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Item The social-emotional development of orphan children in residential homes: care workers' perspective(2018) Abdulla, FatimaMany children around the world are orphaned as a result of war, natural disasters, poverty, and epidemics such as AIDS. As a result of being orphaned, children’s social-emotional development is affected. The researcher therefore set out to explore care workers’ perceptions on the social-emotional development of orphaned children in residential homes and how this may be improved. The researcher also aimed to explore the relationship care workers have with orphaned children in residential homes. The researcher used qualitative methods and interviewed ten care workers who work in residential homes in the Johannesburg area (South Africa). Four of the care worker participants were male and six were female between the ages of 30 and 65 years and have cared for orphaned children between 6 and 20 years. The researcher transcribed the data verbatim and used thematic analysis to analyse the data. Ethical standards were adhered to throughout the study. The main themes that emerged from the results suggest that care workers act as a source of care and support for orphaned children in residential homes. Care workers have other duties in the residential home which may affect their responsivity to orphaned children. Care workers also report orphaned children as having difficulties expressing emotions and making friends. Moreover, care workers report that orphaned children continue to deal with the loss of their parents and may sometimes act in aggressive ways as a result. Care workers recommend that in order to improve the socialemotional development of orphaned children, there need to be more psychologists and social workers available. The findings of this study are invaluable in contributing to an increased understanding of the perceptions care workers have on the social-emotional development of orphaned children in residential homes and how their social-emotional development may be improved.Item Exploring the experiences of the child protection social workers in Johannesburg regarding supervision(2016) Chanyandura, RopafadzoThe social work profession has long regarded professional supervision as central to the maintenance of best practices and has taken a leadership role in asserting the significance of supervision in human service settings. The goal of the study was to explore the experiences of child protection social workers with regards to supervision. The study utilized a qualitative research approach. Through a case study design, the researcher explored the experiences of a purposively sampled group of child protection social workers in Johannesburg on supervision. The researcher gathered qualitative data by carrying out face to face interviews with a total sample of twelve participants drawn from two child protection organizations based in the Johannesburg area. The study established that group supervision, individual supervision and peer supervision are the three main types of supervision utilised by child protection organisations, with group supervision being the most commonly used method. Furthermore, the study discovered that supervision plays three main functions in the work of child protection social workers, namely educational, supportive and administrative functions. The study also exposed numerous challenges faced by child protection social workers in their supervision of their daily work. In view of the study’s findings and conclusions in relation to the experiences of child protection social workers in supervision, the researcher proposes that child protection organisations need to utilise the most effective types of supervision which are beneficial to both the organisation and, more importantly, the clients they serve.