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A social work support intervention for parents of adolescents recovering from a substance use disorder (SUD)
Full text linkAbstract in English with Northern Sotho translationSubstance use disorders (SUDs) present a significant challenge for adolescents across the globe. The impact on the relationship between parents and their adolescents is profound, yet research-based knowledge is scarce on how parents with adolescents recovering from a SUD can be supported to cope. How the adolescents’ recovery affects parents and family dynamics is mostly ignored. Moreover, the impact of adolescent SUDs on parents is dictated by the intensity of the difficulties within the family and their inability to manage the conduct of the recovering adolescent. The research study addressed this knowledge gap by developing a social work support intervention for parents of adolescents recovering from a SUD.
The qualitative research approach was employed to explore, describe, and contextualise the support needs of parents of adolescents recovering from a SUD. The researcher utilised the Intervention Design and Development (IDD) model to guide the research methodology, supported by the family systems theory and ecological systems theory as theoretical points of departure. The IDD model comprises six phases; however, this study implemented only the first four phases.
In Phase 1 of the IDD model, the researcher identified and analysed the research problem and formulated the study's research questions, aims, and objectives. In Phase 2 of the IDD model, relevant literature was used to contextualise the study. Purposive sampling was utilised to select suitable research participants. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews to gather information from parents living with adolescents recovering from a SUD and social workers working with the parents of these adolescents. Data was analysed and verified using Guba's model (in Guba & Lincoln, 1989), ensuring that all ethical considerations were followed.
In Phase 3 of the IDD model, the themes that emerged from the analysed data were used to design the social work intervention to support parents of adolescents recovering from a SUD. During Phase 4 of the IDD model, the preliminary social work support intervention for parents was presented to the experts in the field of
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substance dependency to get their review of the intervention. Support group sessions with parents of adolescents recovering from a SUD were used to pilot test the intervention. After conducting the support group sessions with these parents, their feedback was incorporated into the social work support intervention. This social work intervention will be used to support parents of adolescents recovering from a SUD to enhance their knowledge and skills in coping.
It is evident that social workers are not well-equipped with intervention strategies to support parents of adolescents recovering from a SUD. This study will also provide social workers’ insights into the support needs of these parents. and how to assist them in coping. Potential benefits of the intervention include bettering the welfare of the parents of adolescents recovering from a SUD, helping social workers with a programme to support these parents, and providing better services to clients. In addition, this study aims to enhance the self-care practices of parents and foster better relationships between parents and their children. The suggestions proposed in this study are expected to aid in the development of policies that cater to the support needs of parents who are living with adolescents recovering from a SUD. Ultimately, the social work support intervention aims to benefit the entire family unit.Bolwetši bja Tšhomišo ya Dihlare-tagi bo tšweletša tlhohlo e kgolo go bafsa bao ba lego mahlalagading lefaseng ka bophara. Kgahlamelo tswalanong magareng ga batswadi le bafsa ba bona ba mahlalagading ke e kgolo, lega go le bjalo go na le tlhaelelo ya tsebo yeo e theilwego nyakišišong mabapi le kamoo batswadi bao ba nago le bafsa bao ba fola go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi ba ka thekgwago ka gona go lebeletšana le boemo. Bothata bja kamoo bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi ya bafsa ba lego mahlalagading e kgomago batswadi le mafolofolo a lapa bo hlokomologwa kudu, gomme batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi ba hwetša go le thata go šoma. Kgopolo ya morwalo wa lapa e ka dirišetšwa go kwešiša kamoo bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi ya bafsa ba lego mahlalagading e kgomago batswadi ka gona. Go feta moo, mafelelo a bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi ya mofsa yo a lego mahlalagading go batswadi a laolwa ke go ba thata ga mathata ka gare ga lapa le go se kgone ga bona go laola boitshwaro bja mofsa yo a lego mahlalagading yo a fola. Thuto ya nyakišišo e ile ya rarolla sekgoba se sa tsebo ka go hlama lenaneo la tsenogare ya mošomo wa leago bakeng sa batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi.
