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Exploring perceived reasons and risk factors for illicit drug use among youth in the Western Cape: implications for primary prevention
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Globally, drug abuse among youth is recognised as one of our greatest health
and social problems and, as in other countries, South Africa is battling with this phenomenon.
Drug abuse among youth (including children and ...
Exploring perceived reasons ands risk factors for illicit drug use among youth in the Western Cape: Implications for primary prevention
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Globally, drug abuse among youth is recognised as one of our greatest health
and social problems and, as in other countries, South Africa is battling with this phenomenon.
Drug abuse among youth (including children and ...
Developing a framework for parents and educators in low-income communities to enhance access to resources that educate children presenting with autism spectrum disorder
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The policy for Inclusive Education in South Africa, the White Paper 6, states that
all children can learn with support. Research suggests that there is a lack of access to education
and resources for children with ASD ...
Management of domestic violence: risk-based assessment and intervention guidelines with perpetrators of intimate violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The main goal of this study was to develop assessment and intervention guidelines that will provide practitioners with a framework to develop and implement batterer intervention programmes. The development of batterer ...
Crafting a meso practice course using elements of authentic learning for undergraduate social work students in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Many teaching and learning practices in higher education, including social work education in
South Africa, tend to be characterised by a transmission mode of instruction, whereby
knowledge moves from the expert educator ...
A model examining the relationship between parenting styles and decision making styles on healthy lifestyle behaviour of adolescents in the rural Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The Health Promotion Model provides a theoretical framework exploring the relationships between healthy lifestyle behaviours of individuals. The three behavioral determinants affecting healthy lifestyle behaviours as posited ...
The development of a nutrition education programme for parental feeding styles and practices
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Many low- and middle-income countries are faced with a rise in the double burden of malnutrition
- undernutrition and overweight/obesity. Nutrition-related factors contribute to approximately 45%
of deaths in children ...
An intervention to reduce adolescent Hookah pipe use and satisfy their basic psychological needs
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Adolescent hookah pipe use is a public health concern because it poses several
health, environmental, and economic risks. Self-determination theory (SDT) posits that people
are motivated to engage in certain behaviours ...
The development of a protocol for the management of child abuse and neglect
(1998)
The primary intent of this study was to seek solutions to the practical problems experienced by practitioners in their management of child abuse cases. A fundamental problem regarding the current management of child abuse ...
A case study for intergenerational transference of parenting in genadendal: Developing guidelines
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Parenting practices are known to influence the development of children and family functioning. However, the extent to which these generational influences stretch, and the continuities brought forth between generations has ...