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Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training

Author: Amien, Shoneez Date: 2001 Interviews were conducted with 14 University of Cape Town Masters' students from three consecutive years to explore their emotional experiences of the professional training in clinical psychology. A qualitative analysis was conducted to ... Read more
Becoming a psychologist : tracing life histories in South Africa

Author: Petersen, Petal M Date: 2003 This study explores and aims to identify the narratives found amongst professional psychologists and the establishment of a professional identity in the process of becoming and being a psychologist. It is interested in this process of becoming ... Read more
Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women

Author: Mtini, Nolitha Y Date: 2001 Little is documented about Xhosa-speaking women's experiences and the social and cultural barriers they are faced with when seeking help for the abuse in their marriages. This study explores the experiences of Xhosa married women who are in ... Read more
An exploration of Rape Crisis counsellors' experiences of stress and coping in the context of their work

Author: Hendricks, Karen Rachel Date: 1998 This study attempts to explore the experiences of stress and coping amongst volunteer counsellors in a Rape Crisis organisation in the context of their counselling work. The literature on vicarious traumatization provides a basis for understanding ... Read more
"Go cry by the river" : a case study of a counselling service for abused women in rural Swaziland

Author: Washkansky, Denise Date: 2000 In February 1999 a counselling service for women abuse survivors in rural Swaziland was evaluated. The evaluation highlighted that a number of organisational factors were undermining utilisation of the service. However, the evaluation failed ... Read more
Human rights and mental illness : an investigation into the meaning and utility of rights for people diagnosed with mental illness

Author: Edwards, Davyd Date: 2002 This study sought to develop an understanding of the ways in which rights are conceived of and made use of by people diagnosed with mental illness. This research sheds light on the processes involved in actualising rights in the lives of ... Read more
The impact of 'cultural difference' in the therapeutic space : a self psychology perspective on the finding of understanding

Author: Pecego, Emilita Date: 2003 This study explored the influence of cultural difference in psychotherapy. This is an issue of particular relevance in South Africa where cross-cultural work is commonly practised. Yet there appears to be a silence surrounding the experiences ... Read more
Living with a spoiled identity : HIV positive women talk of stigma

Author: Rohleder, Poul Andrew Date: 2004 The purpose of this study is to begin to explore how women experience and deal with AIDS stigma under conditions where they have little support. In-depth, narrative interviews were conducted with ten HIV -positive women, living in a poor, ... Read more
Nurses' experiences of psychiatric patients with HIV/AIDS: A study conducted in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape

Author: Lengner, Viola Date: 2002 This study aims to explore the experiences of nursing staff who provide treatment and care for psychiatric patients with HIV/AIDS. The study was conducted with a view to understanding the psychological impact of caring for such patients, the ... Read more
Politics and emotion in work with disadvantaged children : case studies in consultation from a South African clinic

Author: Gibson, Kerry Date: 2002 This thesis explores the social and psychological dynamics of consultation partnerships established between a psychological clinic and a variety of children's organisations. The research aims to develop a deeper understanding of the process ... Read more
A preliminary investigation into the adjustment to university of first-year students at the University of Cape Town, with particular emphasis on the relative adjustment of black students

Author: Sennett, Justin Date: 2000 The change from school to university is a major life transition to which many students experience considerable difficulty in adjusting. This process of adjustment is multidimensional requiring that students develop effective strategies for ... Read more
Psychiatric, traditional and other interpretations of Ukuthwetyulwa : a witchcraft phenomenon in the Western Cape

Author: Kirk, Jennifer Anne Date: 1996 This paper attempts to address the way in which a phenomenon that has been constructed within a traditional African framework, is confronted by and reinterpreted within a western psychiatric framework. This in turn may shed light on the way ... Read more
A psychodynamic understanding of trauma and adolescence : a case study exploration

Author: Mackay, Jodie L Date: 2001 This dissertation explores the unique ways in which trauma affects adolescents as opposed to children and/or adults. This is an area of research that has not received sufficient attention. The various approaches in defining the concept of ... Read more
This ain't a circle : the use of drama and movement therapy in providing containment to adolescents with learning difficulties within a group therapeutic intervention : a case study exploration

Author: Schiff, Heather Date: 2002 This dissertation attempts to illustrate by way of clinical material a method of working therapeutically using drama and movement therapy with a group of adolescents with learning difficulties. The study is located within a theoretical context ... Read more
Users' explanations of their psychoactive substance use, with a particular focus on MDMA (Ecstasy)

Author: Zetler, Sarah Ashne Date: 1999 This study explores ten psychoactive substance users' explanations of their MDMA usage with the aim of investigating how users explain their own substance abuse, and secondly to ascertain if and/or how their accounts diverge or converge with ... Read more
“We are not fresh”: HIV-positive women talk of their experience of living with their spoiled identity

Author: Rohleder, Poul ; Gibson, Kerry Date: 2005 Women have been identified as being at greater risk in South Africa's growing HIV epidemic. Stigma contributes to the epidemic, as it makes HIV positive individuals reluctant to become identified and seek appropriate care. The purpose of this ... Read more c b n d
Working with Ambivalence: Finding a Positive Identity for HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Author: Soskolne, Talia ; Stein, Joanne ; Gibson, Kerry Date: 2003 Psychoanalytic theory draws attention to the way in which a positive identity can be asserted as a defence against underlying anxieties. Focusing specifically on the South African context, this paper highlights the way in which people attempt ... Read more c b n d