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Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled
Thesis (M Social Work (Social Work))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
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| author | Damon, Michelle Lynette |
| author2 | Engelbrecht, L. K. |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2035 Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled Damon, Michelle Lynette Engelbrecht, L. K. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Social Work. Volunteers Disabled Theses -- Social work Dissertations -- Social work Volunteer workers in social service -- Recruiting -- South Africa -- Cape Town People with disabilities -- Services for -- South Africa -- Cape Town Volunteer workers in social service -- Training of -- South Africa -- Cape Town Social work Thesis (M Social Work (Social Work))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. An exploratory-descriptive research design together with a qualitative approach was chosen with the purpose of obtaining knowledge of and insight into volunteer management as a function of social work management, using the Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled as a case study. The motivation for the study stemmed from personal experience of the researcher being employed at the aforementioned organization. The Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled is a non-government organization which utilizes volunteers for both direct and indirect volunteer work. The goal of the study is to provide a framework to the social workers of the Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled for the management of volunteers, to enhance developmental social service delivery. The literature review covered the conceptualization, history and nature of volunteer work in social work focusing on the development of volunteerism internationally and in South Africa. This allowed the researcher to conceptualize volunteerism and also get a better understanding of what happens on an international, national and domestic level. The theoretical framework was social development focusing on the ecosystems perspective. The literature review specifically focused on the history of volunteerism, the management of volunteers including the different models of, as well as guidelines for, managing a volunteer programme. The researcher chose to involve social workers at the Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled since the social workers utilize volunteers, and in so doing also manage these volunteers. The results of the investigation largely confirmed that the Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled should refine their volunteer programme policy. Furthermore, the results confirmed that the social workers were not all aware of the process of management of volunteers. The research study also recommends the human resources model of management for volunteers to be utilized at the Association. The recommendations were aimed at the management of volunteers in terms of recruitment, selection, training, orientation and supervision of volunteers according to the human resources model of management. Master 2007-11-07T08:19:42Z 2010-06-01T08:39:15Z 2007-11-07T08:19:42Z 2007-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2035 en University of Stellenbosch 1103833 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Volunteers Disabled Theses -- Social work Dissertations -- Social work Volunteer workers in social service -- Recruiting -- South Africa -- Cape Town People with disabilities -- Services for -- South Africa -- Cape Town Volunteer workers in social service -- Training of -- South Africa -- Cape Town Social work Damon, Michelle Lynette Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled |
| title | Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled |
| title_full | Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled |
| title_fullStr | Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled |
| title_short | Management of volunteers at the Cape Town association for the physically disabled |
| title_sort | management of volunteers at the cape town association for the physically disabled |
| topic | Volunteers Disabled Theses -- Social work Dissertations -- Social work Volunteer workers in social service -- Recruiting -- South Africa -- Cape Town People with disabilities -- Services for -- South Africa -- Cape Town Volunteer workers in social service -- Training of -- South Africa -- Cape Town Social work |
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