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Submission Number: 91
Submission ID: 122
Submission UUID: 299b82cd-af63-417c-a34b-713d5f724c68
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Tue, 07/04/2023 - 14:07
Completed: Tue, 07/04/2023 - 14:12
Changed: Tue, 08/01/2023 - 20:22
Remote IP address: 196.21.218.222
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Mr.
Singwane
Thembinkosi
University of Limpopo
Mr Thembinkosi Singwane is a Social Work Lecturer at the University of Limpopo. He completed his Masters’ Degree from the University of Witwatersrand under the tutelage of Prof Thobeka Nkomo. Thembinkosi is currently a PhD Student at the University of Pretoria under the supervision of Prof Stephan Geyer. He has over 8 years of experience in the Public, Corporate and NGO Sectors. His research niche lies with the ambit of harm reduction, substance use disorders, mental health, addiction management and unemployment. He has published a few articles on substance use disorders. has published a few articles on substance use disorders.
Yes
Prof.
Rapholo
Selelo
University of Limpopo
Prof Selelo Frank Rapholo is the Associate Professor attached to the Department of Social Work, University of Limpopo. Prof Rapholo is a qualified Social Worker with specialized skills in Forensic Social Work and has scientifically contributed to this field. Prof Rapholo is currently the head of the Department at the University of Limpopo Department of Social Work. He has several accolades to his name from ASASWEI and the University of Limpopo.
No
Abstract
Social Work with Vulnerable Groups Within the Criminal Justice System: Challenges and Opportunities Emerging in Practice
THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma
SUB 1.1The role of psychosocial services during adverse events and resultant trauma from a Human rights perspective
Oral Presentation
The social work profession has a chequered history of working with vulnerable groups within the criminal justice system. In South Africa, the president recently signed legislation aimed at strengthening efforts to protect distinct vulnerable groups while also expanding the list of persons who are to be protected to include other vulnerable persons. Through the phenomenological study design, this paper aimed at exploring and describing the challenges and opportunities of social workers working with diverse vulnerable groups within the criminal justice system. The authors triangulated the purposive, convenience and snowball sampling techniques to select social workers. The qualitative data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews.Thematic data analysis was used to analyse the collected data. The findings of the study indicated that the prevention of secondary victimization of vulnerable children within the justice system was a major challenge for some social workers working as court preparation officers and court intermediaries.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Nkosiyazi
Dube
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Prof
Veonna
Goliath
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
