2022

Staff Member: Dr Merlene C Esau (Lecturer)

Title: Selves within selves on a University Campus:  The intersectionality of student identity development in a transitional society.

Description: The aim of the interdisciplinary research project (Psychology, Anthropology, Theology & Religion, Communication Science, Language Practice, Africa Studies and Social Work) is to explore and describe the various identity formations, negotiations and performances of South African students as they transition into adulthood. 

Outcome: An interdisciplinary article:  psychology, anthropology, social work

Finalised: In process.

Title: Strategic leadership policy dimensions to optimise justice and equality for child-headed households     

Description: This article contributes to the study of how school principals may utilize their strategic leadership role to enhance the socially just experiences of learners in child-headed households. The aim is to investigate, and counter social justice violations of learners in child-headed households, from the perspective of Social Action Leadership Theory (SALT) with the help of applying an Intersectionality Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) of the Children’s Act (2005) and The Policy on the South African Standard for principals (2015).

Outcome: An interdisciplinary article (Education Management and Leadership: CUT & Northwest University, School of Psychosocial Healt:  Northwest University; Department of Social Work, University of the Free State)                           

Finalised: In process.

Staff Member: Dr Carel van Wyk (Programme Director & Lecturer)

Project Title: Challenges and protective factors to practice Traumatic Incident Reduction techniques        

Description: I want to determine why so many people who attend the TIR workshops do not apply it in their practice. This is an international study.

Outcome: Article

Finalised: In process.

Staff Member: C Gaitskill (Lecturer)

Title: The changing gender roles of heterosexual white Afrikaanspeaking men: Social work intervention guidelines           

Description: The study is to determine the change in gender roles of Afrikaans speaking white men and the effect of that on their intimate relationships.

Outcome: PhD (SW): Develop guidelines for social workers to deal with the changing roles in therapy.

Finalised: In process.

Staff Member: Prof Roelf Reyneke

Title: The evaluation of the pilot project for the support of women and children in eight Botshabelo schools (Thari Programme)

Description: The programme aims to explore and describe if and how the Thari Women & Children Support Programme in Botshabelo, Motheo district is strengthening the school community to protect women and children against violence and exploitation. This will be done using an efficiency assessment to determine if the programme is creating safe and empowering school environments in the eight participating schools. It will also be explored if the programme promotes health and well-being for children to develop this pilot project into a replicable model in other communities.

Format: Research report and articles

Finalised: In process.