Department of Social Work
Dr KA Mmolokoe
| College of Human Sciences | |
|---|---|
| School of Social Sciences | |
| Department: Social Work | |
| Senior Lecturer | |
| E-mail: | mmoloka@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work
- Master of Social Work
- Bachelor of Social Work
Fields of academic interests
- Gender-based violence
- Child care and protection
- Qualitative methodology
Research interests
- Gender-based violence
- Child care and protection
Field of Specialisation
- Research in gender-based violence and child care and protection
Journal articles
- “Every foster parent is crying…’’: Psychosocial challenges faced by appointed foster parent in Bojanala, South Africa, African Journal of Social Work, 12(6),314-324.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- Social worker (Department of Social Development)
- Social Work Policy Developer (Deparment of Social Development
Professional affiliation
- South African Council for Social Service Professions
Awards and honours
- Awarded Scholarship by the Department of Social Development to complete bachelor of Social Work.
- Awarded North West University postgraduate bursary to pursue Master of Social Work and Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work.
Other
Short Biography
Dr KA Mmolokoe is a serving as a senior lecture at the Department of Social Work, UNISA. He is involved in teaching and learning, research, community engagement and academic citizenship activities. He first served as a social worker at the Department of Social Development, Moses Kotane Service point in North-West province. Thereafter, he moved to Provincial Head Office of the Department of Social Development (North West) where he served as a Social Work Policy Developer in the programme: Services to persons with disabilities. He obtained both the undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications form North-West University. Dr Mmolokoe has research interest in gender-based violence as well as in child care and protection.
Apart from serving as a social worker, Dr Mmolokoe served a five year term as NEHAWU branch secretary at Moses Kotane Service point. His political interests was motivated by the need to advocate for the rights of fellow employees, majority been the social service professionals.