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Gestaltspelterapeutiesetegnieke met die getraumatiseerde adolessent in `n multikulturele konteks

Text in Afrikaans / Euro-centric (Western) therapeutic approaches in psychotherapy are criticized by several authors as being unsuitable in an African context. The reconciliation of the contrasting approach of world- and human views regarding individualism (Western) and collectivism (Africa) is being questioned.

In this research a qualitative approach was used. The objectives were to explore, describe and to explain the use of gestalt play therapy with the adolescent who suffered trauma due to the loss of one or both parents, in a multicultural context. Case studies were done on three adolescents in eight therapeutic sessions of Gestalt play therapy.

The finding and conclusion of this research showed that Gestalt play therapy could be used with the traumatised adolescent in a multicultural context. The child could be understood from a holistic point of view as the individual as well as a member of a cultural group. / Social Work / M. Diac. (Play Therapy)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/2440
Date31 March 2006
CreatorsVan der Merwe, Elizabeth Charlotte
ContributorsVan Heerden, M.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageAfrikaans
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (xii, 151, [7] leaves : ill. (some col.)

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