Browsing Humanities by Subject "Social workers"
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An assessment tool for social workers to identify risk behaviour in foster children
(2014)Problem statement: Due to HIV and AIDS impacting on communities, devastating consequences have been predicted. The number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in need of care is escalating, causing social workers’ ... -
Content validity of a Contact Planning Tool for social workers to determine contact between a foster child and biological parents
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The amended Children’s Act (38 of 2005) provides a comprehensive definition for contact. In Section 23, it also allows for biological parents to apply for contact, and provides factors that a court can take into account ... -
Exploring social workers' utilisation of play based activities in child and youth care centres in Gauteng
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2018)Social workers’ main focus at a CYCC is the children. Social workers may specialise in play therapy. This study is guided by theories of play and play therapy. The aim of this study was to explore social workers’ utilisation ... -
Occupational stress, burnout and work engagement of social workers in the Limpopo Province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The rationale for the study was signs of occupational stress that had become noticeable amongst social workers in the Limpopo Province. Social workers were unhappy about time spent on complaints over lack of support from ... -
'n Ondersoek na die invloed van die belewenisse van maatskaplike werkers op die implementering van die statutêre verwyderingsproses
(2014)Statutory social work is a mode of intervention within social work which poses many emotional and physical challenges to social workers. Social workers execute the implementing of the Children's Act (Act 38 of 2005) through ... -
Perceptions of social workers regarding life story work with children in child and youth care centres
(2013)This study focuses on social workers‟ perceptions regarding life story work with children in child and youth care centres in South Africa. Life story work is an established form of intervention utilized by social workers ... -
Reasons for not finalising child sexual abuse cases in alternative care : social workers' perceptions
(2014)Dealing with child sexual abuse cases, is an integral part of the social workers job. Due to the nature of the abuse and the provisions made by the Children’s Act, 38 of 2005, as amended, to safeguard the child victim, ... -
Struikelblokke in die hantering en verwysing van seksueel misbruikte kinders deur maatskaplike werkers in nieregeringsorganisasies
(2015)The profession of social work is already used for years by the legal system to assist courts in evaluating a person's personal circumstances and the course of justice. In practice it is often taken for granted that a ...