A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police Service
This article focuses on the development of a psycho-social therapeutic programme (PTP) for police officials attached to the specialised units in the North West province. The objective is to prevent the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder and the development of trauma-related stress symptoms soon...
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| description | This article focuses on the development of a psycho-social therapeutic programme (PTP) for police officials attached to the specialised units in the North West province. The objective is to prevent the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder and the development of trauma-related stress symptoms soon after exposure to a traumatic event. The main focus of this article is on the themes and contents of the designed PTP. The themes of the programme are schematically presented, after which it is discussed in detail according to the subject, aim and content. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74200dc7edf34eb0b577a579d5c473ac2022-12-22T01:35:27ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk0037-80542312-71982017-10-0153444546910.15270/53-4-592A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police ServiceBoshoff, Pieter 0Strydom, Herman1North-West UniversityNorth-West UniversityThis article focuses on the development of a psycho-social therapeutic programme (PTP) for police officials attached to the specialised units in the North West province. The objective is to prevent the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder and the development of trauma-related stress symptoms soon after exposure to a traumatic event. The main focus of this article is on the themes and contents of the designed PTP. The themes of the programme are schematically presented, after which it is discussed in detail according to the subject, aim and content.http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/592psycho-social therapeutic programmepost-traumatic stress disorderpolice officials |
| spellingShingle | Boshoff, Pieter Strydom, Herman A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police Service Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk psycho-social therapeutic programme post-traumatic stress disorder police officials |
| title | A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police Service |
| title_full | A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police Service |
| title_fullStr | A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police Service |
| title_full_unstemmed | A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police Service |
| title_short | A psycho-social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the South African Police Service |
| title_sort | psycho social therapeutic group work programme preventing the onset of post traumatic stress disorder among police officials attached to the specialised units in the south african police service |
| topic | psycho-social therapeutic programme post-traumatic stress disorder police officials |
| url | http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/592 |
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