Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Counselling has been recognised as an important component ofHIV and AIDS care, and an
essential part ofHIV testing. Counsellors are involved in a dynamic interrelationship with
their clients as well as with the organisations in which they work. From a psychoanalytic
framework, unconscious anxieties can playa role in the work of the counsellor. Transference
and countertransference are processes, which are involved in the counselling situation. While
these processes can be a source for understanding the client, they may also become
problematic for the counsellor when they overwhelm the counsellor. This study explores the
experiences of HIVIAIDS counsellors attached to Lifeline, Khayelitsha in Cape Town.
Twenty-nine counsellors were interviewed using individual interviews and focus group
discussions. Results explore the counselling training and activity; the difficulties of
counselling; what helps the counsellor to cope; and the general impact that counselling has
had on the counsellors' lives. The findings reveal the difficult and often distressing aspect of
counselling persons with HIVand AIDS. A number of issues facing the client, as well as
cultural and workplace issues may cause difficulties for the counsellor. In addition, the nature
of the disease, and the issues it creates for the patient, can arouse a number of anxieties in the
counsellor related to their own past. The results reveal some possible limitations to an
individual client-centred approach. The study concludes that psychodynamic issues should
form part of the counsellor's training, and be explored during regular counsellor supervision. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Berading is erken as 'n belangrike komponent in HIV en VIGS sorg, en 'n essensiele deel van
HIV toetsing. Beraders is betrokke in 'n dinamiese verhouding met hul kliënte so wel as die
organisasies vir wie hulle werk. Vanaf 'n psigoanalitiese raamwerk kan angs in die
onderbewussyn, 'n rol speel in die werk van beraders. Oordrag en teenoordrag is prosesse wat
betrokke is by die beradingsituasie. Alhoewel die proses 'n bron is wat tot beter
verstandhouding met die kliënt kan lei, mag dit ook die berader oorweldig. Hierdie studie
verken die ervaringe van beraders verbonde aan LifeLine, Khayelitsha in Kaapstad. Nege-entwintig
beraders is individueelonderhoude mee gevoer en het aan fokus groepe deelgeneem.
Resultate ondersoek die berading opleiding en aktiwiteite; die problematiese aspek van
berading; wat die berader help om klaar te kom; en die algemene impak wat berading het op
die lewe van 'n berader. Die resultate onthul die moeilike en dikwelse stresvolle aspek van
berading met HIV en VIGS pasiënte. 'n Aantal aspekte wat die pasiënte mee toe doen kry so
wel as kulturele en werksplek faktore kan sake vir die berader beïnvloed. Verder kan die aard
van die siekte en die probleme wat die siekte vir die pasiënt veroorsaak lei tot angs vir die
berader ten opsigte van sy ofhaar eie verlede. Die resultate onthul verskeie tekortkominge tot
'n individueeie kliëntgesentreerde berading. Die studie beslus dat psigodinamiese probleme
dalk deel moet vorm in die berader se opleiding, asook verder ondersoek moet word in
gewone berader toesighouding.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53717 |
| Date | 02 1900 |
| Creators | Rohleder, Poul Andrew |
| Contributors | Swartz, Leslie, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 109 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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