Psychological empowerment of child-headed families through a mutual-aid group

Abstract
Children who grow up in child-headed families often face numerous challenges such as bereavement, discrimination and financial burdens. This study in particular was concerned with the psychological empowerment of child-headed families as there is an increasing number of child-headed homes in black poverty stricken communities. There were eight black males who participated in the study. The age range of the participants was 6 to 14 years. With regards to the efficacy of the empowerment program the results indicate that there was a general (majority) increment across the board and that the psychological empowerment program was a success.
Description
A thesis submitted in partial fumllment ofthe requirements for the degree of Masters in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology University of Zululand, South Africa, 2009.
Keywords
Child-headed families
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