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Journal articles on the topic "Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre"
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Merwe, Petro van der. "Experiences of Vulnerable Children in a South African Public Child and Youth Care Centre." International Journal of Criminology and Sociology 9 (December 1, 2020): 1322–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2020.09.152.
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Paciocco, Helen, Natasha Johnson, and Andrea Hunter. "103 Pediatric resident knowledge and comfort in providing care to transgender youth: A single centre needs assessment." Paediatrics & Child Health 25, Supplement_2 (August 2020): e43-e43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaa068.102.
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Abstract Background Transgender youth experience high rates of health disparities and inequities. There is currently no formal curriculum for transgender health within our centre’s pediatric residency program. This gap in training is similar to other programs across the country. With the drastic rise in trans youth patients seeking care, general pediatricians will be the first point of contact for many. Pediatricians therefore need to be equipped with the proper knowledge and skill to provide care to these patients. Objectives We conducted a needs assessment to assess pediatric residents’ comfort with the health care needs of transgender patients, and to assess knowledge about the medical management of transgender youth. The goal was to identify learning gaps within our centre’s residency program to guide future curriculum. Design/Methods A survey with Likert scale and case-based questions, based on literature review, identified key components of trans care. The study was granted an exemption from ethics review. Results We achieved a 50% response rate (24/58) from pediatric residents, and 50% of these residents were in their senior years (PGY3 and PGY4). All residents felt it was important to have trans specific training during residency. While the majority of senior residents received training during their residency, the total duration was estimated to be ≤ 5 hours. Despite the training received, only 50% [95% CI: 30, 70] of residents felt comfortable asking patients about their gender identity, and only 8% [0, 19] and 33% [14, 52] of residents were comfortable diagnosing gender dysphoria in children and teens, respectively. Most residents felt uncomfortable addressing trans specific health care needs, and 83% [62, 100] of senior residents were uncomfortable counselling patients on available gender affirming pharmacologic agents. Similarly, 92% [77, 100] of senior residents felt uncomfortable prescribing either GnRH analogs or hormonal therapy for trans youth. Lastly, only 58% [30, 86] of senior residents felt comfortable performing Tanner staging in trans patients. Conclusion In order to help narrow the gap in care for trans patients, we need to better educate pediatric residents on trans specific health care. Future curriculum should focus on discussing gender identity, identifying gender dysphoria, performing Tanner staging, and counselling patients on gender affirming pharmacologic therapies. These skills are critical for general pediatricians to adequately provide care to trans youth.
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Jean-Pierre, Johanne, Sandrina De Finney, and Natasha Blanchet-Cohen. "INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE." International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies 11, no. 3 (July 8, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs113202019695.
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This special issue aims to explore Canadian pedagogical and curricular practices in child and youth care and youth work preservice education with an emphasis on empirical and applied studies that centre students’ perspectives of learning. The issue includes a theoretical reflection and empirical studies with students, educators, and practitioners from a range of postsecondary programs in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. The empirical articles use various methodologies to explore pedagogical and curricular approaches, including Indigenous land- and water-based pedagogies, ethical settler frontline and teaching practices, the pedagogy of the lightning talk, novel-based pedagogy, situated learning, suicide prevention education, and simulation-based teaching. These advance our understanding of accountability and commitment to Indigenous, decolonial, critical, experiential, and participatory praxis in child and youth care postsecondary education. In expanding the state of knowledge about teaching and learning in child and youth care, we also aspire to validate interdisciplinary ways of learning and knowing, and to spark interest in future research that recognizes the need for education to be ethical, critically engaged, creatively experiential, and deeply culturally and environmentally relevant.
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McLaren, L., M. Zarrabi, DJ Dutton, MC Auld, and JCH Emery. "Child care: implications for overweight / obesity in Canadian children?" Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada 33, no. 1 (December 2012): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.33.1.01.
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Introduction Over recent decades, two prominent trends have been observed in Canada and elsewhere: increasing prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity, and increasing participation of women (including mothers) in the paid labour force and resulting demand for child care options. While an association between child care and children's body mass index (BMI) is plausible and would have policy relevance, its existence and nature in Canada is not known. Methods Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, we examined exposure to three types of care at age 2/3 years (care by non-relative, care by relative, care in a daycare centre) in relation to change in BMI percentile (continuous and categorical) between age 2/3 years and age 6/7 years, adjusting for health and sociodemographic correlates. Results Care by a non-relative was associated with an increase in BMI percentile between age 2/3 years and age 6/7 years for boys, and for girls from households of low income adequacy. Conclusion Considering the potential benefits of high-quality formal child care for an array of health and social outcomes and the potentially adverse effects of certain informal care options demonstrated in this study and others, our findings support calls for ongoing research on the implications of diverse child care experiences for an array of outcomes including those related to weight.
