AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED OF POLICE OFFICIALS FOR TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES – A QUALITATIVE APPROACH

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED OF POLICE OFFICIALS FOR TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES – A QUALITATIVE APPROACH

lOfficials in the South African Police Service (SAPS) are exposed to multiple traumatic incidents. The effect of such exposure is aggravated by various contributing factors that may cause intense trauma for the individual, family members and the police service. The risk factors include post-traumati...

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Main Authors: Strydom, Herman, Botha, Karel, Boshoff, Pieter
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-09-01
Series:Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
Subjects:
South African Police Service
traumatic incidents
trauma intervention programmes
Online Access:http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/447
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED OF POLICE OFFICIALS FOR TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES – A QUALITATIVE APPROACH
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
South African Police Service
traumatic incidents
trauma intervention programmes
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Botha, Karel
Boshoff, Pieter
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title AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED OF POLICE OFFICIALS FOR TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES – A QUALITATIVE APPROACH
title_short AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED OF POLICE OFFICIALS FOR TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES – A QUALITATIVE APPROACH
title_full AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED OF POLICE OFFICIALS FOR TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES – A QUALITATIVE APPROACH
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title_sort assessment of the need of police officials for trauma intervention programmes – a qualitative approach
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
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2312-7198
publishDate 2015-09-01
description lOfficials in the South African Police Service (SAPS) are exposed to multiple traumatic incidents. The effect of such exposure is aggravated by various contributing factors that may cause intense trauma for the individual, family members and the police service. The risk factors include post-traumatic stress, acute stress, depression, alcohol abuse, suicide and impaired productivity. It is therefore important that officials have direct access to support. The efficacy of the present trauma intervention programmes in the SAPS is questioned, because despite their implementation police officials still present high levels of acute and behavioural problems
topic South African Police Service
traumatic incidents
trauma intervention programmes
url http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/447
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