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Bizzarro, Michael R. "Lifetime patterns of maternal substance abuse as a predictor of child maltreatment and child developmental outcomes." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 2003. http://www.icsw.edu/resources/library/dissertations.
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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2003.A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Romero, De Alvarez Lydia. "The use of drugs by children ages 8-12 in an inner city elementary school of a northeastern metropolis /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1988. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/10810031.
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Thesis (Ed. D)--Teachers College, Columbia University 1988.Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: William C. Sayres. Dissertation Committee: Paul Byers. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-158).
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Long, Amanda H. "Family dependency treatment courts case studies from Mecklenburg County's families in recovery Staying Together (First) Program /." View electronic thesis (PDF), 2009. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2009-2/longa/amandalong.pdf.
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Fisher, James, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education. "D.A.R.E. (Drug abuse resistance education) : perceptions of teachers, principals, and school resource officers." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2002, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/179.
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This study employs interviews to measure the perceptions of sixteen teachers, nine school principals, and seven School Resource Officers on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, offered to grade six students in one small (population approximately 70,000) city in western Canada. Perceptions in three areas are examined: curricular content, program delivery, and efficacy. Subjects overwhelming viewed the curricular content favourably. Similarly, there was strong agreement that the program was well delivered. The efficacy of the program was judged less positively; however, this did not mitigate the subjects' strong desire to continue implementation of the program. These results are consistent with the research literature on DARE which documents the popularity of the program, but acknowledges that it appears to have limited effects upon reducing student drug use. The results of this study are used to examine five options for delivering an in-school program for preventing or reducing drug abuse and violence among students. The options explored range from retaining the DARE program in its current form, to eliminating it, reforming it, implementing an alternative program, or designing an entirely new drug and violence prevention program. The conclusion drawn is that the DARE program should be withdrawn and replaced with an entirely new drug and violence prevention program and curriculum specific to community realities and needs.vii, 109 leaves ; 28 cm.
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Lowe, Kathern Ruth. "A quantitative study of parental drug use and its effects on attachment." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1848.
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Kline, Dara Thompson. "An analysis of the behavioral and classroom interactions of children exposed to methamphetamine in the home : a dissertation presented to the faculty of the Graduate School, Tennessee Technological University /." Click to access online version, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=65&did=1400958841&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1254943044&clientId=28564.
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Mummert, Darlos K. Morreau Lanny E. "Teacher expectations of the behaviors of children with prenatal cocaine exposure." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1995. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9633399.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1995.Title from title page screen, viewed May 15, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Lanny Morreau (chair), Mack Bowen, Ming-Gon John Lian, William Rau, Kenneth Strand. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-110) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Corbin, Saladin K. T. "Primary prevention of drug use with third grade children : a skills intervention using rehearsal-plus /." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08042009-040233/.
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Samady, Lila Massoumi. "Evaluation of the family nurturing program: The family education component of the Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court Program." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2876.
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Prelow, Hazel (Hazel M. ). "The Effects of Parental Substance Abuse on the Behavior of School Children." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501187/.
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The purpose of the present archival study was to investigate the relationship between parental substance abuse and the risk for maladjustment and psychopathology in children in a clinic sample. Children of alcoholic parents and children of drug-dependent parents were compared to children of non-substance abusing parents. The subjects were 83 boys age 6 to 12. Children of substance abuse parents had lower levels of adaptive functioning and higher levels of school behavioral problems. Although previous studies have reported a strong association between an adverse family environment and the risk of child maladjustment, the present study did not find that the addition of an adverse family environment increased the risk for maladjustment or school behavioral problems in children of substance abusers.
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Heflin, Juane. "Behavioral characteristics of young children who were prenatally substance exposed." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332802/.
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The purpose of this study was to identify behavioral characteristics of young children (ages 3-8) in special education who were prenatally substance exposed in order to compare them to the behaviors of non-substance exposed children in special education.
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Palmer, Sarah Morgando, and Tracy Lee Inman. "Perceived effects of a substance abuse prevention science program among fourth and fifth grade children: A qualitative study." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2418.
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This project explores the perceptions of fourth and fifth grade students who participated in a substance abuse prevention program. Risk and protective factors are presented to assist the reader in understanding this project.
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Breitenbucher, Philip Marshall, and Sean Collins Sullivan. "A process evaluation of the Riverside County dependency recovery drug court." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2335.
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Pagson, Raven Nicole. "Perceptions of motivation in the recovery process among African American women with children." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2587.
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Substance abusing women with children are a diverse group, but some of them are among the most disadvantaged individuals in the United States. These women are in dire need of effective treatment modalities in order to sustain sobriety. Using a quantitative research design, this study examines the perception of motivation in the recovery process among African American women with children. Through research surveys these women identify the motivating factors necessary for successful treatment outcomes. Scales were created to measure extrinsic motivators, intrinsic motivators, and barriers to treatment. Factors examined included attendance at twelve step meetings, church attendance, court mandates, family support, assistance from Children's Services Workers, participation in residential and outpatient treatment programs, training in life skills such as assertivenesss, stress management, effective communication, vocational skills, and parenting, and intrinsic spiritual beliefs. The study also examined barriers to treatment such as lack of transporation, child care, employment, housing and money.
