Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: THE COMPETENCY PROFILE OF A TRAUMA DEBRIEFER IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE
SERVICE: Trauma debriefing interventions are done in the South African Police Service to
prevent the onset of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The existing trauma debriefing
team rendering this service consists of psychologists, social workers and chaplains.
There is currently no selection model or procedure available to select successful
trauma debriefers and evidently not all professionals can automatically function
effectively in a trauma work environment. The need has thus arisen to develop a
competency profile of a successful trauma debriefer from which a selection battery
can be develop.
Before a profile can be compiled, a job analysis has to be done to discover the
competencies of a trauma debriefer. For the purpose of this study the functional job
analysis method was used and it can be described as: "Who performs what action for
wat reason with which tools, equipment or job aids following what instructions." The
information gathered from questionnaires to debriefers, questionnaires to victims of
trauma, the critical incident method and a focus group were used to compile a job
description for a trauma debriefer.
Information was also obtained regarding the competency potential of a successful
trauma debriefer specifically concerning knowledge (capacity) and personality traits
(dispositions). Ten different trauma debriefer competencies were identified and
discussed in conjunction with the mentioned competency potential. The given profile
can now form the basis for the development of a selection battery for a successful
trauma debriefer. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Trauma-ontlonting in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie diens word gedoen om Posttraumatiese
Stresversteuring sover moontlik te voorkom. Trauma-ontlonters, wat uit
sielkundiges, maatskaplike werkers en kapelane bestaan, word gebruik om die diens
te lewer. Daar bestaan egter geen keuringsmodel vir die keuring van die traumaontlonters
nie. Die literatuur en die praktyk het dit bewys dat nie alle professionele
persone noodwendig effektiewe traumawerkers is nie. Die nodigheid het dus
ontstaan om 'n bevoegdheidsprofiel van 'n suksesvolle ontlonter saam te stel en
daaruit 'n keuringsbattery te ontwikkel.
Alvorens 'n profiel saamgestel kan word, moet 'n posontleding gedoen word om
inligting oor die bevoegdhede van die trauma-ontlonter te bekom. Vir die doeleindes
van hierdie studie is die funksionele posontledingsmetode gebruik wat beskryf kan
word as: "Who perform what action for what reason with what tools, equipment or job
aid following what instruction." Om die inligting te bekom is van vraelyste aan
ontlonters, vraelyste aan getraumatiseerde lede, kritieke insident metode en 'n
fokusgroep gebruik gemaak. Hieruit is die trauma-ontlonter se posbeskrywing
opgestel.
Verder is inligting bekom oor bevoegdheidspotensiaal van 'n suksesvolle traumaontlonter.
Dit behels kennis (kapasiteite) en persoonseienskappe (disposisies). Dit is
ook uit die literatuur en vanaf onderwerpkundiges bekom. Tien
ontlontersbevoegdhede is geïdentifiseer wat omskryf is en waarby die
bevoegdheidspotensiaal ingeweef is. Vanuit hierdie profiel kan 'n keuringsbattery
ontwikkel word.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/49915 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Van der Merwe, M. M. (Maria Margaretha) |
| Contributors | Theron, C. C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | af_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 92 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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