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Balie, Lorna, and Yusuf Sayed. "Education and Care: How Teachers Promote the Inclusion of Children and Youth at Risk in South Africa." Education Sciences 10, no. 10 (October 9, 2020): 273. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci10100273.
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Children and youth at risk, particularly those placed in child and youth care centres (CYCC) in South Africa, have suffered from school disengagement due to multiple barriers to learning such as the exposure to crime and violence at a young age. As children and youth at risk at these centres find it difficult to engage in learning, new approaches need to be found to re-engage their interest to learn. This article discusses how the ‘Curriculum of Care’, an adaptation of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), responds to the educational needs of children and youth at risk at a CYCC in the Western Cape. It draws primarily from interviews and a focus group discussion with the centre manager and teachers at the institution. The findings reveal that positive learning outcomes, and the effective integration of children and youth at risk, are shaped by positive teacher–learner relationships; however, the findings raise questions about the extent to which such a curriculum prepares children and youth at risk for life after they leave the institution. The article suggests that the institutions providing education and care for children and youth at risk need to provide a curriculum balancing academic rigour with care to promote a holistic, inclusive education programme that enables youth and children at risk to effectively navigate their entry into society.
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Boroumand, Suzanne, Anna Karwowska, Michelle Ward, Louise Murray, and Torrey Parker. "98 10 year prospective healthcare data on child maltreatment cases assessed at a tertiary care pediatric centre in Canada." Paediatrics & Child Health 25, Supplement_2 (August 2020): e41-e41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaa068.097.
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Abstract Background Child maltreatment is common with a reported prevalence of 32.1%. Physical abuse (PA), sexual abuse (SA), and exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) are reported by 26%, 10%, and 7.9% of Canadian adults, respectively. While many child maltreatment cases require health evaluation, there is little data on the medical assessment of these cases. The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2008) reviewed child welfare cases but not data on their medical aspects, despite 5% of substantiated PA cases being sufficiently severe to require need for medical assessment. There is no published data describing the type, breadth, or outcomes of cases seen in the Canadian healthcare system. Objectives 1 - To describe 10 years of institutional data of children and youth seen for concerns of maltreatment. 2- To use this information to provide recommendations for resource allocation and highlight need for services. Design/Methods Secondary data was analyzed using descriptive statistics from a preexisting quality improvement database where information was collected from the CHEO Child and Youth Protection Review Committee (CYP RC) over 10 years (April 2009-April 2019). The project was approved by the CHEO REB. Results There were a total of 2651 cases reviewed at the CYP RC. Fifty-seven percent (n=1658) of child maltreatment cases were substantiated. The most common types of substantiated child maltreatment were caregiver capacity 29% (n=481), emotional abuse 19% (n=321), PA 18% (n=304), neglect 16% (n=259), SA 14% (n=227), sexual assault with CYP concerns 2% (n=36), and abandonment 2% (n=30). For PA, soft tissue injuries (e.g., bruising) and fractures were the most common injuries seen in medical evaluations for maltreatment. The most frequently ordered tests are skeletal survey, coagulation screening blood work, and CT head. In SA, most cases of substantiated sexual abuse cases were intra-familial (75%). Most physical examinations in SA cases were normal (83%). Forty one percent (1100/2651) of cases were alerted in the medical record for child protection purposes. Conclusion Our findings expand our knowledge of the different types of child maltreatment by linking child welfare and medical assessment information. In cases identified and/or assessed by hospital staff for child maltreatment, 54% were substantiated by child welfare and 41% were “alerted” in the electronic medical record (EMR). The most common type of child maltreatment was “concern for caregiver capacity” which highlights the need for parental education and supports.
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Teodorczuk, Krysia, Tharina Guse, and Graham A. du Plessis. "The effect of positive psychology interventions on hope and well-being of adolescents living in a child and youth care centre." British Journal of Guidance & Counselling 47, no. 2 (July 29, 2018): 234–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2018.1504880.
