Michelle Finestone
Biographic Data
| ID | 6053915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle Finestone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Finestone |
| SIGNATURE | FINESTONE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0797-3529 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Promoting and Protecting the Developing Self-identity of the Young, Transracially Adopted Child in South Africa
Stress and Anxiety during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that contributed to stress and anxiety in special needs and learning support educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study used qualitative methodology, incorporating semi-structured interviews, a qualitative questionnaire, and a focus group discussion for data collection. Ten special education and learning support teachers from special schools, and full-service schools in the Gauteng p…
Telling stories and adding scores
Telling stories and adding scores: Measuring resilience in young children affected by maternal HIV and AIDS", demonstrates how a concurrent mixed method design assisted cross-cultural comparison and ecological descriptions of resilience in young South African children, as well as validated alternative ways to measure resilience in young children. In a longitudinal randomised control trial, which investigated psychological resilience in mothers an…
Behavior and psychological functioning of young children of HIV-positive mothers in South Africa
Adults with HIV are living longer due to earlier diagnosis and increased access to antiretroviral medications. Therefore, fewer young children are being orphaned and instead, are being cared for by parents who know they are HIV positive, although they may be asymptomatic. Presently, it is unclear whether the psychological functioning of these young children is likely to be affected or, alternatively, whether it is only when a mother is ill, that …
The Role of Parenting in Affecting the Behavior and Adaptive Functioning of Young Children of HIV-Infected Mothers in South Africa
Intervention Groups for HIV-Infected Women
The Kgolo Mmogo study is a randomised controlled intervention trial that examines the effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience in HIV-infected South African mothers ( N = 427) and their young children ( N = 435). We describe here how the severity of psychological and social problems experienced by some of the study participants required referrals for other services and discuss the barriers encountered in facilitating such refer…
The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Human Modeling Therapy given to a Youth with Bipolar Disorder
This article deals with the impact of emotional intelligence on human modeling therapy that is used as a point of departure. Human modeling therapy is a creative therapeutic technique during which something new is created from material that already exists. The possible relationship between emotional intelligence and creativity made human modeling and creativity a suitable form of therapy for the purposes of this study. The BarOn EQ-i: YVTM was us…
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The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Human Modeling Therapy given to a Youth with Bipolar Disorder
This article deals with the impact of emotional intelligence on human modeling therapy that is used as a point of departure. Human modeling therapy is a creative therapeutic technique during which something new is created from material that already exists. The possible relationship between emotional intelligence and creativity made human modeling and creativity a suitable form of therapy for the purposes of this study. The BarOn EQ-i: YVTM was us…
Intervention Groups for HIV-Infected Women
The Kgolo Mmogo study is a randomised controlled intervention trial that examines the effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience in HIV-infected South African mothers ( N = 427) and their young children ( N = 435). We describe here how the severity of psychological and social problems experienced by some of the study participants required referrals for other services and discuss the barriers encountered in facilitating such refer…
Behavior and psychological functioning of young children of HIV-positive mothers in South Africa
Adults with HIV are living longer due to earlier diagnosis and increased access to antiretroviral medications. Therefore, fewer young children are being orphaned and instead, are being cared for by parents who know they are HIV positive, although they may be asymptomatic. Presently, it is unclear whether the psychological functioning of these young children is likely to be affected or, alternatively, whether it is only when a mother is ill, that …
The Role of Parenting in Affecting the Behavior and Adaptive Functioning of Young Children of HIV-Infected Mothers in South Africa
Telling stories and adding scores
Telling stories and adding scores: Measuring resilience in young children affected by maternal HIV and AIDS", demonstrates how a concurrent mixed method design assisted cross-cultural comparison and ecological descriptions of resilience in young South African children, as well as validated alternative ways to measure resilience in young children. In a longitudinal randomised control trial, which investigated psychological resilience in mothers an…
Stress and Anxiety during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that contributed to stress and anxiety in special needs and learning support educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study used qualitative methodology, incorporating semi-structured interviews, a qualitative questionnaire, and a focus group discussion for data collection. Ten special education and learning support teachers from special schools, and full-service schools in the Gauteng p…
Promoting and Protecting the Developing Self-identity of the Young, Transracially Adopted Child in South Africa
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Checklist (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)