South Africa is a country steeped in decades of conflict and animosity. Apartheid and
its consequences do not simply die: it has created a society struggling for survival.
Against the backdrop of a country and its people still experiencing an extended social
crisis, these struggles are socially constructed through various forms of aggressive,
traumatic and violent behaviours such as crime victimisation. The resultant effect is
that many South Africans are traumatised and require assistance to manage and
deal with the impact of traumatic exposure. Counselling and psychological services
within the South African context are limited, potentially expensive and often
inaccessible to the poor.
One way to address the needs of victims of crime and violence, is through the
establishment of one-stop multidisciplinary crisis centres that specialise in short term
crisis intervention service delivery. One such a crisis centre is the Sinoville Crisis
Centre (SCC).
The purpose of the study is to present an exploratory qualitative and participatory
action research account of the SCC's endeavours and ongoing challenges in
providing crisis intervention services as well as to serve as a guideline for future
development.
Research interviews with seven (7) SCC counsellors were complimented with a focus
group interview. Subsequent conclusions were grounded in relation to relevant
subject theory.
Three (3) broad categories of recommendations are provided. Specific
recommendations are levelled in relation to:
* The SCC's crisis intervention models
* The SCC's need to manage organisational change and loss; and
* The SCC's role within the Victim Empowerment Programme. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/2279 |
| Date | 25 August 2009 |
| Creators | Mason, Henry David |
| Contributors | Nel, Juan Adriaan, Du Toit, Y.A. (Dr.) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xxii, 387 leaves) |
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