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THE ROLE OF HOSPICE CAREGIVERS IN CARING FOR FAMILIES INFECTED WITH, OR AFFECTED BY, HIV/AIDS
Get PDFHospice TLC is the name of a non-profit organization (NPO) rendering services in the Kokstadarea situated in the southern region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Hospice TLC has been inoperation since June 2006 and its main focus is to render holistic palliative and frail care to allpatients in their area of operation. In this article the focus will be on the role Hospice TLCcaregivers can play in meeting the bio-psychosocial needs of families infected or affected byHIV and AIDS in the Kokstad area. Through their contact with frail and terminally ill patientsthe caregivers have access to their families, affording them an opportunity to identify and meetsome of the bio-psychosocial needs of the families
EVALUATION OF THE SUPPORT TO CARE GIVING BY LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOS) IN THE KANYE CARE PROGRAMME, BOTSWANA
Get PDFThe broad objective of the study was to assess the contribution that caregivers make to CHBCprogrammes. However, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the extent of support that the Kanyecare programme receives from the local NGOs/CBOs in the Kanye region
THE COPING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY UNISA’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO ADDRESS THE REALITIES EXPERIENCED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS IN SUNNYSIDE, TSHWANE
Get PDFA dearth of information about the realities related to the living conditions of Unisa’sundergraduate students in general emerged as a central research problem for an investigationinto the realities and coping strategies relating to the living conditions of a sample of Unisa’sundergraduate students who reside in Sunnyside, Tshwane
REFLECTIONS ON BURNOUT AND SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT IN SOCIAL WORK
Get PDFWorking with people with AIDS (PWAs) invariably requires that caregivers provide optimalcare both to PWAs with serious illness and functional impairment, and to themselves.Although this work is extremely rewarding, the enormity of the stress and strain it places oncaregivers should not be under-estimated. While it is tacitly assumed that family and friendswill provide care for the PWA, the caregiver is expected to possess an exceptional capacity forcaring, despite the multifarious problems associated with this
YOUR CHILD IS MY CHILD: COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN SEXUAL ABUSE FOR A HIGH RISK AREA
Get PDFSexual abuse of children is a reality that has been present for centuries (Bandi, 2003:1) andresearch has indicated that the rate of sexual abuse of children is extremely high (Karson,2001:4). Most parents find it difficult to discuss the topic of sexual abuse with theiradolescents, and even more with their pre-school children. This is understandable, as it mighteven be difficult for parents to discuss general sexual matters with their children. Thecomplexity of the issue is highlighted by Myers and Milner (2007:2), who refer to sex andsexuality as complicated because of the “different discourses, labels and identities” thatinfluence the way people make sense of sexual matters. They also refer to the lack ofdiscussion of sexual matters, or the ways in which these matters are discussed that can lead toconfusion. According to Lively and Lively (1991:74), even parents in affluent families may notalways explain the sexual act when their children see them having intercourse. This mayconfuse the children. Children who are exposed to sexual activities on a daily basis can becomevulnerable in terms of sexual abuse, because the context of the sexual behaviour is notexplained. The parents also do not necessarily teach the children to protect their own bodiesand that sexual activities should be reserved for when they are mature
DIFFERING HIV INFECTION RATES IN BRAZIL AND SOUTH AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Get PDFDuring the past twenty years much attention has been focused on HIV/AIDS globally. Despitemuch research, endless discussions and political machinations, the pandemic is largelyuncontrolled, particularly in parts of the developing world. However, some countries havemanaged to substantially reduce their rates of infection
THE EXPERIENCES OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO REQUEST AN ABORTION
Get PDFPregnancy is a complex part of being a woman – it encompasses sexuality, a relationship,confrontation with contraception, the realisation of being pregnant, decisions and consequences(McCulloch, 1996:25). Mogano (1999:10) and Zimmerman (1997:15) agree that the discoveryof an unwanted pregnancy evokes a variety of feelings in the woman, which lead to emotionalturmoil. Feelings that are experienced range from ambivalence, surprise, happiness aboutfertility, fear of foetal abnormality, fear of birth, joy over motherhood, anger, feelings of guilt,confusion and shame, to anxiety about the social, economic, educational and emotionalconsequences of the pregnancy
THE REALITIES RELATED TO THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF UNISA’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RESIDING IN SUNNYSIDE, TSHWANE
Get PDFIn its 2015 strategic plan: an agenda for transformation (2006:7), one of Unisa’s missionstatements is articulated as follows: “[to] address the needs of a diverse student profile byoffering relevant student support, facilitated by appropriate information and communicationtechnology”. In an effort to make this mission statement a reality, a logical point of departure isto answer the following question: “What are the needs of students enrolled at Unisa?
EVALUATING THE APPLICATION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AT THE MANGAUNG ONE-STOP CHILD JUSTICE CENTRE
Get PDFThe South African criminal justice system is largely punitive, retributive and adversarial innature; this was also true for the child justice systems, until the acknowledgement andadvancement of children’s rights. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child(CRC) deals specifically with children in conflict with the law. Article 40 of the CRC providesinter alia that the child in conflict with the law has a right to the promotion of his or her senseof dignity and worth, and the reinforcement of the child’s respect for human rights andfundamental freedoms of others. State parties also have an obligation to develop acomprehensive juvenile justice system through laws, procedures, authorities and institutions.Thus states are required to have specialised units within the police, judiciary, court system,prosecution and legal representation in order to deal with children in conflict with the law.Furthermore, state parties are required to have alternatives in place to deal with children inconflict with the law so as to ensure the limitation of resorting to judicial proceedings. Theimportance of diverting the child away from the criminal justice system is thus emphasised(Hodgkin & Newell, 2007:601-602, 616, 618). In line with international standards, the SouthAfrican Constitution also guarantees, in section 28(1)(g), that children should be detained onlyas a measure of last resort and then kept separate from adults
EDITORIAL
Get PDFThe articles in this special issue address a variety of challenges that HIV/AIDS regularlypresents to the social work profession. If it is accepted that HIV/AIDS has never been a purelymedical problem, but also a social, economic and ethical problem of enormous magnitude, thenthe articles provide ample stimulation and guidance for practice and teaching in social work.They reflect some of the major current local and global issues that confront individuals,families, households, caregivers, communities, civil society, NGOs and governments, as wellas students who are exposed to working with people with HIV/AIDS