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Farmer, Anna P., Hara Nikolopoulos, Linda McCargar, Tanya Berry, and Diana Mager. "Organizational characteristics and processes are important in the adoption of the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth in child-care centres." Public Health Nutrition 18, no. 9 (October 22, 2014): 1593–601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980014001955.
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AbstractObjectiveThe objective of the present study was to gain an understanding of the organizational characteristics and processes in two child-care centres that may influence adoption of the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth (ANGCY).DesignIn-depth qualitative case studies. Data were collected through direct observations, key informant interviews and field notes. Diffusion of Innovations theory guided the evaluation and intrinsic case analysis.SettingTwo urban child-care centres in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada identified as exemplary early adopter cases.SubjectsTen key informants comprised of directors, junior and senior staff members participated in interviews.ResultsOrganizational processes such as leadership, networking and knowledge brokering, health champions and organizational culture positively influenced adoption behaviour in child-care centres. A key determinant influencing organizational behaviour within both centres was the directors’ strong leadership. Acceptance of and adherence to the guidelines were facilitated by organizational factors, such as degree of centralization, formalization and complexity, level of staff training and education. Knowledge brokering by directors was important for transferring and exchanging information across the centre. All child-care staff embraced their informal role as health champions as essential to supporting guideline adherence and encouraging healthy food and eating environments.ConclusionsOrganizational processes and characteristics such as leadership, knowledge brokering and networking, organizational culture and health champions played an important role in the adoption of nutrition guidelines in child-care centres. The complex interplay of decision making, organization of work and specialization of roles influenced the extent to which nutrition guidelines were adopted.
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Day, Anne-Marie. "Hearing the voice of looked after children: challenging current assumptions and knowledge about pathways into offending." Safer Communities 16, no. 3 (July 10, 2017): 122–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sc-01-2017-0003.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the early findings of research which aims to hear the voice of looked after children about their pathways into offending and subsequent entry into the youth justice system, and the implications that this may have for policy and practice. Design/methodology/approach One-to-one semi-structured interviews have taken place with 19 looked after children, who are also subject to youth justice supervision. The interviews have been analysed to identify emerging themes, using broadly grounded approaches. Findings Three important findings arise from the interviews with the participants. First, children in care are being labelled and removed from the mainstream due to problematic behaviours, rather than searching for the underlying cause of the behaviour. Second, significant anger and frustration is expressed towards residential care staff and the child’s social worker, due to several reasons relating to the institutional environment within residential care, and a lack of trust for those professionals with whom control over the child’s life rests. Finally, the children describe feeling powerless whilst in care, and within this context, the peer group plays a crucial role within the lives of the children interviewed. Research limitations/implications The findings are based on the subjective views of 19 interviewees. The sample is not representative, and has not been compared with other forms of data. Rather, it provides the reader with the perspectives of some of the most challenging and vulnerable children in the youth justice system, and places their voice at centre stage. Practical implications This paper points to several challenges within current youth justice and social work practice which led to the interviewees feeling disempowered and ambivalent about their future. A number of recommendations for policy and practice are made in the concluding sections of the paper which may assist those in policy and practice. Originality/value The voice of the looked after child who is also subject to youth justice has not been given centre stage within research to date. The findings are based on this voice and offer a different perspective about a looked after child’s pathways into offending. A number of potential implications for policy and practice, which could be considered and implemented to deal with this problem, are then discussed.
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Reilly, Claire, Dan R. Johnson, and Kirstin Ferguson. "Validation of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument with a looked after population." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 24, no. 3 (September 29, 2018): 593–607. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104518799119.
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The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument–version 2 (MAYSI-2) was developed to help identify mental health needs of young people admitted to youth detention centres. Only one study has applied the tool to a UK population and none have looked at young people who live in residential and secure care in Scotland. This study aimed to assess the validity of the MAYSI-2 in Scotland with a looked after and accommodated population. Boys and girls in a large education and care centre were asked to complete the MAYSI-2 within 72 hours of being accommodated. A total of 168 males and 69 females with a mean age of 15 completed the tool. Substantial levels of mental health need were identified. Girls appeared to have higher needs on all areas, bar alcohol and substance misuse. The MAYSI-2 had good internal consistency and exploratory factor analysis showed good overlap with the tool’s original factor model. As a result, there can be more confidence in the validity and consistency of the tool with this population. This is also further evidence of the high need of this population, particularly girls.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre"
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Aluha, Roselidah Anyango. "Evaluation of the food service for adolescent boys in Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre in Gauteng, South Africa, 2012." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43670.
