Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is aimed at exploring mental health services for low-income women
in the West Coast I Winelands Region of South Africa. In order to understand
the extent to which such services are empowering, the accessibility and
theoretical underpinnings of these services are investigated. It was found that
although services appear to be available, they are often not very accessible.
They also often lack a specific gender focus. In certain instances, services
need to increase their accessibility in order to accommodate the restrictive
environments of women in this region. As such, it is believed that services
require greater integration in their approach to intervention concerning both
gender and the origins of mental health problems. Results of this study also
highlight areas on which future research could focus. These areas include
language of service provision, how organizations understand available
theories surrounding service provision, and the service needs of women in
this region themselves. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie is gemik op die ondersoek van geestesgesondheidsdienste vir
vroue van lae-inkomste groepe in die Weskus I wynverbouingstreek van Suid
Afrika. Die toeganklikheid en teoretiese onderstuttngs van hierdie dienste
word ondersoek in In poging om die graad waarin delke dienste bemagtigend
is, te verstaan. Bevindinge toon dat dienste, albeit beskikbaar voorkom,
dikwels nie baie toeganklik is nie. Dienste toon ook meestal 'n gebrekkige
fokus ten opsigte van 'n spesifieke geslag. In sekere gevalle behoort die
toeganklikheid van dienste verbeter te word in 'n poging om die beperkende
omstandighede van vroue in hierdie streek tegemoet te kom. As sulks
benodig dienste 'n hoër mate van integrasie in hul benadering tot intervensie,
beide wat geslag en die oorsprong van geestesgesondheidsprobleme betref.
Bevindinge lig ook areas uit waarop toekomstige navorsing kan fokus. Hierdie
areas sluit die volgende in: die taal van diensvoorsiening, hoe organisasies
beskikbare teorieë ten opsigte van diensvoorsiening verstaan, en die behoefts
van die vroue in hierdie streek self ten opsigte van dienste.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51821 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Liebenberg, Linda |
| Contributors | Kruger, L-M, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 126 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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