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Can Professionals Offering Support to Vulnerable Children in Kenya Benefit from Brief Play Therapy Training?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Frances Hunt --- Durham University, United KingdomThis paper evaluates the perceived benefit to a group of thirty caring professionals of a brief training in Child-centred play therapy. Play therapy enables a child to create fictional worlds and in this way make sense of the real world... -
Addressing Urgent Community Mental Health Needs in Rwanda: Culturally Sensitive Training Interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USA Desire Kamanzi --- Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda Donatilla Mukamana --- Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda Kirrily Pells --- Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Dan-Bush Bhusumane --- Duquesne University and University of Botswana,Rwandan leaders in the health and educational sectors have begun to discuss the necessity for establishing culturally appropriate community-based mental health counselling services in Rwanda, especially trauma counselling. The need for a community psychology approach is anchored in the lingering... -
Fostering Self-Determination and Resilience Through Sports Counselling: Psychosocial Development of Youth in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Taunya Marie Tinsley --- California University of Pennsylvania, Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University,Sports can promote pro-social behaviors and confidence in physical abilities among participants. We conducted an extensive review of the literature on the ways in which youth in Southern African countries, severely affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other hardships may... -
Development of a Post-Modern Career Interest Questionnaire for South-African School Settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Jaqui Sommerville --- University of Pretoria,The study explored the potential value and viability of an interest narrative (questionnaire) in terms of its psychometric properties and by comparing it with a commonly administered (positivist) career interest questionnaire. Participants were 159 boys and 183 girls, mean ages... -
Teachers' Use of Memory-Box-Making to Provide Psychosocial Support in Their Pastoral Role
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria, Ronél Ferreira --- University of Pretoria, Maria Mnguni --- University of Pretoria,This study investigated the use of memory-box-making by teachers in their pastoral role. Ten female teachers participated in the study. The site of the study is in a South African primary school in an urban informal settlement. We used multiple... -
The Challenges of HIV/AIDS Counselling in Nigerian Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Kwara State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lasiele Alabi Yahaya --- University of Ilorin,The study investigated the challenges of HIV/AIDS counselling in Nigerian secondary schools as expressed by school counsellors in Kwara state, Nigeria. The respondents comprised 132 purposively selected counsellors in Kwara state public secondary schools (Male=85; Female=47). Data were collected with... -
The Impact of Life Design Counselling on Adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree [AN0001] Zelda PollardThis study records a process of heightening self-awareness within a semi-structured ‘life design counselling’ process. The research was conducted on the basis of a case study designed to facilitate co-constructive conversation with a purposefully selected youth. The participant was enabled... -
Community Counselling: Values and Practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sandy Lazarus --- University of South Africa and University of Western Cape, South Africa Donna Baptiste --- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Mohamed Seedat --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis article focuses on community counselling, specifically in African contexts. A community psychology approach is used as a framework for this discussion. This approach, linked to a critical perspective, highlights the importance of going beyond individualist assessments and interventions towards... -
Community Counselling in African Contexts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sandy Lazarus --- University of South Africa & University of Western Cape, South Africa Donna Baptiste --- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Mohamed Seedat --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis article explores community counselling as a form of professional practice for psychologists, with a particular focus on practices that are relevant in African contexts. The discussion identifies and discusses various models of practice identified in community psychology, including an... -
A Meta-Theoretical Framework for Counselling People of African Ancestry: An Ecologically Oriented Response to the Special Section Articles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USAThis article is a review of the preceding six articles included in the Special Section related to the subject of counselling people of African ancestry. The major objective was to ascertain whether any recurring themes might be identified, and whether... -
Lay Counsellor-Based Risk Reduction Intervention with HIV Negative Diagnosed Patients at HIV Counselling and Testing Sites in a Rural South African Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, University of the Free State, South Africa Cily Tabane --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Leickness Simbayi --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe study evaluated the feasibility, fidelity, and effectiveness of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention delivered to HIV-uninfected patients by lay counsellors during routine HIV counselling and testing (HCT) service in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were 543 HIV negative... -
Counselling for Psychological Well-Being in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaA psychological well-being counselling program, which provided person centered, group counselling interventions for inpatients infected with HIV/AIDS was evaluated at Amangwe therapeutic village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The aim was to improve the psychological well-being of participants (9 male, 21... -
