M.A. (Social Work) / Sound family life establishes the basis for social stability and is a prerequisite for a community to function orderly. As a profession, social work focuses on activities related to the provision of needs, associated with family care. It is appropriate to assume that social work is mainly concerned with problems related to marriage and family life. This study draws the attention of the profession to the important role that social work should play in growth-orientated development programmes for the family. The main object of this study falls into two categories, namely to determine whether families with normal or minor problems experience a need towards family enrichment, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a family enrichment project, which includes enrichment programmes for both the marriage and parent-child relationships. Twelve families voluntarily took part in the study for seven weeks, two hours per week. Because of the size of the experimental group, it was divided into two groups of six couples each. A family enrichment project directed at marriage and parent-child relationships was developed. The contents of the project were bases on both knowledge and skill components. The model for Human Resource Development was utilised, providing for the acquisition of skills. A manual based on Carkhuff's teaching model facilitated the family enrichment project. A pre-measurement of marriage relationships, parent-child relationships were investigated through a past-test of the mentioned variables at the conclusion of the project ...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:13353 |
| Date | 25 February 2015 |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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