Profile
Title
Prof
Name and surname
Elma Ryke
Job title
Full professor, promoter, Social Work Programme Leader
Telephone
+27 18 299 1687
Fax
+27 87 231 5483
E-mail
Elma.Ryke@nwu.ac.za
Physical address
Building E8, Room 207
Campus
Potchefstroom
Qualifications

BA (Social Work); Post Grad Dipl. in Philosophy; MA (Mental Health); PhD (Social Work).

Expertise
Psychosocial well-being in households and communities, environmental strengths, policy & practice, substance abuse.
Background

I supervise master’s and PhD students in child protection and forensic social work. My research interest is the immediate living environment of people, their house, home, and social functioning in this space.