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    Assessment of the Relationship between Childcare Institutions and Adolescents‟ Self-esteem: the case of Kechene and Kolfe Childcare Institutions
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-05) Sebri, Kainan; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    To conclude childcare institution is an institution which organized either by the government or non-government organization with the aim to provide care for the children who lost their parents or guardians. There are different causes for being institutionalized, these include family breakdown, poverty, HIV/AIDS etc. further childcare institution has adverse effects on the children physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing. Especially children who lived in the childcare institution for a long period are victim of those problems. Even though the classification of adolescents varies for different Authors, the study participants for this research are in between the age of 12-20. Literatures explained that one of the problems of childcare institutions is decreasing the level of self-esteem, that means the consequences of different problems leads for a child to lose his/he self-esteem. Self-esteem is the way how people give value for themselves. Those different literatures and researches on the self-esteem of children who are institutionalized revealed that, comparing to children who are benefitted from other alternative childcare programs these children has low-self-esteem. Moreover researches states that the major causes of low self-esteem, especially for adolescents are family breakdown, poor relationship with family or guardians, being abused or corporal punishment are included. So the study focuses to assess the relationship between adolescents‟ self-esteem and childcare institution
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    Assessment on the Impact of Youth Empowerment Effort in Changing the Lives of Micro and Small Enterprise Organized Solid Waste Coll ector Youths in Addis Ababa City: the Case of Arada Sub City.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06) Degu, Asmamaw; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This research aims at assessing the impact a/youth empowerment in the lives a/micro and small enterprise (MSE) organized solid waste col/ector youths in Addis Ababa city. It assessed how being organized in micro and small enterprise change the lives a/the youths; social and economic changes like income, level a/education, housing condition and participation in local decision makings; the challenges a/the youths because a/their involvement in MSE as solid waste collection and the major achievement a/youth empowerment effort by government. The first chapter gives background of the research, the problem statement, the research ques tions and objectives, and operational definitions. In the past, various development efforts have been tried to avert the miserable living conditions a/the poor; but many a/them remained unsuccessful. As part a/the developing countries, different allempts had been made to improve the life a/the poor in Ethiopia. Youth empowerment strategy was one of those efforts; central to the work 0/ improving human lives and help people gain power and mastery over their lives. The second chapter is dedicated to the review of relevan t literatures for the research. The Ethiopian government has formulated the youth development package to translate in to action the national youth policy with the view to alleviate the economic, social and political problems a/the youths. The overall objective a/this strategy was to enable the micro and small scale enterprises play significant role in the national development activities, particularly, in the creation a/employment opportunities and poverty reduction. The third section (Research Methods) encampasses general information of study area and its papulation, the research design, sample size determination, the sampling technique and data callection, the research variables, data analysis and ethical considerations. In this study, a retrospective quantitative survey study design was used to describe and explain the efficiency 0/ empowerment a/youths through MSE, whether it brings a meaningful change in lives a/solid waste collector youths. For this purpose questioner was prepared and distributed/ar J 22 respondents and key informant interview with experts at sub city and woreda level was conducted. Chapter Four is consecrated to the presentation a/the results and discussion, and the jinal Chapter Five gives coneiusion a/the researchjindings and implications. Empowerment is bringing a comprehensive change and development among people and does not mean an increase in capital. The findings a/the study revealed that event though members monthly income level, amount a/saving, decision making in/amily and community, and consumption pal/ern have been increased but respondents literacy level is yet improved, they were not received different trainings that will help their advancement, they were susceptible to different health related injuries and problems and their standard 0/ living is not significantly changed as a result most a/the youths were lived in temporary accommodations.
