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The experiences of vicarious trauma and its related coping strategies among a group of South African psychologists : a phenomenological study
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Significant research efforts have focused on developing treatments for trauma survivors and evaluating their effectiveness. However, little attention has been given to understanding the impact of working with trauma survivors ...
Spouses’ experience of secondary trauma among emergency services personnel
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Emergency services personnel are potentially exposed to events involving trauma, suffering and tragedy on a daily basis, which could consequently lead to secondary trauma and post- traumatic stress symptoms. The images and ...
Current manifestation of trauma experienced during forced removals under apartheid: interviews with a former “VLAKTE” inhabitant
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Much has been researched in South Africa about the trauma of losing one’s home, one’s community and rebuilding one’s life in a new environment. Several books have been published tracking the lives of the forcibly removed ...
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 ...
A South African retrospective study of children’s exposure to domestic violence as a predisposing factor for revictimization in adulthood
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Every year, 275 million
children globally are exposed to domestic violence. Witnessing domestic violence during
childhood has been linked to various risks ...
The transmission of intergenerational trauma in displaced families
(2013)
This research focuses on the displacement of families in the Western Cape during apartheid within the context of its slave past.The transmission of intergenerational trauma has been based on research on holocaust survivors. ...
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 ...
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 ...