- Title
- Coping mechanisms of unemployed registered counsellors in the South African context
- Creator
- Mogatosi, Ntsako Emmah
- Subject
- Counselors--Job stress -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/46375
- Identifier
- vital:39585
- Description
- ivABSTRACTThe Registered Counsellorcategory has been a developing profession since its inception in 2003. There havebeen few studies done on the coping mechanisms of unemployed Registered Counsellors in the South African context. This field of study is particularly important as Registered Counsellors are the primarymentalhealth care professionals;therefore,their role in psychology is of utmost importance. This study focused on exploring the coping mechanisms of unemployed Registered Counsellors. A qualitative research approach was followed in order to gaina comprehensive understanding regardingthe perceived coping strategies. A combination of purposive,non-probability and snowball sampling techniques was employedto select participants and semi-structured interviews were conducted with them to explore and describe their coping mechanisms. Lazarus and Folkman’stheorywas utilised to provide a theoretical understanding of the coping mechanisms. Unemployment is perceived to cause stress and may lead to maladaptive coping strategies. It was perceived to have an impact on the professional’s goalsand increased financial strain in their lives. However, communication, social and family support, positive attitudes, availability to opportunities and advocacy for the profession were identified as effective coping mechanisms. The majority of the participants perceived good communication about the situation and supportive relationships to be the most effective strategies to be utilised in their lives.
- Format
- xi, 82 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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