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The study was carried out at the Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre (MCYCC) a privately run institution by Bosasa Operations in partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Departments of Social Development and Health and Social Welfare Department. The facility caters for boys in conflict with law aged 14–18 years, who have been legally placed in the facility as a place of safety by court order. It is expected that the findings and recommendations from this study will be useful in improving the food service standards for such institutions. At the time of this study there were 200 adolescents, 137 were awaiting trial, 55 on the diversion programmes and 8 were serving court sentence at the centre.
The cross sectional study evaluated the food service offered at the MCYCC to establish the nutritional adequacy of the food served. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to collect and analyse data. Out of the 200, 144 answered the customer satisfaction questionnaire and 167 took the BMI test. Observations were done in the kitchen to determine the compliance level to the food and safety regulations.
The analytical results of the responses from the self-administered questionnaire on the customer service satisfaction generated by the SAS software revealed reliable results. The probability, (p-value) from the Chi-square (χ2) test showed that there was a significant difference in response the parameters tested including the overall satisfaction. Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations established different anthropometric patterns of which 1.3% adolescents were found to be obese, 28.2% were overweight, 57% had normal weight while 13.5% were found to be underweight. The Foodfinder 3 software used to evaluate the nutrient composition in a 2-week cycle menu revealed that in most cases both the macronutrients and micronutrients in the menus exceeded the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for the adolescent boys. Food safety and hygiene standards results showed that the unit is compliant with the required standards as it scored 86%; it was colour coded Silver and rated as very good.
All the parameters evaluated scored above average percentage rating the customer satisfaction level for the services offered at the MCYCC are as good. Both underweight and overweight adolescents exist among the adolescents at the centre. The weights from the sample food plates exceeded the RDA of the adolescent boys. The centre’s compliance to health and safety regulations was rated as very good. The authorities in the Gauteng Provincial Departments of Social Development and Health and Social Welfare and Bosasa operation management should make use of this evident information to further improve the food service standards for other such institutions.Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Thesen, Edwin James. "Challenges faced by child and youth care workers with regard to discipline of children with challenging behaviour in residential child and youth care centre." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4240.
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Magister Artium (Child and Family Studies) - MA(CFS)Child and Youth Care Workers employed in residential Child and Youth Care Centres are often challenged by the behaviour of children in their care. The goal of the study was therefore to explore and describe the challenges faced by Child and Youth Care Workers with regard to the discipline of children with challenging behaviour in Child and Youth Care Centres. A qualitative research approach employing explorative, descriptive and contextual designs were followed. Participants were selected by means of purposive sampling from four Child and Youth Care Centres from four different metropoles in the Cape Peninsula. Data was collected by means of focus groups with the aid of an interview schedule. The interviews were be recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data was analysed according to Tesch (in Creswell, 2003) eight steps of data analysis. Ethical considerations such as informed consent, confidentiality and debriefing were adhered to. The findings of the study pointed inter alia to the fact that CYCWs are the first line disciplinarians that they need more support with regards to the discipline of children from colleagues, management and social workers. Multi-disciplinary in CYCCs teams tend to be ineffective and they experience disempowerment from the management and social workers. In addition, they are challenged by the behaviour of children in their care, such as truancy, stealing, absconding, aggressiveness, inappropriate sexual behaviour, development problems. Recommendations for all the stakeholders in the field of CYC were made to improve service delivery.
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Bruyns, Cindee. "Perceptions of race of coloured children in a child and youth care centre." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3839.
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This study was an exploration into the perceptions of race of coloured children in a child and youth care centre, Leliebloem House. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ways in which race is still present in the lives of these children, who were supposedly “untouched” by the former Apartheid dispensation.
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Bovu, Kwandiwe. "The adverse childhood experiences of adults regarding the transition from foster care to child and youth care centres." University of Western Cape, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8006.
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Magister Artium (Child and Family Studies) - MA(CFS)In South Africa family foster care is the first option of alternative care for children removed from their biological parents, adoptive parents or guardians, due to neglect, abuse or abandonment. Similar to international trends, South Africa prioritises family foster care. However, when the foster care placement disintegrates, children are generally placed in child and youth care centres (CYCCs) in accordance with the South African Children’s Act 38 of 2005. This qualitative study aims to explain the adverse childhood experiences of adults regarding their transition from foster care to CYCCs, using family systems theory (FST) to contextualise these accounts. The population for this study was adults living in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB), who were formerly moved to CYCCs after the break down of their family foster care placements.
