Department of Social Work: Recent submissions
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Maatskaplike werkers se sienings oor die uitdagings van dienslewering aan adolessente van geskeide ouers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Egskeiding word al meer as ’n alledaagse verskynsel beskou en is globaal regoor verskeie kultuurgroepe aan die toeneem. Egskeiding gaan hand-aan-hand met konflik en verskeie uitdagings, maar wanneer ... -
The challenges experienced by unemployed youth graduates in Botswana: An ecological systems perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Education has always been recognised as the means to achieve change, create new ideas, initiate new practices and move towards increasing prosperity. Thus, in many developing countries, tertiary education ... -
Readiness for practice of newly qualified social workers: experiences of supervisors at social service organisations in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The readiness of newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) for practice appears to be a growing area of research, however, there is little focus on the professional identities of NQSWs, and a lack of relevant ... -
Implementation of the supervision framework for the social work profession in South Africa by a designated child protection organisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Supervision plays a significant role in social work because social work practice depends largely upon the organisation’s administrative structure, which includes supervisors to continue training new social ... -
Contributing factors to inappropriate sexual behaviours in children under the age of fourteen: Views of social workers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: sexual behaviour (ISB) of children is a global pandemic which has only recently come under the spotlight. Unfortunately, statistics for ISB of children are poorly documented – not only in South Africa, ... -
The influence of cultural beliefs on social work intervention in mental health: views of frontline social workers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the known influence culture has on the lives of all individuals, social work and many other disciplines, no other variable is so poorly informed and untested as culture. There is also a need to ... -
Social workers' experiences of workplace violence
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Studies across the globe have shown that workplace violence against social workers has become an endemic problem in both developed and developing countries. Workplace violence can therefore be classified ... -
Social workers' perspectives on barriers to substance abuse treatment for women in Limpopo province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The prevalence rate of substance abuse is escalating in women and little is known about their access to the available treatment services. Previous studies on barriers faced by women in accessing substance ... -
Social work services provided to children with physical disabilities in Lesotho: An ecological perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Children with physical disabilities fall under one of the most vulnerable population groups in the world. They face numerous challenges that prevent them from living normal lives and attaining opportunities ... -
Essential management competencies of principals at early childhood development centres
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Early childhood development (ECD) has gained much momentum since the headline policy, the National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy 2015 (Republic of South Africa [RSA], 2015), was ratified ... -
Reflections of newly qualified social workers on the execution of their management tasks in non-government organisations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Social welfare organisations, both nationally and internationally are faced with the challenging task of adapting and converging to a socio-economic policy agenda as a result of global neoliberal reform. ... -
Practice experiences of South African social workers living with disabilities
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2021)For more than three decades in the field of social work the focus has been on social workers and persons living with disabilities. The purpose of this article is to present the findings of an empirical study on practice ... -
Editorial
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2021)The editor assumes no responsibility for opinions expressed by contributors. -
The views of social workers regarding their role in youth gang prevention in communities of the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Youth gangsterism is a foremost societal ill in the Western Cape of South Africa; this phenomenon has been identified as the most severe crime problem facing the province. Youth gangsterism continues ... -
Uitdagings van maatskaplike werkers wat dienste lewer aan volwassenes met metamfetamienafhanklikheid in een landelike gebied
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Methamphetamine dependency has a detrimental effect in rural areas on a micro- meso- and macro level and poses health and social challenges. Social workers in rural areas are confronted with the complexity ... -
Logistical, teaching and learning challenges of undergraduate students with visual impairments at a selected university
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: After the Salamanca World Conference on Special Needs Education on 10 June 1994, inclusive education became more prominent to redress inequalities and exclusions in society. In 2018, the Strategic Policy ... -
Intimate partner violence in Zimbabwe: Views of service providers contributing factors and implications for social work practice
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major global challenge, and in Africa, IPV is particularly prevalent in sub-Saharan countries. IPV knows no cultural, ethnic, geographic, religious, social, or ... -
Reflections of newly qualified social workers on the execution of their management tasks in non-government organisations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Social welfare organisations, both nationally and internationally are faced with the challenging task of adapting and converging to a socio-economic policy agenda as a result of global neoliberal reform. ... -
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Social work services to families caring for a family member who suffered from a stroke
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Stroke has been shown to be among the top ten leading causes of disability worldwide. In Africa, inadequate information; traditional beliefs; restricted healthcare services; inadequate medical employees; ...
