Prof Carlien van Wyk

  Director, Associate professor: Researcher and supervisor
  +27 21 864 3593
  carlien.vanwyk@nwu.ac.za
  18 Malan Street, Wellington, 7655 Western Cape , Potchefstroom
  PhD in Social work, MA in Social work (Play therapy), BA in Social work
  Social work, play therapy, children’s participation in the context of children’s rights, child protection

  Prof Mariette van der Merwe (CCYF)

  Associate Professor, Researcher
  018 285 2334
  Mariette.VanDerMerwe@nwu.ac.za
  N18 Malan Street, Wellington Malanstraat 18, Wellington, Potchefstroom
  BA Social Work (Cum laude), BA Maatskaplike Werk (Cum Laude), Honours Social Work (Cum Laude), Honneurs Maatskaplike Werk (Cum Laude), Masters Social Work (Cum Laude),
  Trauma, marginalised populations, visual data collection; Trauma, kwesbare groeperings, visuele data insameling

Research on victims of crime (gun violence, stabbing-related violence, rape, school violence, elder abuse, migrant trauma, gender-based violence)

  Prof Issie Jacobs (CCYF)

   Associate Professor- Full time researcher and supervisor
  +27 21 864 3593
  Issie.Jacobs@nwu.ac.za
  18 Malan Street, Wellington, Western Cape 7655. Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom
  B.SocSc (SW), MA (Play therapy), PhD
  Environmental social work, climate change issues, disaster management, family relational well-being

  Prof Lizane Wilson (CCYF)

  Professor - Researcher
  +27 21 864 3593
  Lizane.Wilson@nwu.ac.za
  North-West University, Wellington office East Street Wellington Western Cape 7655, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom
  PhD (Curriculum Studies), M Diac (Play therapy), B Diac (Social work)
  Child sexual abuse prevention, Community engagement

The prevention of sexual violence against children is increasingly being prioritized as a global priory, but is still a neglected area.  When multiple risk factors are present in a community, the children in this community are even more prone to become victims of CSA. Therefore this research project focuses on the development and design of a child sexual abuse preventative intervention strategy in a high-risk community in the North West Province. This will be done using a community engagement approach and six sub-studies where multiple data collection methods will be used to support the strategy development and implementation.