Strengths-based Studies and Interventions

This programme explores strengths that Individuals, families, communities, and institutions can utilise to promote positive outcomes when understood and applied correctly. Strengths-based interventions do not try to ignore the challenges and difficulties; merely by enabling the capacity, skills, knowledge, connections and potential of people and communities rather than their limits, people are empowered to learn, develop and change. The importance of the environment and the multiple contexts that might influence people’s lives is also acknowledged and explored.  A process of quality intervention development and evaluation is adopted, with the aim of contributing towards evidence-based practice.

 

Recent publications

2024

Spirituality inthe workplace in South Africa: A systematic literature review.

De Wet, T., Heyns, M. & Marais-Opperman, V.

KOERS — Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
2024

Towards a decolonial developmental science: Adolescent development in the Majority World taking center stage.

Abubakar, A., Brandeli Costa, A., Cui, L., Koller, S. H., Nwafor, C. E., & Raval, V. V.

Journal of Research on Adolescence
2024

Health-related quality of life among people living with HIV in the era of universal test and treat: Results from a cross-sectional study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Moyo, R.C., Sigwadhi, L.N., Carries, S., Mkhwanazi, Z., Bhana, A., Bruno, D., Davids, E.L., Van Hout, M. & Govindasamy, D.

HIV Research & Clinical Practice
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Members

Prof. M. (Marita) Heyns

Programme Leader

marita.heyns@nwu.ac.za

Prof. E. (Elmari) Deacon

Researcher

elmari.deacon@nwu.ac.za

C. (Charl) Gertse

Researcher

Prof. C. (Caroll) Hermann

Researcher

Dr T. (Tamlynn) Jefferis

Researcher

V. (Vedhna) Lalla

Researcher

L. (Lawrence) Mamabolo

Researcher

Prof. W. (Werner) Nell

Researcher

Dr I (Ingrid) Opperman

Researcher

Prof. J. (Johan) Potgieter

Researcher

Prof. E. (Eugene) Davids

Extraordinary Professor

Dr T. (Tessa) de Wet

Extraordinary Researcher

Prof. L. (Linda) Liebenberg

Extraordinary Professor

Prof. F. (Franziska) Meinck

Extraordinary Professor

Prof. M. (Michael) Steger

Extraordinary Professor

http://www.michaelfsteger.com/

Prof. L.C. (Linda) Theron

Extraordinary Professor

http://lindatheron.org/

Prof. B. (Bruce) Thyer

Extraordinary Professor

Prof. C. (Chrizanne) van Eeden

Extraordinary Professor

Prof. L. (Laura) Weiss

Extraordinary Researcher

Prof. C. (Christine) Wekerle

Extraordinary Professor

T. (Teneal) Brown

Master’s Student

T. (Tebello) Mabusela

PhD Student

R. (Robyn) Mooney

Master’s Student

K. (Kopano) Monaisa

PhD Student

N. (Nkele) Molefe

Researcher

L. (Lorette) Pretorius

PhD Student