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Lomeli, Esmeralda. "Perceptions of an emerging family drug court program among child welfare and family drug court professional in Riverside County." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2715.
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This study examined the perceptions of child welfare and family drug court professionals regarding the emerging family drug court program in Riverside County. The following were addressed: what are the strengths of the program, what are challenges or barriers in the program, how do others not involved in the program feel about the program, how the need for the program was recognized, and how child welfare professionals view the future of the program.
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Aucamp, Ella Josina. "'n Sistemiese konstruksie van die gesinsdinamika van die laerskoolkind wat dwelmmiddels gebruik." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05282008-081443.
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Thesis (MSD Research (Social Work))--University of Pretoria, 2005.Includes abstract in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.
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Koenig, Juliana Caryl. "Intervention strategies which enable families to be reunified and foster a successful case closure within the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Social Services." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/913.
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Perinatal complications resulting from either alcohol or drug abuse include a high incidence of stillbirths, fetal distress, asphyxia, prematurity, low birth weight, pneumonia, congenital malformations, cerebral infarction, and an increased risk to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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Caudillo, Rachel Clare. "An evaluation of the impact of maternal substance abuse on infant and child attachment." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2961.
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This study examined the impact and extent to which drugs and alcohol, consumed by mothers prenatally and perinatally, has affected their capacity to attach to their children. It examined the role the dependent variables measured (i.e. drug(s)/substance(s) abused, demographic information) played in the attachment process. Data was collected from mothers currently participating in the perinatal substance abuse treatment at the San Bernardino County Rialto program.
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Smith, Donna Carroll. "Substance use attitudes and behaviors of students with learning disabilities." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1092148415.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 202 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-202).
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Graves, Gary Eugene. "Inadequate substance abuse assessment as a contributory factor to child abuse and neglect." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2455.
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This study examined an important, yet underreported, area of family service agency assessments, the failure to adequately screen for substance abuse issues. A self-report screening instrument was used to accurately determine substance abuse frequency rates, instead of using the current clinician-directed questioning. New agency clients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (self-report) or the control group (clinician-directed) to determine if assessment accuracy improved.
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Reyes, Sauri Josefina, and Michael Leslie Lau. "Child welfare professionals' knowledge of identifying factors for alcohol and other drug issues." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2620.
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Using both qualitative and quantitative research designs, this study focused on the knowledge of Children Protective Services (CPS) social workers for identifying Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) risk factors in their clients, and the impact that these AOD issues have on the child welfare system in San Bernardino County, California.
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Horn, Kimberly A., Robert P. Pack, Robert Trestman, and Gerard Lawson. "Almost Everything We Need to Better Serve Children of the Opioid Crisis We Learned in the 80s and 90s." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7837.
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Opioid use disorder impedes dependent parents' abilities to care for their children. In turn, children may languish in unpredictability and persistent chaos. Societal responses to these children are often guided by a belief that unless the drug dependent parent receives treatment, there is little help for the child. While a preponderance of the drug dependence research is adult-centric, a significant body of research demonstrates the importance of not only addressing the immediate well being of the children of drug dependent caregivers but preventing the continuing cycle of drug dependence. The present commentary demonstrates through a brief review of the US history of drug dependence crises and research from the 1980s and 1990s, a range of “tried and true” family, school, and community interventions centered on children. We already know that these children are at high risk of maladjustment and early onset of drug dependence; early intervention is critical; multiple risk factors are likely to occur simultaneously; comprehensive strategies are optimal; and multiple risk-focused strategies are most protective. Where we need now to turn our efforts is on how to effectively implement and disseminate best practices, many of which we learned in the 1980s and 1990s. The greatest opportunity in both changing the nature of the opioid epidemic at scale and influencing rapid translation of existing research findings into policy and practice is not in asking what to do, but in asking how to do the right things well, and quickly.
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Omari, Melinda Claire. "Promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of West Kimberley Aboriginal children and youth." Curtin University of Technology, School of Psychology, 2008. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=120230.
