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Die ACVV as welsynspionier : van welsyn vir armblankes tot eietydse uitdagings vir inklusiewe ontwikkelingsgerigte maatskaplike werk
(ASSAF -- Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011-12)Die eerste formele welsynsorganisasie in Suid-Afrika, naamlik die ACVV, is amptelik in 1904 gestig. Dié betrokke welsynsdienste was aanvanklik op armblankes gerig en dit het in sekere kringe die ACVV se besondere bydrae ... -
Against the odds : strengths displayed by abused women
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)Although legislation protecting women’s rights in South Africa is well developed, statistics indicate that violence against women has become the norm. There are no cultural, socio-economic, political, religious or educational ... -
Australian university students and mental health : viewpoints from the literature
(Primrose Hall Publishing Group, 2017)With more than 1.3 million students currently attending Australian universities and an estimated 20% of these experiencing a mental illness it is time this issue received more focused attention. Despite a number of initiatives ... -
Behoeftes van gesinne waar ’n kind met kanker gediagnoseer is : persepsies van maatskaplike werkers
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2018)As ʼn kind met kanker gediagnoseer word, is dit nooit maklik om te verwerk nie. Die hele gesinsisteem ervaar ontwrigting om by sodanige diagnose aan te pas, en almal ervaar sekere behoeftes in hierdie situasie. Vir hierdie ... -
'n Bendadering tot finansiele kwesbaarheidsreduksie : finansiele geletterdheidsopvoeding binne ’n maatskaplike ontwikkelingsparadigma
(ASSAF -- Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009-06)A significant number of people in South Africa who are accommodated within the social welfare system, display a lack of understanding of financial matters and are therefore financially vulnerable. In South Africa, social ... -
Caregiver burden as depicted by family caregivers of persons with physical disabilities
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2018)South Africa is experiencing a high incidence of child abuse and neglect. The care and protection of children require of social workers to deliver child protection services including compiling reports for Children’s Court ... -
Challenges couples face in managing family routines after the transition to parenthood
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2016)Family routines improve family stability. However, it is unclear what impedes the formation of stable routines after life transitions. In this paper we discuss normative challenges that 10, mostly low-income, couples face ... -
Child abuse and neglect : social work experience at Tygerberg hospital
(Stellenbosch University. Department of Social Work, 1999)Since the proclamation of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 suspected cases of child abuse and neglect have been notifiable by medical personnel. This obligation to notify has recently been extended to include social workers ... -
Coaching, mentoring and consultation : the same but different activities in supervision of social workers in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2012-08)The interchangeable and uncritical use of concepts such as coaching, mentoring and consultation without theoretical substantiation may be regarded as a neoliberal tendency, resulting in misinterpretation and detrimental ... -
Community based family support services for families at-risk : services rendered by child and family welfare organisations
(Dept. of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, 2013)In accordance with South African policy documents and legislation (Department of Social Development, 2004; Children’s Act 38 of 2005, Section 2(a)White Paper for Social Welfare, 1997) social work service delivery to families ... -
Cultural friendliness as a foundation for the support function in the supervision of social work students in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2006-03)On account of South Africa's history of apartheid and divisive legislation, most people in post-apartheid South Africa are not regularly exposed to cultures other than their own, and have not yet become accustomed ... -
The current landscape of child protection services in South Africa : a systematic review
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2020)Child protection services are seen as the largest field of social work service delivery in South Africa. Repeated warnings of the ‘crisis state’ of child protection services have gone unheeded. The aim of this article is ... -
Economic literacy and the war on poverty : a social work challenge
(Wiley, 2008-04)This article reports on an exploratory descriptive study that examined ten social workers’ perceptions of their war on poverty and the challenges in constructing a conceptual framework for the development of a Social ... -
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The effects of a father's alcohol misuse on the wellbeing of his family : views of social workers
(Dept. of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, 2017)Alcohol misuse poses a major threat to the wellbeing of families. If a father drinks excessively, all members of the family are affected. A qualitative study of an exploratory and descriptive nature was undertaken in which ... -
Effektiewe finansiele bestuur van welsynsorganisasies in Suid-Afrika : aanbevelings vir maatskaplikewerkbestuurders
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2003-08)Social work managers are becoming increasingly involved in financial planning and control of welfare organisations due to the fact that successful management of a welfare organisation does not only revolve around the quality ... -
Ek het uiteindelik op straat beland; dis ʼn harde lewe : Uitdagings van kwesbare vroue wat alkohol of dwelms misbruik
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2019)Daar is wêreldwyd ʼn toename in die misbruik van alkohol- en/of dwelms. Dit is veral kwesbare vroue wat alkohol of dwelms misbruik, wat gespesialiseerde behandeling benodig. Die doel van die studie was om die uitdagings wat ... -
Evidence-based practice in child protection services : do we have time for this?
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2018)South Africa is experiencing a high incidence of child abuse and neglect. The care and protection of children require of social workers to deliver child protection services including compiling reports for Children’s Court ... -
Exploring the views of health care service providers on life stressors and basic needs of HIV-positive mothers in rural areas of Lesotho
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2017)The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ranks as one of the deadliest viruses in the world. The second highest incidence of the virus has been recorded in Lesotho, where women and children are the most infected and affected. ... -
Factors that could contribute to substance misuse and criminal activity amongst adolescents : an ecological perspective
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2019)The increase of criminal behaviour and substance misuse amongst adolescents is of great concern for social service providers. According to the ecological perspective, several factors could contribute to substance misuse ...