Academic Counselling for Graduate Research Students with Distance Learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- University of Venda, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South Africa Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa Elias Mberi --- Zimbabwe Open University, Jane Mutasa --- Zimbabwe Open University,The study examined academic counselling needs for graduate research students enrolled with a distance education university. Participants were 17 students (males = 10, females = 7; mean years of enrollment =1). They responded to an open ended questionnaire on pertinent... -
Offender Rehabilitation and Counselling Dynamics in the South African Correctional Environment: Systems and Prospects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ann-Mari Elizabeth Hesselink --- University of South Africa, Friedo Johann Willem Herbig --- University of South Africa,This article provides a theoretical overview of the correctional reform as well as rehabilitative and counselling landscape within South African Correctional Centres. Key challenges being faced in this arena include corruption/collusion of correctional staff, poor and failing infrastructure, high staff... -
Marriage and Counselling in African Communities: Challenges and Counselling Approaches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tholene Sodi --- University of the Limpopo, Mary O. Esere --- University of Ilorin, Nigeria Emmy M. Gichinga --- GEM Counseling Services, Kenya Patience Hove --- Zimbabwe Women's Faith Ministries, ZimbabweThe article explores a variety of marital counselling approaches relevant to African settings: indigenous, Western, Christian and Islamic. These approaches to marital counselling are influenced in their use by various social movements, including globalisation, women empowerment, sexual orientation and living... -
Results of a Citation Analysis of the Career Counselling Field from an African Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dilek Karahoca --- Near East University, North Cyprus Huseyin Uzunboylu --- Near East University, North CyprusThe study examined research and trends in career counselling published in selected professional sources during the period 1980–2010. Citation analysis was used in this study to investigate documents which were indexed in the Web of Science related to career counselling... -
Efficacy of a Post-modern Group Career Assessment Intervention of Disadvantaged High School Learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Daleen Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, David Bischof --- University of the Witwatersrand,The study used a post-modern group assessment procedure to explore career perceptions of 11 Grade 11 learners (6= males; 5= females; mean age = 17 years) from disadvantaged communities. A qualitative process of thematic content analysis was used to analyse... -
Career Counselling in the 21st Century: A Reaction Article
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Brandon Morgan --- University of Johannesburg,This article reviews the articles on career counselling in the special edition of the Journal of Psychology in Africa. A thematic analysis to the content of the articles was conducted and common themes extrapolated. The main themes were (a) the... -
Young Men as Peer Counsellors: What's Under the Overcoat?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nick Davies --- University of the Witwatersrand, Gill Eagle --- University of the Witwatersrand,The aim of the study was to investigate masculine role identifications amongst male volunteer peer counsellors. Based on focus group interviews with young men (n=12) aged 16 to 18, the juxtapositioning of masculinity and the role of counsellor was explored... -
Lay Counsellors' Experiences of Delivering HIV Counselling Services in Public Health Facilities in a Eastern Cape Province District of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Adlai Davids --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe study examined experiences of lay counsellors who provide HIV counselling services to identify potential HIV counselling needs. Qualitative and quantitative interview data were collected from 74 lay counsellors from a sample of Eastern Cape Province district's health facilities (n=74)... -
Identifying and Dealing with the Adaptability Needs of an Unwed Pregnant Teenager
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Esta Hansen --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis article describes a way of identifying and dealing with the adaptability needs of a pregnant teenager from a life design perspective. The participant was selected purposively from among a group of undergraduate students at an institution for unwed mothers... -
Integrating Ancestral Consciousness into Conventional Counselling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, Steve Edwards --- University of Zululand,This article discusses concepts from traditional beliefs in ancestral spirits as therapeutic behavior change agents. Specifically, it examines ancestral consciousness in relation to attachment theory and its application in conventional counselling. A case illustration is discussed to show the potential... -
The Value of Life Design Counselling for an Adolescent who Stutters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Yolene Hancke --- University of Pretoria,This study reports the results of a life design approach case study with an adolescent with stuttering. A variety of postmodern techniques were used to engage the adolescent in life design conversations about a preferred and meaningful future. Post-intervention, the... -
Prevalence and Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress in HIV Lay Counsellors in Nkangala District, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThis study evaluated the prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress in a sample of HIV lay counsellors in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 117 HIV lay counsellors in 71 health facilities in one health district (Nkangala) in... -
Career Counselling: The Usefulness of the Career Interest Profile (CIP)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annamaria Di Fabio --- University of Florence, Jacobus Gideon Maree --- University of Pretoria,This study reports the findings from exploratory career counselling with Italian undergraduate university students using the Career Interest Profile (CIP). The participants (n = 178, females = 51.69%; mean age 22.28, SD = 1.59 years) received elective career counselling on... -
