Masters Degrees (Social Work)
Recent Submissions
-
A social work investigation into environmental injustice in a low socioeconomic settlement: The experiences of residents
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Environmental injustice is a global phenomenon that entails the unequal distribution of environmental resources as well as disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards. Invariably, low socioeconomic ... -
Management functions of frontline social workers supervising social auxiliary workers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The need for social auxiliary workers originated from social workers not being able to cope with all the challenges associated with addressing the needs of the poor and vulnerable in South Africa. The ... -
Die ondersoek na beweerde seksuele misbruik van voorskoolse kinders: Verantwoordelikhede van forensiese maatskaplike werkers in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Children are the most vulnerable group of people in the society to be exposed to sexual abuse. In most of the cases the sexual abuse of pre-school children are not disclosed immediately. Consequently the ... -
The execution of individual reflective supervision sessions: Experiences of intermediate frontline social workers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Existing literature on supervision has failed to make provision for comprehensive information in regard to social work individual reflective supervision sessions and how to subsequently execute them. ... -
The experiences of family caregivers of persons with physical disabilities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Almost everyone will experience a form of impairment or disability some or other time in their lives. Different types of impairment could occur at any given moment. For example, parents might find out ... -
Views of social workers on implementation of child maltreatment prevention services in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Every country plans how it will ensure the protection of children from child maltreatment and other forms of abuse. Standards such as legislation, culture and religion usually shape how society should ... -
The significance of social work supervision in the Department of Healh, Western Cape: Social workers experiences
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The profession of social work originated in the 19th century in England, as a means to address social deterioration caused by poverty. Supervision was used as a means to teach lay persons how to perform ... -
Werknemerbystandsprogramme vir wynkelderproduksiewerkers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Wynkelders, net soos ander organisasies, streef voortdurend daarna om beter kwaliteitprodukte te lewer, om meer produktief, meer koste-effektief en mededingend te wees. Laasgenoemde kan daartoe bydra ... -
The contribution of volunteers to early intervention services in a community-based child protection programme at a selected non-governmental organisation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Child maltreatment in South Africa is a pervasive social problem. South African child protection services follow the family preservation approach, where services strive to keep the child safely in the ... -
Maatskaplike werkers se siening oor dienslewering aan pleegsorggesinne
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die dienste wat maatskaplike werkers in Suid-Afrika aan kinders en gesinne lewer, fokus veral op kinderbeskerming en statutêre werk wat hoofsaaklik pleegsorg ondersoeke op ʼn daaglikse basis inslui. ... -
Perceived contributing factors impeding job satisfaction of social workers in non-government organisations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite repeated attempts by the South African government to increase retention of social workers, it is apparent there is seepage of attrition at various junctures, namely low output of graduates, ... -
Essential marketing principles for non-profit organisations: Views of marketing managers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The non-profit organisations in South Africa, as in the rest of the world, are facing major funding challenges. Non-profit organisations rely on a wide range of income sources such as government subsidy, ... -
Maatskaplike werkers se sienings oor die invloed van 'n kankerdiagnose by 'n kind op gesinsfunksionering
(2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Childhood cancer is a traumatic and unexpected event that is regarded, by any family, as unwanted. Not only does the diagnosis of cancer in a child have an impact on the affected child, but it also has ... -
Views of SAPS social workers on essential development areas of police members’ emotional intelligence
(2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Police members regularly deal with emotionally charged and stressful situations as they perform their duties. The emotionally intense police environment requires of them to use their emotional intelligence ... -
The use of crisis intervention with parents of children identified as in need of care and protection: experiences of social workers.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12-08)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Child maltreatment is a challenge of global concern. Definitions of child maltreatment usually are stipulated in a country’s policies and legislations such as the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 in South Africa. ... -
Community development in Kayamandi
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)This study is about community development in Kayamandi. The aim of the study was to describe the socio-economic conditions in Kayamandi and to investigate the ways in which the local community could be involved in creating ... -
Psychosocial needs, stressors and survival strategies of adolescent street children in Mzuzu, Malawi: A human development approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When a developing country embarks on a pathway towards modernization and urbanization, one form in which poverty expresses itself is in the outgrowth of street children. In Malawi, the number of street ... -
Rehabilitation of drug addicted adolescent boys: The contribution of social workers who are employed by the Department of Social Development
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Illicit and legal drugs are a substantial threat to the public good, not only because they adversely affect public health, but also because they generate crime, disorder, family breakdown and community ... -
Challenges experienced by social welfare officers in the rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Children as estimated make up a third of the world population and Africa alone accounts for the highest percentage of children. However, it has been established that world over one million children are ... -
The views of social service providers on the use of parenting plans for adolescents of divorced parents
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03-17)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Like in other countries, divorce has also become a common trend in South Africa and many children are exposed to the distress related to it. When parents separate or divorce, decisions have to be made ...
RSS 1.0