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Family adjustment and support interventions in foster care families: experiences of caregivers and social workers in the Amajuba District.
(2020)Approximately 5.7 million children in South Africa are orphans. Many of these children are in foster care; a form of care for children in need of care and protection and without parental care. In South Africa, kinship care, ... -
The relationship between depression, HIV stigma and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adult patients living with HIV at a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa: the mediating roles of self-efficacy and social support.
(2021)Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have been broadly studied on both regional and global level, up-to-date adherence of patients to ART ... -
Sexual and reproductive health issues: exploring the perceptions of young women on their post-teenage pregnancy experiences.
(2021)Other literature on young girls' pregnancy reveals that young girls' early pregnancy has become a global social problem, affecting children as young as 12 years of age. Various research studies have been conducted on the ... -
Youth transitioning and transitioned out of child and youth care centres: perspectives of youth, family, caregivers and service providers in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)This qualitative study, conducted in the eThekwini Metropolitan area, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), was designed primarily to understand the perceptions and experiences of youth transitioning and those who had transitioned out of ... -
The influence of self-perceived identity, social power, and masculinity on attitudes towards violence against women amongst male youth in Newlands West, Durban.
(2020)Statistically, South Africa experiences some of the highest incidents of violence against women (VAW) in the world. The consequences are devasting not only for women but for society as a whole. The variables “Self-perceived ... -
Understanding the provision and implementation of psychosocial support services for children receiving HIV care in eThekwini Municipality Clinic, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a global problem, with about 36.9 million people living with HIV globally, 35.1 million of whom are adults, and 1.8 million being children under the age of 15 (UNAIDS, ... -
Exploring the experiences of social work practitioners and supervisors on the implementation of social work supervision in the Department of Social Development: a case study of King Cetshwayo District Municipality.
(2021)Supervision has been a subject of study for many decades and has been at the centre of social work practice as it exerts its unique significance in the profession. As social work practitioners and supervisors are the key ... -
The challenges and experiences of youth leaving foster care system in South Africa.
(2021)Foster care placement in the Republic of South Africa remains the primary alternative care option for children seeking treatment and safety as illustrated in Section 150 of the Children`s Act 38 of 2005. Foster care seeks ... -
Exploring the students' experiences of (de)coloniality: a case study of Social Work programme at a South African university in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)This thesis unpacks African graduates' understanding of (de)colonial Higher Education through the narratives of post-graduate social work students and practitioners who attended a university located in KwaZulu-Natal. This ... -
“Sihlukumezekile”: the elderly talk of their experiences of elder vulnerability in KwaSwayimani area.
(2019)Background: The problem of elder abuse is undeniable and can be found everywhere in the world including South Africa and the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. Robinson (2016) asserts that in the United States alone, more than ... -
The implementation of family preservation services to children in need of care and protection within the Amajuba District Municipality, KwaZulu Natal.
(2019)The implementation of family preservation programs is compromised by practical inconsistencies, capacity, human and organizational resources. These are key challenges that ultimately impact the provision of services to ... -
Exploring experiences of visually impaired people in accessing rehabilitation services in the uMkhanyakude District, province of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)The collapse of apartheid in South Africa called for the eradication of power imbalances and discrimination against all marginalised and vulnerable groups including visually impaired people. However, despite the initiatives ... -
Family sanctioned child kuchaya mapoto (cohabitation) in Zimbabwe: lived experiences of young people as child cohabiters.
(2020)Even though the phenomenon of child cohabitation is becoming widespread in Zimbabwe, very little is known about the drivers and the lived experiences of children cohabiting. Child cohabitation infringes on the fundamental ... -
An explorative study of the experiences of social workers in providing therapeutic services to children in child and youth care centres in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2020)Child and youth care centres (CYCCs) should be applauded for accommodating and providing services for vulnerable children who need care and protection in South Africa. The residential and statutory social workers work ... -
The experiences of senior women traditional leaders in addressing women abuse in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: an afrocentric and nego-feminist approach.
(2019)Women across the world are subjected to violence and experience gruesome forms of abuse. The problem of women abuse has exacerbated to far worse incidents being reported. Since the establishment of the new democratic ... -
University of KwaZulu-Natal third-year male Social Work students’ experiences of group work practice with school children.
(2020)The Social Work profession in South Africa has been generally dominated by females. However, various studies have evidently revealed that over the recent years men have been slowly occupying this female dominated female ... -
Experiencing social work interventions: understanding the perspectives of caregivers labelled neglectful in a selected local community, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)The problem of child neglect in South Africa remains complex in terms of causes, forms, and required interventions. In the process of rendering services, including sometimes removing children from their homes, some caregivers ... -
Exploring re-alignment of social welfare services as an enhancement of service delivery at municipal levels: a case study of uMgungundlovu District Municipality.
(2019)This study aims at exploring the social workers’ understanding of the re-alignment of social welfare services as an enhancement of service delivery at the local municipal level. The study was undertaken in both rural and ... -
The lived experiences of Zimbabwean migrants raising children under conditions of irregularity in South Africa.
(2018)This study explored the lived experiences of Zimbabwean migrants parenting under conditions of irregularity in South Africa and the role of social work in the lives of irregular migrant parents. The concerns that prompted ... -
An explorative study of the child protection system within the welfare sector in Phoenix: a systems approach perspective.
(2018)Care and protection of children presents an ongoing challenge. Post 1994 there has been a significant shift in South Africa towards a formalised, child protection system characterised by comprehensive and sustainable ...
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