Prevalence of HIV infection among premarital couples in southeast Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Odie Ugochukwa Umeora Chidi EsikeThe Catholic Church in Nigeria offers premarital HIV screening to couples, yet instances of voluntary screening are rare in southeast Nigeria. This study examines the contribution of such tests to HIV detection, and evaluates the prevalence of HIV infection in... -
Barriers to accessing PMTCT services in a rural area of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Donald Skinner Sakhumzi Mfecane Tebogo Gumede Nomvo Henda Adlai DavidsDespite good intentions and commitment from providers, prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services can be difficult for pregnant women to access, despite the provision of free health services for women and children. We examined the introduction of PMTCT services in a... -
Community impact of HIV status disclosure through an integrated community home-based care programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Busisiwe Ncama Leana UysThe integration of HIV-prevention activities into care has received little attention within or outside formal healthcare settings. The contribution of community home-based care services in facilitating disclosure of HIV status and reducing stigma have also not been described. This study... -
Knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Ogun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AdeniyiK Adeneye MargaretA Mafe AdejuwonA Adeneye KabiruK Salami WilliamR Brieger MusbauA Titiloye TaiwoA Adewole PhilipU AgomoMother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is responsible for more than 90% of the cases of HIV infection in infants and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate data on the knowledge and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among women attending antenatal clinics in Nigeria... -
Responses to VCT for HIV among young people in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eva-Britta Råssjö Elisabeth Darj Joseph Konde-Lule Pia OlssonAttitudes to voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV among young men and women in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda, were studied through 22 individual semi-structured interviews and 5 focus group discussions. Attitudes to VCT ranged from having no... -
Fertility desire and family-planning demand among HIV-positive women and men undergoing antiretroviral treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wossenyelesh Tamene Mesganaw FantahunLittle information exists about desire to have children and family-planning use among HIV-positive individuals and how this may vary according to individual, social, health and demographic characteristics, especially in developing countries. To assess these topics in Ethiopia, a facility-based cross-sectional... -
Analysis of factors associated with failure to return for an HIV-test result in The Gambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Sesay --- Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Science, The Gambia Li-Yin Chien --- , TaiwanKnowing one's HIV status is fundamental to the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS. However, HIV prevention is defeated if individuals who opt to be tested fail to return for their test result. Despite the burden of HIV and... -
Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: CarolynM Audet --- Department of Preventive Medicine, United States Kate Groh --- Department of Medicine, United States TroyD Moon --- Department of Pediatrics, United States StenH Vermund --- , United States Mohsin Sidat --- , MozambiqueMozambique has one of the world's highest burdens of HIV infection. Despite the increase in HIV-testing services throughout the country, the uptake has been low. To identify barriers to HIV testing we conducted a study in six rural districts in... -
Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing among a sample of South African students: Testing the Health Belief Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jani Nöthling --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Ashraf Kagee --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaRoutine HIV counseling and testing (RCT) is a necessary first step in accessing health care for persons who may test HIV-positive. Despite the availability of RCT in many South African settings, uptake has often been low. We sought to determine... -
Advice dilemmas: Managing advice against the competing public health and counselling imperatives that shape VCT in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Heidi van Rooyen --- HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and TB (HAST) Programme, South AfricaThe public health and counselling imperatives that shape VCT create advice dilemmas for counsellors. Public health proponents view the dispensing of advice as important, whilst most contemporary counselling dictates that advice should not be given under any circumstances. Using a... -
Stigma and HIV disclosure in the Cape Metropolitan area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ceridwyn Klopper --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Ethelwynn Stellenberg --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Anita van der Merwe --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaDisclosure rates of HIV-positive status remain low and are considered to be related to stigmatisation. Determining the factors that influence a person's decision to disclose a positive status is essential to understanding the process of and ways to improve disclosure... -
Is the absolute requirement for informed consent before HIV testing a barrier to public health? A case report and management challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Ameh --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Uchendu O Uchendu --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Oyedeji A Adeyemi --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Readon C Ideh --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Bernard E Ebruke --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Grant Mackenzie --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Stephen Howie --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Tumani Corrah --- Medical Research Council Unit, The GambiaClinicians in sub-Saharan Africa are faced with a major challenge of parental refusal to test their children for HIV. We present a case of a nine-month-old child with a clinical presentation suggestive of HIV infection whose mother persistently declined HIV... -
