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A qualitative investigation of the experiences of substance abusing women in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This aim of this study was to investigate the life experiences of substance abusing women participating in a substance abuse treatment programme in the Cape Town area. Much of the research that has been conducted on this ...
A comparative factor analytic study of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) between trauma-exposed and non traumaexposed school-going adolescents in the greater Cape Town area
(2010)
This study investigated the factor analytic structure of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ) in school-going adolescents in the greater Cape Town area. This questionnaire is a retrospective method, assessing childhood ...
The influence of exposure to community violence on adolescents' sense of hope within a disadvantaged community in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Violent crime has proven to have profound negative effects, particularly on those living within communities where violence is a dominant feature. The victims often tend to be adolescents, who, while striving for a better ...
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 ...
The exploration of preschool teachers' understanding and classroom experience of socio-emotional development in early childhood and the role it plays in school readiness
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The socio-emotional development of children has an extremely important impact on the overall development of children. Globally, extensive research has been dedicated to the socio-emotional development of children with ...
Professional quality of life: Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and professional burnout in lay trauma counsellors in Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This study explored Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) among lay trauma counsellors in Cape Town, South Africa, with a secondary focus on the implications for task shifting. The study supplemented a broader project, ...
An exploration of battered women's experiences and perceptions of a therapeutic intervention
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)
ln view of the high incidence of women battering in South Africa and the limited intervention services available to assist battered women, this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a particular intervention model. ...
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 ...
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 ...