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Browsing Research Articles (Social Work and Criminology) by Subject "Africa"
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Geyer, Stephan; Louw, Liebie
(Routledge, 2020)
Appropriate gerontological social work services are, amongst others, dependent on social workers’ knowledge of and attitudes toward older persons. The current cohort of students, known as Generation Z, are global citizens. ...
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Giliomee, Cornelia Magrietha; Lombard, A. (Antoinette)
(Unisa Press, 2020-04)
Social work is a human rights profession and assumes that human rights are embedded in social work practice and education. However, in Africa where human rights violations are rife, with severe implications for social work ...
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Giliomee, Cornelia Magrietha
(Routledge, 2023)
This article reports on a theoretical and empirical study exploring
the nature and extent of human rights coverage in the curriculum
in schools of social work at universities in Southern and East Africa.
In a mixed ...
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Khosa, Jeffries Zwelithini; Gutura, Priscilla
(Whiting and Birch, 2024-03)
This paper discusses the role of social workers and community volunteers in
providing services to foster care children living with HIV in South Africa. A literature review
was undertaken of 14 qualitative studies conducted ...
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Simbine, Samuel Lisenga; Le Roux, M.P. (Liana)
(University of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Work, 2021)
This article is based on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the Vatsonga people’s perceptions of children’s rights to protection. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 community-based participants ...