Raisuyah Bhagwan
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1067572 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Raisuyah Bhagwan |
| PRENOMES | Raisuyah |
| SOBRENOME | Bhagwan |
| ASSINATURA | BHAGWAN R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Durban University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1584-9432 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Spirituality in a social work context
While social work has had an enduring relationship with spirituality in the Western context, little scholarly work exists in the Global South, particularly in South Africa. This qualitative study was undertaken to explore the views of social work practitioners with regard to how they conceptualize spirituality and their views regarding its salience in a social work context. Using semi-structured in-depth interviews, 45 practitioners were purposiv…
The therapeutic role of horses in equine-based therapy
Recently published literature on the use of equines in a therapeutic context has explored the connection between humans and horses in addressing social, educational, emotional and mental health challenges amongst clients presenting with various psycho-social problems. Despite the growing momentum around the therapeutic value of the human-horse connection, there is still little published literature on equine-based therapy and the role of the horse…
Leveraging community-engaged teaching and learning in higher education institutions for advancing sustainable development
Purpose With increasing demands placed on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to engage with the Sustainable Development (SD) needs of its local communities, Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning (CETL) has emerged as a valuable tool to help HEIs cater to such demands. This study aims to explore and examine CETL practices at HEIs across the globe, particularly in relation to its role in furthering the SD agenda. Design/methodology/approach Thi…
Spirituality a source of strength for paediatric cancer patients and their families in South Africa
Pediatric patients and their parents endure huge levels of emotional vulnerability and distress as they traverse the journey with cancer. This study, which was conducted at a public-private health hospital, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa explored the role of spirituality in countering this vulnerability and distress, through the use of spiritually based interventions. Using a qualitative case study design, two samples of purposely selected partic…
The biopsychosocial effects of transtibial amputation
Quality of life comprises several domains, namely physical, psychological, environmental and social. However, limited local and international data exists regarding the environmental and social effects. This study brought to the fore the positive and negative effects of amputation in each domain, as well as various strategies, which facilitate successful adjustment to amputation
Unravelling the dynamics of successful collaboration and the potential for community-based learning in child and youth care
The aim of the research was to investigate successful collaborative community-university partnerships. The intention was to identify factors that contribute to effective service in rural spaces as transformative teaching and learning environments for final-year child and youth care students from a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal. Utilising a qualitative research methodology, the research design involved non-probability purposive samplin…
A Journey into African Spirituality
This paper explores African spirituality by examining its core values, traditions, and healing methodologies. Employing a qualitative research design and ethnographic method, data were collected through individual interviews with twelve parents (Sample 1) and a focus group discussion with fifteen community members and traditional leaders (Sample 2) in a deeply rural African community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants were recruited wit…
Advancing the need for medical social workers in paediatric wards at a public health hospital in South Africa
Whilst the literature related to social work services with children is extant, little is devoted to medical social work with regards to children in a hospital context. Moreover, empirical research related to medical social work is scant in South Africa. Using a qualitative research approach data was collected from health professionals, working in a paediatric ward, at a public health hospital in KwaZulu- Natal. The objective was to understand the…
The Role of African Spirituality in the Provision of Kinship Care in the South African Context
This article focuses on understanding the role played by African spirituality in the provision of kinship care in the South African context. African traditional spirituality was found to be an important factor underpinning kinship care and its provision, especially in rural African communities. The study was conducted using a qualitative research methodology. Twenty-one (21) participants, who were kinship caregivers, were recruited using purposiv…
Adoptive Parents’ Experiences of Support From Social Workers and Informal Networks During the Adoption Process
Prospective adoptive parents require a considerable amount of support from social workers as well as from other support systems during the adoption process. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe adoptive families’ experiences of formal and informal support during the pre-adoption phase. There is a dearth of empirical research in the South African context on prospective adoptive parents' experiences of support from social workers, …
Social Work at the Interface of Covid-19
The aim of the study was to explore the roles of social workers at a university of technology in KwaZulu-Natal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, the study confirms the pivotal role of social workers in dealing with the psychological distress caused by illness, the loss of loved ones, economic insecurity and violence. While participants expressed a lack of preparedness for the significant…
Student volunteerism as a thread of community engagement
The advancement of community engagement as an interrelated aspect of teaching and research compels social work education to consider how it may create opportunities to strengthen notions of social responsibility amongst its students. Volunteerism offers one promising pathway whereby students can appreciate societal problems and learn a diverse range of skills in community organizations or spaces that are relevant to the profession. This paper pre…
