6 research outputs found
THE COPING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY UNISA’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO ADDRESS THE REALITIES EXPERIENCED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS IN SUNNYSIDE, TSHWANE
No full textA 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
THE REALITIES RELATED TO THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF UNISA’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RESIDING IN SUNNYSIDE, TSHWANE
No full textIn 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?
EXPERIENCES OF SERVICE-USER VIOLENCE AND COPING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED DURING SOCIAL WORK SERVICE DELIVERY: SUGGESTIONS FOR ENSURING SOCIAL WORKERS’ PERSONAL SAFETY
No full textWorkplace violence or incidents where social workers are abused, threatened or assaulted by service users in executing the duties related to their work is acknowledged as a serious concern and an occupational hazard in many countries. This type of violence directly and indirectly challenges social workers’ safety, health and wellbeing. In this article, emanating from a qualitative research project, 14 South African social workers’ experiences of service-user violence and their coping strategies employed during social work service delivery are reported, and suggestions for ensuring social workers’ personal safety are put forward
PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS INTO EXTENDED FAMILY FOLDS
No full textFoster (2004:2) emphasises that even with the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the “extended family safety net is still by far the most effective response to economic and social crises throughout sub-Saharan Africa.” Webb (in Foster, Levine & Williamson, 2005:241) agrees that the extended family system, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, generally serves as an alternative arrangement to provide care to orphaned children. However, Foster (2004:2-3) states that this system is becoming stressed and its capacity to care for orphans may be weakening as some of the orphaned children do slip from this traditional method of orphan care and end up living by themselves in child-headed households (CHH). Phiri and Tolfree (in Foster et al., 2005:16-17) assert that these families need support to enable them to cope with the strain of shouldering the burden of taking in orphaned children. It is in light of this that the researchers were motivated to conduct the study to explore the suggestions on how barriers that hinder effective integration of these children into extended family folds can be overcome with a view to formulating practice guidelines to support this traditional method of orphan car
THE REALITIES OF ORPHANED CHILDREN LIVING IN CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
No full textThe HIV and AIDS epidemic has drastically changed the world in which children live in (Gruskin & Tarantola in Foster, Levine & Williamson, 2005:135). As a leading cause of adult mortality, the epidemic has led to many children becoming orphans worldwide. This disrupts children’s social roles, rights and obligations because as children become orphaned, there is often a premature shouldering of the burdens of adulthood without the rights, privileges and strengths associated with adult status (Barnett & Whiteside, 2006:223). The burdens of adulthood include taking care of younger siblings, providing psychological support for one another, providing for the economic needs of the family and household management (Department of Social Development, 2008:141; Mkhize, 2006:74-82). Germann (2005:364) and Mkhize (2006:82) assert that these children experience difficulties in performing these adult roles because of their tender age
Adolescents' Experiences and Coping Strategies with Parental Substance Addiction Within a Rural Farming
No full textSouth African legislation and policy documents provide a framework that emphasises the need to protect and care for children of addicted parents. However, the literature and recent studies do not focus on how adolescents in rural communities experience dealing with an addicted parent or the type of services they need. This article is based on a qualitative research study that explored and described the experiences and coping strategies of adolescents in rural communities who are faced with their parents’ addiction. The findings describe their perceptions of the nature of parental substance addiction, how it affects them, how they deal with it and their requests for support
