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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Psycho-social support"”.
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Sustainability of psycho-social support by teachers to enhance resilience in a school
… to report on the sustainability of school-based psycho-social support projects that have been initiated in a school in the Eastern Cape. More specifically, the study explored how insights into sustainable psycho-social support by teachers might inform knowledge on resilience in schools. The study …
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Narrative Art Therapy for Families That Have a Child With a Life-Threatening Illness
… it seems almost impossible for them to provide psycho-social support needed by families. Therefore, a partnership between an MFT and a physician is a more realistic alternative. This proposal will offer an intervention model for working with families who have a child with a catastrophic illness. …
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Enhancing Access and Success of Underserved Students in Dual Enrollment Programs
… relevant to recruitment processes, funding, support systems, and observed outcomes. The findings indicate how adequate preparation, broad-based access, quality opportunity, academic, financial, and psycho-social support hold the keys to equitable recruitment, persistence, and success of both …
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The exploratory study of psychological experiences of female victims of gender-based violence in Sekhukhune District Municipality
… of women exposed to gender based violence. Social workers are mandated to provide psycho- social support to the victims of gender-based violence and their families. Alternatively, the Victim Empowerment programs Centers (VEP) implements support to victims and survivors of crimes including …
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The exploratory study of psychological experiences of female victims of gender-based violence in Sekhukhune District Municipality
… of women exposed to gender based violence. Social workers are mandated to provide psycho- social support to the victims of gender-based violence and their families. Alternatively, the Victim Empowerment programs Centers (VEP) implements support to victims and survivors of crimes including …
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A Theory and Process Evaluation of the Yabonga GAP Year Student Programme
… these challenges by providing at-risk youth with psycho-social support, skills development, and social capital to enable them to lead improved lives with more prospects. This dissertation presents the findings of an evaluation of the Yabonga GAP year programme, a youth development programme …
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School-based interventions into effects of school girl pregnancy on teaching and learning in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… impact of interventions employed by schools to support the teaching and learning of pregnant and parenting learners (PPLs) in the Mopani district of Limpopo province, South Africa. The study employed qualitative research methodology to gather narrative data from 68 key school-based education …
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Trauma experiences of ex-combattees
… with several problems covering socio-economic to psychological difficulties since they returned to the country Many of them are apparently stressed, but the unemployed ones seem to be the most affected. They are found mainly in trauma clinics in South Africa. However, no study has been undertaken …
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An investigation of experiences of reading for mental health and well-being and their relation to models of bibliotherapy
… for mental health problems. It aims to provide psycho-social support and treatment and is used with individuals or in a group. Bibliotherapy has come to prominence in the UK over the past decade. Bibliotherapy schemes mainly operate in partnership between the public library and the NHS. Previous …
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Perceptions of health care workers regarding the need for palliative care services in three selected hospitals in Lesotho
… included medical doctors, pharmacists, social workers and nurses. Data was recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Themes and sub-themes emerged from the data analysis: prevalent palliative care conditions, psycho-social support, referral criteria …
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School-based initiatives in support of the wellbeing of at-risk primary school learners
… As a result, there is a mounting need for psycho-social support provision to vulnerable youth in the South African context. In this country, the focus has increasingly moved towards communities taking responsibility themselves to address the challenges they face. Community-based coping …
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Health related quality of life, perceptions and experiences of female patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in South Africa: exploring unmet needs using a mixed methods approach
… by limiting patients' access to health care and psychosocial services. In the main study, the majority (72.0%) were black Africans, unemployed (76.0%), with low formal educational level and singlehood status (72.0%). The mean (SD) mental and physical composite SF‐36 scores were poor (50.9 (22.1) …
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Improving the Local Responses to HIV/Aids in Africa : Gaoua District, a case study of Burkina Faso
… the much needed care and counselling and psycho-social support components were identified as neglected up to now, and future priority areas. I document the development of a new organisational tool called the Rapid Organisational Review (ROR). Finally, despite the strengths of this …
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The role of gender in patient-provider trust for tuberculosis treatment
… illness, including to access socio-economic and psycho-social support for the patient, was critical for building trust and enabling adherence. On the part of healthcare providers, vulnerability was a consequence of a range of factors, including professional status and gender, with implications …
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Indoda iyanyamezela (a man perseveres): Exploring the perceptions, experiences and the psycho-social challenges of Xhosa young men in the Western Cape who have transitioned from adolescence to manhood without present or involved fathers
… focuses on the perceptions, experiences and psycho-social challenges experienced by young men with absent fathers. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the perceived influence of father absence or uninvolvement on Xhosa young men who have transitioned from adolescence to manhood. The …