Social Work
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2775
2024-03-29T06:57:42ZUnder-utilisation of internal Employee Assistance programme (EAP) services by the SouthAfrican Police Service in Lephalale, Limpopo Province
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4114
Under-utilisation of internal Employee Assistance programme (EAP) services by the SouthAfrican Police Service in Lephalale, Limpopo Province
Dipela, Mmaphuti Percy; Sithole, Sello
An employee assistance programme (EAP) is a service provided by an employer to employees who
experience personal problems. Its utilisation becomes a challenge when the targeted population
prefers to use alternative services to this programme specifically earmarked for them. Such a
situation motivated this quantitative research aimed to evaluate the utilisation of the employee
assistance programme in the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Waterberg district of
Limpopo Province. A systematic sample comprising of 189 respondents was drawn from the total
population of 398 employees. The study revealed that the employees’ awareness of the programme
was very low.
Journal article published in the journal of Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk Vol 57 No 4; Issue 7
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZChallenges of teenage fathers towards fatherhood in Vaalbank, Mpumalanga Province
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3038
Challenges of teenage fathers towards fatherhood in Vaalbank, Mpumalanga Province
Makhubele, J. C; Matlakala, Frans. K; Mashilo, M. W
Teenage fatherhood is a social and health challenge and the voice of the young fathers has mainly been neglected by existing research in the South Africa academic and scholarly landscape. Much of the studies have usually focused on teenage mothers, as a result, teenage fatherhood is left unexplored. This is because it is mostly believed that teenage girls are impregnated by older men. This study was aimed at exploring the challenges of teenage fathers towards fatherhood in Vaalbank, Mpumalanga Province. The qualitative approach was the most relevant approach utilised. The study used explorative design. A sample of seven adolescent fathers using purposive sampling technique participated in the study. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews. Thematic Content Analysis was used to analyse data. Teenage fathers are psychologically, socio-economically and emotionally affected with the idea of fatherhood. Moreover, they are overwhelmed by parental responsibilities. The study showed that a substantial majority of participants had feelings of stress when they discovered that they were teenage fathers. While, an overwhelming majority of teenage fathers reported that they were unprepared for their new role as fathers. In a nutshell, teenage fathers are psychologically, socio-economically and emotionally affected by teenage fatherhood. The study concludes that teenage fathers’ experiences are negative as far as fatherhood is concerned. They are overwhelmed by responsibilities that come with becoming a father. The study recommends that Social Workers, Psychologists and other related professionals should develop primary prevention and early intervention programmes that are focused on addressing teenage fatherhood.
Article published in the Gender & Behaviour, 16(3), 2018, 12013 - 12020
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZSurvivors of sexual on women's livelihood narratives on women's livelihood strategies in the Democratic Republic of Congo - DRC prior to the 1996 war
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3037
Survivors of sexual on women's livelihood narratives on women's livelihood strategies in the Democratic Republic of Congo - DRC prior to the 1996 war
Makhubele, J. C; Zihindula, Bercky M.; Muthuki, Janet
This study explored livelihood strategies that women employed before they were sexual assaulted prior to 1996’s war in DRC. This research was conducted in the South Kivu Province. Qualitative data were collected by means of one-on-one interviews and focus group discussions. Participants were purposelyfully sampled and data was elicited from 55 women. The recorded data were manually transcribed and analysed thematically through the lens of the feminist theory and by means of the gendered livelihood strategies approach. The study revealed that, prior to the 1996 war women had begun to participate economically in their households and this was regarded as one of the ways to overcome the increasing unemployment of men due to the ongoing economic crisis which followed independence, commonly referred to as ‘Zairianization’. Although many women were still totally dependent on men for their livelihood, it was during this period that some women excelled in entrepreneurship.
Article published in the Gender & Behaviour, 16(1), June 2018, 11139 - 11151
2018-06-01T00:00:00ZKnowledge of students at higher leaning institutions on intimate partner violence
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3036
Knowledge of students at higher leaning institutions on intimate partner violence
Makhubele, J. C; Malesa, S. E.; Shika, F. L.
Students who are intimate partners at institutions of higher learning experience an extremely high level of violence during their college or university careers, with prevalence rates ranging between 20% and 50%. The main reason to conduct this study was that Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among college and university students is such a widespread problem, therefore it is important to understand factors that contribute to this form of abuse in higher learning institutions. The study was conducted amongst university students about IPV in students residences, as they often cohabitate during their academic enrolment. Phenomenological research design method was used to conduct the study. Participants were purposively selected based on the fact that they have intimate partners. These were both male and female students, from different cultural backgrounds. The results of the study have shown that there is high rate of IPV amongst students and contributing factors vary including physical abuse (beating, causing injury), emotional abuse (shouting, emotional black mailing) and sexual abuse (rape, harassment).
Article published in the Gender & Behaviour, 16(1), June 2018, 10889 - 10901
2018-06-01T00:00:00Z