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Bowles, Steven; Louw, Johann; Myers, Bronwyn – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Directors' and treatment staff's perceptions of organizational functioning within substance abuse treatment facilities in four provinces in South Africa were examined via the Texas Christian University's Organizational Readiness for Change instrument. Forty-four treatment facilities (out of 89) participated in the study. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Foreign Countries, Organizational Climate, Drug Rehabilitation
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Sodano, Ruthlyn; Watson, Donnie W.; Rataemane, Solomon; Rataemane, Lusanda; Ntlhe, Nomvuyo; Rawson, Richard – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
The purpose of this paper is to describe characteristics of substance abuse treatment counselors in the Republic of South Africa, including demographics, education, training, and job duties. Counselors recruited from 24 treatment centers completed a survey after signing informed consent. Counselors were primarily female (75%), racially diverse…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Cognitive Restructuring, Foreign Countries, Social Work
Monobe, Ratau John; Baloyi, Khangela – Online Submission, 2012
With the emergence of the Democratic South Africa, a number of disciplinary problems emerged. One of these problems is truancy of school children from schools. The South African Schools Act (1996, p. 6) provides that if a learner who is subject to "compulsory attendance" fails to attend a school, the HODS (heads of departments) may take…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Truancy, Technical Institutes, Delinquency