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Aboriginal young people experience a high rate of family violence, alcohol and drug misuse, suicide, sexual abuse, and socioeconomic disadvantage (Gordon, Hallahan & Henry, 2002; Hunter, 1990, 1991c; Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council, 1999; Memmott, Stacy, Chambers & Keys, 2001; Swan & Raphael, 1995). Over the last decade a burgeoning array of policy, services and programs have been developed to combat the social and emotional problems in Aboriginal communities. Despite some successes, Aboriginal children and youth consistently demonstrate poorer outcomes than non-Aboriginal youngsters across most domains of living, including health, mental health, education and vocation (Zubrick et al., 2005). While the evidence-base related to problems in Aboriginal communities has expanded, there is a deficit in knowledge about practical and sustainable interventions to build strengths in remote young Aboriginal people and families, to promote youth and community wellbeing. Even less has been done on the ground to assist remote Aboriginal communities to take action in tackling the problems they face (Atkinson, Bridge & Gray, 1999; Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council & Westerman, 2002; National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party, 1989).This qualitative participatory action research project conducted in the West Kimberley Western Australia from 2001 to 2004 was in collaboration with agencies based in Broome and the Bardi people of Ardyaloon Community, One Arm Point. The investigation aimed to (1) identify and explain the mental health and social and emotional problems affecting Aboriginal young people and families living in remote communities in the West Kimberley; and (2) identify and describe goals and methods for intervention to promote social and emotional wellbeing and build resilience in young people and communities. The third aim was to feed back and culturally validate the research findings. The overarching goal of this project was to work in partnership with Ardyaloon Community in prioritising community-based solutions to youth problems. An Aboriginal Project Advisory Group was formed to guide the research and several local project assistants were employed to assist with the field work. The project involved three studies. Overall, 32 Broome-based youth, parents and service providers, and 59 Elders, parents, youth and service providers from One Arm Point were involved in interviews and discussion groups. The findings were discussed and validated by 101 agency and community people. The results indicate a number of risk and resilience factors operating across the individual, family, community and socio-political sphere, including cultural and historical factors influencing youth wellbeing. From the findings, a model for community-based mental health promotion intervention was developed to address youth problems and build strengths prioritised by Ardyaloon Community.
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Ara?jo, Katia Cristiane Vasconcelos de. "A experi?ncia da crian?a com a droga :caracter?sticas do uso e circunst?ncias familiares." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2006. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/17466.
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The study is a reflexion of the use of drugs among children, pointing that as one of the most serious social problem nowadays. Customize the abuse of drugs reflecting on the childhood and the family s influence of the problem of the children that use drugs, is the main objective of this thesis. Choosing the qualitative method of research, the investigation starts with the reports of the children and mothers assisted at Centro de Refer?ncia e Apoio ? Crian?a e ao Adolescente Usu?rios de Drogas, program of specialized assistance of 1? Vara da Inf?ncia e da Juventude de Natal/RN. The research was done through semi-structured interviews, in a total of six subjects: three children and their respective mothers. Through the reports of the subjects, it is brought theorical reflexions that illustrates their perceptions and conceptions about topics like the usage of drugs, the circumstances the usage of drugs was started, the family s structure and dynamic, the situation on the streets, and other factors that affect the development of a child in her/his environment. It is proved that the usage of drugs in Brazil, problem that has been increasing the number of children affected by, is a multi faceted and complex phenomenon but some factors of social and family risks deserve to be pointed out like the manner of support future actions in the prevention area
O estudo faz uma reflex?o sobre o uso de drogas entre crian?as situando-o como um dos mais graves problemas sociais da atualidade. Caracterizar o abuso de drogas, refletindo sobre sua condi??o de inf?ncia e investigar a influ?ncia da fam?lia no desencadeamento do problema nestas crian?as, se configura como o objetivo central deste trabalho. Optando pelo m?todo de pesquisa qualitativa, a investiga??o se d? a partir dos relatos de crian?as e m?es atendidas pelo Centro de Refer?ncia e Apoio ? Crian?a e ao Adolescente Usu?rios de Drogas, programa de atendimento especializado da 1? Vara da Inf?ncia e da Juventude de Natal/RN. Os dados foram coletados atrav?s de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, com um total de seis sujeitos, sendo tr?s crian?as e suas respectivas m?es. Atrav?s das falas e depoimentos dos sujeitos, busca-se trazer reflex?es te?ricas que ilustrem as percep??es e concep??es deles acerca de temas como o uso de drogas, as circunst?ncias em que se iniciou o uso, a estrutura e din?mica familiares, a situa??o de rua, e outros fatores que comprometem o desenvolvimento da crian?a no meio em que vive. Comprova-se que o uso de drogas no Brasil, problema que acomete cada vez um maior n?mero de crian?as, ? um fen?meno multifacetado e complexo, por?m, alguns fatores de risco sociais e familiares merecem destaque como forma de subsidiar futuras interven??es na ?rea de preven??o
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Allen, Brian. "The Relationship of Physical Discipline and Psychological Maltreatment in Childhood to the Use of Dysfunctional Tension-Reducing Behaviors in Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Self-Capacities." Thesis, Open access to IUP's electronic theses and dissertations, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2069/67.
