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Submission Number: 264
Submission ID: 1488
Submission UUID: b9a1f295-7a98-4a92-becb-1b1b8319d2fe
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Tue, 07/15/2025 - 20:36
Completed: Tue, 07/15/2025 - 20:41
Changed: Mon, 07/21/2025 - 14:23
Remote IP address: 169.0.132.94
Submitted by: ntandom@uj.ac.za
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
| Title | Dr. |
|---|---|
| Lastname | Ntandoyenkosi |
| Firstname | Maphosa |
| ntandom@uj.ac.za | |
| Mobile | 0789489724 |
| Institution | University of johannesburg |
| Biosketch | Dr. Ntandoyenkosi Maphosa is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Community Development at the University of Johannesburg. Her passion for teaching and research shines through her dedication to addressing vital social issues that affect South Africa and the global community. Currently, she is involved in impactful research projects on domestic violence, community development and women's empowerment issues. As a social work educator, she inspires both undergraduate and postgraduate students while contributing her expertise as a peer reviewer for numerous international and local journals. An advocate for social justice and human rights, she seeks to amplify voices of adolescents and be a key role player in bringing about transformative change. |
| Is there a Second Presenter? | No |
| Title of Presentatation | Child Exposure to Domestic Violence as Child Abuse |
| Theme Selection | THEME 2: Social Work and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
| Subtheme TWO Selection | SUB 2.3 Work with special and vulnerable populations (children, families, women, older persons, LGBTQIA+ etc). |
| Select your Presentation Type | Oral Presentation |
| Abstract | South African adolescents are exposed to Domestic Violence (DV) in their homes. The effects of Child Exposure to DV are reported to be adverse, possibly life-long and negative. These include, behavioural issues, mental health challenges and poor psychosocial and developmental outcomes. These effects have led some child advocates, social service providers and policymakers to conclude that child exposure to domestic violence (CEDV) is a type of child abuse warranting urgent intervention and mandatory reporting. The Children’s Act 38 of 2005, defines child abuse as exposing and subjecting a child to behaviour, that may harm the child emotionally and psychologically. Yet, there is limited research on how social workers address CEDV as a safety threat and the resulting effects on the child. This presentation seeks to foreground the voices of adolescents, by exploring their experiences of CEDV and how these have influenced their mental health. For data collection, a survey was administered to 848 grade 8 adolescent learners from four high schools in the Ekurhuleni region in South Africa. Most of the respondents exposed to DV presented with mental health challenges, such as anxiety, high depression and stress levels, post-traumatic stress disorders and inability to regulate their emotions. The findings showcase the significant psychological and emotional harm that DV exposure causes to adolescent’s and why it should be classified and treated as child abuse given the threat to the child’s safety and well being whilst implementing statutory measures such as mandatory reporting to protect the child. The paper recommends that it is paramount to develop appropriate interventions to address the harmful effects of DV exposure, to improve overall developmental outcomes for the affected children and mitigate the risk presented whilst bolstering their resilience. Treating and addressing DV exposure as a form of child abuse is in alignment with SDG Goal 16 which seeks to end abuse and all forms of violence against children. |
| Title | Dr |
| Firstname | Mariette |
| Lastname | van Straaten |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |
| Title | Ms |
| Firstname | SELLOANE |
| Lastname | PHOOFOLO |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |