Thesis (MSocialWork)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This exploratory and applied study was undertaken to compile a generalized
profile, understand the target group's needs and to formulate a set of directives
for an intervention program for adolescent children of alcoholics.
The Christian Action for Dependence (CAD) views alcoholism as a factor that
affects every member of the household and adopts a systemic approach for
solving this problem. An earlier study proofed that the organization does not
provide sufficiently for the intervention of adolescent children whose parents are
members of the self-help groups. In order to address this shortcoming, the
Teencads (Teenage Christian Action for Dependence) was established in 1997.
It functioned as a penfriend's club. The current study was prompted by the need
for greater clarity in planning programs for a group like Teencads.
A literature study was undertaken to assess the effect of parental alcoholism on
adolescents. The research focused on the developmental tasks of adolescence;
looked into the child's emotional reaction to parental alcoholism; highlighted the
child's reaction in respect of different relationships and determined the effect of
parental alcoholism on the academic performance of the child as well as the
connection between parental alcoholism and pathological behavior of the child.
Classical adaptive behavior by the children of alcoholics was studied by focusing
on the contrast between observed behavior and the adolescent's underlying
emotional reaction to parental alcoholism. The purpose of the literature study
was to look for effective methods of intervention and intervention strategies, and
to examine the aims and objectives of international programs that are currently
being implemented.
The empirical study focused on the CAD in the Western- and Southern-Cape.
Twenty seven adolescents were selected by cluster sampling and the snowball technique. They completed a questionnaire that was compiled from the studied
literature.
The results of the empirical study strengthened the hypothesis that parental
alcoholism has a negative effect on the development of adolescents and that
social work intervention is a matter of urgency.
Based on the results of the study, the researcher proposed policy guidelines for
intervention programs for adolescents in the CAD. Guidelines and suggestions
for such programs have been formulated. The recommendations of this study are
applicable to adolescent children of all alcoholics. Organizations other than the
CAD, as well as other social workers, will be able to use these recommendations
in the formulation of intervention programs for adolescent children of alcoholics. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Verkennende en beskrywende studie is onderneem om 'n veralgemeenbare
profiel van die adolessente kinders van alkoholiste vas te stel, asook om te
bepaal wat die behoeftes van hierdie teikengroep ten opsigte van 'n
intervensieprogram is. Die uiteindelike doel van die ondersoek was om riglyne vir
'n intervensieprogram ten opsigte van adolessente kinders van alkoholiste te
formuleer.
Die Christelike Afhanklikheidsdiens (CAD) werk vanuit 'n sistemiese benadering
en beskou alkoholisme as 'n probleem wat elke lid van die gesin beïnvloed. 'n
Voorafondersoek het bewys dat die organisasie nie voldoende voorsiening maak
vir intervensie van adolessente kinders wie se ouers lede van die selfhelpgroepe
is nie. In 'n poging om hierdie leemte aan te spreek, is die Teencads (Tiener
Christelike Afhanklikheidsdiens) in 1997 gestig en funksioneer dit onder leiding
van die ondersoeker as 'n penvriendeklub vir hierdie teikengroep. 'n Behoefte
aan meer rigting en duidelikheid ten opsigte van programinhoud, het hierdie
ondersoek genoop.
'n Literatuurstudie is onderneem om die invloed van ouer-alkoholisme op
adolessente te bepaal. Tydens die ondersoek is die ontwikkelingstake van die
adolessente lewensfase in ag geneem; die kind se emosionele reaksie op oueralkoholisme
ondersoek; die kind se reaksie in verskillende verhoudings
waargeneem; die invloed van ouer-alkoholisme op akademiese prestasie en die
verband tussen ouer-alkoholisme en patalogiese gedrag by adolessente
vasgestel. Die klassieke aanpassingsrolle wat kinders van alkoholiste vertolk is
ondersoek deurdat die navorser spesifiek op die kontras tussen waargenome
gedrag en onderliggende emosies by die adolessent klem gelê het. In
aansluiting by die doel van die navorsing is daar tydens die literatuurondersoek
gefokus op die doelwitte vir 'n effektiewe intervensieprogram; metodes van intervensie; intervensiestrategieë, asook op die inhoud en intervensiemetodes
van bestaande internasionale programme.
Die empiriese ondersoek was op die CAD in die Wes- en Suid-Kaap gerig. Daar
is 27 adolessente deur trossteekproeftrekking en 'n sneeubaltegniek geselekteer
om 'n vraelys, gebasseer op die literatuurondersoek, te voltooi. Die resultate van
die empiriese ondersoek bevestig die navorser se hipotese dat ouer-alkoholisme
'n negatiewe invloed op die ontwikkeling van adolessente het en dat
maatskaplikewerk-intervensie noodsaaklik is.
Op grond van die ondersoek en resultate, is 'n beleidsraamwerk ten opsigte van
'n intervensieprogram met kinders van alkoholiste, spesifiek vir die CAD
geformuleer en volledige en omvattende riglyne en voorstelle vir sodanige
program neergelê. Die aanbevelings van hierdie ondersoek is van toepassing op
adolessente kinders van alle alkoholiste en kan dus met vrug deur ander
organisasies en maatskaplike werkers gebruik word.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/52439 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Venter, Nioma |
| Contributors | Kruger, S. P., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. Dept. of Social Work. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | af_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 172 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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