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The current study examined the utility of Self-Trauma Theory for explaining the long-term impact of the experience of childhood physical discipline and/or psychological maltreatment. Specifically, the self-capacities of interpersonal relatedness, identity, and affect regulation were tested as mediators of the impact of child maltreatment on different tension-reducing behaviors in adulthood: substance use, aggression, and suicidality. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to examine data collected from 268 university students who completed the Personality Assessment Inventory, Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale, and Inventory of Altered Self-Capacities. Results showed that the self-capacities were each predicted by different combinations of maltreatment variables and that the ability of self-capacities to mediate the long-term impact of child maltreatment is dependent on the tension-reducing behavior under examination. Specifically, identity impairment significantly predicted alcohol use problems and interpersonal conflicts significantly predicted drug use problems. Interpersonal conflicts partially mediated the relationship between child maltreatment and aggression as emotional abuse continued to exert a significant effect on aggression after controlling for self-capacities. Lastly, identity impairment and affect dysregulation fully mediated the relationship between child maltreatment and current suicidality. Theoretical implications are discussed as well as directions for future research.Dissertation Chair: Donald U. Robertson, Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Members: Lynda M. Federoff, Ph.D., John A. Mills, Ph.D., ABPP
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Kok, Elana. "Voorkomingsprogramme vir middelmisbruik deur hoerskoolleerders : riglyne vir maatskaplike werkers." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16372.
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Thesis (MA(MW))--University of Stellenbosch,2004.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An exploratory study was done on prevention programmes of substance abuse by high school learners. This was done in order to: explore the factors leading to substance abuse by high school learners; explore the conditions for successful substance abuse programmes and compare it with existing programmes; and to determine how prevention programmes for high school learners can be used in South-African schools. The motivation for this study emerged as a result of the researcher’s involvement in prevention programmes for adolescents in schools and on farms at the South-African Council for Alcohol and Drug Dependency (SANCA) in the Paarl area. The objective of this study is to provide guidelines to social workers for the effective implementation of substance abuse prevention programmes for high school learners. The literature study confirmed the need for effective prevention programmes and highlighted the focus om the factors which leads to substance abuse. Emphasis is placed on risk and protection factors involved with substance abuse. SANCA in Paarl’s adolescent community’s risk and protective factors was investigated, because of the necessity to identify these factors before a prevention programme can be designed. The universum is the grade 10 learners of six schools in the Paarl area. One learner out of each class represented the sample of 48 respondents. The study was done trough a structured questionnaire. A combination of qualitative and quantitative information, through the use of open and close-ended questions, was gathered. The results of this study confirmed the results of the literature study, namely that the most important factor leading to substance abuse, is peer group influence. However, a combination of strategies and programmes are needed to develope a suitable programme for the specific community. The recommendations focus on four areas. Firstly the conditions are described for an effective prevention programme regarding the role of social workers, the use of assessment, evaluation, models, theories and approaches. Secondly, recommendations are made for techniques and general approaches. The third area gives directions for programme content. The last area recommends a possibility for future research: the process, roles and type of training needed to implement an effective and sustainable support group system in schools, must be tested.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: ’n Verkennende studie vir voorkomingsprogramme vir middelmisbruik deur ho¨erskoolleerders is gedoen ten einde: die faktore wat tot middele-misbruik deur ho¨erskoolleerders aanleiding gee, te ondersoek; die voorwaardes vir suksesvolle middele-misbruikvoorkomingsprogramme te verken en met bestaande programme in verband te bring; en te bepaal hoe voorkomingsprogramme aan ho¨erskoolleerders in Suid-Afrikaanse skole benut kan word. Die motivering vir die studie het gespruit uit die navorser se betrokkenheid by die Suid- Afrikaanse Raad vir Alkohol- en Dwelmafhanklikes (SANRA) met die aanbied van voorkomingsprogramme vir adolessente, op plase en in skole in die Paarl-omgwing. Die doel van hierdie studie is dus om riglyne vir maatskaplike werkers daar te stel vir die effektiewe implementering van voorkomingsprogramme vir middelmisbruik deur ho¨erskoolleerders. Die literatuurstudie het die behoefte aan effektiewe voorkomingsprogramme bevestig en die faktore wat lei tot middelmisbruik is ook uitgelig. Daar is veral gefokus op die risikoen beskermingsfaktore hierby betrokke. Die studie is ingelei deur ’n ondersoek na die risiko- en beskermingsfaktore wat ’n rol speel in die adolessente gemeenskap van SANRA (Paarl), aangesien dit noodsaaklik is om hierdie faktore te identifiseer voordat ’n voorkomingsprogram ontwerp word. Die universum is graad-10 leerders van ses skole in die gebied. Een leerder uit elke klas het die steekproef, van 48 respondente, verteenwoordig. Die ondersoek is aan die hand van ’n gestruktureerde vraelys gerig. Kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe inligting is deur middel van ’n kombinasie van oop en geslote vrae ingesamel. Die resultate van hierdie ondersoek het die literatuurstudie bevestig, naamlik dat die hoof faktor wat aanleiding gee tot middelmisbruik, portuurgroepinvloede is. ’n Kombinasie van verskeie strategie¨e is nodig om geskikte programme vir spesifieke gemeenskappe te ontwerp. Die aanbevelings fokus op vier areas, naamlik die voorwaardes vir ’n effektiewe voorkomingsprogram rakende die rol van die maatskaplike werker, die gebruik van assessering, evaluering, modelle, teorie¨e en/of benaderings en aanbevelings ten opsigte van tegnieke, programvoorstelle en programinhoud. Die vierde en laaste area maak ’n aanbeveling vir verdere navorsing: ’n Ondersoek na die proses, rol van en tipe opleiding nodig om ’n effektiewe en volhoubare ondersteuningsgroepstelsel in skole te implementeer.
