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Perceptions of HIV/AIDS-related stigma among Muslims in a Cape Town community
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
South Africa has the largest percentage of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world. However, the response against the further spread of HIV/AIDS in the country is being hindered by stigma and discrimination. In order to ...
A Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust counselling skills course :a qualitative evaluation
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust is an organisation that trains and supervises a team of women counsellors who provide a counselling service to women rape survivors. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of the ...
A validation study of the elementary version of the questionnaire on teacher interaction in a sample of Mitchells Plain schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
The focus of this research is to validate the elementary version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI), adapted from the original high school version developed in the Netherlands, on a South African sample. The ...
An exploration of women's experiences regarding their weight status within a feminist and social constructionist framework
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
The phenomenon of obesity is widespread and the obese are increasingly making
use of weight loss programmes specifically focused on addressing this population
group' s needs. With the increase in statistics regarding ...
Vicarious traumatization amongst lay-counsellors working with adult survivors of sexual abuse.
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The literature on vicarious traumatization suggests that when counsellors engage empathically with clients' trauma material deleterious effects on the counsellor result. The present study explored the effects on lay ...