Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency

The abuse of substances by South African young people has led to the development of specialised residential treatment programmes. This qualitative and phenomenological study sought to explore child and youth care interventions which contributes towards children’s recovery from substance abuse/depend...

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Main Author: Somasundram, Geeta
Other Authors: De Kock, D. (Prof.)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3466
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za-10500-34662016-04-16T04:08:03Z Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency Somasundram, Geeta De Kock, D. (Prof.) Substance abuse/dependency Youth care worker Youth care intervention Substance dependency Child care worker Children Young people Child care worker Child care intervention Child care intervention 362.29180830968 Children -- Substance use -- South Africa Teenagers -- Substance use -- South Africa Substance abuse -- Patients -- Counseling of -- South Africa Drug addicts -- Services for -- South Africa Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- South Africa The abuse of substances by South African young people has led to the development of specialised residential treatment programmes. This qualitative and phenomenological study sought to explore child and youth care interventions which contributes towards children’s recovery from substance abuse/dependency. Data was collected through purposive sampling, with face -to -face interviews with a broad interview guide and it’s analysis was influenced by Patton and Creswell’s eight steps for qualitative data analysis and interpretation. The study confirmed the involvement of South African child and youth care workers in substance abuse programmes for young people. Specific interventions such as an existence of a therapeutic relationship between child and youth care workers, the use of the relationship as a model for other relationships, the availability and presence of the child and youth care worker, the adolescent development programme and young people’s involvement in their individual development programme that contributed to recovery from substance dependency were identified. Social Work M. Tech. (Child and Youth Care) 2010-07-29T13:34:08Z 2010-07-29T13:34:08Z 2009-11 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3466 en 1 online resource (vii, 112 leaves)
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topic Substance abuse/dependency
Youth care worker
Youth care intervention
Substance dependency
Child care worker
Children
Young people
Child care worker
Child care intervention
Child care intervention
362.29180830968
Children -- Substance use -- South Africa
Teenagers -- Substance use -- South Africa
Substance abuse -- Patients -- Counseling of -- South Africa
Drug addicts -- Services for -- South Africa
Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- South Africa
spellingShingle Substance abuse/dependency
Youth care worker
Youth care intervention
Substance dependency
Child care worker
Children
Young people
Child care worker
Child care intervention
Child care intervention
362.29180830968
Children -- Substance use -- South Africa
Teenagers -- Substance use -- South Africa
Substance abuse -- Patients -- Counseling of -- South Africa
Drug addicts -- Services for -- South Africa
Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- South Africa
Somasundram, Geeta
Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency
description The abuse of substances by South African young people has led to the development of specialised residential treatment programmes. This qualitative and phenomenological study sought to explore child and youth care interventions which contributes towards children’s recovery from substance abuse/dependency. Data was collected through purposive sampling, with face -to -face interviews with a broad interview guide and it’s analysis was influenced by Patton and Creswell’s eight steps for qualitative data analysis and interpretation. The study confirmed the involvement of South African child and youth care workers in substance abuse programmes for young people. Specific interventions such as an existence of a therapeutic relationship between child and youth care workers, the use of the relationship as a model for other relationships, the availability and presence of the child and youth care worker, the adolescent development programme and young people’s involvement in their individual development programme that contributed to recovery from substance dependency were identified. === Social Work === M. Tech. (Child and Youth Care)
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Somasundram, Geeta
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title Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency
title_short Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency
title_full Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency
title_fullStr Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency
title_full_unstemmed Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency
title_sort child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency
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