Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An exploratory study was conducted to determine the psychosocial stressors of women living
with HIV/AlDS. The study also included the utilisation of group work by social workers to
support HIV positive women. The exploratory study was also conducted to determine HIV
positive women's experiences in a support group.
The researcher's interest in group work, as well as her involvement with a support group with
HIV positive women, is the motivation for the study. The aim of the study is to provide an
explanation of the psychosocial stressors that HIV positive women experience and also to
capture their experiences regarding the support group they attend.
Nine psychosocial stressors, namely anger, fear, loss, grieve, guilt, denial and disclosure,
depression, suicidal behaviour and anxiety, were included in the literature study. The
advantages, disadvantages and components of group work, as well as comparisons of
effective and ineffective groups, were highlighted. The research also focused on planning a
group for women with HIV/AlDS, with special attention given to the needs assessment, the
purpose of the group, the group composition and the structure of the group. The value of
group work with HIV positive women was investigated.
The universum was HIV positive women at the Walvis Bay Multi-Purpose Centre. The
qualitative research method that was used took the form of structured interviews. The results
of this study generally confirmed the findings of the literature study. Recommendations
include ways in which social workers can assist HIV positive women not only on an
individual basis but also especially in a group setting, and recommendations concerning
future research. The importance of future research with HIV positive women was especially
recommended. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Verkennende studie is onderneem om die psigososiale stresfaktore wat HIV positiewe
vroue ondervind, te bepaal. Die studie het ook maatskaplike werkers se gebruik van
groepwerk om HIV positiewe vroue te ondersteun, ondersoek. Die navorsing is voorts
onderneem om HIV positiewe vroue se ervarings van 'n ondersteunersgroep te bepaal.
Die navorser se belangstelling in groepwerk, en haar betrokkenheid by 'n ondersteunersgroep
vir HIV positiewe vroue, was die motivering om die studie te onderneem. Die doel met die
studie is om die psigososiale stresfaktore wat HIV positiewe vroue ondervind, te beskryf en te
verduidelik, en ook om sommige van die ervarings wat sulke vroue in 'n ondersteunersgroep
ondervind, te boekstaaf.
Nege psigososiale stresfaktore, naamlik woede, vrees, verlies, droefheid, skuldgevoel,
ontkenning en onthulling, depressie, selfmoordgedrag en angs, is in die literatuurstudie
bestudeer. Die komponente en voor- en nadele van groepwerk, asook 'n vergelyking van
effektiewe en oneffektiewe groepe is ook ingesluit. Die beplanning van 'n groep vir HIV
positiewe vroue is benadruk, met spesiale verwysing na die behoeftebepaling, en die doel, die
samestelling en die struktuur van die groep. Die waarde van groepwerk vir HIV positiewe
vroue is ook ondersoek.
Die universum is HIV positiewe vroue by die Walvisbaai Multi-Purpose Centre. Die
kwalitatiewe navorsingsmetode wat gebruik is, is gestruktureerde onderhoude. Die resultate
van die studie het in die algemeen die bevindinge van die literatuurstudie onderskryf.
Aanbevelings sluit in wyses waarop maatskaplike werkers HIV positiewe vroue nie alleen op
'n individuele basis nie, maar ook in groepsverband kan ondersteun, asook moontlike gebiede
vir verdere navorsing. Die belang van verdere navorsing met HIV positiewe vroue word veraI
beklemtoon.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50513 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Feris, Reinett Freya |
| Contributors | Green, S., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. Dept. of Social Work. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 88 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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