M.A. / This study investigates the role that art plays in the lives of lay counselors in identifying and coping with burnout. This study was executed within the framework of a community psychological context. Art is not used solely as therapy neither is it only used in therapy. This author accepts Mills and Crowley's (1986) living benefits approach. This approach states that art can be used pragmatically to visually represent a problem area in a persons live as well as the solution to the problem. With regards to burnout art can be used to identify burnout symptoms on an individual, interpersonal and organizational level and in the five areas of affect, behaviour, cognition, physical and motivation. The living benefits approach goes one step further by stating that individuals have the intrinsic ability to use art to identify mechanisms that will help them to resolve problem areas in their lives. Art is used as an intermedium between therapy and art to facilitate conversation. Art is the main changing agent that motivates individuals to change their perceptions en later on their coping mechanisms in response to a problem. The results of this study can be used to create a primary prevention program. This program can focus on teaching individuals interpersonal cognitive coping mechanisms as will be seen in the literature study on competence building.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:2055 |
| Date | 27 February 2012 |
| Creators | Kleynhans, Alta |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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