This study explored Childline Zimbabwe’s provision of psychosocial support to sexually abused children. This was done by reviewing counsellors’ practices regarding face-to-face counselling, counselling approaches, referrals, ...
Substance abuse amongst children is a major problem in South Africa and world-wide. The trend of new drugs entering the drug market has increased in South Africa. Currently in South Africa, there is a new drug on the market ...
The purpose of this study was to develop support guidelines to assist with disclosure of HIV status to HIV infected children by their parents and caregivers in Swaziland. The study explored parents’ and caregivers’ experiences ...
The study focussed on determining whether there were any distinguishing characteristics that
comprised the background of the gifted Indian pre-school child.
The paucity of literature on the Indian pre-school child forced ...
A child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness such as cancer, and is hospitalized for extensive periods of time, is faced with innumerable stressful and traumatic circumstances. This emotionally challenging life ...
Background to the study: Family support and Zimbabwean migration is commonly
alluded to by various researchers globally and in South Africa. The reason for migration is
mainly financial opportunities. One of the common ...
This study sought to explore and describe the recollections of young adults who were exposed to domestic violence within the family structure during childhood, so as to develop an understanding of the systems and structures ...
Child trafficking is a crime committed against humanity; it is punishable by the law and can be prevented by the law. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations International Emergency ...
The purpose was to give a theoretical perspective on domestic violence in middle-childhood. The aim was therefor to explore and describe domestic violence in middle-childhood from a Gestalt perspective with guidelines for ...
In this study focus is placed on the Impact of the Namibian judiciary system on the sexually-abused child witness and recommendations were made to criminal justice professionals.
A literature study was undertaken to ...
This research investigates the communication abilities of children who are exposed to criminal investigations because a crime was committed against them or they have witnessed a crime happening to another person. The study ...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the services provided by the Bhambayi Drop-In Centre in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs).
Qualitative research design and in-depth interviews ...
The study investigated how the child centred approach is applied in teaching Natural Science (NS) in Johannesburg East schools. Most attention was paid on which teaching methods were used and how they were used to teach ...
The aim of this study is to discover how primary scholars as substitute parents, contemplate the
perceiving aspect of their substitute parenting.
In the theoretical chapters the demands set for adults as primary ...
A literature study was undertaken to investigate the experience of loss and grief in the
different developmental stages, as well as to identify characteristics of loss and grief
in the young child. Guidelines have been ...
Due to the increasing number of children in need of care and protection in South Africa,
the majority of these children are removed from the care of their parents and placed
at child and youth care centres (CYCCs) for ...
Throughout the world, the need to protect children’s rights has proliferated through international conventions and national laws, therefore, parents add immense value as participants in diversion programmes. The dearth of ...
Seksuele misbruik is 'n brutale vorm van kindermishandeling wat kommerwekkende afmetings in Suid-Afrika aanneem. Hierdie traumatiese gebeurtenis het emosioneel 'n geweldige negatiewe impak op die kinderslagoffer. Hierdie ...
Awareness of and interest in the incidence of sexual child abuse
has been increasing. The current prominence of this phenomenon
in south Africa, . is evidenced by reports in the printed and
electronic media.
A study ...
Children are the most vulnerable group. Their protection should be a priority for society. In particular, those who are accused of committing crime need to be protected from entering the criminal justice system and measures ...