South Africa is faced with a high rate of substance use and sexual abuse among
both sexes of adolescents from a wide range of social backgrounds. So many cases
have been reported in the Department of Social Development and Special
Programmes in Port St Johns.
This article shows that the patterns of alcohol use among South African adolescents
is cause for concern. The use of substance by adolescents is associated with a
range of negative consequences, including the risk of being sexual abused.
Many adolescents from the areas surrounding Port St Johns use substances, and
as a result they end up engaging in risky sexual activities. Older people take
advantage of them, so that many of these adolescents become victims of sexual
abuse. Some of them become school drop-outs.
As a result, the following effects can develop in these adolescents.
* Isolation
* Self-blame
* Embarrassment
The aim of the study was to do case analysis in order to identify adolescents who
were sexually abused while being intoxicated so that the social workers can
construct empowering programmes to prevent the abuse of substances and also
the sexual abuse of these adolescents.
Data collection took place by means of case analysis of 15 adolescents. Documents
of the adolescents from the case loads of social workers in the Department of Social
Development and Special Programmes were used to gain a detailed picture of the
themes emerging from adolescents who were sexually abused after the abuse of substances. The results indicated that many adolescents from the areas
surrounding Port St Johns use substances and as a result they end up engaging in
risky sexual activities. Older people take advantage of them while they are under the
influence of a substance, and these adolescents become victims of sexual abuse. / MSW (Forensic Practice), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11826 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Madikizela, Siniko |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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