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C. Joubert; Susanne Jacobs – Discover Education, 2024
Guided by Bronfenbrenner's (1994) ecological systems theory Bronfenbrenner (Int Encycl Educ,3(2):37-43) , this study highlights the interplay between learner psycho-social challenges and teacher emotional fatigue, which affect classroom dynamics, and the critical role of systemic support--the role of school social workers (SSWs)--in South Africa.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, School Social Workers, Holistic Approach
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Naidoo, Paulette; Cartwright, Duncan – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2022
The unprecedented magnitude and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have rendered it a highly disruptive and traumatic phenomenon. This paper considers the impact of COVID-19 on South African students and Student Counseling Services in Higher Education. The paper specifically reflects on shifts in student mental health and psycho-social vulnerability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students
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Chenneville, Tiffany; Davis, Andrew S.; Chittooran, Mary M. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
Rates of pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as mortality and morbidity related to HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) depend, in part, on the resources available in the child's country. HIV prevention and intervention efforts also are influenced by cultural factors. The purpose of this article is to summarize key…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Foreign Countries, School Psychologists, Counselor Role
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Pillay, Jace – School Psychology International, 2020
The aim of this article is to discuss the social justice implications for educational psychologists working with orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) who comprise 3.7 million of the population in South Africa. The author begins with a global conceptualisation of social justice and then discusses the nature of social justice in South Africa. This…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Parents, Death, Educational Psychology
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McMahon, Mary; Watson, Mark – South African Journal of Education, 2020
The concept of decent work is intuitively desirable, an ideal to strive for, and a human right. Awareness of the decent work agenda has been raised in career counselling and is posing challenges about what role, if any, career counselling can play towards the achievement of sustainable decent work for all. Feeding into the social justice values of…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Social Justice, Labor Market, Civil Rights
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Naidoo, Paulette; Cartwright, Duncan James – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2018
Student counseling services are a recognizable feature of higher education institutions locally and abroad. This article reviews the sociohistorical development and evolution of student counseling services in South African institutions of higher learning, with an emphasis on systemic influences, achievements, and contemporary challenges. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Counseling Services, School Counseling, College Students
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Joubert, Carmen; Hay, Johnnie – South African Journal of Education, 2019
This study explored how culturally relevant stories could be used to bolster the lay counselling competencies of teachers furthering their studies in an honours degree in learner support -- while working in schools with limited resources and at-risk children. One possible way of supporting teachers to be effective in the lay counselling role is to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teacher Education, Counselor Training, Lay People
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Eloff, Irma – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
This paper reflects on the changes in Educational Psychology in South Africa in a ten year period (2005-2015) after the first democratic elections. It shows how Educational Psychology as a scientific discipline, and as a helping profession, has responded to the changing landscape and how the post-democracy years inspired a complete departure from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Psychology, Democracy, Developing Nations
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Taukeni, Simon George, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Globalization and shifting demographics have led to a call for an immediate change in education-based counseling. Future school counselors must be equipped with 21st century skills that are applicable across cultural boundaries and applied in a global context. "Addressing Multicultural Needs in School Guidance and Counseling" is a…
Descriptors: School Guidance, School Counseling, Cultural Differences, Student Needs
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Moolla, Nadeen; Lazarus, Sandy – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The role of school psychologists has been debated and contested nationally and internationally for many decades, with an emphasis on the need for a paradigm shift in professional roles. Psychologists may be employed in the private sector, in nongovernmental organisations, in higher education institutions, and by the state. Those employed by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Counselor Attitudes
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Daniels, Berenice – School Psychology International, 2010
Pre-1994, South Africa was a country riddled with inequality and discrimination stemming from the policy of "apartheid". Since 1994, there have been considerable efforts made to enable the country to move toward becoming non-racial and democratic, with a culture of human rights and social justice. One of the primary tasks of the new…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Inclusion, Racial Segregation, School Psychologists
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Brack, Greg; Lassiter, Pamela S.; Hill, Michele B.; Moore, Sarah A. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 2011
Counselors often engage in conflict mediation in professional practice. A model for understanding the complex and subtle nature of conflict resolution is presented. The ecosystemic complexity theory of conflict is offered to assist practitioners in navigating the fog of conflict. Theoretical assumptions are discussed with implications for clinical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Models
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Morrison, J. M.; Brand, H. J.; Cilliers, C. D. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
This article conceptually addresses the issue of assessing the impact of student counselling and development services in higher education institutions. It deviates from recent approaches which primarily examine the impact of selected interventions on specific indicators. In this article the question is asked whether the capacity to deliver the…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Higher Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques