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145	View	Accepted	Accepted	Mr.	Sekgobela	Tumelo	[email protected]	University of Venda	RESILIENCE OF SOCIAL WORKERS	THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma	Mr Tumelo Sekgobela University of Venda Lecturer: Social Work Department [email protected] 0159629426/0785108243 THE RESILIENCE OF SOCIAL WORKERS RENDERING SERVICES TO DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES: COPING STRATEGIES The concept of resilience is increasingly gaining universal recognition amongst the helping professionals and the social scientists. It is a term used to provide explanations about the individual complexities and the responses of groups and communities to stressful, emotional, depressive, traumatic and challenging situations. Since the profession of social work is considered an emotionally demanding field, resilience is a concept of much relevance. The research methodology in this study was qualitative in nature and was used to understand the resilience of social workers who render services to distressed communities. The primary goal of this study was to develop an in-depth understanding of resilience in social workers’ rendering services to distressed communities. The study conducted face-to-face, semi-structured interviews through the use of the purposive method of sampling. The Interview guide was utilized as a data collection instrument. The study employed exploratory research designs. Ethical requirements such as informed consent, debriefing, beneficence, confidentiality and avoidance of harm were adhered to. The study employed the resilience theory. Keywork: : Resilience, challenges, coping strategies, social workers.
146	View	Accepted	Accepted	Dr.	Dube	Nkosiyazi	[email protected]	University of the Witwatersrand	CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFORMAL SOCIAL SECURITY TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR MEMBERS. A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON STOKVELS IN SOWETO - JOHANNESBURG	THEME 2: Building sustainable, resilient, and self-reliant communities through indigenous modalities, inter-sectoral collaborations, and partnerships	Stokvels, globally known as rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs), remain a major form of social protection for the poor within the South African context. The continued existence of stokvels is a reflection of the absence of a comprehensive formal social security system. However, stokvels have not been given adequate attention despite their contributions in protecting their members from diverse adversities. This empirical presentation, based on one of the objectives of my PhD, discusses the contributions of stokvels to the social protection of their members. Findings revealed that stokvels addressed income insecurity, provided for children’s educational needs, provided access to health promotion, and enhanced access to a broader social capital base of their members.
147	View	Accepted	Accepted	Dr.	Campbell	Emma	[email protected]	University of Cape Town	Testing Psychopathy as a Unified Theory of Crime and the Psychometric properties of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory- Short Version among South African Youth	THEME 3: Strategies toward the normative development of society	While there is empirical evidence to support psychopathy as a unified theory of crime in literature, no known study has examined the applicability of the theory or the psychometric properties of associated scales among South African youth. The aim is to explore the psychometric properties of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory- short version (YPI-S) and the applicability of Psychopathy as a Unified Theory of Crime among 213 young adults in South Africa. Reliability measurements, principal factor analysis, Spearman’s Rho correlations, chi square and multiple regression were used to explore the theory and associated scale. Results from factor analysis and reliability measures indicated the YPI-S had good psychometric properties when applied to the South African sample, however applicability of the behavioural dimension was a challenge. The results related to the association between deviant behaviours and psychopathic traits suggested that Psychopathy as a Unified Theory of Crime could be applied in the South African context. It is however important to note that future research should explore the challenges in applicability of scales and how the relevant scales could be culturally and contextually adapted for better psychometric outcomes.
148	View	Accepted	Accepted	Prof.	Holtzhausen	Leon	[email protected]	University of Cape Town	The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Altruistic Behavior in a South African Sample of Emerging Adults	THEME 3: Strategies toward the normative development of society	The role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in early development has consistently been proved to lead to specific deviant behavior, criminal justice involvement and crime. Conversely, very little research attention has been focused on the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences and altruistic behavior. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of Adverse Childhood Experiences on deviant and altruistic behavior found in emerging adulthood. The sample population consisted of 413 young adults between the ages of 18 and 20 from the Western Cape, South Africa. Data was collected making use of the following self-report questionnaires: The Adverse Childhood Experiences questionnaire, the Deviant Behavior Scale, and the Altruistic Scale. Pearson correlations found that experiencing childhood physical neglect and exposure to domestic violence were the two strongest correlations with deviant behaviors. Furthermore, Chi square tests for association revealed significant associations between childhood adversity and altruistic attitudes. Early detection and intervention of Adverse Childhood Experiences could potentially reduce criminal justice involvement and increase altruistic attitudes during emerging adulthood.
149	View	Rejected	Rejected	Ms.	Luthuli	Pinky	[email protected]	department of Social Development	Roles and responsibilities of unmarried fathers: the voices of the contesting parties	THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma	To understand a lived experiences of unmarried fathers denied parental responsibilities and rights. To understand the voices of the contesting parties (maternal gatekeepers).There has been a growing concern regarding children growing up without their fathers who are absent but alive. Implementing of Co-parenting remains the biggest challenges on children born out of wedlock of proper training of Social workers on legislations and policies at a ground level contribute to poor information dissemination of the rights and responsibilities of unmarried fathers. Qualitative research was applied and in-depth interviews was conducted. Theme analyses was employed in the study. Open-ended questions were used to obtain data.Absent living fathers is not always by choice but socio-cultural and economic factors contribute on single parenting. Fatherly role is not only base on providing but nurturing, love, present and care. Remove labelling of unmarried fathers as “absent, ATM, perm donors and dead beat”. Expertise of legislations (Section 21 of Children’s Act) and policies(Guardianship) must train professional social workers. Importance of co-parenting should be introduced at anti-natal classes. Social media to promote programs on importance of coo-parenting. Our society need to change attitude on Gender difference as it is social constructed.
150	View	Accepted	Accepted	Dr.	MOODLEY	RAJESHREE	[email protected]	STUDIED THROUGH UKZN (EMPLOYED -DSD)	Youth Transitioning Out of Residential Care in South Africa: Toward Ubuntu and Interdependent Living	THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma	This qualitative study, informed by a descriptive-interpretive research design, examined the experiences of 16 youth transitioning from Child and Youth Care Centres (CYCCs), together with perspectives of family caregivers and service providers in eThekwini Metropolitan, KwaZulu-Natal. The results indicate that youth were unprepared for transitioning out of care. CYCCs fostered dependency by virtue of their structure and operation. Instantaneous graduation from childhood to adulthood involved “adult” role expectations on transitioning, without the safety nets and rights afforded in care. Multiple risk factors associated with pre-care kept youth in care and impacted their post-transition experiences. Against all odds, some youth demonstrated resilience and the value of interdependency and Ubuntu. More caring and less controlling supportive healing from toxic shame and trauma and stakeholder engagement to mitigate risk factors are recommended. The neoliberal discourse on independence is critiqued, with a call to shift to interdependence and Ubuntu in policy and practice for a humane response to past trauma, present vulnerability, and future risks.
151	View	Accepted	Accepted	Dr.	Govender	Velo	[email protected]	UKZN	Social Workers reflecting on the intersecting realities within the Transformative Agenda	THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services	It must be acknowledged that while globalization and neoliberalism plays a pivotal role in bringing development internationally, grave concerns remain locally in South Africa that many Social workers in the Child Welfare organisations contextually interact within deprived under resourced systems which has implications for managing such communities. This paper presents the policies practices and and structures that include deliberations on the implementations of political socio economic and global issues that directly impact the day to day functioning of social workers in executing their duties. The study adopts a qualitative approach. The findings revealed that despite social workers commitment to a transformative agenda to improve the lived realities of the poor and vulnerable, various contextual and national challenges come to exist and persist within the neoliberal work environment
152	View	Accepted	Accepted	Ms.	Ndamba	Felistus	[email protected]	University of Pretoria	Moving with the times- Embracing technology in delivering social work services in healthcare settings	THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services	Social workers are seen as ports of entry for patients and their families in healthcare with regard to meeting their social, economic, psychological and emotional needs. The role of the social worker is to make sure that the patient and his/her family receive the best care and support as possible. Findings from the study on the resilience of caregivers of cancer patients showed that social workers in hospitals are not able to do follow up visits on discharged patients. This leads to patients and families not aware of the role and services of social workers. Embracing technology such as using websites and social medial accounts is crucial in enhancing the marketing and delivery of services to patients and families. This paper will critically look into the impact of caregiving on caregivers of cancer patients, social work services and provides recommendations thereof focusing on the adoption of technology in rendering services.
153	View	Pending Review	Pending Review	Prof.	Rautenbach	John Victor	[email protected]	University of Zululand	Book launch: Introduction to social work (2023)	THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services	Dear organizers, This is not and Abstract. It is a request for a letter of invitation so that I can apply for funding to attend the conference. I am a co-presenter on a student's presentation, but I will also need an letter of approval / invitation for me to attend the conference. Maybe even a letter to HODs to attend the HOD meeting and AGM. I have heard that there may be a book launch opportunity. If that is the case, I am available to introduce the following book: Rautenbach, J. V., Maistry, S. M., & Shokane, A. L. (Eds.). (2023). Introduction to social work (2nd ed.). Juta. Thank you, John Rautenbach UNIZULU
154	View	Accepted	Accepted	Ms.	Human	Melanie	[email protected]	Stellenbosch University	Emotional poverty of older persons in residential facilities	THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma	Statistics indicate that the number of persons over 60 outnumber children younger than 5 years. It is estimated that in 2050, 80% of older persons will live in developing countries where resources to ensure their wellbeing are limited. A biopsychosocial perspective is significant to assess the wellbeing of older persons. It is often older persons in residential facilities that are prone to emotional poverty, thus feeling isolated and depressed that is detrimental to their wellbeing. It is especially the experiences of losses such as decline in health, death of loved ones and limited freedom that contribute to emotional poverty. It is against this background that this qualitative study was conducted to explore the experiences of older persons in residential facilities as well as social workers rendering services to older persons. Twenty older persons and ten social workers took part in this study. Ethical clearance was obtained for this medium-risk study. The findings of this study indicate the vital role social workers play in the Gerontology field as part of the multidisciplinary team to reduce the emotional poverty of older persons. More social work research is needed to improve the wellbeing of and service rendering to older persons.
