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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 ...
An investigation of the relationship between resilience, ‘race’ and trauma amongst university students
(2008)
South Africans are exposed to many traumatic events and exposure to such events is associated with negative emotional and behavioural outcomes. However, there are those who are still able to remain psychologically well ...
The psychometric properties of the child PTSD checklist in a sample of treatment-seeking children and adolescents from a youth stress clinic in the Western Cape
(2009)
Exposure to severe trauma and resulting PTSD affects individuals of all ages, cultures and geographical areas. Epidemiological surveys reveal that approximately one third of the general population is exposed to a traumatic ...
A comparison of psychiatric outcomes in South African adolescents exposed to single and multiple traumatic stressors
(2009)
While there is a growing body of evidence that psychopathology resulting from exposure or victimization to single traumatic stressors is common among adolescents, little is known about the impact of repeated or multiple ...
Towards an integrative model for understanding and managing trauma: Integral psychology as a comprehensive framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
This is a theoretical study that draws on existing literature to provoke further development in the area of integrative theoretical paradigms of trauma. The main thesis of this study is that an integrative model of trauma, ...