The role of social workers rendering empowerment services to school-leavers from disadvantaged communities
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cornelissen-Nordien, Tasneemah | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Andrews, Lynn Shanon | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.other | Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Social Work. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-04T09:56:47Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-26T16:57:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-04T09:56:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-26T16:57:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-03 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | ENGLISH ABSTRACT: School-leavers are deemed a vulnerable group as there are varying factors which impact their lives and functioning, and according to South African policy and legislation, social workers are best placed to address these needs and challenges. Understanding the needs and challenges of school-leavers from disadvantaged communities helps social workers recognise the different roles they need to adopt in rendering empowerment services, to alleviate these needs and challenges. This study aimed to identify the diverse roles that social workers adopt when rendering services to this vulnerable group and how this could alleviate the needs and challenges faced by school-leavers. A clear focus was placed on policy and legislation impacting social work service delivery to school-leavers, as this impacts the provision of empowerment service rendering. In this study, a qualitative research methodology was used to obtain extensive insights into the participants' views and perspectives. The research incorporated both descriptive and exploratory designs, emphasizing the significance of depicting diverse narratives from the participants. Both purposive sampling and snowball sampling techniques was adopted with a predefined set of criteria determining participant inclusion. A total of 20 participants were interviewed with the use of a semi-structured interview schedule. Subsequently, the collected data was transcribed and analysed through thematic analysis. The main conclusion drawn from the results obtained indicated that social workers play diverse roles, varying based on the specific needs and challenges faced by school-leavers. However, services are not always effectively rendered, as a result of inadequate policy implementation and a lack of resources. Caseloads of social workers was also identified to be a factor impacting empowerment service delivery. This is of great concern in South Africa, as there are many school-leavers and not enough social workers. In addition to this, school-leavers are often not aware of social work services, and they therefore cannot access much-needed resources. Empowerment stands out as a recurring theme, particularly in how social workers can aid school-leavers. Empowerment practices, such as providing resources and essential information, are crucial. Equally, social workers themselves need empowerment to effect positive outcomes for these school-leavers. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Skoolverlaters word beskou as 'n kwesbare groep omdat daar verskeie faktore is wat hulle lewens en funksionering beïnvloed, en volgens Suid-Afrikaanse beleid en wetgewing is maatskaplike werkers die beste geplaas om hierdie behoeftes en uitdagings aan te spreek. Die begrip van die behoeftes en uitdagings van skoolverlaters uit benadeelde gemeenskappe help maatskaplike werkers om die verskillende rolle te herken wat hulle moet aanneem om bemagtigingsdienste te lewer, om hierdie behoeftes en uitdagings te verlig. Hierdie studie het die rolle van maatskaplike werkers ondersoek in hul diens aan skoolverlaters en hoe hulle hul behoeftes en uitdagings kan help hanteer. 'n Duidelike fokus is geplaas op beleid en wetgewing wat 'n impak het op maatskaplike werk dienslewering aan skoolverlaters, omdat dit die voorsiening van bemagtigingsdienste beïnvloed. In hierdie studie is 'n kwalitatiewe navorsingsmetodologie gebruik om uitgebreide insigte te verkry in die deelnemers se sienings en perspektiewe. Die navorsing het diverse verhale van deelnemers deur beskrywende en verkennende metodes ondersoek. Beide doelbewuste steekproefneming en sneeubal-steekproefnemingstegnieke is aangewend met 'n vooraf gedefinieerde stel kriteria wat deelnemer-insluiting bepaal het. Daar was met 20 deelnemers onderhoude gevoer met die gebruik van 'n semi-gestruktureerde onderhoudskedule. Die ingesamelde data was daarna getranskribeer en deur tematiese analise ontleed. Die hoofgevolgtrekking wat uit die verkrygde resultate getrek is, het aangedui dat maatskaplike werkers diverse rolle speel, wat varieer op grond van die spesifieke behoeftes en uitdagings wat skoolverlaters ondervind. Dienste word egter nie altyd effektief gelewer nie, as gevolg van ontoereikende beleidsimplementering en 'n gebrek aan hulpbronne. Werkslading van maatskaplike werkers is ook geïdentifiseer as 'n faktor wat bemagtigingsdienslewering beïnvloed. Dit is van groot kommer in Suid-Afrika, omdat daar baie skoolverlaters en nie genoeg maatskaplike werkers is nie. Skoolverlaters is dikwels onbewus van maatskaplike dienste en kry nie die nodige hulp nie. Bemagtiging is 'n sleuteltema in hoe maatskaplike werkers skoolverlaters help en bystaan. Bemagtigingspraktyke, soos die voorsiening van hulpbronne en inligting, is noodsaaklik. Dit is ook belangrik dat maatskaplike werkers self bemagtig moet word om positiewe resultate vir hierdie skoolverlaters te voorsien. | af_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Masters | en_ZA |
| dc.format.extent | x, 124 pages | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130420 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | Stellenbosch University | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Social workers -- In-service training | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Dropouts | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Social work education | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Social service | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Poverty | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Empowerment | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.name | UCTD | |
| dc.title | The role of social workers rendering empowerment services to school-leavers from disadvantaged communities | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |
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