A5067246437- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Legal and Social Justice Studies
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Sex work and related issues
University of Cape Town
2010-2024
United Arab Emirates University
2008-2010
Life in the low-income urban communities of South Africa is imprinted by a cycle violence which young males predominantly are roles both victim and perpetrator. There some evidence that adolescents who show an attraction to cruelty can display high levels psychosocial functioning despite presence posttraumatic stress symptoms. However, role appetitive aggression context ongoing threats daily hassles not yet fully understood.In this study, we examine areas continuous traumatic exposure its...
In persistently unsafe environments, the cumulative exposure to violence predicts not only development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also increased aggression and violent outbursts. Substance use disorders interact with these developments, as drug consumption may blunt symptoms reduce threshold for acts. Investigating interplay between variables possible effect abuse on attraction cruelty is a crucial step in understanding cycle developing intervention programs that address...
Previous research has demonstrated that those who perpetrate violence and report aggression to be appetitive are less vulnerable developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The current study examined the hypothesis that, among youth offenders living in a high-violence community, an attraction is associated with improved psychosocial functioning concern about future threats.A sample of 69 male two communities Cape Town, South Africa, completed measures trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms,...
In an observer-blinded intervention trial, we tested the reduction of posttraumatic stress symptoms, aggressive attitude, and behavior in young males living a context ongoing community gang violence by means (a) forensic offender rehabilitation narrative exposure therapy (FORNET), (b) cognitive-behavioral "Thinking for Change" (TFAC). A waiting list served as control condition.A total 39 men were included data analysis: 15 completed FORNET, 11 underwent (CBT), 13 on later treatment. The...
In this article the periphery between indigenous cultural beliefs and values of Emirate social work students in United Arab Emirates often cited default Western used to teach others is explored. The aim contribute a better understanding significance belief value systems formulation education approaches discourse situated local rather than or Eurocentric approach.
Post-traumatic stress but also aggressive attitudes and behaviour can be found in adolescents living a context of ongoing community gang violence the low-income urban areas Cape Town, South Africa.We investigated long-term effects (15-20 months after therapy) (a) Narrative Exposure Therapy for Forensic Offender Rehabilitation (FORNET) (b) cognitive behavioural intervention 'Thinking Change' (CBT) on post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) aggression compared with waiting list.Fifty-four young males...
Violence exposure poses a risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and appetitive aggression. Does acknowledgment of violent experiences by one’s social environment also affect these adverse consequences violence? We investigated relations between number traumatic event types, offenses, PTSD symptoms, aggression, acknowledgment. A total 290 participants were recruited through Cape Town rehabilitation center offenders. Using path analysis, we demonstrate higher societal disapproval to be...
Background: In violent communities, social rejection as a person with victim–offender attributes is associated more intense symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and higher propensity towards violence, i.e. appetitive aggression. Successful community reintegration encompassing adequate acknowledgment individuals both history violence exposure perpetration may be necessary to enhance the treatment effects interventions addressing PTSD aggression.Objective: this study,...
• Summary: This article advances a basic model for cross-cultural social work teaching linked to the use of appropriate cultural methodology that is fundamental learning success Arab students in United Emirates (UAE). Findings: The article’s findings are based on qualitative research and makes focus groups narrative case studies. explores students’ perception receiving education English fourth-year Social Work Practice course presented by Western, English-speaking faculty. It also summarizes...
The fundamental objective of this article is to urge a change in the conventional paradigms used define practice social work field criminal justice, and set motion conversion unified paradigm justice work. A here refer multidimensional multidisciplinary working with both those who offend are victims crime, order restore harm done prevent further offending. This text essentially nomenclatorial nature, meaning, it deals naming defining specialisation as distinctly different from general.
The aim of this quantitative, inferential research was to investigate how working with vulnerable and abused children families has an impact on child protection service workers in South Africa. In particular, the study explores whether such work leads compassion fatigue, there is a relationship between fatigue resilience. Compassion recognised as state exhaustion that results helping professionals losing their ability empathise clients, while resilience refers process adaptation face...
Previous research has shown a robust association between different childhood and adolescent vulnerabilities youth offending. However, these investigations have primarily focused on youths from high-income Western countries. Consequently, the generalizability of findings to better inform global justice policies remains uncertain. This study aimed address this gap by examining relationship individual, familial, contextual criminal versatility during young adulthood, accounting for...
Examining the Process of Violentization 78 Youth from Gugulethu and Khayelitsha in Western Cape – Violent Offenders or Dangerous Criminals L. Holtzhausen Abstract Research on harsh treatment children has been a line inquiry for many decades. The family structure America changing dramatically over last fifty years as such, interest variation between different forms flourished. Several scholars have found that fact are more at risk being harmed by parental figure is not genetically connected...
While there is empirical evidence to support associations between psychopathy scale ratings and offending or deviant behaviours, suggested as for a unified theory of crime, date has been mainly from countries with high economic Western philosophies. In wide range cultural groups languages complex history colonisation apartheid, such correlations may differ.To explore the psychometric properties Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory-Short Version (YPI-S) its applicability relationship actual...