Sexual activity and condom use among people living with HIV in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AgostinoM ZamberiaA number of studies have shown strong evidence of the association between HIV testing and an increase in consistent condom use. These studies have shown that HIV testing has contributed to a reduction in risk behaviours, since knowledge of HIV... -
Reconstructed Living Lab: supporting drug users and families through co-operative counselling using mobile phone technology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MB Parker --- Faculty of Informatics and Design, South Africa J Wills --- School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, United Kingdom GB Wills --- School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, United KingdomBackground: There is a recognised problem with drug taking in South Africa. In socially deprived areas immediate help for drug users and their families is a problem. As part of their work in a community in tension, Impact Direct Ministries... -
Life Design Career Counselling with an Abandoned Adolescent: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of the Free State, South Africa Sandra Crous --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis article describes the value of life design counselling with an abandoned adolescent female. The participant was selected purposively from among a group of abandoned adolescent females who had expressed a need for career counselling. The life intervention comprised two... -
Integral approach to South African psychology with special reference to indigenous knowledge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaIn order to redress imbalances in South African psychological service provision, honor indigenous, transpersonal, community based perspectives, and introduce fresh insights and direction, this article presents an integral approach to psychology in South Africa. Areas highlighted for future research and... -
Indigenizing counselling valuing the afterlife with the Igbo of south eastern Nigeria: a case for ino-uwa based intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chika Eze --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, KenyaThis study examines prospects for the utilization of the concept of ino-uwa practised by the Igbo cultural-linguistic community of South Eastern Nigeria to understand and address counselling needs of a child and his family. Ino-uwa is the cultural familial scaffold... -
Life design counselling effects on the career adaptability of learners in a selective independent school setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Faculty of Education, South Africa Claire Symington --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis collective case study applied life design counselling to augment the career adaptability of learners in a South African independent school setting. Five purposively selected learners attending Grade 11 (age range: 16–18) completed eight group-based life design counselling sessions. Data... -
Career support needs of learners with historical disadvantage: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cebile Tebele --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Kathryn Anne Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Bongani Dlamini --- Department of Applied Managment, South AfricaThis study explored the career support needs of learners from a historically disadvantaged rural South African school setting. Participants were a convenience sample of 20 high school learners (females=60%; males=40%; age range 15–17 years; schools grades 9–10). They completed focus... -
Life design counselling effects on the career adaptability of learners in a selective independent school setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Faculty of Education, South Africa Claire Symington --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis collective case study applied life design counselling to augment the career adaptability of learners in a South African independent school setting. Five purposively selected learners attending Grade 11 (age range: 16–18) completed eight group-based life design counselling sessions. Data... -
Attracting female sex workers to HIV testing and counselling in Ethiopia: a qualitative study with sex workers in Addis Ababa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wole Ameyan --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Caroline Jeffery --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Kassahun Negash --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Etsegenet Biruk --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Miriam Taegtmeyer --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKDespite growing efforts to increase HIV testing and counselling (HTC) services for most at risk populations in Ethiopia, the use of these services by female sex workers (FSWs) remains low. With rising numbers of FSWs in Addis Ketema and concerns... -
Wisdom and counselling: A note on advising people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sjaak van der Geest --- Sociology-Anthropology Department, The NetherlandsThis article raises the question of whether the practice of HIV/AIDS counselling in Ghana can be linked to the wisdom that older people are said to have and use when they give advice to younger family members. Older people believe... -
Experiences in the implementation of provider-initiated counselling and testing and linkage to HIV services at urban public sector health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Rogerio Phili --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Quarraisha Abdool Karim --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Boikhutso Tlou --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaBackground: A provider-initiated counselling and testing (PICT) strategy replaced the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) strategy with respect to the provision of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselling and testing (HCT) in KwaZulu-Natal province with the aim of increasing the uptake... -