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Österström, Isabelle, and Julia Berghällen. "Socialtjänstens arbete för barn till föräldrar med substansmissbruk och beroende." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-100122.
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Authors: Julia Berghällen och Isabelle Österström. Title: The social services work for children who have parents with substance use- disorders. Supervisor: Johan Billsten. Assessor: Torbjörn Forkby. The purpose of this study was to provide an increased knowledge and understanding of how social workers work with children whose parents have a substance use disorder. The background to this study is that a large number of children live with parents who don't have the ability to care for them because of their disorder. Despite the parents lack of abilities to nurture and protect the child, the family or the individuals in the family don't always get the help and support that they are in need for by their surroundings. There is a perception that the social workers ability to help the children is affected by laws and regulations as well as by the structures of the system. The study was conducted by using a qualitative method, where six interviews were made with social workers from two different departments children, and adults. The interviewees were from two different municipalities. The interviewees were selected through a strategic selection where we only selected the profession area to social workers. The study was analyzed on the basis of three theoretical points, thematic analysis, hermeneutics and system theory. The results of the study are for the most part consistent with previous research. The most prominent results from the study are the importance of the social workers competence to utilize their abilities regarding interacting and cooperating. But also, being able to work within the structures regarding laws and regulations, and being able to see individuals as individuals in different systems.
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Spataro, Josie 1973. "Gender differences in child sexual abuse characteristics and long-term outcomes of mental illness, suicide, and fatal overdose : a prospective investigation." Monash University, Dept. of Psychological Medicine, 2002. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8111.
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Doroci, Arbresha, and Matilda Lööf. "Att vara förälder och missbrukare." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för omvårdnad - grundnivå, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-10897.
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Kring 27 miljoner av världens befolkning beräknas vara narkotikamissbrukare. I Sverige bor det cirka 100 000 barn under arton år i ett hushåll med en substansmissbrukande förälder. Detta är en kvalitativ litteraturstudie med syftet att uppmärksamma föräldrars upplevelser av att vara missbrukare och förälder. Studien visar att en prioritering som föräldrar med ett missbruk gör är att barnen skall vara ovetande om missbruket. Föräldrarna lever ett liv präglat av flera känslor bland dessa dominerar skuld och skam. Barnen ses däremot som en motivation till att sluta med missbruket och bli en bättre förälder. Svårigheter i vardagen för föräldrarna kan vara kampen i att ge barnen det nödvändiga emotionella stödet som behövs. För vissa föräldrar är det viktigare att förse sina barn med basala rutiner såsom påklädnad och matning. Flera föräldrar kämpar med kontrollen över barnen och hushållet, eftersom drogen kontrollerar dem. Slutligen upplever föräldrar med missbruk ett antal vardagliga svårigheter. En av dessa svårigheter är att gömma missbruket för sina barn. Föräldrarna upplever starka känslor av skuld och skam, men ser sina barn som en motivation till att lämna missbruket bakom sig. Tydliga brister uppdagas i föräldrarnas förmåga att ge emotionellt stöd. Däremot finns styrkan i att uppfylla barnens basala behov i form av konkreta handlingar. Föräldrar med missbruk upplever svårigheter i uppfostran av sina barn.Background: About 27 million people in the world lives with a substance abuse. Many of them are parents. There is a need in the abuse- and addiction care of having a family perspective of how the substance abuseing parent affects the whole family. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of being a parent with a substance abuse. Method: A literature study based on eight qualitative articles. Results: Two main themes were found; an emotional storm and the daily struggle. The main result of this study was that parents with substance abuse experience feelings as guilt and shame. Furthermore, they found it difficult to raise their children and satisfy the emotional needs that children require. From the parents view the children were seen as a way of salvations from substance abuse. Conclusion: The study showed that parents with substance abuse found it difficult to provide their children with emotional support and that they have strong feelings of guilt and shame. However, they can perform daily chores and try to hide the drugs from the children. A daily struggle for these parents was how to raise their children. While the parent is seen as an inappropriate role model for the child, the child was seen as motivation for the parent.
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Bezerra, Kátia Floripes. "Estimativa do número de crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua em dois municípios do Brasil através do método captura-recaptura." Universidade Federal de Sergipe, 2007. https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/3773.