Transcending university boundaries
This paper presents data from a qualitative study on the community engagement experience at the Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, to prepare students for social work practice. It focuses on how students and academics understand engagement, the values derived from the engagement experience and the particular activities that formed part of the engagement process. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with six academics and eleven s…
The views of social work practitioners with regards to religion and spirituality at the interface of social work practice with children and adolescents
Although a trail of evidence has grown that supports the salience of spirituality in social work practice, little exists with regard to spiritually based intervention with children and adolescents. In order to bridge this scholarly gap, this study sought to investigate the attitudes and practice interventions amongst a group of social work practitioners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to gather data f…
Advancing community engagement within the context of tribal social work
Attention to advancing engagement in social work has grown within the global discourse on community engagement in higher education. It is against this backdrop that this article sought to explore the process of engagement and the benefits of engagement for social work students at a university in Mumbai, India. The study is salient as it focuses on community engagement, particularly service learning at the interface of tribal social work. Data wer…
The Role of the Sarva Dharma Ashram in Contributing to the Well-Being of Youth and Their Families in Welbedacht, South Africa
Faith-based organisations act as a powerful source of growth, empowerment and well-being for families in their milieu. This study used a qualitative research approach, specifically a case study design, to explore the role of the Sarva Dharma Ashram in contributing to the wellbeing of youth and their families in the Welbedacht community in South Africa. Three samples, which consisted of 24 participants, were purposively selected. These three sampl…
African Spirituality
Empirical work related to African spirituality in the social sciences, particularly within the social work context, is sparse. It is crucial that practitioners have a deeper understanding of the beliefs and practices that can support therapeutic goals in practice. Using qualitative research methodology, 20 child and youth care students at a selected university in South Africa, who are proponents of African spirituality, were interviewed with rega…
Honoring Tribal Spirituality in India
This paper presents an exploration of tribal spirituality in India. The study sought to understand the spiritual worldview of tribal communities in India within the context of a community engagement program between a university in India and a tribal community outside Mumbai. The purpose of the engagement was for students and academics to have a deeper understanding of tribal communities, and to formulate community development interventions that c…
University-community Partnerships
The emergence of community engagement in higher education and the renewed emphasis on community involvement presents greater opportunities for strengthening university-community partnerships for the common good. These partnerships are nurtured through a range of processes that can be leveraged to address critical issues in local communities. A qualitative inquiry conducted at six universities nationally with academics, administrators and students…
Utilization of Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice in Public Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This study explored the views of professional nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa regarding the role of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing practice and investigated whether professional nurses utilize spiritually based care in nursing practice. A cross-sectional descriptive design using multistage random sampling was utilized. Five hundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed to professional nurses between December 2012 and Februar…
Conclusions and Future Directions for Research
Indigenous Spirituality
Social work and social work education are heavily influenced by values, philosophies, and practices of the Judeo–Christian culture of UK, Europe, and North America. With the global population movem
Spirituality in social work in South Africa
Historically, spirituality has shared a tenuous position with social work. Scholarship underpinning its relevance to client well-being and anti-oppressive practice has proliferated, entrenching its niche in education. In South Africa, very little empirical work exists except for a survey with final year social work students. This article presents findings made with a national survey of academics: 66 educators from 16 universities participated ind…
Creating sacred experiences for children as pathways to healing, growth and transformation
Spiritual well-being forms an important dimension of children's lives globally. They are vulnerable to a range of difficulties as they grow and develop. Recently there has been a strong awareness that spirituality not only enables their healing but is critical to spiritual transformation. This paper briefly explores children's spirituality and threads together a range of pathways that practitioners can follow to work with children in their care. …
Spirituality in social work in South Africa
Historically, spirituality has shared a tenuous position with social work. Scholarship underpinning its relevance to client well-being and anti-oppressive practice has proliferated, entrenching its niche in education. In South Africa, very little empirical work exists except for a survey with final year social work students. This article presents findings made with a national survey of academics: 66 educators from 16 universities participated ind…
Creating sacred experiences for children as pathways to healing, growth and transformation
Spiritual well-being forms an important dimension of children's lives globally. They are vulnerable to a range of difficulties as they grow and develop. Recently there has been a strong awareness that spirituality not only enables their healing but is critical to spiritual transformation. This paper briefly explores children's spirituality and threads together a range of pathways that practitioners can follow to work with children in their care. …
Honoring Tribal Spirituality in India
This paper presents an exploration of tribal spirituality in India. The study sought to understand the spiritual worldview of tribal communities in India within the context of a community engagement program between a university in India and a tribal community outside Mumbai. The purpose of the engagement was for students and academics to have a deeper understanding of tribal communities, and to formulate community development interventions that c…
Utilization of Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice in Public Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This study explored the views of professional nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa regarding the role of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing practice and investigated whether professional nurses utilize spiritually based care in nursing practice. A cross-sectional descriptive design using multistage random sampling was utilized. Five hundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed to professional nurses between December 2012 and Februar…
Creating sacred experiences for children as pathways to healing, growth and transformation
Spiritual well-being forms an important dimension of children's lives globally. They are vulnerable to a range of difficulties as they grow and develop. Recently there has been a strong awareness that spirituality not only enables their healing but is critical to spiritual transformation. This paper briefly explores children's spirituality and threads together a range of pathways that practitioners can follow to work with children in their care. …
Spirituality in social work in South Africa
Historically, spirituality has shared a tenuous position with social work. Scholarship underpinning its relevance to client well-being and anti-oppressive practice has proliferated, entrenching its niche in education. In South Africa, very little empirical work exists except for a survey with final year social work students. This article presents findings made with a national survey of academics: 66 educators from 16 universities participated ind…
Conclusions and Future Directions for Research
Indigenous Spirituality
Social work and social work education are heavily influenced by values, philosophies, and practices of the Judeo–Christian culture of UK, Europe, and North America. With the global population movem
Utilization of Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice in Public Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This study explored the views of professional nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa regarding the role of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing practice and investigated whether professional nurses utilize spiritually based care in nursing practice. A cross-sectional descriptive design using multistage random sampling was utilized. Five hundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed to professional nurses between December 2012 and Februar…
University-community Partnerships
The emergence of community engagement in higher education and the renewed emphasis on community involvement presents greater opportunities for strengthening university-community partnerships for the common good. These partnerships are nurtured through a range of processes that can be leveraged to address critical issues in local communities. A qualitative inquiry conducted at six universities nationally with academics, administrators and students…
African Spirituality
Empirical work related to African spirituality in the social sciences, particularly within the social work context, is sparse. It is crucial that practitioners have a deeper understanding of the beliefs and practices that can support therapeutic goals in practice. Using qualitative research methodology, 20 child and youth care students at a selected university in South Africa, who are proponents of African spirituality, were interviewed with rega…
Honoring Tribal Spirituality in India
This paper presents an exploration of tribal spirituality in India. The study sought to understand the spiritual worldview of tribal communities in India within the context of a community engagement program between a university in India and a tribal community outside Mumbai. The purpose of the engagement was for students and academics to have a deeper understanding of tribal communities, and to formulate community development interventions that c…
The Role of the Sarva Dharma Ashram in Contributing to the Well-Being of Youth and Their Families in Welbedacht, South Africa
Faith-based organisations act as a powerful source of growth, empowerment and well-being for families in their milieu. This study used a qualitative research approach, specifically a case study design, to explore the role of the Sarva Dharma Ashram in contributing to the wellbeing of youth and their families in the Welbedacht community in South Africa. Three samples, which consisted of 24 participants, were purposively selected. These three sampl…
Transcending university boundaries
This paper presents data from a qualitative study on the community engagement experience at the Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, to prepare students for social work practice. It focuses on how students and academics understand engagement, the values derived from the engagement experience and the particular activities that formed part of the engagement process. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with six academics and eleven s…
The views of social work practitioners with regards to religion and spirituality at the interface of social work practice with children and adolescents
Although a trail of evidence has grown that supports the salience of spirituality in social work practice, little exists with regard to spiritually based intervention with children and adolescents. In order to bridge this scholarly gap, this study sought to investigate the attitudes and practice interventions amongst a group of social work practitioners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to gather data f…
Advancing community engagement within the context of tribal social work
Attention to advancing engagement in social work has grown within the global discourse on community engagement in higher education. It is against this backdrop that this article sought to explore the process of engagement and the benefits of engagement for social work students at a university in Mumbai, India. The study is salient as it focuses on community engagement, particularly service learning at the interface of tribal social work. Data wer…