Factors influencing career maturity in the South African National Defence Force: A diagnostic approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carien van't Wout --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa Gideon van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South AfricaThis study investigated factors influencing the career maturity of young members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). A sample of 310 young SANDF members (females=35%, blacks=90%) completed the following measures: career maturity inventory-revised, the career decision self-efficacy scale,... -
Vicarious trauma: The psychological impact of working with survivors of trauma for South African psychologists
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xin-Cheng Sui --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Anita Padmanabhanunni --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaTraumatic events are highly prevalent in South African society and psychologists who work with survivors of trauma have been identified as particularly at risk of being adversely affected by their work, and experiencing vicarious trauma. This study aimed to explore... -
Encounter group counsellor training with pre-service industrial psychologists: A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lené I. Jorgensen --- WorkWell, Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, School of Human Resource Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of an encounter group counsellor training protocol to prepare pre-service industrial-organisational (I-O) psychologists as workplace counsellors. The participants included 48 master’s degree students enrolled for I-O professional education at a South African university over the... -
The case for behavioural change counselling for the prevention of NCDs and improvement of self-management of chronic conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KM Murphy --- Department of Medicine, South Africa R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBrief behaviour change counselling (BBCC) that is integrated into routine health care has been shown to be effective in helping patients modify risk behaviours for non-communicable disease (NCD), improve self-management of chronic conditions, as well as produce clinically meaningful improvements... -
Sense of meaning and academic performance: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined sense of meaning and academic performance among a sample of South African university students (n = 210, mean age = 19.49, SD = 1.99, female = 54.29%). Data on meaning were collected using the Purpose in Life... -
The dimensionality of disclosure of HIV status amongst post-partum women in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jo Hunter-Adams --- Health Economics Unit, Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Allison Zerbe --- ICAP, USA Tamsin Philips --- Centre for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology & Research, Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Zanele Rini --- Centre for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology & Research, Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Landon Myer --- Centre for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology & Research, Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Greg Petro --- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, South Africa Elaine Abrams --- ICAP, Mailman School of Public Health and College of Physicians and Surgeons, USADisclosure of HIV status to sexual partners and others has been presented as positive health behaviour and is widely encouraged by antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes, providers and policies. However, disclosure is also highly contextual and its positive effects are not... -
Grit and academic performance among first-year university students: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined grit and academic performance among a sample of South African university students (n = 121, mean age = 19.55, SD = 1.77, female = 57.85%). Data were collected using the Grit Scale and academic performance was assessed... -
Healthcare providers’ understanding of HIV serodiscordance in South Africa and Uganda: implications for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Francis Bajunirwe --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Faith N Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Claudia K Ng --- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Rachel Rifkin --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jasmine Kastner --- McGill University Research Centre, Canada Lavanya Pillay --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Angela Kaida --- Simon Fraser University, Canada David R Bangsberg --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lynn T Matthews --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USAHIV transmission within stable heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples accounts for almost half the new incident infections in South Africa and Uganda. Advances in HIV prevention provide opportunities to reduce transmission risk within serodiscordant partnerships (e.g., antiretroviral treatment (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis... -
Tablet-based disclosure counselling for HIV-infected children, adolescents, and their caregivers: a pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Megan S McHenry --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Edith Apondi --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Carole I McAteer --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Winstone M Nyandiko --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Lydia J Fischer --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Ananda R Ombitsa --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Josephine Aluoch --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Michael L Scanlon --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Rachel C Vreeman --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USABackground: Overwhelmed, under-trained medical staff working in resource-limited settings need efficient resources for HIV disclosure counselling. The objective of this study was to describe providers’ experiences using tablet computers for disclosure-related counselling with HIV-infected children and their caregivers in western... -