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McLean, Cathy. "Evaluation of an emotional awareness programme for children in middle childhood in a child and youth care centre in Pretoria." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53437.
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Emotional awareness, a pre-requisite for emotional intelligence, encompasses being in contact with, as well as effectively expressing and owning one s emotions, and is critical to the holistic functioning of children. Children in the middle childhood years are primed for learning as they have entered their formal schooling years, thereby not only needing to learn to read and write but to interact with peers and adults in a socially acceptable manner.
Children in child and youth care centres have unique challenges in coping with and overcoming the emotions caused by the circumstances that have brought them into care. Emotional awareness, and the potential benefits for children s socio-emotional skills, can be to the advantage of these children.
It is believed that emotional awareness can be taught through specific interventions, such as programmes aimed at enhancing children s skills in identifying, understanding and effectively expressing their emotions. The goal of this study was to evaluate such a programme, referred to in this study as an Emotional Awareness Programme for children in middle childhood, to be implemented within the context of a child and youth care centre. The Emotional Awareness Programme was implemented over two months at a child and youth care centre in Pretoria.
The study followed a quantitative research approach, with a quasi-experimental comparison group pre-test post-test research design. Data was collected by means of a standardised measuring instrument, the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale for Children (LEAS-C).
The findings of the study suggested that the exposure of participants of middle childhood age in a child and youth care centre to the Emotional Awareness Programme had a limited effect on their emotional awareness. However, this effect could not be exclusively ascribed to the programme. As the context of the child and youth care centre and the traumatic experiences of children in alternative care could have an effect on the implementation of the Emotional Awareness Programme as well as on the measurement of emotional awareness, and as such, further research on the topic of this study is recommended. It is recommended that the study be replicated in other child and youth care centres.Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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De, Waal Alet. "Evaluation of an emotional awareness programme for children in middle childhood in a child and youth care centre in the North-West Province." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53400.
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The focus of this study was to evaluate an emotional awareness programme for children in middle childhood in a school setting developed by Dr JS Knoetze. This research measured the effectiveness of the emotional awareness programme (EA Programme) in a different context, a child and youth care centre. The goal of the EA Programme is to cultivate children?s emotional awareness. The Gestalt theoretical approach rendered itself pragmatic to this study as various key concepts of this theory was integrated into the academic underpinnings.
Emotional awareness benefits children in the sense that they are more equipped to handle stressful events. Children with emotional awareness demonstrate introspective skills and have a better understanding of emotions in their social contexts. They are better able to apply functional emotional regulation strategies which in turn nurture personal goal attainment and positive relationships with others.
The advances in terms or their cognitive skills of children in middle childhood allow a better understanding of emotions and create an ideal platform for socio-emotional learning. Children in this phase of development have mastered the skills of reading, writing and reasoning, which are necessary to understand and participate in the EA Programme.
Emotional awareness is specifically important for children who reside in a child and youth care centre. These children were exposed to some degree of trauma and experience the placement in alternative care in itself as disruptive. The literature describes the challenges children in a child and youth care centre face, which supports the assumption that interventions are needed to assist these children to develop effective emotional regulation strategies. The EA Programme is regarded as such an intervention. This investigation was executed from a quantitative research approach as the relationship between two variables was measured. The data was collected by using a standardised measuring instrument, the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale for Children (LEAS-C). The researched is catagorised as applied research as it focused an issue in practice, namely emotional awareness of children in alternative care.
The quasi-experimental design that was followed was the comparison group pre-test, post-test design. This entailed that both groups completed the pre-test after which the experimental group was exposed to the EA Programme, then both groups completed the post-test. The availability sampling method was applied to select the respondents who were children in middle childhood residing in a child and youth care centre in the North-West Province.
The LEAS-C is a standardised questionnaire that was developed by Dr. Jane Bajgar and Dr. Richard Lane (2003). The questionnaire is suitable to be completed by children as the questions are formulated in understandable language.
The main conclusions drawn from this study are:
? Emotional awareness forms a central building block of the development of emotional intelligence, emotional competence and emotional regulation. Emotional awareness is regarded as a cognitive ability that can be learnt in order to develop other emotional abilities.
