Abstract
M.A. (Socialis Scientiae)
The aim of social services in the SAPS is to achieve, maintain
and promote optimum social functioning in order to improve the
productivity of members of the SAPS. As a result of -their
unique working conditions which are often characterized by a
great deal of stress and frustration, statistics regarding
marital problems in the SAPS are high compared to other social
problems.
This study was undertaken to design a marriage programme to be
utilized by social workers and social coworkers in the SAPS, and
to evaluate its utilisation value during trial use and
developmental testing by submitting the programme to the social
workers and social coworkers. The research purpose of the study
was to develop and evaluate a social work programme.
Development research as put forward in Edwin Thomas's model
(1978, 1979, 1980, 1984) was used as research design.
In order to evaluate this development objective, the following
development targets for research were set:
To obtain information about the influence of the work of
SAPS members on their marriages.
To identify additional contributory causes of marital
problems.
To study literature on marriage counselling.
To design a programme for marriage counselling in the SAPS
within the structure of a developmental research more.
To evaluate the utilization value of the programme by
submitting it during trial use and developmental testing
to social workers and social coworkers in the SAPS .