Empowering grandparents who fulfil the role of parents in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic: a psycho-educational perspective
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Authors
Wood, Cecil James
Issue Date
2011-02
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
HIV/AIDS , Empowering grandparents , Parents , Psycho-educational perspective
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Abstract
This study firstly investigates the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the resulting deaths from an international, African and South African perspective. These statistics provide a backdrop to the phenomenon of grandparent-headed households. The needs of orphans and the characteristics of grandparent-headed households are explained. The researcher describes the services offered to these households by a number of supporting agencies internationally and in South Africa. Erik Erikson’s model of psychosocial development is used as a structure to explain childhood grieving during the various psychosocial development stages, including adolescence. The views and experiences of a number of South African grandparent-headed households are described as well as the views of stakeholders offering support to these families. Lastly the researcher offers guidelines to professionals and lay people who endeavour to empower grandparents who fulfil the role of parents in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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Citation
Wood, Cecil James (2011) Empowering grandprents who fulfil the role of parents in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic : a psycho-educational perspective, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/6101>