Majiza, Virginia Nneheleng2026-02-162026-02-162016-09Majiza,V.N.Exploring the Psycho-Social Challenges Facing Children living in Child- Headed Households: A Case Study of Sithebe Administrative Area, Mthatha.Alice.University of Fort Hare.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3735Masters ThesisThe study focused on the perpetual issues and the psychosocial challenges facing children living in child-headed households at Sithebe Administrative Area -Ward 20 in Mthatha. The high number of cases reported to the Department of Social Development - Mthatha was what primarily triggered the researcher's interest in exploring the phenomenon of Child-headed households. Children living in Child-headed households continue to face numerous challenges which affect their psychosocial life and the rate of Child-headed households has been viewed as one of the concerns due to high number of parental deaths and abandonment around Ward 20- Sithebe A/A. Furthermore, the study seeks to examine the strategies used by social service professionals and their level of commitment in assisting child-headed households cope in the midst of adversity, through service delivery.enSOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychologyDevelopmentThesis