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Submission Number: 251
Submission ID: 1449
Submission UUID: cd8b536c-1035-4fb7-8c5d-497c85788d07
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Fri, 07/04/2025 - 09:44
Completed: Fri, 07/04/2025 - 09:55
Changed: Mon, 07/28/2025 - 07:49
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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Dr.
Buys
Ilze
Department of social development
Work experience
Employed by the Department of Social Development since 2011 as a social worker in Dr Fabian and Florence Ribeiro Treatment Centre (SUD treatment Centre). Responsible for rendering professional social work services to service users within the institution including individual therapy sessions, psychosocial group work sessions and family reunification services.
Education
Graduated in Bachelor of Social Work in 2011. Master of Social Work (Health Care) was awarded with distinction in 2015. Obtained Doctor of Philosophy: social work degree in 2023.
The following articles published:
• Swanepoel, I., Geyer, S. & Crafford, G. 2016. Risk factors for relapse amongst young African adults following inpatient treatment for drug abuse in the Gauteng Province. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 52 (3):414-438.
• Swanepoel, I., Crafford, G., Geyer, S. & Marcus, T.S. 2023. A pre experimental design evaluation of brief harm reduction interventions to improve coping self efficacy of carers of people with substance use disorder. Harm Reduction Journal, 20:76-81.
• Swanepoel, I., Geyer, S. & Marcus, T. 2022. The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Families and Carers: A Scoping Review. African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies, 21 (1/2):38-54.
Other qualifications:
International Certified Addiction counsellor
- International Certified Addiction Professional in Treatment (Awarded in 2020 and 2022, respectively)
Employed by the Department of Social Development since 2011 as a social worker in Dr Fabian and Florence Ribeiro Treatment Centre (SUD treatment Centre). Responsible for rendering professional social work services to service users within the institution including individual therapy sessions, psychosocial group work sessions and family reunification services.
Education
Graduated in Bachelor of Social Work in 2011. Master of Social Work (Health Care) was awarded with distinction in 2015. Obtained Doctor of Philosophy: social work degree in 2023.
The following articles published:
• Swanepoel, I., Geyer, S. & Crafford, G. 2016. Risk factors for relapse amongst young African adults following inpatient treatment for drug abuse in the Gauteng Province. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 52 (3):414-438.
• Swanepoel, I., Crafford, G., Geyer, S. & Marcus, T.S. 2023. A pre experimental design evaluation of brief harm reduction interventions to improve coping self efficacy of carers of people with substance use disorder. Harm Reduction Journal, 20:76-81.
• Swanepoel, I., Geyer, S. & Marcus, T. 2022. The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Families and Carers: A Scoping Review. African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies, 21 (1/2):38-54.
Other qualifications:
International Certified Addiction counsellor
- International Certified Addiction Professional in Treatment (Awarded in 2020 and 2022, respectively)
No
Abstract
A pre-experimental design evaluation of brief harm reduction interventions to improve the coping self-efficacy of carers of people with Substance Use Disorder
THEME 2: Social Work and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SUB 2.3 Work with special and vulnerable populations (children, families, women, older persons, LGBTQIA+ etc).
Oral Presentation
Background: Limited interventions exist that addresses the needs of carers that carry the burden of care for people living with SUD. Hence, following a detailed process of Intervention Research (IR), the Care4Carers Programme was developed to address the identified harms associated with being a carer for a person living with SUD. The programme is a purposively designed intervention, comprising of eight modules to enhance the coping self-efficacy (CSE) of carers with the aim of improving carers’ adaptive coping behaviours by empowering them with problem- and emotion-focused, and social coping strategies.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the prototype Care4Carers Programme.
Methods: The presentation focuses specifically on the outcome of Phase 4 of the IR process (pilot testing of the prototype intervention). Purposive sampling was used to recruit 15 participants in the Tshwane metropolitan area. A pre-experimental, one group pretest-posttest design was implemented to determine whether the programme improved the CSE of participants. The same group of participants completed the Coping Self-efficacy Scale (CSES) before and after exposure to the programme. Paired t-tests were conducted to determine the potential impact of the programme.
Results: The average difference between the pre- and posttest measurement for the overall CSE was (M = 2.12, SD = 1.27) with a statistically significant improvement, t(14) = 6.48, p < .0005. The average difference between the pre- and post-test measurement for each of the constructs measured by the CSES was statistically significant. For problem-focused coping (M = 2.26, SD = 1.17), t(14) = 7.47, p < .0005; (M = 2.27, SD = 1.57), t(14) = 5.61, p < .0005 for emotion-focused coping; and, t(14) = 3.86, p= 0.00085 for social coping strategies (M = 1.52, SD = 1.53).
Conclusion: The prototype Care4Carers Programme improved the CSE of carers of people with SUD by developing their confidence and abilities to apply adaptive coping behaviours in the face of persistent and unpredictable health depleting stress. In subsequent phases of IR, the adjusted intervention should be further evaluated with the implementation of a true experimental design to determine larger scale impact of this programmatic harm reduction intervention.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the prototype Care4Carers Programme.
Methods: The presentation focuses specifically on the outcome of Phase 4 of the IR process (pilot testing of the prototype intervention). Purposive sampling was used to recruit 15 participants in the Tshwane metropolitan area. A pre-experimental, one group pretest-posttest design was implemented to determine whether the programme improved the CSE of participants. The same group of participants completed the Coping Self-efficacy Scale (CSES) before and after exposure to the programme. Paired t-tests were conducted to determine the potential impact of the programme.
Results: The average difference between the pre- and posttest measurement for the overall CSE was (M = 2.12, SD = 1.27) with a statistically significant improvement, t(14) = 6.48, p < .0005. The average difference between the pre- and post-test measurement for each of the constructs measured by the CSES was statistically significant. For problem-focused coping (M = 2.26, SD = 1.17), t(14) = 7.47, p < .0005; (M = 2.27, SD = 1.57), t(14) = 5.61, p < .0005 for emotion-focused coping; and, t(14) = 3.86, p= 0.00085 for social coping strategies (M = 1.52, SD = 1.53).
Conclusion: The prototype Care4Carers Programme improved the CSE of carers of people with SUD by developing their confidence and abilities to apply adaptive coping behaviours in the face of persistent and unpredictable health depleting stress. In subsequent phases of IR, the adjusted intervention should be further evaluated with the implementation of a true experimental design to determine larger scale impact of this programmatic harm reduction intervention.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Luce
Pretorius
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Dr
Bashizi Bashige
Murhula
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted