"What does that mean?" Objects of significance in residential
programmes for young persons in South Africa

Molepo, Phineas Lesiba

dc.contributor.advisor	Garfat, T.F. (Dr.)	en
dc.contributor.author	Molepo, Phineas Lesiba	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:50:02Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:50:02Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:50:02Z
dc.date.submitted	2008-06-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Molepo, Phineas Lesiba (2009) "What does that mean?" Objects of significance in residential programmes for young persons in South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1150>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1150
dc.description.abstract	Many young persons live under difficult circumstances. Factors including HIV/AIDS pandemic, exacerbate the need to place young persons into alternative placements. The new and the unknown can be frightening but carrying a faithful transitional object establishes therapeutic bridge between the old and known and the new and unknown. This study sought to explore South African child and youth care workers' awareness of young persons' objects of significance in residential care settings. The rational was that with greater awareness, important objects may become a more useful option for the promotion of young persons' well-being. The research confirmed that South African child and youth care workers are aware of the existence and importance of significant objects. It further revealed that young persons possess different objects of significance to which workers need to pay careful attention.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 120 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Residential care programme	en
dc.subject	Awareness	en
dc.subject	Well-being	en
dc.subject	Developmental work	en
dc.subject	Therapeutic work	en
dc.subject	Transition	en
dc.subject	Possessions	en
dc.subject	Significance	en
dc.subject	Transitional objects	en
dc.subject	Young persons	en
dc.subject	Child and youth care worker	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.730968
dc.subject.lcsh	Institutional care -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Children -- Institutional care -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Custody of children -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Social work with children -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Social work with youth -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Child care services -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Transitional objects (Psychology) -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Group homes for children -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Group homes for youth -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Child care workers -- South Africa
dc.title	"What does that mean?" Objects of significance in residential programmes for young persons in South Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Research Institute for Theology and Religion	en
dc.description.degree	M.Tech. (Child and Youth Care)	en