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorAims: To estimate the number of street children and adolescents in Maceió and Arapiraca, northeast Brazil, describe the characteristics of this population. Methods: The number of children and adolescents in street situation in Maceió and Arapiraca was estimated using the Capture-Recapture method and calculated with log-linear method. Three independent lists of children and adolescents in street situation of each municipality were constructed. In each municipality in was obtained on official list and two other lists from surveys. Each survey took the entire day, the first in a week day (Wednesday) and the other in the following Saturday. The characteristics of the children were recorded during the street surveys. Results: The estimated number of children and adolescents in street situation was 4965 in Maceió and 466 in Arapiraca. The population estimated before was 565 in Maceió and 158 in Arapiraca. In Maceió most street children and adolescents were male (71,4%) and (71,80%), who maintain contact with their families (85,3%) and (89,60%) and frequent the school (43,4% and (49,70%), drug use was referred for 47,00% of the children and adolescents in Maceió and (26,6%) in Arapiraca glue associated on not with other drug was the most cited one. Conclusion: children and adolescents in street situation is a common event in Maceió and Arapiraca and individuals envolved have similiar characteristics to street children from other countries and other cities in Brazil. The estimated number of street children and adolescents, calculated by Capture-Recapture method is coherent to the cities socioeconomic and demographic status. The method of Capture-Recapture seems to be suited to study mobile populations such as street children and adolescent good reproducibility.
Objetivo - Estimar o número de crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua em Maceió e Arapiraca, nordeste do Brasil, usando o método Captura-Recaptura, descrever suas características. Metodologia - O número de crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua em Maceió e Arapiraca dois municípios do estado de Alagoas, foi estimado usando o método Captura-Recaptura, calculado pelo método log linear. Três listas independentes de crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua de cada município foram construídas, através de uma lista de registro de uma organização governamental e de duas pesquisas realizadas em cada município estudado, em um dia de semana (quarta-feira) e no sábado. As características destas crianças foram registradas durante as pesquisas de rua. Resultados - A estimativa do número de crianças de rua foi de Maceió foi de 4965 e de Arapiraca foi de 466. A estimativa oficial desta população antes da pesquisa era de 565 em Maceió e de 158 em Arapiraca. Em Maceió e Arapiraca a maioria das crianças e adolescentes são do sexo masculino (71,4%) e (71,80%), preserva contato com seus familiares (85,4%) e (89,60%) e ainda freqüenta a escola (43,6%) e (49,70%). O uso de drogas em Maceió foi referido por 47,0% das crianças e adolescentes de Maceió e 26,6% de Arapiraca, sendo a cola a droga mais usada, associada ou não a outras drogas. Conclusão - Crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua em Maceió e Arapiraca é um evento muito constante e as crianças envolvidas têm características similares às de crianças de rua de outros países e cidades do Brasil. A estimativa do número de crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua pelo método Captura-Recaptura, reflete o esperado quando comparado através de indicadores socioeconômicos, com cidades de porte semelhante (Aracaju). O Método Captura-Recaptura é adaptável e adequado para estudar populações móveis como crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua, possuindo boa reprodutibilidade.
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Neiva-Silva, Lucas. "Uso de drogas entre crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua : um estudo longitudinal." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/13708.
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O objetivo geral foi investigar, transversalmente e longitudinalmente, o uso de drogas entre crianças e adolescentes em situação de rua, identificando padrões de uso e fatores de risco e proteção. No Estudo I, foram entrevistados, em instituições abertas, 216 participantes entre 10 e 18 anos. No Estudo II, um ano após a coleta inicial, foram entrevistados novamente 68 participantes. No Estudo III, foram entrevistados 10 funcionários das instituições sobre os participantes não encontrados na etapa longitudinal. Observou-se elevado uso de drogas lícitas e ilícitas. Longitudinalmente, identificou-se um aumento significativo no uso de álcool, tabaco, solventes, maconha e cocaína/crack. As variáveis “Não morar com a família”, “Passar mais de oito horas na rua” e “Estar há mais de cinco anos na rua” foram preditoras do uso de drogas ilícitas no último mês e do início de uso de crack no último ano. Subsídios para intervenção em nível primário e secundário são discutidos.The aim of this study was to investigate, transversally and longitudinally, drug use among street children and adolescents, and identify patterns of drug use, risk factors and protective factors. In the first study, 216 participants aged between 10 and 18 years were interviewed in open service centers. One year later, 68 participants were reinterviewed in a second study. In the third study, 10 employees from the service centers were interviewed about the participants not found in the longitudinal study. It was found that the use of licit and illicit drug was high. On the longitudinal study, it was found a significant increase of alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, marijuana and crack/cocaine use. The variables “not living with family”, “spend more than eight hours on the street on a daily basis” and “being more than five years on the street” were identified as predictors of illicit drug use on the last month and initiation of crack use on the last year. Elements for primary and secondary interventions are discussed.
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Ovens, Michelle. "Drug related child abuse." Diss., 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15725.
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A multidimensional approach, using individual, social structural and process and system theories, is applied to examine the role of drugs in child abuse within the dysfunctional family system. By means of a
saturation sample seventeen files were selected from Phoenix House and the South African National Council For Drug and Alcohol Abuse. A research schedule was developed and an analysis of the seventeen cases was done. The drug dependent parent is discussed and abuse in the family system are identified. Throughout, the influence of (the) parental drug dependency is illustrated and it is shown how dependency in a parent may influence family functioning and parenting skills. A literature study brought to light aspects in families which contribute to child abuse. Recommendations are made for further research on aspects highlighted by the findings.Criminology and Security Science
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Geddes, Fiona. "The drugging patterns and attitudes towards substance abuse in a group of Johannesburg street children." Thesis, 1993. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/25062.