? Children placed in a child and youth care centre are specifically at risk to develop impaired emotional functioning as a result of trauma, maltreatment and the care-giving environment. Their disorganised emotional experiences translate into complex behavioural issues. Children placed in a child and youth care centre could specifically benefit from a programme, such as the EA Programme, that focus on nurturing skills that enhance emotional awareness.
? The research findings suggest that the EA Programme increased the experimental group?s ability to be in contact with own emotions, their emotional vocabulary and emotional expression skills as well as their levels of emotional awareness. The EA Programme can be delivered as an effective intervention within the context of a child and youth care centre.
? The findings and conclusions derived from this study made a meaningful contribution to the field of social work as it focused on evaluating an intervention. This research specifically contributed to social work service delivery to looked after children in institutional settings.Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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Gule, Thembelihle Goodchild. "An exploratory study on the factors that contributed significantly to the criminal behaviour of the first-time youth offenders enrolled in a life skills residential diversion programmes at Walter Sisulu Child and Youth Care Centre in Gauteng." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32691.
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The overall aim of the study was to explore factors that could be associated with criminal behaviour of youth offenders diverted in the life skills residential diversion programmes at Walter Sisulu Child and Youth Care Centre, so as to contribute towards a better understanding of their profile. Therefore the study explored the participants' family backgrounds, the circumstances surrounding the committal of their offences and their responses to the offences they were diverted for in the life skills diversion programmes. An exploratory-descriptive type of a qualitative design was adopted in this study. A semistructured interview schedule was used as the research instrument for conducting in-depth face-to-face interviews with the participants. The study had one set of target population; who were 18 youth offenders (both male and female) between the ages 14-17 attending life skills residential diversion programmes at Walter Sisulu Child and Youth Care Centre. The profile of the participants seem to indicate that most of them had absent fathers and therefore lacked male figures who could act as role models. The study found that biological fathers of most participants were either deceased, whereabouts unknown, not involved in their financial maintenance or those who had stepfathers, had a bad relationship with them. The findings indicated that the participants' mothers were unavailable and therefore most participants were taken care of by their grandmothers. However, it seems most grandmothers often failed to supervise their grandchildren properly and as such it created an opportunity for the participants to be mischievous with no consequences for their behaviour. It was also found that violence in the family also contributed significantly to the aggressive criminal offences of some of the participants. Lastly, the study showed that the influence of drugs and negative peer pressure also played a significant role in the participants' involvement in criminal behaviour.
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Lidström, Michelle, and Gloria Smith. "Reunification – A difficult and lengthy process : A qualitative study examining social workers’ experiences of the reunification process in South Africa." Thesis, Hälsohögskolan, Jönköping University, HHJ, Avd. för socialt arbete, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-50558.
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The aim of this thesis has been to investigate how social workers work with the reunification process at child and youth care centres in South Africa. The intention has been to explore what is important to accomplish a reunification and what challenges the social workers face in the process. A qualitative method was used and included 7 semi-structured interviews with social workers in South Africa. The conducted data was coded and categorized, using an inductive thematic analysis. In this study, the second phase of the ecological systems theory by Bronfenbrenner has been used, which includes the micro-, meso-, exo-, macro- and chrono levels. The theory has served as a framework in the analysis to explain the development of the child. Through the interviews three main fundamental components in the reunification process were distinguished, that overlap. The components are the 90-day assessment period, the time period of placement and the reunification. The time of placement has been categorized into three subthemes including the role of child and parent, the role of social workers and the role of resources. The findings show that the social workers regard the relationship between child and parent, collaboration between the external and CYCC social worker including resources, as crucial factors for reunification. Through the analyses, factors at each level in the ecological systems theory have been identified that affect the reunification process and thereby the child. Consequently, for a reunification to take place efforts need to address several areas around the child.Syftet med den här studien har varit att undersöka hur socialarbetare arbetar med återföreningsprocessen på boenden för barn och unga i Sydafrika. Intentionen har varit att undersöka vad som är viktigt för att åstadkomma en återförening och vilka utmaningar socialarbetarna står inför i den processen. I studien användes en kvalitativ metod där 7 semistrukturerade intervjuer med socialarbetare i Sydafrika genomfördes digitalt. Den insamlade datan har kodats och kategoriserats med hjälp av en induktiv tematisk analys. I studien har den andra fasen av Bronfenbrenners ekologiska systemteori använts, vilken inkluderar mikro-, meso-, exo-, makro- och krono-nivåerna. Teorin har fungerat som ett ramverk i analysen för att förklara ett barns utveckling. Genom intervjuerna urskildes tre grundläggande komponenter i återföreningsprocessen, vilka överlappar varandra. Komponenterna som urskildes är den 90 dagar långa bedömningsperioden, den tidsperiod som ett barn är placerat på ett boende samt själva återföreningen. Den tidsperiod som ett barn är placerat på ett boende har kategoriserats i tre underteman, vilka består av barnens och föräldrarnas roll, socialarbetarnas roll och resursernas roll. Resultaten visar att socialarbetarna betraktar förhållandet mellan barn och förälder, samarbetet mellan de externa socialarbetarna och socialarbetarna på barn- och ungdomsboendena samt resurser som avgörande faktorer för att en återförening ska ske. Analysen i den här studien visar att faktorer på varje nivå i den ekologiska systemteorin påverkar återföreningsprocessen och därmed barnet. För att möjliggöra en återförening måste därför det sociala arbetet inriktas på flera områden runt barnet.
