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The development of a model that examines parental HIV-related stigma and psychosocial well being of children orphaned by AIDS
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The growing interest in the well-being of children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS is widely reflected in the emerging body of research. Children orphaned by AIDS-related causes are identified as a vulnerable ...
The design of an intervention to reduce violence in the family: A family–centred approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Violence occurs in different environments, however, it is often found in the family with family members being the perpetrators. Family violence, as an integrative concept, is defined by few researchers or theorists, let ...
The development of guidelines for social workers involved in early childhood development within the Department of Social Development
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Social workers employed by the Department of Social Development in South Africa are tasked with the provision of a broad spectrum of social services and may specialise in fields, such as welfare planning, which involves ...
Health promotion : the design of a School Health Index Score Card to assess psychosocial health and well-being in early childhood development at primary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Schools, world-wide, have been regarded as important settings for health promotion and health education. Research indicate that schools constitute a crucial setting for programmes that aim at promoting the health of children, ...
Developing guidelines for indigenous practices: A case study of Makhuduthamaga municipality at Sekhukhune district , Limpopo province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Parenting practices play a significant role in the raising healthy functioning children.
Traditionally, Black African families have had their own way of parenting their children, like
all other cultural groups. However, ...
The development of management guidelines for school social work in the Western Cape
(2014)
The significant increase of social problems experienced by youth such as, teenage pregnancy, child abuse, child sexual offenses, substance abuse and violence impacted adversely on optimal development including learning, ...
Guidlines for the development of an HIV/AIDS workplace support programme for teachers
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this study was to develop guidelines for an HIV/AIDS support programme for teachers. In order to achieve this goal, Intervention Research: Design and Development model by Rothman and Thomas (1994) was adopted ...
Social justice and participatory parity: Students’ experiences of university residence life at a historically disadvantaged institution in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The shortage of appropriate student housing in South Africa has been under the spotlight for the past few years. This has been made explicit by the Report on the Ministerial committee for the review of the provision of ...
Spirituality and social work in the Namibian mental health practice: Guidelines for social workers
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The aim of the study was to develop guidelines for social workers to be spiritually sensitive
in their mental health practice. Spirituality in Namibia is an important part of the culture of
the individuals that are served ...
The design and development of guidelines to integrate spirituality and spiritual care into occupational therapy education using design-based research
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Spirituality and spiritual care have been gaining importance in recent
years in occupational therapy education as constructs related to holistic and personcentred
approaches, in order to improve occupational therapy practice. ...