Browsing by Author "Davids, Ronel"

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    An exploration of the challenges experienced by social work supervisors when rendering social work supervision in the department of social development in the Cape Metropole during the covid-19 pandemic
    (University of the Western Cape, 2023) Balie, Monique; Davids, Ronel
    The World Health Organization affirms that COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease that originated in China in 2019. COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic and, on the 27 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa, implemented a national lockdown in South Africa after the first COVID-19 case on 05 March 2020. Social workers were among the first frontline workers globally and locally who rendered services during COVID-19. Social work supervision was crucial to support social workers during the rendering of these services. Social work supervisors however experienced challenges in rendering such support during a pandemic. The aim of the study was to explore and describe the challenges experienced by social work supervisors when rendering supervision to frontline social workers amidst COVID-19 within the Department of Social Development in the Cape Metropole. The researcher selected a qualitative research approach as it focused on the experiences from the perspective of those who were affected by the phenomenon. The researcher selected exploratory and descriptive research designs to explore and describe a relatively new phenomenon. The researcher used purposive sampling and selected participants according to specific inclusion criteria. Data collection comprised of ten interviews which provided rich data and continued until data saturation.
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    The challenges experienced by parents when parenting a child with hearing loss within a South African context
    (Routledge, 2021) Davids, Ronel; Roman, Nicolette; Schenck, Catherina
    The purpose of the current study was to explore the challenges experienced by hearing parents when parenting a child with hearing loss. Using a qualitative purposive sampling design, interviews were conducted with 13 parents (9 mothers, 4 fathers) residing in Cape Town, South Africa. Four salient themes emerged, namely: 1) communication is difficult, hard, and frustrating; 2) lack of knowledge and information about hearing loss makes it difficult to parent; 3) little or no support makes for a lonely journey; and 4) support identified by parents for parents. The findings of the study have important implications for collaboration and partnerships between parents and health and family practitioners within South Africa for the design and development of supportive interventions for parents parenting a child with hearing loss.
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    Experiences of families living with a family member diagnosed with schizophrenia
    (University of Western Cape, 2021) Nqabeni, Khuselwa; Davids, Ronel
    Mental illness has been identified as one of the major contributors to the global burden of disease in the world. The four leading causes of mental health disorders are depression, alcohol abuse, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Recent studies indicate that schizophrenia is among the major mental disorders affecting more than 21 to 29 million people in the world. Family members living and caring for a relative diagnosed with schizophrenia may experience burdensome challenges in such a way that can easily generate secondary stress in various life domains such as work and family relationships, loss of quality of life as well as high social and economic costs.
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    Experiences of families living with a family member diagnosed with schizophrenia
    (University of Western Cape, 2021) Nqabeni, Khuselwa; Davids, Ronel
    Mental illness has been identified as one of the major contributors to the global burden of disease in the world. The four leading causes of mental health disorders are depression, alcohol abuse, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Recent studies indicate that schizophrenia is among the major mental disorders affecting more than 21 to 29 million people in the world. Family members living and caring for a relative diagnosed with schizophrenia may experience burdensome challenges in such a way that can easily generate secondary stress in various life domains such as work and family relationships, loss of quality of life as well as high social and economic costs.