Childwatch International
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Institution
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Institute for Child and Family Development,
South Africa
| Address | Main lines of research | Staff profile and disciplines | Networks |
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Institute for Child and Family Development University of the Western Cape
Tel: +27-21-959 2602/04 Yaw Amoateng |
Child abuse and neglect – evaluation of child protective service training programmes – development of protocol for child abuse management – diversity of other related studies Family profiles – survey of marginalized families – smaller studies developing out of basic data set National programme of action for children Intersectoral national, provincial and local: – monitoring and measuring – report: state of South Africa’s children – a communication strategy Parenting Establishing partners for children Network development and participatory research: – Children and violence – Intervention strategies: needs assessment and evaluation studies |
– psychology – social work – sociology – speech therapy – research methodology – research and support services – access to other departments on campus, such as health sciences and statistics |
– South African research and academic units, institutions and state departments, both national and provincial – International contacts, particularly related to child abuse and families – Studies (psychology, sociology and social work) – Four of current staff members completed PhD or master degree studies abroad and continue to liaise with colleagues on various types of contemporary research in the key areas of research |
Last updated: 14 September 1998