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    Support group system and psycho-social well-being of people living with HIV in selected anti-retroviral clinics in Oyo State, Nigeria
    (2022-01) Fatoye, H. A.; Afolabi, A.
    This study examined the effect of support group System on the psycho-social well-being of PLHW in selected anti- retroviral clinics in Oyo state. The study adopted the survey design. A total number of 321 PLWH attending six selected ART clinics in Oyo State, Nigeria and actively participating support group meetings consistently for the past three months prior to the study were purposively selected for the study. Support Group System on Psycho-social Well- being Questionnaire (r=0.) was used for data collection. Four (4) hypotheses were tested at p<05. Data collected were analyzed at univariate and bivariate levels using SPSS Version 25. The study established that female respondents (x = 61.76) living with HIV has the better level of group support compared to male (x = 56.78) (Crit-t = 1.96, Cal.t = 2.216, DF = 319, p(0.027)<0.05 level of significance). For psychosocial well-being of PLWHA, the result shows that there was a significant relationship between group support and emotional wellbeing (r=.409), physical wellbeing (r=.266), and social wellbeing (r=.263), respectively. Based on the findings, it is recommended that that group support is necessary for the psychosocial well-being of PLWHA, through the provision of efficient and functional support groups in all ART clinics for people living with HIV/AIDS. There should also be adequate social Services and relevant health policies to better the lives of PWHA.
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    The role of social workers in the prevention of adolescent pregnancy in Oyo east local government area, Oyo State
    (Department of Sociology University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria, 2019) Afolabi, A.
    The study investigated the role of Social Workers in the prevention of adolescent pregnancy in Oyo East Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. It has been observed that unwanted pregnancy is popular among adolescents resulting in most of them dropping out of school. Specifically, the objectives of the study are to ascertain the factors associated with adolescent pregnancy and to establish social work intervention strategies for adolescent pregnancy. The population for the study consisted of 27 social workers in social work department of state hospitals, health centers, primary and secondary schools as well as social welfare organizations spread across 16 different locations in Oyo East Local Government Area of Oyo state. Total enumeration sampling technique was used to sample the 27 social workers. Questionnaire was used to gather relevant data. The findings revealed that poverty (100%), child abuse (100%), child abandonment 100%, and lack of sex education (92.6%) predisposed adolescents to early or unwanted pregnancy. However, Social Workers adopted improving communication between parents and their children (85.2%), community-based prevention (85.2) and encouraging adolescents to attain higher education (100%) as major intervention strategies to prevent adolescent pregnancy among teenagers. The study therefore recommends that Local Government Authority in collaboration with the state government should employ the Services Social Workers who have the competence and skills to address the root causes of adolescent pregnancy in order to prevent adolescent pregnancy. Also parents should instill sound moral teachings in their children and collaborate with social workers to provide effective sex education for teenagers
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    Reducing stigmatization among persons with mental illness: challenges for the psychiatric social workers
    (2015-06) Afolabi, A.
    The stigmatization of persons with mental illness has been found to have a negative impact on people with serious psychological problems. The literature reviewed suggested that the way in which the general public perceives people with mental health problems depends on their diagnosis. Those with schizophrenia are seen as dangerous and unpredictable. The negative consequences of this stigmatization require psychiatric social workers to embark on strategies towards reducing the stigma associated with persons having mental illness. A review of some relevant literature also revealed that mental health stigma has been found to have negative impact on an individual’s opportunities for jobs and lodging, self esteem, environmental mastery, autonomy, self-growth, unwillingness to seek professional and psychological help. Therefore, the paper examined the nature, types and treatment of mental illness. It also discussed the effects of stigma on persons having mental illness and the various ways by which it can be reduced. Such ways include: protestation, contact and education. The paper recommends that Government at all levels should plan and execute health education programmes. It is also recommended that community mental homes should be sited in all communities with a view to saving anybody with symptoms of mental illness prompt and adequate medical treatment
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    Promoting digital technologies in Nigeria’s social work practice
    (2021-06) Omokhabi, A. A
    This research examined knowledge, usage, risks, and challenges associated with digital technologies (DTs) in social work practice (SWP) among social workers in Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research design and sampled 33 registered social workers from Oyo State Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Social Workers (NASoW) using a purposive sampling technique. Quantitative data were collected with the researcher's self-designed PDTSWPS tool which was validated by experts in the field for consistency with the research objectives and tested for internal consistency reliability coefficient by Cronbach Alpha which yielded the following results . 0.65,0.67 and 0.66 respectively. The study revealed that social workers deploy DTs using various DTs tools such as: computers, tablets, smartphones, the internet, emails and social media platforms for social casework interventions in Nigeria. The study also revealed that social workers have high knowledge of the risks associated with the usage of DTs for social work practice. These social workers faced DTs-related challenges which are ethical and operational. The study recommended that organisations should collaborate with professional associations such as NASoW to actively promote the usage of DTs for SWP among social workers in a digitally evolving nation like Nigeria. They should also train social workers on the usage of DTs tools and ensure that they comply with all the professional codes of ethics in their field of practice. The government should as well sign the social work profession’s bill to enable NASoW to professionalise social work practice in Nigeria and institutionalise the ethical usage of DTs for SWP among social workers in social casework interventions in Nigeria