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    Assessment on the Impact of Youth Empowerment Effort in Changing the Lives of Micro and Small Enterprise Organized Solid Waste Collector Youths in Addis Ababa City: the Case of Arada Sub City
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06) Degu, Asmamaw; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This research aims at assessing the impact of youth empowerment in the lives of micro and small enterprise (MSE) organized solid waste collector youths in Addis Ababa city. It assessed how being organized in micro and small enterprise change the lives of the youths; social and economic changes like income, level of education, housing condition and participation in local decision makings; the challenges of the youths because of their involvement in MSE as solid waste collection and the major achievement of youth empowerment effort by government. The first chapter gives background of the research, the problem statement, the research questions and objectives, and operational definitions. In the past, various development efforts have been tried to avert the miserable living conditions of the poor; but many of them remained unsuccessful. As part of the developing countries, different attempts had been made to improve the life of the poor in Ethiopia. Youth empowerment strategy was one of those efforts; central to the work of improving human lives and help people gain power and mastery over their lives. The second chapter is dedicated to the review of relevant literatures for the research. The Ethiopian government has formulated the youth development package to translate in to action the national youth policy with the view to alleviate the economic, social and political problems of the youths. The overall objective of this strategy was to enable the micro and small scale enterprises play significant role in the national development activities, particularly, in the creation of employment opportunities and poverty reduction. The third section (Research Methods) encompasses general information of study area and its population, the research design, sample size determination, the sampling technique and data collection, the research variables, data analysis and ethical considerations. In this study, a retrospective quantitative survey study design was used to describe and explain the efficiency of empowerment of youths through MSE, whether it brings a meaningful change in lives of solid waste collector youths. For this purpose questioner was prepared and distributed for 122 respondents and key informant interview with experts at sub city and woreda level was conducted. Chapter Four is consecrated to the presentation of the results and discussion, and the final Chapter Five gives conclusion of the research findings and implications. Empowerment is bringing a comprehensive change and development among people and does not mean an increase in capital. The findings of the study revealed that event though members monthly income level, amount of saving, decision making in family and community, and consumption pattern have been increased but respondents literacy level is yet improved, they were not received different trainings that will help their advancement, they were susceptible to different health related injuries and problems and their standard of living is not significantly changed as a result most of the youths were lived in temporary accommodations
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    Children and Staff Perceptions on the System and Practice of Child Protection in Ngos: The Case of Selected Ngos in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2016-12) Tegafaw, Eyob; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This study was initiated to explore the system and practice of child protection in nongovernmental organizations operating in Addis Ababa. In line with this, the structure, function and capacity of their child protection system, the efficiency and sustainability of services, the relation between child protection system and practice and the convergence or divergence of child protection practices among the agencies were aimed to be explored To achieve these objectives, different type of data collection methods were used These include; survey questionnaire, key informant interview and document analysis. The survey questionnaire was filled by 135 respondents; out of which 117 were children and 18 officials/expertsjrom NGOs selected through the use of random and convenience sampling techniques respectively. Key informant interviews were conducted with selected individuals from the three groups. The data collected through the above methods was analyzed and presented descriptively. The findings revealed that: the agencies have established strong cooperation with government agencies, other NGOs, CBOs and beneficiary children, families and communities. Their child protection system is also well governed and managed; and, they have ample human, financial and socio-cultural capacity. Beneficiary children and staff are also satisfied with the efficiency and sustainability of services. Moreover, strong correlations are found between the structure, function and capacity of services and the resulting efficiency and sustainability of services. Finally, no significant differences are found among the agencies in terms of their child protection system and practice. Hence, adopting a systems approach to child protection is confirmed as having an immense importance in improving the efficiency and sustainability of services. Ways of further improving practices have been identified including: strengthening the child protection system in agencies and participation and capacity building of beneficiaries in protecting children among others.
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    Integration of the Ethiopian Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy into the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP-II) Process: Implications to the Most Vulnerable Social Groups
    (Addis Ababa University, 2016-05) Nemera, Adugna; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    Integration of climate agenda into a national development is fast emerging as a major policy agenda. This is expected to provide better alternative visions and processes to achieve social, environmental and economic objectives in a holistic way. This study is a policy research and aims to examine the integration or planning process of the CRGE strategy into -GTP II, describes the implementation arrangements of this plan and draws key implications to the most vulnerable social groups. It further considers its implications to social policy processes, research and/or academic discussions, and better development practices. The study then adopted a qualitative research approach to explore the policy development and planning process in the context of GTP-II, which has attempted to respond to ensure sustainable development in the context of climate change by integrating the CRGE strategy objectives into the national development process. Despite serious debate around the ways in which equity and justice –– can be integrated with economic or environmental priorities, these issues remain on the margins of the mainstream green economy agenda. Also sidelined are questions about how green economy strategies impact different social groups and patterns of inequality; whose values, priorities and interests are shaping the concept and policies of green economy. Then, the question that needs answer is ‘how does the integration of the CRGE strategy into GTP-II add value for the most vulnerable social groups’? Though GTP-II attempted to integrate the CRGE objectives and relevant institutions are established to coordinate these green economy agenda, which are encouraging there are still remaining tasks for a successful integration particularly in terms of including the most vulnerable social groups. The key factors that need to be addressed include: ensuring participatory policy development and planning, creating institutional arrangements with clear duties and powers in terms of ensuring both vertical consistency and horizontal synergy, focusing on research and knowledge management as well as capacity building both in terms of – institutional and human to conceptualize ‘climate change aware’ development, and developing relevant tools including planning guidelines, conceptual and analytical frameworks, and M&E guidelines to enable successful integration of the climate change agenda into the national development plan
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    Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Female Genital Mutilation among the Community of Gursum Woreda Somali Regional State of Eastern Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06) Moges, Tigist; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a worldwide complex, deeply rooted practice and affecting almost all ethnic groups. FGM is widely practiced by Ethiopian women, specially, in Eastern part, Somali region. The practice affects the health and psychological well-being of millions of Ethiopian women and children.Moreover, it is a violation of child’s and women’s human rights, denying them of their physical and mental integrity and their right to freedom from violence, torture and discrimination. Psychosexual, social, hygienic and religious reasons are given for the practice.The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of FGM among the community of Gursum Woreda, Somali Regional State of Eastern Ethiopia. A quantitative cross sectional research method was employed and a total of 430 respondents participate in this study.The ordinal regression method was used to model the relationship between the orderedcategorical outcome variable, the support for the practice of FGM and the explanatory variables concerning demographics, knowledge and attitude towards the practice.The findings of the study reveals that age, education and religion of socio economic factors, knowledge and attitude towards the practice found to be statistically determinants for the support for the continuation of the practice of FGMin the study area.Increasing awareness and knowledge on the ill effect of FGM, community empowerment, girls and women education and empowerment, encouraging men involvement, working in collaboration with religious leaders, advocacy for implementation of existing policies and anti-FGM legislation were recommended to bring about change of attitude and social behavioral change towards FGM in the study area. Keywords: female genital mutilation; knowledge; attitude, practice
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    Prevalence and Factors of Beh aviora l Disorders amo ng Orphans in Selam and SOS children vi ll age Add is Ababa .
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06) Assefa, Abenezer; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This paper describe and explains the Prevalence of Behavioral Disorders among the Orphans alld Factors Associated with these Disorders. The general objective of this study is to find out the prevalence of behavioraldisorder among orphan children living in Selam Children Village and SOS children village, and to assess the possible factors associated willi the presence of disorders among this slUdy population.!n terms of Method, this research is informed by quantitative design. The Instrulllent that has been used to measure behavioral disorder is parent / teacher Disruptive Behavior Disorder rating scale. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was used to measure perceived social suppart by the children.A total of I 06 children participated in this research.Data analysis was done according to the objective of the study with the help of computer soflwareprogram statistical package for social science (SPSS) for windows version 22.Regression and T test were used to show the relationship between variables. Frequency table is made to describe the data. Findings showed that behavioral disorder is prevalent at 49% among the orphans in Selam and SOS children village. Among age, gender and education only gender significantly predict Conduct disorder and Oppositional defiant disorder. Education and age do not significantly predict all the three types of behavioral disorders in statistics. Ho wever, practically aI/the lhree demographic factors predict behavioral disorder. Perceived social supporl is not found to be a statistically significant predictor of beliavioral disorder while it has a practical influence. Length of stay in the organization also have a non significant prediction 011 behavioral disorder statistically while it has a practical influence. Cone/usions are made and the lIIajor fi ndings are discussed ill relation to other research findings. Finally the implication for social work education, research, practice and policy is discussed.
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    Prevalence and Factors of Behavioral Disorders among Orphansin Selam and SOS children villages
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06) Assefa, Abenezer; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This paper describe and explainsthe Prevalence of Behavioral Disorders among the Orphans and Factors Associated with these Disorders.The general objective of this study is to find out the prevalence of behavioraldisorder among orphan children living in Selam Children Village and SOS children village, and to assess the possible factors associated with the presence of disorders among this study population.In terms of Method, this research is informed by quantitative design.The Instrument that has been used to measure behavioral disorder is parent / teacher Disruptive Behavior Disorder rating scale. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was used to measure perceived social support by the children.A total of 106 children participated in this research.Data analysis was done according to the objective of the study with the help of computer softwareprogram statistical package for social science (SPSS) for windows version 22.Regression and T test were used to show the relationship between variables. Frequency table is made to describe the data. Findings showed that behavioral disorder is prevalent at 49% among the orphans in Selam and SOS children village. Among age, gender and education only gender significantly predict Conduct disorder and Oppositional defiant disorder. Education and age do not significantly predict all the three types of behavioral disorders in statistics. However, practically all the three demographic factors predict behavioral disorder. Perceived social support is not found to be a statistically significant predictor of behavioral disorder while it has a practical influence. Length of stay in the organization also have a non significant prediction on behavioral disorder statistically while it has a practical influence. Conclusions are made and the major findings are discussed in relation to other research findings. Finally the implication for social work education, research, practice and policy is discussed
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    Psychosocial Conseq uences of Child Sexual Abuse on Abuse Survivor Female Children: The Case of Three Children Rehabilitation Centers in Addis Ababa.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-03) Aynetu, Endeshaw; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    Th is study was conducted to examine psychosocial consequences of child sexual abuse on abuse survivor chi ldren who are tak ing rehabilitation in three selected children rehabi litation centers in Addis Ababa. A total of 105 female partic ipants for the study were taken from OI)R IFS, IFSO, and Kechenie Ch ildren Rehabilitation Centers. Children's Impact of Traumatic Events Scale-Revised (CITES-R) were used to measure psychosocial dimensions of child sex ual abuse (PST'D, soc ial reactions, eroticism, and attributions about abuse). Add itional questi onna ires were also employed to know different forms and frequency of sexual abuse the victims faced and the nature of perpetrators affil iat ion with the victim. To analyze the collected data univarate, bi va riate and multi va riate analys is us ing co rre lat ion, mUltiple and hierarch ical regress ion, and One-way anal ys is of var iancc (ANOVA) were used. Findings showed that demographic va ri ab les (except schoo l leve l), and length of stay in the rehab ilitation center are found to be s ignifi cant predicato rs of psychosocial consequences of CSA among abuse survivor female chi ldren in the study area. All these vari ab les, including s-clloo lleve l, have negative contri bution to psychosocial outcomes ofCSA. Significant variation in psychosocial outcomes of ch ild sexual abuse among chi ldren raced different forms of sex ual abuse at various rate of exposure, and abused by perpetrators with differe nt degree of affi liation was fo und. The combined effect of a ll independent variab les a lso s ignificantly predicted progress ive change in the outcomes ofthc dependent vari ab le in the study popul ati on. Therefore, the study implies that a lot has to be done on studying psychosocial consequences of CSA and rehabi litation of abuse survivor children. To this end, researchers, Soc ial work practitioners, policy ana lysts have to work in coll aborat ion with other stake holders to o vercome such -pervas ive problem. Keywords: P.sychosocial Consequences ofCSA, Forms and J
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    Relationship between Adolescent’s Self-Esteem and Narcissism and Their Facebook Use
    (Addis Ababa University, 2016-06) Abadi, Merid; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    Facebook is the dominant social networking site across the globe. In Ethiopia, the number of adolescents, that use Facebook increase in a faster rate. Different personality characteristics are related with Facebook use including self-esteem and narcissism. The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between adolescent’s self-esteem and narcissism with their Facebook use. This study, under positivist approach, employed quantitative research methodology with a co-relational design and had both descriptive and explanatory goals. The study was carried out in three schools that are found in Arada sub-city, Addis Ababa. The total number of participants was 349. Three standardized tools were used to collect the data from the respondents. Data was collected, analyzed and interpreted from March to June 2016. The results revealed participants of this research had normal range self-esteem, were not narcissists and had moderate Facebook intensity. The findings of the independent T-test revealed that there was statistically significant mean difference in Facebook intensity as a result of difference in respondents’ grade level. There was a statistically significant relationship between participants’ self-esteem and their grade level and no statistically significant mean difference in respondents’ narcissism as a result of difference in respondents’ grade level. Besides, the combined effect of the narcissism and self-esteem in predicting Facebook intensity was 0.8%. Conclusion and recommendation: self-esteem had profound effect on the participants Facebook use. And, it was recommended that future researches would be very effective if the mediating effect of Facebook activity is included and large sample would be used
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    The Relationship Between Parental Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-05) Walelign, Medhanit; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    Understanding the relationship between parental substance abuse and child maltreatment is crucial in providing better assessments of families at risk and creating better intervention and prevention strategies. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between parental substance abuse and child maltreatment in three selected preparatory and secondary schools of Addis Ababa. In addition, this study also sought to examine the relationship that child maltreatment has with family characteristics and some demographic factors (age, gender, year of schooling and type of the school).A total of 382 (Male =160, Female =222) students from the three secondary and preparatory schools (one private and two government), in Addis Ababa were selected conveniently. Parental substance abuse instrument and international child abuse screening tool (ICAST) were used to measure parental substance abuse and child maltreatment, respectively. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to analyze the collected data. Findings showed that parental substance abuse is significant predictor of child maltreatment. More specifically child maltreatment differs by the type of the substance, pattern of the substance abuse, affiliation with the abuser, and length of the starting time. It was also found that there is a statistically significant relationship between all the demographic factors except gender (age, class level, and year of schooling) and child maltreatment. In contrary, the study revealed a significant gender difference in emotional and sexual abuse. Family characteristics were also found to be significant mediator of the relationship of child maltreatment with demographic factors and parental substance abuse. Conclusion was made and the major findings were discussed in relation to other research findings. Finally the implication for social work education, research, practice and policy was discussed
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    Running Head ... TradItional Kinship Care Explori ng Traditional Kinship Care Modalities a s Child Welfare System: The case of Wolaita People
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-05) Keshamo, Lukas; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    Traditional kinship care . is one of alternative childcare with informal systems and services. This study was aimed at exploring traditional kinship care modalities as child welfare system in Wolaita people particular reference to Humbo district. Through pLllposive sampling, data consisted of participant observation, unstructured interviews with 25 participants and researcher field notes. Analysis of data was undertaken with Creswell 's (2003) qualitative inquily and research design choosing among five approaches. So that, the researcher chose ethnographic approach and consisted of coding data initially and an integrative process to develop categories to address the specific objectives stated at the beginning of the study. Thus, through intensive and extensive process of description, analysis, and interpretation, the ethnographic study concludes that the reasons for traditional kinship care practices are poverty, death of parents, instability and migration, insufficiency and ineffectiveness of other alternative cares, over population, and abuse. The study also can eludes the treatment of the children in traditional kinship that they are f eeling loved, valued, and stable, being listened to, sense of belonging, and safe though there are some restrictions. In addition, cultural and religious values as well as social networks-based support and intervention services are the way that traditional kinship modalities solve the problem of OVC so that attitudes of both children in killShip and their caregivers are positive in the care. On the other hand the study identified, risks like; the informality of the system, lack of professional support, legal framework, biases and problems in community elders, and abuse. It is anticipated that this study may lead to encourage the initial steps of resilience against the risks. This would be done by acknowledging th is system by the formal sector kinship care for holistic ch ild welfare system through th e indicated implications so far.
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    Social Capital as Survival Mechanism: The Case of Selected Female Street Children and Youth in Bole and Kirkos Sub-Cities, Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-06) G/medhin, Enwoy; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    The purpose of this study is to explore the role of social capital in the survival mechanisms of female street children/youth, and challenges they encounter on the streets and how they manage to survive regardless of the challenges they are facing. The study employed qualitative research design, which is suitable for studying complex issues like social capital. The methodological inquiry was a phenomenological approach. This research approach was appropriate to understand the complexities of the phenomenon in the course of the experiences, perceptions and perspectives from a holistic standpoint. Data collection through Semi structured question, focus group discussions and observation were used to contextualize their everyday lives to reveal their abilities as citizens. The sample size for this study especially for the in depth interviews was 10 female street children and youth age between 15-24 years who live in around ‘Kirkos’ and ‘Bole’ Sub-cities streets in Addis Ababa. The data was analyzed using the themes and categories that have emerged from fieldwork and research questions using triangulation. Triangulation for this research was employed in a number of ways: in terms of the different theoretical perspectives discussed in the literature; in terms of the different methods of data collection used; in terms of the diversity of sources of information; and in terms of the different methods of analysis used. The research finding shows that through their social network, seen as social capital, female street children and youth are able to develop survival mechanisms that sustain their lives in the absence of parents. Based on the accounts from females, the study documents that cultural norms and gender labels put females at an inconvenience position as they have limited social capital and they are generally more vulnerable than males. Considering the finding of this study, the researcher recommended that the need of social work intervention in the advocacy of female street children and youth as a venerable street group. While influencing the policy maker to issue a new policy and to suggest needs of establishing a self-governing agency and need further study for fully understand their life in order to guide the service provided for them and in the long run to move them out from the streets
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    The State of Child Rights in Ethhiopia: Assessment of the Legal Frameworks and its Social Work Implication
    (Addis Ababa University, 2016-05) Solomon, Menelik; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    The study of child rights legal frameworks and its implication for Social work implication is of a paramount importance specifically for professionals, students and researchers, and generally for organizations that work for children. The importance of such study is even greater when it is conducted from an interdisciplinary perspective. This is study is undertaken for the same aim in order to assess the state of child rights in Ethiopia by emphasizing on the comparative analysis of the major child rights legal frameworks with the United Nations Child Rights Convention and the African Charter for the Rights and Welfare of Children. In addition, the study has also incorporated the perception of major foreign and domestic child based organizations. The paper is organized in such manner that a detailed introduction about the study is given under chapter one followed by the research methods in chapter two. Chapter three of the study is devoted to a review of related literatures and the theoretical frameworks. Chapter four is divided into two main parts. Under part one, a detailed analysis of the major child rights legal and institutional frameworks of the country is provided Vis a Vis the UNCRC and the ACRWC. Part two of the same chapter is devoted to the analysis of the findings about the perception of major child based organizations. The social work implication of the subject matter is provided under chapter five of the study. The final chapter of the study is dedicated to conclusion and recommendations
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    The Use, Application and Integration of Religion/Spirituality in Clinical Social Service: The Case of Clinical Social Service Providers in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-05) Tafesse, Serkalem; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    Thi s study aimed to explore the contribution reli gion/s pirituality makes in the process ofh elping pati ents in clini cal social service. Utiliz ing a mix of online and paper survey research , this random sample study of clini cal service providers explored parti cipants' attitude/perception as a measure of th eir consent or di sagreement towards in cluding these two concepts in practice and the ir practical use of religious/spiritually integrated interventions. The responses obtain ed from 67 practitioners to RRSP Likert-type scale Index of 14 interventions mostly showed indifference on the utili zation of reli gious/spiritually integrated intervention s. However, practitioners that were involved in religious establi shments agreed mo re to the integration of religion/spirituality in practice, utilizing it in 75% of their cases as opposed to those working in secul ar institution s. Data collected throu gh surveys generated results from practitioners of governmental and nongovernmental in stitutions that are mainly engaged in three clinical fi elds; mental health, HIV/ AIDS and child care. Results indicate that profess iona ls in the fi eld of child care agreed to use these concepts more than those in the fi eld of mental health and HIV/A IDS. Practi t ioners' professional attitude toward the role of reli gion and spirituality in clinical social service was found to be the most important predi ctor of intervention in this sample. The study includes a review of existing literature related to religiou s/spirituality in health care. Future researches should explore the actual need for religious/spiritual integrated practice in Addis Ababa and th e effective use of evidence-based spiritually integrated interventions as alternative ways of coping with health problems, especia lly in palliative care. Key words: Reli gious/S piritually integrated intervention s, mental heal th, HIV/A IDS, child care, clini cal soci al work
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    The Use, Application and Integration of Religion/Spirituality in Clinical Social Service: The Case of Clinical Social Service Providers in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Abeba University, 2015-05) Tafesse, Serkalem; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This study aimed to explore the contribution religion/spirituality makes in the process of helping patients in clinical social service. Utilizing a mix of online and paper survey research, this random sample study of clinical service providers explored participants’ attitude/perception as a measure of their consent or disagreement towards including these two concepts in practice and their practical use of religious/spiritually integrated interventions. The responses obtained from 67 practitioners to RRSP Likert-type scale Index of 14 interventions mostly showed indifference on the utilization of religious/spiritually integrated interventions. However, practitioners that were involved in religious establishments agreed more to the integration of religion/spirituality in practice, utilizing it in 75% of their cases as opposed to those working in secular institutions. Data collected through surveys generated results from practitioners of governmental and nongovernmental institutions that are mainly engaged in three clinical fields; mental health, HIV/AIDS and child care. Results indicate that professionals in the field of child care agreed to use these concepts more than those in the field of mental health and HIV/AIDS. Practitioners' professional attitude toward the role of religion and spirituality in clinical social service was found to be the most important predictor of intervention in this sample. The study includes a review of existing literature related to religious/spirituality in health care. Future researches should explore the actual need for religious/spiritual integrated practice in Addis Ababa and the effective use of evidence-based spiritually integrated interventions as alternative ways of coping with health problems, especially in palliative care. Key words: Religious/Spiritually integrated interventions, mental health, HIV/AIDS, child care, clinical social work
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    Women Empowerment Practice In Ethiopian Federal Civil Services: The Case of Five Selected Ministries
    (Addis Ababa University, 2013-05) Belay, Enanu; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This study was conducted to examine factors contributing to women empowerment/ disempowerment practice under the Ethiopian Federal Civil Service. A total of 194 Civil Servant Women (of which 10 serving in Leadership positions, 64 in other Profession Science Positions and 120 in Semi-Professiona, Clerical and Fiscal Positions) from five purposively selected Ministries, i.e. Women, Youth and Children Affairs, Federal Civil Service, Education, Agriculture and Foreign Affairs were participated in the study. Methodologically, mixed method is used and data were callected from primary and secondary sources. Structured and semi-structured interview instruments were developed and used. The study took Agency and Opportunity Structure (independent varialbe), Degree of Empowerment (mediating variable), Development Outcome (dependent variable) and Age, Educational Background, Work Experience, Position and Income (contraolling varialbe) as the conceptual framwork. A five point Likert Scale questioner was also used to measure the level of the research participants’ agreement/disagreement on empowerment practices and the influence of each variable on the process of empowerment in the institutions covered under the study. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to analyze the collected data. Findings showed that all the variables are significant predictor of development outcome. The study revealed that among the controlling variables position has significant influence on degree of empowerment and development outcome. Age and monthly income have significant but weak correlation with opportunity structure and degree of empowerment. It was also found that there is no statistically significant correlation between educational background, work experience and development outcome. The qualitative findings showed the existences of supportive legal frameworks, structure and improvement in the asset and capabilities of the agencies of women in the federal civil service system. However, unfavorable attitude and the continued culture of patriarchy found to be the major obstacle that impacted negatively the existence of the required degree of empowerment and prevented women civil servants from enjoying their legal rights of equality in every aspect
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    Youth‟s Perception towards Youth Center Services Delivery: The case of Arada Sub city Woreda Six Youth Center
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-05) Hordofa, Workitu; Assefa, Abebe (PhD)
    This study described youth perception towards youth center services delivery of Arada sub city woreda six youth center in Addis Ababa. A qualitative single instrumental case study approach was used. A purposive sampling technique was utilized. The researcher has included eight in-depth interviewee participants, six key informants and two focus group discussions in the study. Data were analyzed using cross case analysis. During analysis, the researcher ensured that the data were transparent, understandable to the reader and trustworthy by using multiple data collection methods and data triangulation. The findings indicated that youth perception towards youth center services delivery influenced by the unfulfilled services and management system of the youth center. Youth center provided entertainment, empowerment, career progression, information and participatory activities. Due to these activities, youth have brought behavioral changes, developed different skills and most importantly taken training to develop their talents, to get peer education and to establish a good friendship. The study found that there is no participation of youth with disability and less participation of female youth in the center. In addition, lack of good management, lack of family involvement in youth participation, negative perception towards the services, lack of clinical and non clinical materials and budgetary constraints are among the major challenges that hindered youth center to give full package services to youth. The study findings have implication to social work practice, research and advocacy. Key words; youth, youth’s perception, youth center, service delivery, youth service delivery