SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.58 número4African spirituality: unearthing beliefs and practices for the helping professionsPlaying the second fiddle - the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of concerned significant others of partners with a substance use disorder: informing social work interventions índice de autoresíndice de materiabúsqueda de artículos
Home Pagelista alfabética de revistas  

Servicios Personalizados

Articulo

Indicadores

Links relacionados

  • En proceso de indezaciónCitado por Google
  • En proceso de indezaciónSimilares en Google

Compartir


Social Work

versión On-line ISSN 2312-7198
versión impresa ISSN 0037-8054

Resumen

MADISHA, Rahab Matjie  y  SKHOSANA, Rebecca Mmamoagi. Are we ready yet? Social workers' preparedness to render social support to persons with substance abuse challenges. Social work (Stellenbosch. Online) [online]. 2022, vol.58, n.4, pp.441-457. ISSN 2312-7198.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15270/58-4-1075.

Chemical substance abuse remains a major health and social problem globally and in South Africa. Considering the drug-use-related challenges faced by South Africa's youth, there is a need to design and implement robust interventions to mitigate the impact of chemical substance use. Social workers are not prepared enough to provide drug-dependency treatment to persons with substance abuse challenges. To address this issue, a qualitative research approach was adopted with seven participants who were selected using the non-probability technique of purposive sampling. Data were analysed using Tesch's eight steps and verified using Guba and Lincoln's model to test the trustworthiness of the data. Ethical considerations were adhered to throughout the study. The findings highlight that social workers need urgent intensive training and resources to execute their tasks effectively in the field of substance abuse.

Palabras clave : social worker; adolescents; chemical substance abuse; social support.

        · texto en Inglés     · Inglés ( pdf )

 

Creative Commons License Todo el contenido de esta revista, excepto dónde está identificado, está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons