| Summary: | Thesis (MSocialWork)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Finding practice education placements for undergraduate social work students is
becoming increasingly difficult in the Western Cape Metropolis, because many welfare
agencies have either closed down or do not have the capacity to accommodate students
for field placement. As a result of this situation, this research was undertaken with the aim
to investigate the feasibility of the corporate sector as a field placement for undergraduate
social work students.
By using the corporate sector as a field placement an opportunity can be created whereby
the university and the corporate sector could establish a workable partnership, with
mutual benefits for each. The corporate sector can benefit by services offered by the
students in the form of case-group and community work that can be rendered to the
employees. The university will benefit because a new option for student placements will
become available to them.
The domain of social work in the corporate sector was explored by defining occupational
social work; the nature of service rendering on micro, meso and macro levels and
discussing occupational social work in the 21st century.
Field placements of undergraduate students in the corporate sector were examined in
order to establish what the theoretical background for field placements in a corporate
setting ought to be. To this end, the nature and purpose; formats; settings and key role
players in field placements were explored. Social work methods in social work per se and
occupational social work in general were investigated. An investigation was also made into the management of the field placement programme
for undergraduate social work students in the corporate sector. The following were facets
were explored: the requirements of the department of social work at the University of the
Western Cape for fourth year students as well as the requirements for field placements in
the corporate sector, in order to establish the suitability of the corporate sector for field
placements.
Existing literature and empirical findings were used to collect data for this study.
Exploratory and descriptive research designs were applied in this study. Data was
collected through questionnaires and interviews and conclusions and recommendations
were based on the findings of the study. === AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Dit word al hoe moeiliker om praktykonderrigplasings vir voorgraadse maatskaplike werk
studente in die Wes-Kaapse Metropool te vind, aangesien baie welsynsagentskappe of
gesluit het of nie die vermoë het om studente in posisies vir praktykonderrigplasings te
akkommodeer nie. As 'n gevolg van hierdie situasie is hierdie navorsing onderneem met die
doel om vas te stel of menslike hulpbron personeel binne die korporatiewe sektor gewillig
sal wees om voorgraadse studente vir praktykonderrig te akkommodeer.
Deur die korporatiewe sektor vir praktykonderrigplasings te gebruik, kan 'n geleentheid
geskep word waardeur die universiteit en die korporatiewe sektor 'n uitvoerbare
vennootskap, met wedersydse voordele vir albei, tot stand kan bring. Die korporatiewe
sektor kan voordeel trek uit die dienste wat deur die studente aangebied word, soos gevalle-,
groep- en gemeenskapswerk wat aan die werknemers gebied kan word. Die universiteit se
voordeel sal daarin lê dat nuwe opsies vir praktykonderrigplasings vir die studente
beskikbaar word.
Die sfeer van maatskaplike werk in die korporatiewe sektor is ondersoek deur
beroepsmaatskaplike werk en die aard van dienslewering op mikro-, meso- en makrovlakke
te definieer, en deur die aard van beroepsmaatskaplike werk in die 21ste eeu te bespreek.
Praktykonderrigplasings van voorgraadse studente in die korporatiewe sektor is ondersoek
om te bepaal wat die teoretiese agtergrond vir praktykonderrigplasings in die korporatiewe
omgewing behoort te wees. Vir hierdie doel is die aard en doel, formate, omgewings en
sleutel rolspelers in praktykonderrigplasings verken. Maatskaplike werkmetodes in
maatskaplike werk per se en beroepsmaatskaplike werk in die algemeen is ondersoek. 'n Ondersoek is ook gedoen na die bestuur van die praktykonderrigplasingsprogram vir
voorgraadse maatskaplike werkstudente in die korporatiewe sektor. Die volgende fasette is
verken: die vereistes wat die Departement Maatskaplike Werk van die Universiteit van Wes-
Kaapland aan vierdejaarstudente stel, sowel as die vereistes vir praktykonderrigplasings in
die korporatiewe sektor, met die doel om die gewilligheid van die korporatiewe sektor vir
praktykonderrigplasings te bepaal.
Bestaande literatuur en empiriese bevindings is gebruik om data vir hierdie studie te
versamel. Verkennende en beskrywende navorsingsontwerpe is in hierdie studie benut. Deur
middel van vraelyste en onderhoude is data versamel en afleidings en aanbevelings op grond
van die bevindinge van die ondersoek is gemaak.
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