Doctoral Degrees (Social Work)

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    Social work services offered by Non-Governmental Organisations to households affected by HIV and AIDS
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12) Frans, Nocawe; Green, Sulina; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Social Work.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is currently experiencing the highest burden of HIV and Aids globally with an increasing number of new infections, which have a devastating effect on family life. The South African government in collaboration with various stakeholders has developed suitable policies, legislation and strategies to deal with the consequences of HIV and Aids for all South Africans, which include families and children affected by HIV and Aids. The ecological perspective was used as the theoretical framework for this study to investigate the social worker services rendered by non-governmental organisations to HIV affected households in the Cape Metropole. The goal of the study was to gain an understanding of social work services rendered to HIV affected households by NGOs. A qualitative research approach was applied, and an exploratory and descriptive research design was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 participants who are service providers employed at NGOs that render services to HIV-affected households. These service providers were selected through purposive sampling. Data analysis was guided by the eightstep approach promoted by Tesch (1990) in Creswell (2014) to identify relevant themes, subthemes and categories. Findings of the study revealed that service providers employed by NGOs render social work services to HIV-affected households living in poverty restricted areas; hence all NGOs indicated that their mission is poverty alleviation. It was also evident that all social work services rendered by NGOs are guided by policies and legislation such as the White Paper for Social Work (1997), the Social Assistance Act No. 13 (2004) and The White Paper for Families in South Africa (2012), all relevant to alleviating the consequences of HIV for children and families. The findings allowed the researcher to make appropriate recommendations for NGOs to improve social work services rendered to this vulnerable group.