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dc.contributor.authorGutsche, Kathrine Helen
dc.contributor.authorHoosain, Shanaaz
dc.contributor.authorChigeza, Shingairai
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-20T06:51:46Z
dc.date.available2017-02-20T06:51:46Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationGutsche, K.H. et al 2015. Perception of social workers regarding life story work with children. Child Abuse Research In South Africa (CARSA) (child Abuse Research – A South African Journal), 16(2):130-136. [http://journals.co.za/content/carsa/16/2/EJC180365]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1562-1383
dc.identifier.issn1680-0745 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/20417
dc.identifier.urihttp://journals.co.za/content/carsa/16/2/EJC180365
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this article was to explore how social workers perceived life story work. Narrative therapy was used as the theoretical framework of this study, which followed a qualitative descriptive design. Six registered social workers from registered child and youth care centres in the Northern and Southern suburbs of Cape Town were purposefully selected for this study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, and analysed thematically. The findings revealed that social workers perceived life story work as essential for children in alternative care in South Africa. The findings support the theoretical framework of this study, which is the ability of narrative therapy to assist children in care to form identities and a sense of belonging. Therefore, social workers are encouraged to utilise life story work with children in care centres. Training would enable social workers to effectively implement life story work activities in social services in the African context.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC)en_US
dc.subjectAlternative careen_US
dc.subjectbelongingen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.subjectlife story worken_US
dc.subjectnarrative therapyen_US
dc.subjectsocial workersen_US
dc.titlePerception of social workers regarding life story work with childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID20516835 - Chigeza, Shingairai
dc.contributor.researchID23288965 - Gutsche, Kathrine Helen
dc.contributor.researchID23376384 - Hoosain, Shanaaz


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