Formative evaluation of the STAR intervention: Improving teachers' ability to provide psychosocial support for vulnerable individuals in the school community

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-72

  Ferreira, Ronél ^a   Ebersöhn, Liesel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asset based approach; Capacity building; Intervention research; Participatory reflection and action; Psychosocial support; School children; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS ASSETS AND RESILIENCE INTERVENTION; TEACHER; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84860419092     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2011.575549     Document Type: Review

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