10 articles in this issue
Sandra Berna Ferreira,Regardt Jacobus Ferreira
Fostering awareness of self in the education of social work students has focused primarily on a micro-conceptualisation of the self, which implies that the attention was, and still is, mainly on the intrapsychic processes brought about by theory and field... see more
Norman Chivasa,Geoffrey Thomas Harris
Informal peace committees are community-based responsive and supportive mechanisms that deal with social issues such as interpersonal conflicts, small-scale violence, poverty, hunger and social injustice. As human-service-oriented structures designed and ... see more
Maditobane Robert Lekganyane,Nicky Alpaslan
A lacuna in the indigenous social work literature on how home-based caregivers caring for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) would like to be supported by social workers in their caregiving duties led to the launching of a qualitative investigation. ... see more
Winnie Keatlegile Mabelane,Mankwane Daisy Makofane,Nathaniel Phuti Kgadima
The literature indicates that children growing up in female-headed families are at risk of experiencing social problems, lower academic achievement and delinquent behaviour. A qualitative exploratory-descriptive study was conducted to gain insight into th... see more
Katlego Ratshidi,Pieter Boshoff
The aim of this study was to describe the cultural attitude of Batswana people towards adoption. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design and is descriptive in nature. It followed a quantitative approach and reached 83 respondents representative... see more
Tapiwa Muswera,Madhu Kasiram
The sexual expression of persons with intellectual disability is a neglected area, more particularly in residential facilities. This article is based on research to explore the perceptions of sexuality of persons with disability in residential facilities ... see more
Karina Van Zyl,Stephan Geyer
Dual diagnosis has become a topic of interest in recent years. In South Africa individuals diagnosed with dual diagnosis are left without adequate services as a result of the separation of substance abuse and mental health treatment services. Through a ph... see more
Tasneem JaCOBS,Ilze Slabbert
The increase of criminal behaviour and substance misuse amongst adolescents is of great concern for social service providers. According to the ecological perspective, several factors could contribute to substance misuse and criminal activity amongst adole... see more
Francine Masson
Book Review
Sulina Green
Editorial