Relate your Research - a social work podcast

Jan 11 2022 17 ep. 32 mins 14
Relate your Research - a social work podcast artwork

To generate, disseminate and preserve lessons and stories of social work researchers in South Africa. To provide a collaborative platform for social workers and researchers to share their unique experiences, creating an innovative dialogue while preserving knowledge. Endorsed by Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University Produced by Ward Wide Music, Cape Town

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S1/Ep.17 "Season 1 close out reflection from Dr Jessica Ronaasen"

Jan 11 2022 14 mins  
This episode is a personal reflection on the first Season of Relate Your Research. IT has been such a privilege to preserve research in a fun and conversational way. In 2022 I had a baby - and completed my Phd! What a journey! This episode features some tips and practical tools that helped me manage and complete the year with two of my life greatest achievements. Some useful to

S1/Ep.16 "How are our communities responding to Gender Based Violence with Lauren Jacobs"

Dec 15 2020 40 mins  
In our final episode of the season we tackle a relevant topic for 2020, Gender Based Violence (GBV). Lauren Jacobs relates her research on this controversial topic on how our communities are responding to GBV, specifically in faith-based communities. Lauren describes herself as a Literary Artist, Professional Author, Radio Host 729AM, Ordained Minister, Journalist and Equality Adv

S1/Ep.15 "The role of financial literacy education in facilitating social development with Adriaan Jordaan"

Dec 15 2020 34 mins  
Basic financial concepts are vital for facilitating social development in South Africa. In a recently completed study by Adriaan Jordaan a Stellenbosch University graduate shares his Masters research. Adriaan describes his investigation into the perceptions of social workers on the role of financial literacy education in facilitating social development. Financial literacy educatio

S1/Ep.14 "Parenting for Lifelong Health programmes for Young Children with Catherine Ward"

Oct 26 2020 43 mins  
This episodes merges the worlds of research and community intervention with Catherine Ward, a researcher and Professor from University of Cape Town in the Department of Psychology. She shares her research journey and interest in parenting as well as violence prevention in South Africa. This episode focuses on the Parenting for Lifelong Health programmes for Young Children which is

S1/Ep.13 "National Chairperson of LITASA shares on Literacy for children (0-6 years)"

Oct 02 2020 31 mins  
We are joined by Catherine Langsford, National Chairperson of Literacy Association of South Africa who shares with us more about the role of Literacy in early childhood development. She also shares on the development of this association and the role research have played, and an continue to play in the education sector. This episode is part of our ECD series, bridging the ECD secto

S1/Ep.12 "Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV with Teresa Wilson"

Sep 08 2020 29 mins  
The aim to this discussion is to talk about how we build our community through support, trust and role modelling while sharing knowledge and experiences about HIV, child health and parenting. Early Childhood is time of great potential but also for many mothers is a time of risk if positive health practices are not prioritised particularly if the mother or the child is HIV positive

S1/Ep.11 "Early Years, Nutrition & chronic disease of lifestyle with Teresa Wilson"

Aug 03 2020 27 mins  
During the first 6 years of life nutrition and health are vital elements to ensure optimal development. Previous research has shown the prevalence and impact of non-communicable diseases in underprivileged communities in South Africa. However, there is limited research on the impact of non-communicable diseases in caregivers raising children. Living with a non- communicable disease

S1/Ep.10 "ECD Forums – creating community support with Jessica Blom"

Jul 01 2020 25 mins  
ECD Forums are formal or informal gatherings of Principals, Practitioners and community members with the function role of connecting with each other in areas or communites. Jessica Blom shares her research highlighting the value of a collective experience and shared knowledge which is strengthening the ECD sector in a number of ways. Links from Episode: https://cecd.org.za/ htt

S1/Ep.9 "The South African 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Birth to 5 with Simone Topaz & Catherine Draper"

Jun 01 2020 48 mins  
The South African 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Birth to 5 Years: Results From the Stakeholder Consultation Featuring both, Catherine Draper, Senior Lecturer at Wits University and Simone Tomaz, University of Stirling who both worked on the development of the Movement Guidelines for South Africa.. Useful Tools: https://www.ssisa.com/news/movement-guidelines-children/ https://i

S1/Ep.7 "Talking about Social Protests & Social Action with Hilary Chibaya"

May 15 2020 28 mins  
Why do people protest? Should social workers be involved in social protests? We hear from Hilary Chibaya a social work Phd researcher at Stellenbosch University looking at social action & protests in South Africa Masters Research: THE EXECUTION OF INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION SESSIONS: EXPERIENCES OF INTERMEDIATE FRONTLINE SOCIAL WORKERS: http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019