Adoptive Parents’ Experiences of Support From Social Workers and Informal Networks During the Adoption Process
Prospective adoptive parents require a considerable amount of support from social workers as well as from other support systems during the adoption process. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe adoptive families’ experiences of formal and informal support during the pre-adoption phase. There is a dearth of empirical research in the South African context on prospective adoptive parents' experiences of support from social workers, …
Social Work at the Interface of Covid-19
The aim of the study was to explore the roles of social workers at a university of technology in KwaZulu-Natal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, the study confirms the pivotal role of social workers in dealing with the psychological distress caused by illness, the loss of loved ones, economic insecurity and violence. While participants expressed a lack of preparedness for the significant…
Student volunteerism as a thread of community engagement
The advancement of community engagement as an interrelated aspect of teaching and research compels social work education to consider how it may create opportunities to strengthen notions of social responsibility amongst its students. Volunteerism offers one promising pathway whereby students can appreciate societal problems and learn a diverse range of skills in community organizations or spaces that are relevant to the profession. This paper pre…
Advancing the need for medical social workers in paediatric wards at a public health hospital in South Africa
Whilst the literature related to social work services with children is extant, little is devoted to medical social work with regards to children in a hospital context. Moreover, empirical research related to medical social work is scant in South Africa. Using a qualitative research approach data was collected from health professionals, working in a paediatric ward, at a public health hospital in KwaZulu- Natal. The objective was to understand the…
The Role of African Spirituality in the Provision of Kinship Care in the South African Context
This article focuses on understanding the role played by African spirituality in the provision of kinship care in the South African context. African traditional spirituality was found to be an important factor underpinning kinship care and its provision, especially in rural African communities. The study was conducted using a qualitative research methodology. Twenty-one (21) participants, who were kinship caregivers, were recruited using purposiv…
The biopsychosocial effects of transtibial amputation
Quality of life comprises several domains, namely physical, psychological, environmental and social. However, limited local and international data exists regarding the environmental and social effects. This study brought to the fore the positive and negative effects of amputation in each domain, as well as various strategies, which facilitate successful adjustment to amputation
Unravelling the dynamics of successful collaboration and the potential for community-based learning in child and youth care
The aim of the research was to investigate successful collaborative community-university partnerships. The intention was to identify factors that contribute to effective service in rural spaces as transformative teaching and learning environments for final-year child and youth care students from a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal. Utilising a qualitative research methodology, the research design involved non-probability purposive samplin…
A Journey into African Spirituality
This paper explores African spirituality by examining its core values, traditions, and healing methodologies. Employing a qualitative research design and ethnographic method, data were collected through individual interviews with twelve parents (Sample 1) and a focus group discussion with fifteen community members and traditional leaders (Sample 2) in a deeply rural African community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants were recruited wit…
Spirituality in a social work context
While social work has had an enduring relationship with spirituality in the Western context, little scholarly work exists in the Global South, particularly in South Africa. This qualitative study was undertaken to explore the views of social work practitioners with regard to how they conceptualize spirituality and their views regarding its salience in a social work context. Using semi-structured in-depth interviews, 45 practitioners were purposiv…
The therapeutic role of horses in equine-based therapy
Recently published literature on the use of equines in a therapeutic context has explored the connection between humans and horses in addressing social, educational, emotional and mental health challenges amongst clients presenting with various psycho-social problems. Despite the growing momentum around the therapeutic value of the human-horse connection, there is still little published literature on equine-based therapy and the role of the horse…
Leveraging community-engaged teaching and learning in higher education institutions for advancing sustainable development
Purpose With increasing demands placed on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to engage with the Sustainable Development (SD) needs of its local communities, Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning (CETL) has emerged as a valuable tool to help HEIs cater to such demands. This study aims to explore and examine CETL practices at HEIs across the globe, particularly in relation to its role in furthering the SD agenda. Design/methodology/approach Thi…
Spirituality a source of strength for paediatric cancer patients and their families in South Africa
Pediatric patients and their parents endure huge levels of emotional vulnerability and distress as they traverse the journey with cancer. This study, which was conducted at a public-private health hospital, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa explored the role of spirituality in countering this vulnerability and distress, through the use of spiritually based interventions. Using a qualitative case study design, two samples of purposely selected partic…
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