The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis

dc.contributor.advisorSwartz, Leslie
dc.contributor.authorMaw, Anastasia
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-15T10:20:16Z
dc.date.available2023-09-15T10:20:16Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.date.updated2023-09-15T10:19:28Z
dc.description.abstractCommunity psychology has as its fundamental aim the wish to make mental health care more accessible, applicable and practicable to a greater number of people. In the South African context with its history of the inequitable distribution of mental health services and the shortage in resources to meet the needs of the majority, this is a particularly salient issue. Consultation has been suggested as a way of sharing psychological skills with front line mental health workers. The literature on consultation, however, is limited in its understanding of the complex interplay of power dynamics between the consultant and consultee, and the effects of this on the aims and goals of the consultation relationship. In this study a comparative, qualitative analysis of consultation with a school nurse and a mental health worker in Atlantis is discussed. Atlantis, a coloured town situated 48 kilometres from Cape Town along the west coast, is a remnant of Apartheid's separate development policy. A thematic analysis of the consultation relationships highlights the complex interplay of culture, race, class, language, gender and 'goodness of fit' between consultant and consultee in the consultation partnership. Recommendations are made regarding the use of needs assessment, the assessment of suitability of both consultant and consultee for consultation work, issues of power and empowerment and the goals and aims of the consultation partnership.
dc.identifier.apacitationMaw, A. (1996). <i>The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38693en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMaw, Anastasia. <i>"The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38693en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaw, A. 1996. The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38693en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Maw, Anastasia AB - Community psychology has as its fundamental aim the wish to make mental health care more accessible, applicable and practicable to a greater number of people. In the South African context with its history of the inequitable distribution of mental health services and the shortage in resources to meet the needs of the majority, this is a particularly salient issue. Consultation has been suggested as a way of sharing psychological skills with front line mental health workers. The literature on consultation, however, is limited in its understanding of the complex interplay of power dynamics between the consultant and consultee, and the effects of this on the aims and goals of the consultation relationship. In this study a comparative, qualitative analysis of consultation with a school nurse and a mental health worker in Atlantis is discussed. Atlantis, a coloured town situated 48 kilometres from Cape Town along the west coast, is a remnant of Apartheid's separate development policy. A thematic analysis of the consultation relationships highlights the complex interplay of culture, race, class, language, gender and 'goodness of fit' between consultant and consultee in the consultation partnership. Recommendations are made regarding the use of needs assessment, the assessment of suitability of both consultant and consultee for consultation work, issues of power and empowerment and the goals and aims of the consultation partnership. DA - 1996 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - clinical psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1996 T1 - The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis TI - The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38693 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38693
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMaw A. The consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1996 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38693en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectclinical psychology
dc.titleThe consultation relationship as a complex partnership: experiences of psychological consultation in Atlantis
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMA
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