Browsing by Subject "Families"
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Coping by kinders uit egskeidingsgesinne
(North-West University, 2003)This study forms a subsection of an inter-university research project regarding the resilience of children in late middle childhood, in the South African context. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether ... -
The experiences of families raising an autistic child: rapid review
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Autism is becoming more prominent in South Africa and in the rest of the world. The family that raises an autistic child plays a key role in the treatment and lifelong management of the child. This responsibility goes with ... -
An exploration of families’ psychosocial well-being in a South African context
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)The aim of this study was to explore and describe aspects that contribute to the psychosocial well-being of families from diverse cultures in a South African context by analysing data obtained through narratives, drawings ... -
Exploring home visits in a faith community as a service-learning opportunity
(Elsevier, 2013)Background: Within South Africa the Psychiatric Nursing Science curriculum in undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing education utilizes home visits as a service-learning opportunity. In this context faith communities ... -
Exploring self-identified needs of Setswana-speaking families living in a resource-constrained area in Ikageng, Potchefstroom
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Families as a social institution have undergone a tremendous transformation over the past years – members of a family represent more than just a collection of individuals. As a social institution, families consist of members ... -
Exploring the nature of self-identified strengths of families living in a resource-constrained environment in Ikageng, Potchefstroom
(North-West University, 2018)The family is a complex system embedded in every society. The family as a social institution has undergone a tremendous transformation over the past years, where members of a family represent more than just a collection ... -
Families, intergenerational bonds, and aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2015)This Research Note proposes a rationale, and offers a set of initial parameters, for an explicit effort to forge a policy and scientifically relevant family gerontology for Africa. It builds on a critical appraisal of ... -
Family and ageing in South Africa : an exploration of family and the position of older people
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Discourses in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Africa point to the importance of family in the lives of its members. Rapid population ageing has refocused debates about the obligations that family members should fulfil ... -
An information kit for families affected by child sexual abuse and reported to the East Rand Child Protection Unit
(North-West University, 2010)Child sexual abuse is a very sensitive issue that causes Trauma and damage to the victims. This does not affect only the victims, but their families and the society at large. It is sometimes difficult for the society to ... -
Rapid review of clinical reunification intervention to families
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Family reunification intervention is globally considered to be at the centre of meaningful child welfare practice. If a child has been removed from the care of his/her birth parents, safe and timely family reunification ...