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in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
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(Educational Psychology)A substance abuse problem among street children has been acknowledged and treatment has not proved beneficial. The general aim of this study was to investigate their drugging habits and attitudes to drugging and treatment, in order to elucidate reasons for this failure and provide direction for an effective treatment approach. An exploratory study utilizing a non-probability sample (N=16) of male street children, aged 12 to 16, from a Johannesburg shelter, was carried out. An unconventional approach to gathering information was developed, within the framework of one-hour group discussions heId over seven weeks. Questions devised by the researcher were presented as stimuli for group discussion, story telling, and drawings. Data were also collected through a voting procedure. Results confirm regular substance abuse and dependency which merits attention. Maintaining factors were the suppression of emotional ...., low self esteem, and socialmotivators, i.e., to gain confidence and maintain networks. Risks and actual negative effects of substance abuse were vaguely perceived. These findings must be regarded as tentative, due to the small sample. More research, utilizing subjects not living in shelters and those in other shelters, should be done to find out if these findings are replicated . .A suggested treatment modality is group therapy and the changing of group norms, Groups would be conscientising. Specific aims could be formulated hy the group members, but could include general life skills and the development of alternative reinforcing activities. Peer mentoring could be considered.
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Chen, Wen-Ling, and 陳雯玲. "A Narrative Research on the Grieving Process of Children with Paternal Drug Abuse and Suicide." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27742357897102839407.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the grieving process of school-age children after witnessing paternal suicide and their self-narrative and interpretation of self. For this purpose the researcher conducted an in-depth interview with a survivor of suicide to collect and analyze qualitative data. Research results show that: (1) Children who witnessed paternal suicide find life reflection to be complicated and hard to put into words; (2) The interviewee’s father’s alcoholism, domestic violence and drug abuse caused family fragmentation and deeply affects their pace of life and formation of positive character traits; (3) The interviewee states that at the time of paternal suicide and the change in family relationships they experienced abnormal behavior including extremely low self-esteem and self-denial. In middle school, the anti-social behavior grew and they even had suicidal thoughts; (4) Judging by the interviewee’s narrative of their sad life experiences, it seems that counseling was successful in relieving the pain of the traumatic experience, which in turn helped the interviewee in overcoming low self-esteem, changing perspectives and pursuing an outstanding life; (5) The suicide of a relative changes how peers, teachers and society view the suicide survivor, even with beliefs of social reproduction for negative events. Educators and society should avoid negative labeling lest sabotaging the suicide survivor’s formation of positive character traits and school performances. Lastly, the researcher offers advice derived from research findings for schools and social welfare organizations.
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Freeman, Patricia A. "Substance use and parenting : exploring the role of mothers' abuse histories in parenting among substance-using mothers /." 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR29563.
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Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in Psychology.Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-93). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR29563
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Mdhluli, Emmanuel. "Drug use by children in foster care placement at the Oaks Community, Limpopo Province : implications for social work practice." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2455.
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Lees-Amon, Karen. "How effective are current drug education programs as a means of preventing illicit substance abuse in teenagers." 1999. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/8395.
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Western Governments have been obliged to tackle illicit substance abuse by focusing on health issues, this has resulted in preventative policies that direct drug education through schools. As a consequence there are hundreds of drug education programs and the majority are competing for funding under the same auspice. Victoria's response has been to develop a prevention program known as Get Real and phase it into Victorian schools over a three year period.The three year period ended in 1999 and due to a change of Government the Get Real program has been re-funded for another 12 months, this is despite the fact there have been no formal evaluations conducted about its success or otherwise.
This program has been examined in relation to its own objectives and juxtaposed against two other main programs operating in schools in Australia. The results suggest Get Real is on the road to achieving its objectives which are to provide students with a realistic knowledge hasp about drugs and their effects. However, its broader goal which is to prevent illicit substance abuse cannot be evaluated because there are no studies that show its success or otherwise.
Based on the hypothesis thill drug education programs prevent illicit substance abuse in teenagers, Get Real's curriculum was compared with other similar programs and the research done on these programs suggest drug education programs do not successfully prevent illicit substance abuse.
The best Get Real and other programs can hope to achieve, is to provide realistic information and develop children's social skills and empower them with the knowledge and self esteem to make their own decisions. And to know that they alone are responsible for their choices and the consequences that follow from these choices.
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Matheba, Mmathato Calphurnia. "The experiences, challenges and coping strategies of fathers, parenting children, abusing illegal substances : suggestions for social work support." Diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27108.
