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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Alternative care"”.
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Understanding kinship care of children in Africa: a family environment or an alternative care option?
… and vulnerable children are traditionally cared for by their relatives or close family friends; this is an abiding practice even in contemporary times. This was historically considered to be a moral obligation binding on different relatives in different ways or at differing levels. In the …
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Maltreatment experiences and mental health problems in orphaned and vulnerable children in alternative care settings in Tanzania
… of origin, on the streets, and in institutional care (Hermenau, Hecker, Elbert, & Ruf-Leuschner, 2014; Young, 2004). The number of orphans is currently increasing worldwide (Hillis et al., 2022). With nearly 140 million orphans worldwide, Sub-Saharan Africa alone is home to 52 million children …
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The Experience of American and Canadian Cancer Patients in Deciding to Seek Alternative Care in Mexican Cancer Clinics
… citizens travel to Tijuana, Mexico, for cancer care. The main criticism of these clinics is that they provide treatments that are unproven, potentially unsafe, and expensive. Despite this, about 35 clinics exist in Tijuana that provide alternative care to patients who pay cash for these …
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Alternative care options and social protection policy choices to support orphans and vulnerable children : a comparative study of Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau
… the role of social protection policies, types of alternative care, and fulfillment of basic needsin ensuring the welfare of this vulnerable population. The goal of the present thesis was to examine the interconnections between these factors and their relations to the overall well-being of 122 …
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Experiences of social service professionals in the iLembe Municipality in rendering services to children with disabilities
… living in rural areas due to inadequate care, support and access to some of the most basic services. A high level of knowledge and access to resources is required when caring for children with disabilities which places more pressure on social workers to seek other forms of alternative …
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Developing an evidence-based foster mother screening tool for cluster foster care in the Western Cape, South Africa
… child welfare system in South Africa, foster care is considered the preferred form of alternative care for children removed from their biological families and who are unavailable for adoption. This reflects the belief that the family is ideal environment best suited for optimal child survival …
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The protection of the rights of families of origin in inter-country adoption: an African context
… adoption is recognised as one of the alternative care options for children deprived of parental or family care. However, it is only considered as a ‘last resort' when the child cannot be cared for in his or her country of origin. Although children deprived of parental or family care …
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Experiences of foster parents caring for non-family related foster children in de Deur, Gauteng province, South Africa
… to interact and impact negatively on the care, physical, mental health, safety, development and well-being of children and on the effective functioning of families. As a result, these have been found to culminate into abuse, neglect, abandonment, orphaning and dysfunctional families, …
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A critical analysis of the legislative framework regulating intercountry adoption in South Africa and Ghana
… millions of children worldwide without parental care, families and homes. The HIV/AIDS pandemic, civil wars and poverty among other factors have contributed to the population of millions of orphans and destitute children in Africa. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) provides that ‘a …
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Practitioners' discourse of juvenile delinquency at a child and youth care centre in the Western Cape from 1990 to 2020
… juveniles from a Western Cape Child and Youth Care Centre. It employs the Foucauldian discourse analysis approach when analysing the content of thirty learner casefiles from 1990 to 2020. The discourses are analysed in terms of shifts in power over the institutional care of the children brought …
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Reducing a voidable admissions through the Emergency Department at Massachusetts General Hospital
… in inpatient admissions that could have utilized alternative care pathways while preserving patient safety and quality of care. After collaborating with hospital staff to analyze ED patient volume in 2015, we conclude that avoidable admission candidates who transferred to MGH from other facilities …
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Family reunification services to children in child and youth care centres in the Cape Metropole: a social work perspective
… and ultimately removal, with placement in alternative care. In South Africa, the placement of children in child and youth care centres (CYCCs) has increased over the last decade with social workers facing many challenges during the family reunification process. The aim of this study was to …
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Congestion reduction in the Emergency Department of Massachusetts General Hospital
… have been piloted to divert patients towards alternative care paths, MGH management wants to better understand what types of patients are being admitted to the hospital and what features are deterministic of patient admission. This thesis addresses this information gap by using binary logistic …
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Self-Care for Nurses: Protecting our Energy Field
… nurses need to learn and perform self-care practices. A report on nurses’ perceptions of themselves as healers showed that nurses do not practice self-care or encounter therapeutic interactions enough to sustain themselves in their stressful work environments (Brathovde, 2006). …
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Causes of the high prevalence rate of child sexual abuse in Lusaka, district.
… held responsible for their actions and provide alternative care for children with abusive/no care givers. Future research could explore how traditional practices like initiation ceremonies constitute a violation to the right of the child to protection from all forms of sexual abuse. KEY WORDS: …
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The Lived Experience of Spiritual Well-Being Amongst Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia on Palliative Care Living at Home
… of Spiritual Well-Being Amongst Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia on Palliative Care Living at Home.</p> <p><strong>Purpose.</strong>This study explored the lived experience of spiritual well-being amongst informal caregivers of a person with dementia who were living at home and …
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The relationship between scholastic performance and neuropsychological functioning in a sample of institutionalised children
… attainment of a large number of children in alternative care. The current research investigated the relationship between scholastic performance and neuropsychological functioning in a sample of institutionalised children from culturally deprived families. A multiple case study of 21 children, …
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