Factors that enhance academic learning and study behaviours: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South AfricaThis exploratory study examined students’ conceptions of factors that enhance the use and application of academic learning and study strategies (LSS). A qualitative approach was used to explore the conceptions of 23 first-year university students (female = 14; age range... -
Effect of counselling on the family function of intimate partner violence victims attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO Akor --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LA Moses --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria ND Baamlong --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LL Shedul --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AS Haruna --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria JM Abu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OU Chira --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria NR Ripiye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria RA Abdulkareem --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground and aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem. Family dysfunction is an integral characteristic of IPV homes. However, not much has been done regarding restoration of these families. The aim of this study was to explore the... -
Using career counselling with group life design principles to improve the employability of disadvantaged young adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Erna W. Gerryts --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Lizelle Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Joyce Olivier --- Department of Statistics, South AfricaThis article explores the effects of group life design counselling on unemployed young adults’ career adaptability skills. Purposive and criterion sampling were used to select 62 participants involved in a skills programme (mean age = 24.86 years, SD = 6.38... -
Personal growth initiative: Relation to Hedonia and Eudaimonia happiness among South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between personal growth initiative (PGI) and hedonic and eudaimonic happiness among a sample of South African university students (N = 235; mean age = 20.38, SD = 1.55; female = 61.70%). Students completed measures on... -
Gratitude, well-being and psychological distress among South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South AfricaThis study investigated the associations between gratitude, measures of well-being, and indicators of psychological distress (depression and negative emotion) among South African university students. Data were collected from 198 first-year university students (female = 69.70%; mean age = 20.55 years,... -
Perceptions and attitudes towards acceptability of HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Selibe Phikwe, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Onkgopotse Kgomotso Oduetse --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Bonaparte Nkomo --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Nokuthula Majingo --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Yohana Mashalla --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Botswana Ester Seloilwe --- School of Nursing, BotswanaBackground: Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 71% of the global burden of HIV infection. For the general population of Botswana, the estimated HIV prevalence is 18.5%; for female sex workers it is 61.9%. This study explored and documented female sex workers’... -
Educator self-perceived life skills education implementation practices: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayi Ntinda --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Eswatini Phumaphi Siphiwe Dlamini --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, EswatiniThe study sought to explore educator views on implementation practices of life orientation skills education (LSE) for senior high school students. Participants were 15 guidance and counselling teachers from a rural district of Eswatini (females = 7). The educators responded... -
The costs of home-based HIV testing and counselling in sub-Saharan Africa and its association with testing yield: a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Katharina Hauck --- Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, UKMore than 14.5 of the 36.7 million people living with HIV globally do not know their HIV status, making comprehensive testing interventions a critical step in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Home-based testing and counselling (HBTC) involves small teams of community... -
Traditional healing and counselling services partnership in multicultural South Africa: A multiple case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petro van der Merwe --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored partnership opportunities between traditional healing and counselling psychology services in South Africa. Informants comprised a traditional healer and two counselling psychologists who completed interviews on practices in which they engaged and that could be bridged for the... -
A community-based HIV counselling and testing programme found a decreasing proportion of new HIV testers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Simukai Shamu --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Thato Farirai --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Jean Slabbert --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Geoffrey Guloba --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Nomea Masihleho --- USAID, South Africa Julius Kamera --- USAID, South Africa Nkhensani Nkwashu --- Foundation for Professional Development, South AfricaThis article assesses the history of HIV testing among community-based HIV counselling and testing (CBCT) clients between 2014 and 2018 in 13 South African districts. Consenting clients were tested for HIV and interviewed to categorise as first-time testers or repeat... -
Utilising counselling services by law enforcement: An exploratory case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maximus Monaheng Sefotho --- , South Africa Cecilia Tlaleng Seema --- , BotswanaThis study explored police officers’ dispositions to utilise counselling services. Informants were 20 offers of the Lesotho Mounted Police Services (females = 42.5 %; constables = 57.5 %, age range 21 to 50+). The officers completed the Workplace Counselling Service... -
