The paper attempts to paint a clearer picture of the bio-psycho-social state of torture survivors accessing services in South Africa, while highlighting many of the contextual challenges which impact on recovery. It draws on intake data obtained from 55 refugee torture…
The Trauma and Transition Programme (TTP) was set up by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) to offer counselling services to victims of violence and torture. This report looks at 2009 and describes the group of…
This paper presents counsellors' appraisals of the Wits Trauma Counselling Model which is used for the treatment of psychological trauma. The study was conducted with counsellors working at the Trauma Clinic of the Centre for the Study of Violence and…
This paper focuses on the potentially numerous traumatised individuals who will come in contact with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). It focuses exclusively on the psychological implications of the TRC and the process of truth recovery.
This research was part of a continuing process aimed at developing the psychological profession into one which contributes meaningfully to the context in which it is situated, as well as into one which is taken seriously. The credibility of the psychological profession depends on it being able to offer effective services to a broad spectrum of people in diverse circumstances.
This paper seeks to address the question of what is an appropriate psychology in South Africa and the Organisation for Appropriate Social Services in South Africa (OASSSA) contribution to it. Work within OASSSA takes a variety of forms: emergency services training, research, education, media and information, and therapeutic treatment.