Abstract
M.A. (Clinical Social Work)
This study is the result of the necessity for a social work juvenile programme for sentenced juveniles that is need-orientated.
The researcher formulated the following objectives in order to reach the abovementioned goal:
• to do a literature survey of the juvenile transgressor in order to form a better
understanding of the sentenced juvenile.
• to identify the distinctive needs of sentenced juveniles by means of a needs
evaluation.
• to develop a need-orientated social work juvenile programme.
• to present above-mentioned social work juvenile programme to sentenced
juveniles. • to evaluate the social functioning of sentenced juveniles who attended the programme by means of pre- and post measurement.
In meeting the challenge to develop a technological item the researcher used the
Developmental Research and Utilization Model of Edwin Thomas 1981.
A social work juvenile programme for sentenced juveniles has been developed as a technological item by means of this research project.
Chapter one is devoted to the problem statement. motivation for study. Formulation of the goal research design and the description of concepts. Chapter two comprises of the application of the analytical phase of the research study within the framework of the developmental research and utilisation model of E. Thomas 1981.
Chapter three deals with the technological development of the social work juvenile programme and in chapter four the whole programme is evaluated. Chapter five contains the inferences made and the recommendations of the research project. During evaluation of the programme the study shows that there is no significant statistical difference between the pre- and post test counts of the satisfaction and synthesis scales, as measured by means of the Heimler scale. However. there is a significant statistical difference between the pre - and post test count of the frustration scale. The technological item developed during this study, i.e. a need-orientated social work juvenile programme for sentenced prisoners, contributed to the development of social work technology.