Voorkomingsprogramme vir middelmisbruik deur hoerskoolleerders : riglyne vir maatskaplike werkers

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An exploratory study was done on prevention programmes of substance abuse by highschool learners. This was done in order to: explore the factors leading to substance abuseby high school learners; explore the conditions for successful substance abuse programmesand compare it with existing programmes; and to determine how prevention programmesfor high school learners can be used in South-African schools. The motivation for thisstudy emerged as a result of the researcher's involvement in prevention programmes foradolescents in schools and on farms at the South-African Council for Alcohol and DrugDependency (SANCA) in the Paarl area. The objective of this study is to provide guidelinesto social workers for the effective implementation of substance abuse preventionprogrammes for high school learners.The literature study confirmed the need for effective prevention programmes and highlightedthe focus om the factors which leads to substance abuse. Emphasis is placed on riskand protection factors involved with substance abuse. SANCA in Paarl's adolescent community'srisk and protective factors was investigated, because of the necessity to identifythese factors before a prevention programme can be designed.The universum is the grade 10 learners of six schools in the Paarl area. One learnerout of each class represented the sample of 48 respondents. The study was done trougha structured questionnaire. A combination of qualitative and quantitative information,through the use of open and close-ended questions, was gathered. The results of thisstudy confirmed the results of the literature study, namely that the most important factorleading to substance abuse, is peer group influence. However, a combination of strategiesand programmes are needed to develope a suitable programme for the specific community.The recommendations focus on four areas. Firstly the conditions are described for aneffective prevention programme regarding the role of social workers, the use of assessment,evaluation, models, theories and approaches. Secondly, recommendations are made fortechniques and general approaches. The third area gives directions for programme content.The last area recommends a possibility for future research: the process, roles and typeof training needed to implement an effective and sustainable support group system inschools, must be tested.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University