Mokgwa wa nyakišišo ya boleng o šomišitšwe go hlahloba, go hlaloša, le go beakanya dinyakwa tša thekgo tša batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi. Monyakišiši o šomišitše gape Mohlala wa Moralo le Tlhabollo ya Tsenogare (IDD) go hlahla mokgwa wa nyakišišo, wo o thekgwago ke ditshepedišo tša Malapa le teori ya ditshepedišo tša tikologo bjalo ka dintlha tša teori tša go thoma. Go tla šomišwa go tšea mehlala ka morero le ka kgwele ya lehlwa go kgetha batšwasehlabelo ba maleba ba nyakišišo. Mohlala wa IDD o akaretša dikgato tše tshela; le ge go le bjalo, nyakišišo ye e phethagaditše fela dikgato tše nne tša mathomo.
Mo Kgatong ya 1 ya mohlala wa IDD, monyakišiši o lemogile le go sekaseka bothata bja nyakišišo gomme a hlama dipotšišo tša nyakišišo ya nyakišišo, maikemišetšo, le maikemišetšo. Mo Kgatong ya 2 ya mohlala wa IDD, dingwalo tša maleba di šomišitšwe go beakanya nyakišišo ye ka diteng. Go šomišitšwe go tšea mehlala ka
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morero le ka kgwele ya lehlwa go kgetha batšwasehlabelo ba maleba ba nyakišišo. Datha e kgobokeditšwe ka dipoledišano tšeo di sego tša rulaganywa gabotse go kgoboketša tshedimošo go tšwa go batswadi bao ba dulago le bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi le badirelaleago bao ba šomago le batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go SUD. Datha e ile ya sekaseka le go netefatšwa ka go šomiša mohlala wa Guba (1989), go netefatša gore dikelohloko ka moka tša boitshwaro di latetšwe nyakišišong ka moka.
Mo Kgatong ya 3, ya IDD dihlohlo tšeo di tšweletšego go tšwa go datha yeo e sekasekilwego di šomišitšwe go hlama lenaneo la tsenogare ya mošomo wa leago go thekga batswadi ba bafsa bao ba lego mahlalagading bao ba fola go tšwa go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi. Nakong ya Kgato ya 4,ya IDD tsenogare ya mathomo ya thekgo ya mošomo wa leago go batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi e ile ya tšweletšwa go ditsebi tša lefapha la go ithekga ka diokobatši go hwetša tshekatsheko ya bona ka lenaneo. Dithulaganyo tša sehlopha sa thekgo le batswadi ba bafsa ba mahlalagading di šomišitšwe go leka lenaneo la tlwaetšo. Ka morago ga dithulaganyo tša sehlopha sa thekgo le batswadi, ditshwaotshwao go tšwa go batswadi di ile tša šomišwa go hlwekišwa ga lenaneo la tsenogare bakeng sa batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi. Lenaneo le la tlhahlo le tla tšweletšwa go godiša tsebo le mabokgoni a baokamedi ba mošomo wa leago bao ba šomago ka gare ga maemo a tlhabollo ya leago.
Go molaleng gore badirelaleago ga ba hlometšwe gabotse ka maano a tsenogare go thekga batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go SUD. Thuto ye e be e ikemišeditše go fa batswadithekgo go lebeletšana le maemo ban aba bona. Mehola yeo e ka bago gona ya lenaneo la tsenogare e akaretša go kaonefatša tshepedišo ya boiketlo, go thuša badirelaleago ka lenaneo la go thekga batswadi ba bafsa bao ba fola go tšwa go bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi, le go nea bareki ditirelo tše kaone. Go tlaleletša, nyakišišo ye e ikemišeditše go godiša mekgwa ya go itlhokomela ya batswadi le go godiša dikamano tše kaone magareng ga batswadi le bana ba bona. Ditšhišinyo tšeo di šišintšwego mo nyakišišong ye di letetšwe go thuša ka tlhabollong ya melawana yeo e hlokomelago dinyakwa tša thekgo tša batswadi bao ba šomanago le bolwetši bja tšhomišo ya dihlare-tagi ya bana ba bona bao ba lego mahlalagading. Mafelelong, lenaneo le le ikemišeditše go hola maloko a lelapa kamoka.D. Phil. (Social Work)Social Wor
Experiences, challenges and coping strategies of parents living with teenagers abusing chemical substances in Ramotse
Full text linkChemical substance abuse is a major problem affecting young people of all races, in particular teenagers, not only in South Africa but globally as well. Although this phenomenon continues to be a serious condition that impacts on teenagers’ growth, learning and relationships with their parents, there is limited knowledge-based research on the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of parents living with teenagers abusing chemical substances.
