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A phenomenological exploration of client experiences of trauma debriefing by lay counsellors
(2007)
South Africa is a country with one of the highest crime rates in the world, resulting in
much violence and trauma. Trauma debriefing models are used with groups and individuals in an attempt to facilitate the trauma ...
Lived experiences of nurses caring for adolescents with mental health problems in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape Province
(2013)
Mental health care for adolescents is currently provided in a range of settings world-wide. These include the pediatrics units, general hospitals and specialized in-patient units for adolescents. However, care in these ...
Adherence to HAART: Experiences of men and women living with HIV in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this study was to explore how HIV positive people understand and describe their experience of taking antiretroviral treatment consistently in a strictly organised regimen. Eight participants were recruited from ...
Factors promoting resilience in high risk youth
(2009)
The following study aimed to explore the development of resilience within male youth, despite exposure to numerous factors traditionally classified as high-risk. The research focussed on the developmental process of six ...
A case study of the social coping experiences of an adolescent with arthrogryposis multitplex congenita
(2009)
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or A.M.C. is a disorder, which is characterized by multiple contractures of the joints. The disorder presents with varied grades of
severity. Despite the physical deformities, intelligence ...
Experiences of first-year University of the Western Cape nursing students during first clinical placement in hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
In nursing education the clinical component comprises an important part of the students’ training. Clinical teaching and learning happens in simulated as well as real world settings. First–year students spend the first ...
Undergraduate nurses' experience of the family health assessment as a learning opportunity
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of undergraduate community health nursing students at the University of the Western Cape who conducted a family health assessment learning task in communities ...
Experiences of first-year University of the Western cape nursing students during first clinical placement in hospital
(2010)
In nursing education the clinical component comprises an important part of the students’ training. Clinical teaching and learning happens in simulated as well as real world settings. First–year students spend the first ...
The lived experiences of adolescents with cancer
(2010)
People often do not want to hear, talk or read about cancer. Cancer is arguably one of the most feared illnesses and maybe rightly so for it is usually associated with pain, fear,uncertainty, anxiety, long uncomfortable ...
Occupational self efficacy : an occupational therapy practice model to facilitate returning to work after a brain injury
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This qualitative study explored and described the lived experience of people with brain injuries with regard to resuming their worker roles. Based on the results, an occupational therapy practice model to facilitate return ...