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The experience of social workers providing mental health services at a mental health facility in Tshwane, South Africa
South Africa presents a high prevalence of mental health problems, with one in six South Africans being diagnosed with anxiety, depression and substance-use problems (excluding more severe conditions such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia). The incidence of mental health problems is ranked third after HIV and other infectious diseases in determining the disease burden. Social workers are key professionals in rendering interventions and services aimed at treating persons with mental health problems. In this qualitative study, ten purposively sampled social workers providing mental health services at a mental health facility in Tshwane, South Africa were interviewed. The thematic analysis generated seven themes, four of which are discussed. The findings reveal that social workers are adequately capacitated to provide mental health services and are one of the key mental health service providers. Recommendations for practice are provided.
Moodley, Saiendhra Vasudevan; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Grobler, Christoffel(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023-10-26)
BACKGROUND : Additional human resources are needed to provide mental health services in
underserved areas in South Africa (SA). Clinical associates, the mid-level medical worker
cadre in SA, could potentially be used to ...
Groen, Gunter; Joerns-Presentati, Astrid; Dessauvagie, Anja; Seedat, Soraya; Van den Heuvel, Leigh L.; Suliman, Sharain; Grobler, G.P.; Jansen, Ronelle; Mwape, Lonia; Mukwato, Patricia; Chapima, Fabian; Korhonen, Joonas; Stein, Dan J.; Jonker, Deborah; Mudenda, John; Turunen, Timo; Valtins, Karlis; Beinarovica, Anete; Grada, Leva; Lahti, Mari(Taylor and Francis, 2022)
INTRODUCTION : There has been a sharp increase in the use of digital health interventions in global health, particularly mobile health applications, in recent years. The extreme shortage of health care providers trained ...
Van Wyk, Charles H.; Martin, Jarred H.; Meintjes, W.A.J.(South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2021-09)
BACKGROUND : The presence of common mental disorders (CMDs) in the workplace is associated with high costs. However, there are limited current data available on the mental health disease burden in South African workplace ...