A qualitative research approach was employed to explore, describe and contextualize the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of parents living with teenagers abusing chemical substances in Ramotse, Hammanskraal in Gauteng Province. The researcher used purposive and snowball sampling methods to draw the sample. Data was collected through the semi-structured interviews and analysed using Tesch’s eight steps (Creswell, 2009). Data was verified against four criteria developed by Guba and Lincoln’s model to test the trustworthiness of a qualitative research study. The ethical considerations adhered to throughout this study were informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality, debriefing of participants and management of information.
The findings confirm that there is lack of support for parents living with teenagers abusing chemical substance. From the findings, recommendations for policy, education, practice and future research were made. The results were disseminated by means of a written research report to management of SANCA and the participants.M. A. (Social Work)Social Wor
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Crafting narratives of hardships: Living with adolescents who misuse substances
Full text linkAdolescents’ substance misuse presents significant challenges to the well-being of their families. Families are expected to support adolescents who are misusing substances while continuing to cope with everyday life. Additionally, families continue to endure the negative effects of prejudice and stigmatisation while supporting adolescents who misuse substances. This study aimed to provide insight into the narrative hardships of living with adolescents who misuse substances. The study aims to gain insight into the impact of living with adolescents who misuse substances. Qualitative research was used to gain an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon under study using the family systems theory as the point of departure. Data was collected from 10 parents of adolescents who misuse substances and analysed using thematic analysis. The two themes that emerged from the interviews conducted were the impact of having adolescents who misuse substances in the family and strategies for effectively managing life with adolescents who misuse substances. The study suggests that the relationship between adolescent substance misuse and families is bidirectional and thus, adolescent substance misuse may lead to strained relationships and also negatively impact the wellness of families. The findings from this study may be used to develop ongoing strategies to support and encourage personal health, mindfulness and wellness for families
Who Cares? Voices of Parents Caring for Adolescents Recovering from Substance Use Disorder
No full textThe role of parents is crucial in the development and recovery of adolescents with substance use disorder (SUD), as they can either increase the risk to, or promote protection and resilience of, these adolescents. Nonetheless, the experiences, opinions, and treatment attitudes of parents of adolescents recovering from SUD have been the subject of very few research studies. The problem of how adolescents recovering from SUD affect parents and family dynamics is mostly ignored, and parents of adolescents recovering from SUD find it difficult to cope. The aim of the research was to gain an in-depth understanding of how parents of adolescents recovering from SUD can be supported. Qualitative research with the intervention design and development (IDD) model was used to investigate the phenomenon using the family systems theory as the point of departure. We conducted face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured interview with 16 purposively sampled parents of adolescents recovering from SUD, in Tshwane, South Africa. Data were thematically analysed and verified using Guba\u27s model. Participants expressed their perspectives on caring for an adolescent recovering from SUD and described the support services they would like to receive. It is evident from the findings that parents have to assist their child recovering from SUD and have to cope with the emotional, physical, and spiritual consequences of SUD on themselves and their families
Challenges faced by parents raising adolescents abusing substances : parents’ voices
Full text linkSubstance abuse among adolescents continues to be a serious condition that affects their growth, learning and relationships with their parents. This article discusses the effects of substance abuse on parents who are raising adolescents abusing substances. It is based on a study that sought an in-depth understanding of the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of parents raising adolescents abusing substances in the community of Ramotse in Hammanskraal, Gauteng.
A qualitative research approach with purposive and snowball sampling was abused. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed abusing Tesch’s eight steps. Guba’s model was applied for data verification. The findings reflect the challenges that parents face and the article offers suggestions for social work policy and practice to deal with substance abuse. Ethical issues were also taken into consideration
Social workers' perspectives on supporting parents of adolescents recovering from substance use disorder
Full text linkSubstance use disorder (SUD) is a widespread issue that has made it difficult for families to maintain their wellbeing, especially for the parents of adolescents who are recovering from SUD. SUD is characterised by the inability to stop using a harmful substance and loss of inhibitory control of the desire to continue the substance abuse. Social workers are vital in supporting these parents with knowledge and skills. The goal of this study was to understand the challenges faced by parents of adolescents recovering from SUD in treatment centres in the Tshwane region, Gauteng province, South Africa. The research study adopted a qualitative research approach and the Intervention Design and Development (IDD) model with purposive sampling to select participants. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Ethical considerations were adhered to. Findings highlight that holistic support is needed for parents to cope with adolescents recovering from SUD and to support the recovery of their adolescents
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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