Browsing by Author "Berry, Lizette"

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    ECD services in South Africa: what are the next steps?
    (Children's Institute, 2013) Albino, Nadi; Berry, Lizette
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    Getting the basics right: an essential package of services and support for ECD
    (Children's Institute, 2013) Berry, Lizette; Dawes, Andrew; Biersteker, Linda
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    Helping children recover from trauma
    (2016-10-01) Mathews, Shanaaz; Berry, Lizette; Lake, Lori
    Violence against children is widespread, and the impact of violence on children extends beyond the physical injuries to have lasting psychosocial consequences. The Children’s Act outlines government’s obligation to prevent violence against children, protect child victims from further harm, and support and treat children who have experienced violence to restore them to physical and psychological well-being. Early access to therapeutic support for traumatised children helps mitigate negative effects such as violence and riskybehaviour, depression, anxiety and suicide, and ensure better outcomes in the long term. But little is known about current models of therapeutic care for child sexual abuse (CSA) victims in South Africa, or their efficacy in facilitating psychological recovery. This research brief examines a local, innovative, therapeutic programme for sexually abused children living in rural areas, and considers what kind of therapeutic responses are appropriate in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
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    Home truths: the phenomenon of residential care for children in a time of AIDS
    (Children's Institute, 2007-06) Meintjes, Helen; Moses, Sue; Berry, Lizette; Mampane, Ruth
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    Rapid Assessment: The situation of children in South Africa
    (Children's Institute, 2003-11) Berry, Lizette; Guthrie, Teresa
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    The social assistance needs of children with chronic health conditions : the application and comparison of two international instruments in the South African context
    (2002) Berry, Lizette; Smit, Andre de V
    Children with chronic health conditions in South Africa are a vulnerable group of children, whose additional needs resulting from their condition places financial strain on their caregivers and families. Poverty plays a significant role, and often exacerbates the situation for these children and their caregivers. They are a group of children who require additional assistance from the State - social assistance (a term used for financial aid in South Africa) is one form of support that can be extended to these children. The present social assistance provisioning for these children Iimited, and assessment processes and instruments are unsatisfactory. This study is an examination of the application of international social assistance assessment instruments to the South African context, namely the Australian Child Disability Assessment Tool and the United Kingdom's Disability Living Allowance Claim Form. The study purposed to make recommendations for the development of an appropriate South African social assistance assessment instrument. Secondly, it aimed to demonstrate through the application of these international tools that there are areas of need related to chronic health conditions that are presently not provided for by the current South African social assistance programme. The study design assumed the form of a descriptive, comparative study of existing international instruments. Non-probability sampling was employed, and the findings of the study are analysed via a combination of quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
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    South African Child Gauge 2008/2009: children and education
    (Children's Institute, 2009) Berry, Lizette; Hall, Katharine; Lake, Lori; Marera, Double-Hugh; Pendlebury, Shirley; Smith, Charmaine
    Poster-map [pdf 1.13 MB, print size A1] accompanying South African Child Gauge 2008/2009.
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    South African Child Gauge 2009/2010: children & health
    (Children's Institute, 2010) Lake, Lori; Berry, Lizette; Hall, Katharine; Rohde, Jon; Kibel, Maurice; Gantcheva, Roumiana; Pendlebury, Shirley; Smith, Charmaine
    Poster-map [pdf 713 kb, print size A1] accompanying South African Child Gauge 2009/2010.
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    Stepping up to the challenge: prioritising essential services for young children
    (Children's Institute, 2013) Lake, Lori; Berry, Lizette; Biersteker, Linda; Dawes, Andrew; Smith, Charmaine
    Policy brief accompanying the South African Child Gauge 2013, published by the Children's Institute, UCT.
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    Submission on the Committee of Inquiry's Report: Comprehensive Social Security for Children
    (Children's Institute, 2002-06) Guthrie, Teresa; Jacobs, Marian; Shung King, Maylene; Giese, Sonja; Proudlock, Paual; Berry, Lizette
    Comment made to the Department of Social Development on the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into a Comprehensive Social Security System for South Africa, June 2002.