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The psycho-social challenges facing HIV/AIDS lay counsellors at a community-based voluntary counselling and testing site in TshwaneKabamba, Tshibangu Taiddyslas 11 1900 (has links)
This study focuses on the psycho-social challenges faced by HIV/AIDS lay counsellors at a Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) site in Tshwane, South Africa. A qualitative approach was employed by using semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions to obtain information from four lay counsellors, who provide pre- and post-test counselling at a VCT site. The results indicate that the management of clients’ emotions and needs pose enormous challenges to HIV/AIDS lay counsellors who do not receive any formal psycho-social support at VCT sites. The research participants in this study resort to their own coping mechanisms to deal with the challenges – with varying degrees of success. The recommendation is made that a formal support programme should be put in place at VCT sites, which will allow HIV/AIDS lay counsellors to respond to the many demands placed on them. Such a programme can help prevent burnout and a high turnover in lay counsellors. / Social Work / M. A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS)
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Paradigma ontleding van en paradigma beskrywing vir deelnemende werkswysesSchenck, Catherina Johanna 11 1900 (has links)
Community development and in particular participatory development is about
people.
This means that the person who studies or practices participatory development
or any other of the participatory pratices should have a particular way of thinking
about people. The main aim motivating this study was to investigate the
paradigm/s about people on which participatory practices are based. This
included a literature research on five participatory practices namely
participatory development;
participatory communication;
participatory learning;
participatory research; and
participatory management.
A guideline for paradigm analysis was developed by using Schriver's (1995) and
Capra's (1996) descriptions of a paradigm as well as ideas of hermeneutics.
From the paradigm analysis on the participatory practices two themes emerged:
A shift from modernism to post modernism in the thinking processes and
participatory practices.
From the participatory practices the same concepts repeatedly emerged
indicating a similar paradigm for all the participatory practices.
Three post modern theories were therefore applied to enhance the description
of the different concepts. The end result of this study is the development of an
evolving paradigm for participatory practices in order to give enhanced meaning
to concepts in the participatory vocabulary.
Finally a critical reflection was done on the post modern research process. / Text in Afrikaans / Social Work / D.Phil. (Social Work)
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A reflection on the group interaction and cohesion in a participatory research process :Khumalo, Cynthia Tuduetso 06 1900 (has links)
In 1995 a participatory research project was undertaken in the Gauteng Welfare
Deparbnent by two outside researchers. The subject for the research was the management
of change in the Gauteng Welfare Department. During the research, the researcher
observed how the discouraged, apathetic and negative group became animated and
empowered. On the basis of this observation, the researcher undertook to do a case study
which reflects on the interactional process and cohesion which transpired within the
participatory research process. / Social Science / M.A. Social Science (Mental Health)
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Participatory research in organisational change with social work supervisionLekalakala, Esther Kgauhelo 11 1900 (has links)
The dissertation presents a participatory research process in organisational change with social
work supervision. The study was conducted with a group of social work supervisors employed by
the Department of Health and Welfare in the Central region of the Northern Province from
September 1997 to November 1998. The participatory research process engaged the participants
in a consciousness-raising and educational process. They were enabled to identify problems
which rendered them ineffective, brought about by the socio-political transformation process in
South Africa since 1994, and were strengthened as a collaborative group to work together to
bring about change in their situation. Going through the process of dialogue as a group, the
participants became empowered and more confident to do participatory supervision, which in tum
would empower the supervisees as direct service providers. / Health Studies / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health))
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The impact of the Educhange and Research Foundation (ERF) Self-awareness Programme on learners' reactions and learningLowane, Nkateko Eudora 10 1900 (has links)
The aim of the current study was to explore the impact of the Educhange and Research Foundation (ERF) self-awareness programme on the participants’ reactions, experiences, and changes in opinion regarding their knowledge of concepts of self-awareness. This study constitutes an evaluation of a workshop presented by the ERF which is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) aimed at generating solutions toward a better education for all learners through the application of Kirkpatrick’s model of evaluating education and training programmes. Kirkpatrick’s model follows the goal-based evaluation approach and is based on four levels of evaluation. These four levels are widely known as reaction, learning, behaviour, and results. Due to the feasibility of the research, only the reaction and learning evaluation levels were researched. The population identified for the study comprised 15 grade 9 to 11 secondary school learners from Soweto in South Africa which were encouraged to volunteer to take part in the study at their convenience. The sample consisted of all the learners who attended the self-awareness workshop, in effect making this a purposive, convenience sampling. The ERF Board were responsible for the sample selection for their scholarship programme. One of the minimum criteria of selection to take part in the programme was that the learner must have obtained 70% and stem from poor backgrounds. The relatively small sample size possesses the potential to limit the generalisation of the findings. A mixed method approach was employed for this research. Positivist paradigm is the epistemological stance adopted due to the social reality investigated. The sources of data consisted of pre- and post-evaluation questionnaires on self-awareness. The results were thematically and statistically analysed. Thematic analysis included familiarisation with the data and first finding meaning, and then identifying patterns of recurring meaning by generating initial codes and lastly generating themes that run through these meanings.Statistical analysis was conducted through comparison of the data before and after the workshop using chi-square. Objective self-awareness theory and the self-regulation theory were the theoretical framework that informed the current research study. The main finding from this study was that the programme was perceived to have raised positive subjective opinions and feelings of most of the participants, although one participant raised negative subjective opinions about the programme and made suggestions for improvement. After the workshop, the participants felt that they had gained a better understanding of the key concepts of self-awareness, although most items were found to be statistically insignificant. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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