8 articles in this issue
Assim Hashim Alpaslan
The Journal publishes articles, book reviews and commentary on articles already publishedfrom any field of social work. Contributionsmay be written in English or Afrikaans. Allarticles should include an abstract in English ofnot more than 100 words. All c... see more
Kathleen Collins,Adrian van Breda
Students in their first year face the great challenge of transition from school to university,where independent and self-directed learning is called for. Students must navigate multifacetedlife adaptations – physical ones such as moving away from home, an... see more
Coen Reynolds
Social work managers (the concept of manager here refers to a director of a social serviceorganisation, head of office or supervisor, or any person who has control over two or moreworkers) should create and maintain a work environment (Weinbach, 2003:5) t... see more
Thulane Gxubane
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Adri Roux,Xoliswa Bungane,Corinne Strydom
Problems in families and children really begin when a member in the family becomes infectedwith the HI virus (Smit, 2007:8). According to Stine (2007:261), there does not appear to be animmediate end to either the spread of HIV infection or the devastatio... see more
Herman Grobler,Claudi van den Heever
Sexual abuse of children is a reality that has been present for centuries (Bandi, 2003:1) andresearch has indicated that the rate of sexual abuse of children is extremely high (Karson,2001:4). Most parents find it difficult to discuss the topic of sexual ... see more
Susan Humpel,Herman Strydom
Henriëtte Steyn,Sulina Green
A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure entailing the removal of the entire larynx following adiagnosis of an advanced stage or recurrence of cancer of the larynx or hypopharynx (Casper &Colton, 1998:1; Silver & Ferlito, 1996:179; Stell, 1991:212). Severe ... see more