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Expressive Art in Cross-Cultural Group Supervision: Applying the Mmogo-Method™
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vera Roos --- North-West University, Liezel Ferreira --- North-West University,Academic mobility has increased the tendency of students to study in foreign countries, which poses various personal, interpersonal and contextual challenges to the cross-cultural supervision relationship. This study explored the themes that emerged in a cross-cultural supervision relationship through the... -
The role of doctors in provision of support for primary health care clinics in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PH Nkosi --- Centre for Rural Health, CM Horwood --- Centre for Rural Health, K Vermaak --- Centre for Rural Health, C Cosser --- Centre for Rural Health, JL Haskins --- Centre for Rural Health,Background: Most primary health care (PHC) services in South Africa are provided by registered nurses working in clinics. Workload and scope of practice of these nurses have increased in recent years, exacerbated by widespread staff shortages. However, PHC nurses often... -
Enhancing the educational interaction in family medicine registrar training in the clinical context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa J Goedhuys --- Department of Psychology, Belgium F D'Argent --- Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad, BelgiumThe relationship between registrar and trainer functions best when the trainer consciously facilitates the registrar's learning and considers all their interactions as educational opportunities. The trainer's role is more that of an educational guide and less that of an authoritarian... -
“Safe anaesthesia” for the South African rural obstetric patient in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Theron --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: The South African National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths has shown that anaesthesia-related maternal deaths continue to increase at district hospitals. This has been attributed to substandard anaesthesia care and resuscitation. This study investigated the anaesthesia practices,... -
Strengthening doctoral supervision in a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) Specialisation in Child and Adolescent Psychology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaSupervision differs in PhD and DPsych contexts. PhD supervision focuses on students' pursuit of a career in academia, with the emphasis on research. In a DPsych framework, the focus of supervision is to assist students, who are experienced practitioners in... -
An evaluation of factors influencing perceptual experiences and future plans of final-year medical interns in the Free State, 2013–2014
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mofolo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa J Botes --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Medical internship refers to the 24-month period of supervised training in an accredited facility, where newly qualified doctors rotate through all relevant medical domains before starting their community service as medical practitioners. The Free State province has one academic... -
Errors and clinical supervision of intubation attempts by the inexperienced
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: VM Satyapal --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa TE Sommerville --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Tracheal intubation is an essential skill for anaesthetists and other disciplines that require emergency establishment of a secure airway. Early attempts in patients often meet with failure. Existing publications focus mainly on trainees in emergency settings and highlight the... -
An evaluation of the medical internship programme at King Edward VIII hospital, South Africa in 2016
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa SS (Cyril) Naidoo Siyabonga DlaminiBackground: In 2005, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) extended the duration of the internship programme to ensure that all young medical graduates are adequately prepared to work at a district hospital during their year of community service... -
Abusive supervision and work engagement in the Nigerian public service sector: Do strengths use, and promotion focus matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adeline N. Idike --- , Nigeria Okechukwu Ibiam Egwu --- , Nigeria Fabian O. Ugwu --- , Nigeria Cornelius O. Okorie --- , Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- , NigeriaThis study examined experiences of abuse and work engagement behaviours of general employees in the Nigerian public service sector. Cross-lagged survey data were collected from 219 workers (female = 57.3%; age range = 24 – 59 years, mean age =... -
Presenting a PhD research proposal: A guide for commerce students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Richard Shambare --- , South AfricaThis paper provides commerce PhD students with advice on how to structure research proposals. In particular, the paper addresses the question: How should a PhD candidate in entrepreneurship (or another commerce discipline) present a research proposal? The paper guides students... -
Employee followership predispositions: Their perceptions of narcissistic traits in supervisors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jianjia He --- , China Shengmin Liu --- , China Jianbo Liu --- , China Thi Hoai Thuong Mai --- , ChinaWe investigated the relationship between employee perceptions of narcissistic supervision and employee followership. Further, we investigated the influences of employee proactive personality, self-efficacy, political skill, and team political climate on said relationship. Data were from 383 employees of a large... -
How abusive supervision affects unethical pro-organisational behaviour: A moderated mediation examination of exchange and proactive personality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wang --- , China Gangqiang Wang --- , China Guoqin Liu --- , China Yalin Chu --- , China Li Zhou --- , ChinaIn this study, we examined how abusive supervision would be associated with unethical pro-organisational behaviour (UPB). Using a time-lag study design, we collect a sample of 322 working adults from a large bank in the south-west of China (female =... -
An assessment of quality of home-based HIV counseling and testing performed by lay counselors in a rural sub-district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vuyolwethu Magasana --- , South Africa Wanga Zembe --- , South Africa Hanani Tabana --- , South Africa Reshma Naik --- , South Africa Debra Jackson --- , South Africa Sonja Swanevelder --- , South Africa Tanya Doherty --- , South AfricaHIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been prioritized as one of the prevention strategies for HIV/AIDS, and promoted as an essential tool in scaling up and improving access to treatment, care and support especially in community settings. Home-based HCT (HBHCT)...
