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Exploring meaning making mechanisms in a group of South African women survivors of childhood sexual abuse
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)
The aim of this study was threefold: firstly, to explore what could be learned from the literature about the meaning making mechanisms of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA); secondly, to conduct an empirical ...
Exploring risk and resilience as experienced by designated social workers in the Western Cape
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)
Child abuse is a known phenomenon reported around the globe, and social workers in the child protection sector are at the forefront of protecting children subjected to the different types of abuse. Child protection social ...
Experiences of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse in relation to non-supportive significant adults
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)
The aim of this study is to explore what is known from literature and women survivors about non-supportive significant adults in relation to their childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences. The concept of the non-supportive ...
Guidelines for trauma-sensitive social work forensic assessments
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)
The main aim of this study was to formulate guidelines for trauma-sensitive social work forensic
assessments by means of a literature review and empirical study. Three objectives were formulated
in order to achieve the ...
Work place adversities and resilience in a group of designated social workers in the Free State
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)
Child protection social workers are assigned statutory authority to protect vulnerable children and to uphold their rights. This group of professionals are at risk for several negative outcomes due to various workplace ...