155	View	Accepted	Accepted	Ms.	Gumede	Sinqobile	[email protected]	IIE ROSEBANK COLLEGE	Multisector responses to young people and teenage pregnancy	THEME 3: Strategies toward the normative development of society	The poster presentation will focus on the Multi - Sector responses to young people and teenage pregnancy by looking at the different sectors such as the social work, education and health care sector on how they respond to teenage pregnancy and how they help young people through teenage pregnancy since it can be traumatic for young people and make them to be more vulnerable
156	View	Accepted	Accepted	Ms.	SILUMA	MIRRIAM	[email protected]	Durban University of Technology	The role of child and youth care workers in a multidisciplinary team in times of disasters	THEME 2: Building sustainable, resilient, and self-reliant communities through indigenous modalities, inter-sectoral collaborations, and partnerships	Mirriam Siluma is a Child and Youth Care lecturer at the Durban University of Technology. She is pursuing her PHD in the Department of Social Work and Community Development at the University of Johannesburg. Mirriam Siluma has 27 years’ experience in the field of Child and Youth Care. Her career in Child and Youth Care started with direct work with young people, followed by supervision, management, teaching and curriculum development. In Addition, Mirriam served as the representative of education institutions in the second Professional Board for Child and Youth Care.
157	View	Rejected	Accepted	Ms.	Motsatsi	Zine	[email protected]	Department of Social Development	Child Prostitution on the N12 in Britstown	THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma
158	View	Accepted	Accepted	Ms.	Ngubane	Nokuthula	[email protected]	Department of Social Development	Early childbearing in the Context of the Child Support Grant in a rural area in South Africa	THEME 3: Strategies toward the normative development of society	Early childbearing in the Context of the Child Support Grant in a rural area in South Africa Despite the government's many health initiatives, teenage pregnancy is nevertheless common in South Africa. The Child Support Grant (CSG) is often blamed for escalating teenage pregnancies. Few qualitative studies have examined the link between teenage pregnancy and CSG. Fifteen young women aged 18–24 years who had their first child as adolescents were interviewed in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal. The findings indicate that young women did not deliberately fall pregnant to receive CSG benefits. A lack of sexual and reproductive health education and access to contraception, gender relations, and risky behaviours such as transactional sex contribute to teenage pregnancy. To remedy this, a multi-sectoral approach from different departments such as Health, Education and Social Development together with families and communities should work together to reduce teenage pregnancy. Keywords: Teenage pregnancy, CSG, multi-sectoral approach, South Africa The above-mentioned abstract corresponds well with the sub-theme “multi-sector responses to young people and teenage pregnancy”.
159	View	Rejected	Rejected	Ms.	Motsatsi	Zine	[email protected]	Department of Social Development	Child Prostitution on the N12 in Britstown	THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma	Title: Child Prostitution on the N12 in Britstown The Department of Social Development (DSD) received numerous reports on increasing number of young girls seen with truckers on the N12 route in Britstown, Emthanjeni Municipality in Northern Cape Province. This phenomenon was also reported on Carte Blanche Show, 07 March 2022. DSD together with Department of Traffic, Education, Health South African Police Services (SAPS) responded. There were stakeholder engagements, door-to-door surveys, advocacy programs and roadblock to truckers. Findings revealed indeed young girls were having sexual intercourse in exchange for money, due to lack of parental care, peer pressure and to buy alcohol. SAPS with traffics ensured roadblocks continued as a result there was a decrease. Peer pressure six sessions training was put in place, while the parents were equipped with valiant parenting skills. Ke Moja Substance abuse program was put in place in two schools in Britstown, which slightly decreased depency.
