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Experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/125885 Experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders Zibi, Zonke Zimba, Z. F. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Social Work. Social work with criminals Criminals -- Rehabilitation Male prisoners -- Counseling of Prisoners -- Services for Prison psychology UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The motivation to conduct this study in which social workers are the focus was based on the observation that most studies on correctional services focus on offenders and their experiences; the literature reveals limited studies on the experiences of social workers who work with incarcerated male offenders in correctional services. Therefore, this qualitative research was conducted to develop an understanding of the experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders. The study used a combination of an exploratory and descriptive design. The design necessitated the collection of verbatim narratives from the participants. A purposive sampling method was used, under which certain criteria for inclusion were established. Semi-structured telephonic interviews were conducted with 16 social workers working with male offenders in correctional facilities. An interview schedule (see Annexure 2) was used as a guide for interviewing the participants. The data collected through semi-structured telephonic interviews was transcribed, analysed and interpreted using thematic analysis. The study found that the roles of social workers in the rehabilitation of offenders include assessing offenders, offering individual counselling, family consultation, crisis intervention, supporting offenders, being brokers, providing group work services, engaging in administrative tasks such as report writing, and acting as facilitators, motivators, researchers, research consumers and organisers. The study found that social workers experience both positive and negative aspects of their work as programme facilitators for incarcerated male offenders. The many challenges they face during the course of their work in correctional facilities includes prison overcrowding, high caseloads, lack of prioritisation of rehabilitation services by correctional officials, negative attitudes of correctional officials to the social work discipline, and lack of support from management and other colleagues. It is recommended that social workers be provided with resources necessary to execute their duties, that more staff be made available for this work and that social workers consult and engage with their management in order to address the challenges experienced with working in correctional centres. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die motivering om hierdie studie te doen waarin maatskaplike werkers die fokus is, was gebaseer op die waarneming dat die meeste studies oor korrektiewe dienste op oortreders en hul ervarings fokus; die literatuur openbaar beperkte studies oor die ervarings van maatskaplike werkers wat met gevangene manlike oortreders in korrektiewe dienste werk. Daarom is hierdie kwalitatiewe navorsing gedoen om 'n begrip te ontwikkel van die ervarings van maatskaplike werkers in die fasilitering van rehabilitasieprogramme vir gevange manlike oortreders. Die studie het 'n kombinasie van 'n verkennende en beskrywende ontwerp gebruik. Die ontwerp het die versameling van woordelikse narratiewe van die deelnemers genoodsaak. 'n Doelgerigte steekproefmetode is gebruik, waarvolgens sekere kriteria vir insluiting vasgestel is. Semi-gestruktureerde telefoniese onderhoude is gevoer met 16 maatskaplike werkers wat met manlike oortreders in korrektiewe fasiliteite werk. 'n Onderhoudskedule (sien Bylae 2) is gebruik as 'n riglyn vir onderhoude met die deelnemers. Die data wat deur semi-gestruktureerde telefoniese onderhoude ingesamel is, is getranskribeer, geanaliseer en geInterpreteer met behulp van tematiese analise. Die studie het bevind dat die rolle van maatskaplike werkers in die rehabilitasie van oortreders die assessering van oortreders, die aanbied van individuele berading, gesinskonsultasie, krisisintervensie, ondersteuning van oortreders, makelaars wees, groepwerkdienste verskaf, betrokke raak by administratiewe take soos verslagskryf en optree as fasiliteerders, motiveerders, navorsers, navorsingsverbruikers en organiseerders. Die studie het bevind dat maatskaplike werkers beide positiewe en negatiewe aspekte van hul werk as programfasiliteerders vir gevange manlike oortreders ervaar. Die talle uitdagings wat hulle in die gesig staar tydens hul werk in korrektiewe fasiliteite sluit in tronke oorbevolking, hoe gevallelading, gebrek aan prioritisering van rehabilitasiedienste deur korrektiewe amptenare, negatiewe houdings van korrektiewe amptenare teenoor die maatskaplikewerk dissipline, en gebrek aan ondersteuning van bestuur en ander kollegas. Dit word aanbeveel dat maatskaplike werkers voorsien word van hulpbronne wat nodig is om hul pligte uit te voer, dat meer personeel vir hierdie werk beskikbaar gestel word en dat maatskaplike werkers hul bestuur raadpleeg en in gesprek tree om die uitdagings wat ondervind word met die werk in korrektiewe sentrums aan te spreek. Masters 2022-09-28T11:44:36Z 2023-01-16T12:39:48Z 2022-09-28T11:44:36Z 2023-01-16T12:39:48Z 2022-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125885 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xi, 174 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Social work with criminals Criminals -- Rehabilitation Male prisoners -- Counseling of Prisoners -- Services for Prison psychology UCTD Zibi, Zonke Experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders |
| title | Experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders |
| title_full | Experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders |
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| title_short | Experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders |
| title_sort | experiences of social workers in facilitating rehabilitation programmes for incarcerated male offenders |
| topic | Social work with criminals Criminals -- Rehabilitation Male prisoners -- Counseling of Prisoners -- Services for Prison psychology UCTD |
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