Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Social work"
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Complicated grief in the South African context: a social work perspective
(Oxford University Press, 2013)Social work in South Africa in the last decade has been shaped by the White Paper for SocialWelfare (Ministry forWelfare and Population Development, 1997) which promotes developmental social services and constitutes both ... -
The development of agency in professional youth work with girls and young women in the Netherlands
(Sage, 2019)Young people living in north-west European welfare states are challenged to develop their individual strength. This is especially difficult for girls living in vulnerable circumstances, because they face a form of ... -
No strangers to adversity: resilience-promoting practices among South African women child protection social workers
(Sage, 2018)Globally the well-being of child protection social workers (CPSWs) is placed at risk by the taxing nature of their profession. In response, there have been international calls for the prioritization of CPSWs’ resilience. ... -
Social work and food security: case study on the nutritional capabilities of the landfill waste pickers in South Africa
(Sage, 2018)Food security (or the lack of it) has a direct impact on people’s well-being and is of great concern to many disciplines. The study on which the article is based used Drèze and Sen’s ‘nutritional capability’ concept as a ... -
Strategies for work-family balance in a South African context
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Finding and maintaining work–family balance has become an increasingly difficult challenge for South African families due to various factors, including economic, political, social and cultural changes that can impact ...