescents to chemical addiction has become a major international concern. Approximately 25% of people in Central Asia and Eastern Europe who inject chemical substances are under the age of 20 years (Youth at the United Nations, 2006), while up to 75% of unintentional injuries among adolescents in America are related to substance abuse (Page & Page, 2003:196). On the national level, approximately 25% of adolescents under the age of 20 are involved in substance abuse (Western Cape Department of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation Transformation Plan, 2006:13). Focusing on the Western Cape, a report from the South African Epidemiology Network (2007:3) highlights that the youngest patient in in-patient treatment was nine years of age, and among 2 798 persons who received in-patient treatment, 27% were under the age of 20, more than any other age group in treatment.
Treatment of adolescent chemical addiction should include preparation for treatment, treatment, and also aftercare services to ensure that the addicted adolescent develops skills to maintain sobriety (Meyer, 2005:292-293). Section Six of the South African Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency Act (1992) prescribes that chemically addicted persons should have access to professional aftercare services to ensure that treatment is not terminated prematurely. The motivation for this study was based on the fact that, despite this statutory requirement, the Western Cape Drug Forum (2005:3) identified the need for the development of aftercare services in 2005, indicating the lack of focus on aftercare as part of treatment. This concern was confirmed by practitioners in the field of adolescent chemical addiction and findings resulted from previous research regarding relapse experiences of chemically addicted adolescents (Van der Westhuizen, 2007:129-130). / Social Work / D. Phil. (Social Work)
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