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An investigation into teachers’ abilities to engage parents of learners to assist their children with learning difficulties
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Parental involvement in the process of implementing inclusive education is one of the major considerations for ensuring support, especially to learners with learning difficulties. The involvement of parents in their ...
The role of the social worker in the interdisciplinary team providing statutory services to children and families in the cape metropole
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The role of statutory social workers is often misperceived by other role players in interdisciplinary teams; but even more so in the law fraternity spectrum. As such, social workers experience many challenges working with ...
Kinship foster care – perceptions and experiences of grandparents regarding fostering their teenage offspring
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Kinship foster care in South Africa, whereby orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) are being cared for by their biological relatives, is increasing. The significant increase in kinship foster care has a strong correlation ...
The adverse childhood experiences of adults regarding the transition from foster care to child and youth care centres
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In South Africa family foster care is the first option of alternative care for children removed
from their biological parents, adoptive parents or guardians, due to neglect, abuse or
abandonment. Similar to international ...
Social work students’ experiences of online learning and teaching during the Covid-19 national lockdown
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged higher education institutions to close their campuses for the purpose of managing and controlling the spread of the coronavirus during the national lockdown. Institutions had to migrate ...
Clinical and Counselling Psychology Student Attitudes and Receptiveness towards Evidence-Based Practice
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been internationally recognised as the gold standard for the provision of safe and compassionate health care, and entails integrating clinical expertise with the best available research ...
Perceptions and experiences of adolescents living with a substance-abusing sibling regarding parental autonomy support
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Substance abuse has become a major concern in the Western Cape
Province of South Africa as it devastates many lives and negatively influences families
and communities. When there is a substance-abusing sibling in the ...
Exploring the perceptions of educators of learners with experiences of bullying on social media and exposure to child pornography
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
It is well documented that learners in South Africa face increasing levels of bullying, at either
school, or more recently, via the various social networks. More alarming is the fact that bullying
through social networks ...
An exploration of human capabilities of parents with children (0-8 years) with disabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Parenting a child with a developmental disability has a significant impact on the lives of parents and/or caregivers as well as how the family functions. This is often due to the changes in life routines that are necessary ...
The experiences of young women joining street gangs in a specific area in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The Western Cape province is known as the gang violence capital in South Africa with the highest murder rate, of which a significant number is gang related. Gangsterism is stereotypically male dominance; and many research ...