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The Analysis of an HIV and AIDS Empowering Group Work Programme for Adolescents: A Quantitative Evaluation
Social Worker in Private Practice, Leeudoringstad, South Africa
Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University, Po- tchefstroom, South Africa.
- 1 Social Worker in Private Practice, Leeudoringstad, South Africa
- 2 Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University, Po- tchefstroom, South Africa.
World Journal of AIDS·Volume 03 (2013)·Pages 57–65·Published 27 March 2013·DOI10.4236/wja.2013.31008
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Abstract
In this article an HIV and AIDS group work programme empowering adolescents to deal with the possible death of their parents/caregivers will be evaluated in a quantitative fashion. The data were obtained by means of the Child Functioning Inventory High School (CFI-HIGH) developed by Perspective Training College and the Generalized Contentment Scale (GCS) of Hudson (Bloom et al ., 1999: 220) . The guidelines for selection and inclusion of respondents in the comparison and experimental group s will be discussed, followed by information on the measuring instruments. The article will conclude with conclusions and recommendations.
KeywordsEvaluationHIV and AIDSEmpowering Group Work ProgrammeAdolescents
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