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Abstract: Submission #202

Submission Number: 202
Submission ID: 311
Submission UUID: 4015ca47-f1b5-4f96-848d-231ed60429b5
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts

Created: Thu, 07/27/2023 - 21:59
Completed: Thu, 07/27/2023 - 22:37
Changed: Wed, 08/16/2023 - 14:09

Remote IP address: 102.249.0.84
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
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Presenters
Ms.
Dano
Babalwa
0823536260
University fo KwaZulu-Natal
Babalwa Dano is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of KwaZulu- Natal. She holds a Master in Social Work (UKZN), Bachelor of Social Science in Social Work (University of Natal), Diploma Project Management, Employee Wellness Certificate (University of Pretoria). She has more than 18 years’ experience as a Social Work in Health Care and in academia. Her teaching experience includes teaching in the Disciplines of Social Work, Child Protection in Emergencies (UNICEF-UKZN Project), and Social Auxiliary Work Program.She has published in the area of HIV/AIDS and HIV Serodiscordance and edited a book titled “HIV/AIDS in Africa: The not so silent presence”. Her current research interests include HIV Serodiscordant Couples, Teenage pregnancy and parenting, Social Policy, Teaching Praxis and Social Work Education, Caring for caregivers, Mental Health and the effects of COVID-19 on caregivers providing care to family members living with mental and neurological disorders.
Yes
Dr.
Seepamore
Boitumelo
[email protected]
0723264447
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Boitumelo Seepamore is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She holds a PhD (UKZN), Master of Art (Social Work) University of Witswatersrand, Post Graduate Diploma (Monitoring and Evaluation) University of Stellenbosch, Bachelor of Social Work (University of Witswatersrand. Her teaching expertise are in parenting and families, group work, HIV and TB drug resistance. Her current research interests include parenting young children, HIV& TB Drug resistance, social protection, working with groups, and domestic workers. She has published widely on HIV & TB Drug resistance and parenting and families.
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Abstract
Mentoring Social Work unemployed graduate through the DSI-HSRC mentorship program: The Reflections of Social Work Academics at UKZN.
THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services
SUB 4.2 Building professional capacity in social service professions through supervision, support, and development
Oral Presentation
“Mentoring has been identified as a key mechanism to assist early career academics with career progression” (Iversen, Eady & Wessely,2014:). This paper explores the experiences of social work academics who participated in the DSI-HSRC mentorship program that is designed to provide work experience to unemployed graduates.
This paper highlights the importance of volunteering to mentor unemployed graduates as a mechanism in building professional capacity of social work graduates. It reflects on the lessons learnt by social work academics on developmental mentoring and good practices, the benefits of the internship program for interns, and for mentors. Due to high levels of graduate unemployment in South Africa, the authors propose and encourages social service practitioners and academics to consider the opportunities that are awarded by similar programs on internship and absorb the unemployed graduates into their workspace.

Keywords: mentoring, Internship program, social work, academia, career, unemployed graduates.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Prof
Glynnis
Dykes
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Prof
Linda
Harms Smith
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
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