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The use of participatory research to facilitate a psychological rehabilitation programme for child survivors of violence in a South African community
- Authors:
- PETERSEN I., MAGWAZA A.S., PILLAY Y.G.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 32(1), 1996, pp.67-74.
At the time that this project was undertaken violence resulting from political conflict had reached endemic proportions in South Africa, having escalated since the abandonment of formal apartheid in 1990. This phenomenon has been attributed to the emergence of new class differentiation amongst the black population as a result of differential access to employment opportunities, incomes and access to urban residential resources. The central motivation for this project was to develop a model for psychological rehabilitation programmes in deprived communities within a primary mental heath care framework. Examines the concepts if primary mental health care and participatory research and outlines the research approach within a primary mental health care framework. Also evaluates the use of participatory research to promote empowerment, particularly in the context of research on the effects of violence. The feasibility of the primary mental health care framework for the delivery of trauma services is also evaluated.