Childwatch International
Key Institution Profiles
Institute for Child and Family Development,
South Africa
| Address | Main lines of research | Staff profile and disciplines | Networks |
Institute for Child and Family Development University of the Western Cape
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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