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Submission Number: 14
Submission ID: 14
Submission UUID: 2b531ff4-248d-477a-b540-d1f42722f9da
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:05
Completed: Thu, 05/11/2023 - 09:33
Changed: Thu, 08/10/2023 - 11:41
Remote IP address: 105.245.0.96
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Mr.
Khosa
Jeffries
University of Pretoria
Mr. Khosa Jeffries Zwelithini is a social worker with over 8years practical experience. He is a PhD candidate in the Department of Social Work & Criminology at University of Pretoria. His research interest is child protection, decolonisation of social work education and gender-based violence. He presented research in an international conference and a winner of multiple awards, University of Pretoria Doctoral Research Bursary (2022/23), postgraduate merit award in 2021. NRF bursary award through Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) in 2019. Recipient of post-graduate merit award for Masters’ degree (2019) from Wits University. Recipient of merit award at UNIVEN (2011).
Yes
Prof.
Gutura
Priscilla
University of Pretoria
Prof Priscilla Gutura is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Criminology at
University of Pretoria. She holds a PhD in Social Work from the University of Fort Hare. Her research
interests include social protection and gender equality. Her work centres on empowering vulnerable
members of the society, in particular women and children, including fighting against gender-based
violence. She has published over thirty articles in local and international journals and has
contributed two chapters to a book. She has also supervised several PhD and master’s students. Prof
Gutura received a Y2 rating from the National Research Foundation in 2020.
University of Pretoria. She holds a PhD in Social Work from the University of Fort Hare. Her research
interests include social protection and gender equality. Her work centres on empowering vulnerable
members of the society, in particular women and children, including fighting against gender-based
violence. She has published over thirty articles in local and international journals and has
contributed two chapters to a book. She has also supervised several PhD and master’s students. Prof
Gutura received a Y2 rating from the National Research Foundation in 2020.
No
Abstract
Provisioning of services by social workers and community volunteers to children in foster care living with HIV: The need for a collaborative effort
THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma
SUB 1.2 The protection of physical and psychological health and wellbeing of children, people with disabilities, and older people through fostering safe, sustainable, and inclusive living spaces
Oral Presentation
This paper discusses the services provided by social workers and community volunteers in the City of Johannesburg to children in foster care living with HIV. A mixed methods approach was used to gather both quantitative and qualitative data using self-administered questionnaires and semi-structured interviews from a sample made up of both social workers and community volunteers. The results showed that even though social workers provided services to these children, the services were not adequate due to various challenges they faced. On the other hand, community volunteers provided HIV services that social workers could not. However, the was a lack of collaboration between the social workers and community volunteers. Therefore, this study recommends an inter-disciplinary collaboration between social workers and community volunteers to strengthen the services to children in foster care living with HIV.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Busisiwe
Nkala-Dlamini
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Dr
Gladys
Bhuda
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