160	View	Accepted	Accepted	Mr.	Shabalala	Nkosiyakhe Joseph	[email protected]	Department of Social Development and UKZN	Title: Sustainable Livelihood Approaches and the foster care grant as preservative approaches :Social Security	THEME 2: Building sustainable, resilient, and self-reliant communities through indigenous modalities, inter-sectoral collaborations, and partnerships	ABSTRACT Title: Sustainable Livelihood Approaches and the foster care grant as preservative approaches social security Foster Care Grants (FCGs) are a poverty alleviation strategy for millions of South Africans and this is also the case in KwaZulu-Natal, Msunduzi Municipality. This qualitative study investigated the role of the FCG on poverty alleviation by interviewing 14 foster parents who had been fostering children for more than five years. The participants' testimonials suggested that the grant helped them realize some of the Sustainable Livelihood Approaches (SLA's) major capital assets and provided beneficiaries with financial resources such as future savings, the ability to budget as well as a reliable monthly income. The researchers Robert Chambers and Gordon Conway developed the sustainable livelihood approach (SLA) in the mid-1980s to examine diverse settings of vulnerability and to improve the effectiveness of development cooperation (Kollmair & Gamper, 2002). The study also highlighted (a) emotional challenges as a result of death of biological parents of the children, (b) fostering child being difficult due to child’s behaviour, (c) the grant application process being too long, and (d) the grant amount being not good enough. It can thus be concluded that FCG play a huge role in poverty alleviation.
161	View	Accepted	Accepted	Ms.	Mqadi	Zinhle	[email protected]	Department of social development	Understanding the perspectives of caregivers labelled neglectful in a selected local community, KwaZulu-Natal	THEME 2: Building sustainable, resilient, and self-reliant communities through indigenous modalities, inter-sectoral collaborations, and partnerships	Child neglect in South Africa remains complex in terms of causes, forms, and required interventions. Caregivers/parents are often labelled as ‘neglectful’ either ‘wilfully’ or ‘circumstantially’, or both by social service professionals when children are removed from their care. This study was in line with supporting families in reducing vulnerabilities. A qualitative study was conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, with 12 caregivers using in-depth interviews. In this study four main themes were identified. The study findings revealed that parents understood neglect as inadequately providing for children. The study also found that parents/caregivers faced numerous social adversities such as poverty, unemployment, and domestic violence. These social adversities were found as the contributing factors to the high rates of child neglect. The study recommended that the Department of Social Development link caregivers/parents with facilities for life skills training. Furthermore, the study recommended that parents/caregivers undergo economic skills training that will equip them for sustainable livelihoods.
162	View	Accepted	Accepted	Dr.	Smith	Sufran	[email protected]	NWU	Barriers to and facilitators of self-disclosure by male victims of child sexual abuse	THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services	Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a prevalent and enduring social and health problem with global ramifications. Male victims have difficulty disclosing their abuse due to traditional gender norms and associated fears. Understanding the factors that inhibit and facilitate disclosure among male victims of CSA is crucial for enhancing access to gender-specific services. This study employed a rapid review methodology to synthesize the literature on barriers and facilitators of self-disclosure among male victims of CSA. A total of 15 studies met the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The findings underscore the significance of increasing awareness regarding male victims of CSA and emphasize the need to re-evaluate societal norms and challenging prevailing gender expectations. The study highlights that prevailing standards of masculinity can discourage male victims from disclosing their experiences of sexual abuse. The study identifies important practical implications for practice and future research.
163	View	Accepted	Accepted	Dr.	Zimba	Zibonele	[email protected]	University of Johannesburg	The use of African Proverbs in Advancing Afrocentric Social Work: A cultural competence practice	THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services	African proverbs are considered as an integral part of African cultures and are used to share knowledge from one generation to the other for centuries. African proverbs offer advice, teach, or reinforce morals, make an argument, relieve interpersonal tensions, aid in understanding, or to console or inspire others. In this conceptual paper, widely known African proverb such as “It takes a village to raise a child”, “You strike a woman, you strike a rock”, and “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu”. Cultural competence practice is used as a framework to demonstrate how African Proverbs can be used during intervention stages in social work practice. The paper concludes that the use of African Proverbs social work will inclusiveness and collaboration with African people and their environment.
164	View	Rejected	Rejected	Ms.	Mantengu	Nomcebo	[email protected]	Department of Social Development	Outcry for Recognition and Support:One-Stop Centre Social Service Professionals.	THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services	The South African government implemented the eight batho pele principles to improve service delivery to its citizens.The Department of Social Development,Ingwavuma Service Office;extended its locum by opening three service centers in response to the ACCESS principle.This development meant a team of social workers had to be stationed in these centers to be within their client's reach.Center social workers were interviewed following their outcry for improved working conditions and support.Although Centers are functional,traditional leaders and the community challenge their existence as they feel they don't add value to the community.There's a need to redress the community and support social workers as they are working with adversity under adverse conditions.

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