Life after training: Professional experiences of early career clinical and counselling psychologists in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Phillipa Haine --- , South Africa Duane D Booysen --- , South AfricaWe aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the lived professional experiences of early career clinical and counselling psychologists in South Africa. Our informants were four early career psychologists (females = 2, males = 2; clinical = 2, counselling =... -
Level of adherence and associated factors among HIV-positive adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mbuwir Charlotte Bongfen --- , Ghana Kwasi Torpey --- , Ghana John Ganle --- , Ghana Augustine Ankomah --- , GhanaAim: Globally, there were over 250 000 new HIV infections among adolescents in 2017, with a higher proportion of these in sub-Saharan Africa. In Cameroon, UNICEF estimated over 4 200 new HIV infections in adolescents in 2015; by 2016, there... -
The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thabang Manyaapelo --- , South Africa Robert AC Ruiter --- , The Netherlands Sibusiso Sifunda --- , South Africa Anam Nyembezi --- , South Africa Bart van den Borne --- , The Netherlands Priscilla Reddy --- , South AfricaBackground: Voluntary counselling and testing is one of the effective prevention strategies against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study investigated the psychosocial determinants of the intention to be tested for HIV among young men in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province using the... -
Grit and its relation to well-being among first-year South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- , South AfricaThis mixed methods study explored grit and well-being among South African first-year university students (N = 405, female = 57.10%; mean age = 20.59, SD = 1.65 years). The students self-reported their grit and well-being. A small subsample of the... -
The role of pharmacy personnel in promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the Eastern Cape: communication barriers and breakthroughs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth Rattine-Flaherty --- , USA Sue Burton --- , South AfricaBackground: Many people living with HIV struggle to adhere to their antiretroviral therapy, leading to suboptimal health outcomes and increased costs to the healthcare system. Due to their unique training and position in the health care system, South African pharmacists... -
The meaning and challenge of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for counsellors — report of the Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) conference for sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cecilia Rachier [CXX0001] Elias Gikundi [B0002] Don Balmer --- Senior Research Fellow, University of Durham, UK Maggie Robson --- School of Psychology, University of Keele, UK Kathryn Hunt --- University of Durham, UK Nonie Cohen --- Centre for Studies in Counselling, University of Durham, UKA large number of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) sites are being opened in sub-Saharan Africa. The services provided by these sites are playing an increasingly important role in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. The sites offer many possibilities and it... -
Development of an HIV risk reduction counselling intervention for use in South African sexually transmitted infection clinics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vuyisile Mathiti --- University of the Western Cape, Leickness C. Simbayi --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Sean Jooste --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Queen Kekana --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Xolani P. Nibe --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Luvuyo Shasha --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Philasande Bidla --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Pamela Magubane --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme, Human Sciences Research Council, Demetria Cain --- Psychology Department, University of Connecticut, Charsey Cherry --- Psychology Department, University of Connecticut, Seth C. Kalichman --- Psychology Department, University of Connecticut,South Africa urgently needs HIV prevention interventions that can be disseminated for use in clinical and community settings. A brief theory-based HIV risk reduction counselling intervention originally developed in the USA has recently been adapted for use in a South... -
Provider-initiated HIV testing in health care settings: Should it include client-centered counselling?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Susan M Kiene --- Medicine and Community Health (Research), Brown University, Michael Stein --- Medicine and Community Health, Brown University, USA Moses Bateganya --- Makerere University (Internal Medicine), Rhoda Wanyenze --- Makerere University School of Public Health-CDC HIV Fellowship Programme, Uganda Kenneth Mayer --- The Fenway Institute/Fenway Health, Haruna Lule --- Gombe Hospital, UgandaTo increase access to HIV testing, the WHO and CDC have recommended implementing provider-initiated HIV testing (PITC). To address the resource limitations of the PITC setting, WHO and CDC suggest that patient-provider interactions during PITC may need to focus on... -
‘When I get better I will do the test’: Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nwarbébé Barnabas Njozing --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden Kerstin E Edin --- Unit for Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Centre of Gender Studies, University, Anna-Karin Hurtig --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, SwedenThe World Health Organization has recommended collaborative activities between TB and HIV programmes with routine counselling and testing for HIV among TB patients in order to improve the uptake of HIV services. We carried out qualitative research interviews with 21... -
HIV counselling and testing utilisation and attitudes of male inmates in a South African prison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lelaka C Motshabi [B0001] Supa Pengpid --- Department of Health System Management and Policy, University of Limpopo, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe Department of Correctional Services Policy on the management of HIV and AIDS for offenders include voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV as one of the priorities in the rehabilitation of inmates. The aim of this study was to... -
