Magister Psychologiae - MPsych / 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 recovery process and prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There has been much debate on
the efficacy of trauma debriefing over the past two decades with few qualitative studies
exploring the utility of debriefing. A phenomenological methodology was used in this
study, with the aim of understanding how participants experienced the process of trauma
debriefing and what aspects were perceived as helpful or unhelpful. Semi-structured in-
depth interviews were conducted with six adults who received debriefing following a
single traumatic event, by volunteer lay counsellors from the Community Intervention
Centre (CIC) based at the Milnerton Medi-Clinic.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/3705 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Chandler, Fiona Mary |
| Contributors | Ahmed, Rashid |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | uwc |
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