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Johannisen, Jessica Clarissa. "Exploring participation as a children's right in a child and youth care centre / Jessica Clarissa Johannisen." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11162.
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In the last two decades, increasingly more research has been conducted on the process of participation as a children’s right both nationally and internationally. This includes research on children’s participation within the family environment as well as with children who are placed into alternative care. Children’s participation within the field of child protection continues to demonstrate challenges for both children and those adults working with children in this environment. A child and youth care centre forms part of the broader field of child protection and represents a bounded system of dynamics especially with regard to the process of children’s participation. There continues to be various barriers with regard to children’s participation in general but especially for children who have been found in need of care and protection. This is largely linked to the emphasis being put on the vulnerabilities and needs of children who have been placed into alternative care.
The general aim of the study was to qualitatively, through a case study design, explore and describe the nature of participation as a children’s right in the context of a child and youth care centre in the Western Cape. The case study was utilised in order to gain more insight into the nature of participation as a children’s right, based on the perceptions of the children, child care workers, social workers and professionals within the system. Thirteen semi structured individual interviews were held with the child participations. Prior to the interviews, a session was held with the children to discuss the purpose of the research and to allow them to become more aware of the concept of children’s participation. The children were asked to create a collage of their perception of children’s participation as a right. Two separate focus groups were held for the adult participants; one for the child care workers and the other for the social workers and professionals. Based on the findings of this qualitative study about the nature of children’s participation as perceived by both children and adults in a child and youth care centre, the article in Section B aims at highlighting those critical elements needed for the realisation of children’s participation within a context of child protection.MSW (Child Protection), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
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Peters, Fatima. "The phenomena of male on male rape among youth at a Juvenile youth care centre in the Western Cape." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3522.
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Magister Psychologiae - MPsychA concentration about issues important to the subpopulation of children in conflict with the law has received much more attention over the past few years. It is a known fact that within all male environments the likelihood of violence and especially sexual violence is exponential. Male on male rape as a topic has only received greater exposure over the last decade. Male on male rape within the context of the child and youth care context has however been reported, recorded and written about in academia to a far lesser degree.Within this research study it was found that within the child and youth care context oppressive practices of male on male rape and exploitation were rife. Life is marred by intra-personal, inter-personal and institutional violence. A hierarchy based on the ability to resort to violence and gender mitigated all experiences within this context.Through these experiences children came to understand the phenomenon of male on male rape.This research study was exploratory in nature and aimed to gain a deeper understanding of how children within this context understood and spoke about male on male rape.This endeavour was qualitative in approach and utilised social constructionism and the theory of oppression to understand the discourses produced by participants. The participants were males with age ranging from 16 to 18 years. An interview was the framework within which the phenomenon of male on male rape was discusses. The information gained from participants was managed through the use of discourse analysis. The highest ethical standards were upheld during the research process.In conclusion three main discourses were utilised by participants to make sense of the phenomenon of male on male rape. These discourses were the discourse of violence,the discourse of gang culture and the discourse of gender. These discourses intersected and predominantly functioned to hinder the reporting and likelihood of children that were sexually assaulted acquiring assistance.
Book chapters on the topic "Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre"
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Teodorczuk, Krysia, Tharina Guse, and Graham A. du Plessis. "The effect of positive psychology interventions on hope and well-being of adolescents living in a child and youth care centre." In The Pursuit of Happiness, 96–107. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003008835-10.
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