Perceptions of door-to-door HIV counselling and testing in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karen Kroeger --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Allan W Taylor --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Heather M Marlow --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Douglas T Fleming --- Bristol-Myers Squib Company, USA Vanessa Beyleveld --- Premiere Personnel, Botswana Mary Grace Alwano --- CTS Global Inc., Mabel Tebogo Kejelepula --- Ministry of Health, Botswana Kentsenao Busang Chilume --- Botswana National AIDS Coordination Agency, Botswana Dawn K Smith --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Thierry Roels --- CDC's Division of Global HIV/Aids Programme, Peter Kilmarx --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ZimbabwePrevalence of HIV infection in Botswana is among the highest in the world, at 23.9% of 15 – 49-year-olds. Most HIV testing is conducted in voluntary counselling and testing centres or medical settings. Improved access to testing is urgently needed... -
An evaluation of a refresher training intervention for HIV lay counsellors in Chongwe District, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Charles Msisuka --- , Zambia Ikuma Nozaki --- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Kazuhiro Kakimoto --- Osaka Prefecture University, Motoko Seko --- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Mercy M S Ulaya --- National AIDS Council, ZambiaTo address a severe shortage of human resources for health, the Zambian Ministry of Health has begun to make use of lay counsellors for HIV counselling and testing. However, their skills and knowledge rarely have been reviewed or refreshed. We... -
Parental HIV disclosure in Burkina Faso: Experiences and challenges in the era of HAART
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Georges Tiendrebeogo [d318e18] Fabienne Hejoaka Edwige Mireille Belem Pascal Louis Germain Compaoré Liezel Wolmarans André Soubeiga Nathalie OuangraouaIncreasingly parents living with HIV will have to confront the dilemmas of concealing their lifelong treatment or disclosing to their children exposed to their daily treatment practices. However, limited data are available regarding parental HIV disclosure to children in Burkina... -
Perceptions about the acceptability and prevalence of HIV testing and factors influencing them in different communities in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Yoliswa Ntsepe --- , , South Africa Leickness C. Simbayi --- , , South Africa Olive Shisana --- , South Africa Thomas Rehle --- , , South Africa Musawenkosi Mabaso --- , , South Africa Nolusindiso Ncitakalo --- , , South Africa Alicia Davids --- , , South Africa Yogandra Dhee Naidoo --- , , South AfricaHIV counselling and testing (HCT) is considered important because it is an entry point to a comprehensive continuum of care for HIV/AIDS. The South African Department of Health launched an HCT campaign in April 2010, and this reached 13,269,746 people... -
A mobile school-based HCT service – is it youth friendly?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Estelle Lawrence --- , , South Africa Patricia Struthers --- , , South Africa Geert Van Hove --- , , BelgiumBackground: Despite an increase in HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), few young people have been tested. It has been suggested that they do not test because formal health services (where HCT is provided) are often not youth friendly. The World... -
Occupational exposure, attitude to HIV-positive patients and uptake of HIV counselling and testing among health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Modupe O. Onadeko --- , , Nigeria Mary O. Balogun --- , , Nigeria Olanrewaju O. Onigbogi --- , , Nigeria Folashade O. Omokhodion --- , , NigeriaHealth care workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV. Their attitude to HIV-positive patients influences patients’ willingness and ability to access quality care. HIV counselling and testing (HCT) services are available to inform HCWs and patients about... -
Towards improving the utilisation of counselling centre services by Ghanaian university students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: J. Joana Kyei --- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana Nana Yaa A. Nyarko --- University of Ghana, GhanaThis study sought to explore university students’ expectations from on-campus counselling centres in order to improve service utilisation. A total of 72 Ghanaian students attending a public university in Accra (64% females; 85% undergraduate; 90% in the 18–35 age range)... -
Integrating “old” truths and “new” evidence to address people's evolving career counselling needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe article examines the link between career counselling waves, helping models, theoretical foundations, and interventions. An adapted qualitative systematic literature review was conducted to facilitate examination of people's evolving career counselling needs during changes in the workplace with a view... -
Effects of materialism and perceived social support on the mental health of college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- , ChinaWe aimed to examine the role of materialism and perceived social support on the mental health of college students. Participants were 988 college students from Guangdong Province, China (female = 55.77 %; mean age =19.70 years, SD = 1.56 years)... -
Developing and validating a training package for the provision of telephone crisis intervention services to children and adolescents at risk of suicide
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Maedeh Parvizi --- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Zahra Shahrivar --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Nasrin Dodangi --- Psychosis Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran Salman Ghaderi --- Social Emergency Center of the Welfare Organization, Iran Saeid Norouzi --- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran Elham Salari --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mojgan Khademi --- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran Fariba Arabgol --- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran Javad Mahmoudi-Gharaei --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, IranBackground: Telephone crisis intervention is a readily available and discreet method through which troubled youths can seek assistance.