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The proposed research aims to explore and describe the experiences, challenges and
coping strategies of fathers, parenting children, abusing illegal substances. The use and
abuse of illegal substances became national and global dilemmas. The impact and damage
caused when drugs are widely used over time is irreversible, as it influences the lives of
users and those of their families, their communities, and the country. This research
provides an opportunity for fathers, parenting children, abusing illegal substances to share
their experiences and challenges. Data are collected by conducting in-depth and face-toface
interviews with the participants. The collected data are analysed by following the eight
steps of Tesch in Creswell (2009:186). Data are analysed using Lincoln and Guba’s model
of trustworthiness of qualitative research for validation. The study endeavours to obtain an
understanding of the experiences and challenges encountered by fathers, parenting
children, abusing illegal substances and how social workers could assist in addressing this
dilemma.Social Work
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Mohasoa, Irene Patience. "Substance abuse among male adolescents." Diss., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3551.
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Adolescent substance abuse is a major problem facing the world today. In order to understand the
reasons for adolescent substance abuse behaviour, various theoretical perspectives were utilised
and strategies to curb substance use were also identified. The study was conducted in the rural
areas of Zeerust, North West province of South Africa. The participants included 12 male
adolescents, whose ages ranged from 12 to 15 years. A qualitative, explorative research design
was employed. Data was gathered using semi-structured interviews, genograms and observations.
Thematic analysis was used to analyse audio-taped data. The study found that substances abused
by the participants include alcohol, nicotine, cannabis and heroin. Their reasons for using these
substances include individual, family and environmental factors. However, peer group pressure
was identified as the primary factor for adolescent substance use. This study emphasises the
painful nature of substance abuse among adolescents, yet at the same time it succeeds in
highlighting the strategies that can be employed to address substance abuse among adolescents.
In addition, this study recommends a concerted effort by all the stakeholders in addressing the
substance abuse problem.Psychology
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Somasundram, Geeta. "Child and youth care interventions which contributes towards sustained recovery from substance abuse/dependency." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3466.
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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
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"The experiences of parents living with mental health care users smoking cannabis." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13286.
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M.Cur. (Psychiatric Nursing)In local communities, young people use different substances for reasons known to them alone. This research study is about young people who are aged between 18 and 30 years, who smoke cannabis and are mentally ill. Mostly the parents of these young people, as well as other members of the family, the neighbours and the community at large experience many challenges resulting from cannabis smoking. The objectives of this study were to explore and describe the experiences of parents living with mental health care users smoking cannabis and to issue guidelines for the advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner to facilitate the mental health of parents living with mental health care users smoking cannabis in the context under study. A qualitative research design that was exploratory, descriptive and contextual was followed to achieve the aim and objectives of the study. Purposive sampling was used for sample selection based on inclusion criteria. The number of participants selected for this study was guided by data saturation. The total number of participants selected for this study was seven. The data collection methods used were phenomenological interviews, observation and field notes. In the phenomenological interview, the participant was asked: “How is it for you living with a mental health care user smoking cannabis?” The phenomenological interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. The researcher and an independent coder analysed the transcribed phenomenological interviews and field notes. The researcher used Tesch’s method of data analysis (Creswell, 2007:157) in analysing the data. The measures to ensure trustworthiness in this study include credibility, dependability, confirmability, transferability and authenticity. The seven ethical principles of competence of the researcher, right to self-determination, right to privacy, right to autonomy and confidentiality, right to protection from exploitation and obtaining informed consent guided this study ...
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Masombuka, Jan. "Children's addiction to the drug "nyaope" in Soshanguve township: parents' experiences and support needs." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/11903.
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Substance abuse amongst children is a major problem in South Africa and world-wide. The trend of new drugs entering the drug market has increased in South Africa. Currently in South Africa, there is a new drug on the market known as “nyaope” being abused mostly by adolescents in the Townships. The negative consequences of substance abuse affect not only individuals who abuse substances but also their parents and significant others. The researcher observed that most literature in the field of substance abuse focuses on the children addressing issues such as causes, effects, psychological impact and others. Very little is documented on parents‟ experiences and coping capabilities as well as the support they need or receive. This further contributed to the researcher‟s purpose of conduct this study to explore parents‟ experience and support needs with regard to their children‟s addiction to nyaope.MA (Social Work)
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Jacobsz, Felicity-Anne. "Addressing negative classroom behaviour in selected schools in Francistown, Botswana." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19957.
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This study was undertaken in order to investigate negative classroom behaviour in schools
in Botswana. Recommendations based on the findings of the study were made to the
participating schools and interested stakeholders.
A qualitative approach was adopted to investigate the research questions in four schools
selected for the study. The data collection methods used were observation, document
analysis, participant interviews and focus group interviews. Participant and research site
confidentiality was ensured and all interviews were transcribed and organised in such a way
that the key points pertinent to the study were highlighted. This study provided valuable
information for future studies investigating disruptive classroom behaviour and intervention
methods.Educational Foundations
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Fernando, Savithri Delclos George L. Carson Arch I. Rodin Andrei S. "Pre-employment drug testing among job applicants at a Texas tertiary level pediatric hospital 1992--2006." 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1450291.
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