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Strategies of parents to ensure the health and well-being of their children with disabilities: A human capabilities approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Parents become the first teachers of the child and therefore the parent-child relationship is important for the development of a child. Parents who have a child with a disability are often more challenged than parents who ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
An exploration of adolescent substance users and the parent-child relationship in Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Adolescence is a stage in a young person's life between childhood and adulthood and is
characterized by rapid, intensive life changes and adaptations. During this stage, the parentchild
interaction is vital, as it helps ...
Residential caregivers’ perceptions of adolescents’ preparedness, as they transition from residential care
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The National Policy on Orphans and Vulnerable defines an orphan as a child, who has lost one, or both parents, and is under the age of 18, while a vulnerable child is one, who is in need of care and protection. The Orphans ...
Access to early childhood development services: perceptions, experiences and challenges of early childhood practitioners and parents
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Children’s learning and development takes place in a range of contexts and this includes at Early Childhood Development centers and at home with family. Parent involvement in their children’s education has been viewed as ...
Evaluating the special sexual offences courts in Cape Town and Wynberg through professional perspectives
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This is an evaluative research study which was undertaken to establish whether the legal
reforms, through the establishment of the Special Sexual Offences Courts, have been
effective in reducing secondary traumatisation. ...