Die rol van die maatskaplike werker by die bemagtiging van vrywilligers by 'n slagofferondersteuningsentrum

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Through the establishment of victim support centres, NICRO Eastern Capeaims to develop community networks that render available and appropriatesupport services to victims of crime. Social workers empower volunteers torun the centres. In order for the social workers to empower volunteers, theyneed to clearly understand their role in the empowerment process.The goal of the study is to clarify the role of social workers whenempowering volunteers at community victim support centres. The profile,motivation and current empowerment of volunteers at NICRO Eastern Capewere determined and described by means of questionnaires. Therespondents were fifteen volunteers and three social workers.Conclusions and recommendations were made which focused, among otheraspects, on the training of social workers and strategic planning aroundempowerment. The framework of this research report can be utilized bysocial workers in the empowering of volunteers, which could possibly leadto victim support centres that are managed by volunteers, as representativesof communities, independently from NICRO.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University