PolicyPublicationsMental Health, Psychosocial Support, Reparations and Victim Services, Torture and State Violence, Trauma CounsellingTlhabollo: Tlhoko Ya Mantlha Ya Diphofu Tsa TlhokofatsoLeqephe la Dintlha hodima Tlhabollo ya Diphofu tsa Tlhokofatso. Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaJuly 14, 2016
PolicyPublicationsMental Health, Psychosocial Support, Reparations and Victim Services, Torture and State Violence, Trauma CounsellingRehabilitation: Un Besoin Prioritaire des Victimes de TortureFiche d’information du CSVR sur la réadaptation pour les victimes de la torture. Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaJuly 14, 2016
PublicationsResearchEx-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reparations and Victim Services, Violence PreventionThe Role of Ex-offenders in Implementing the Community Work Programme as a Crime and Violence Prevention InitiativeThis article deals with the perceived impact of the Community Work Programme (CWP) (a state-sponsored job creation project) in preventing crime and violence in the townships of Ivory Park and Orange Farm, South Africa. The focus of this article is on the role that ex-offenders who work in the CWP play in the implementation of crime and violence prevention initiatives… Read More Malose Langa and Themba MasukuMay 6, 2016
PublicationsResearchPsychosocial Support, Reparations and Victim Services, Torture and State Violence, Trauma and TransitionWhy Do Clients Stay in Counselling: A Comparative Analysis of Why Clients Stay for a Short or Long Time Using CSVR's Psychosocial ServicesThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has long offered counselling services to ex-combatants and victims of torture. This paper attempts to understand whether or not there is a difference between clients who stay for medium to long term counselling (19 sessions or more) and those who are considered to be early leavers (clients who have two… Read More Dominique Dix-PeekMarch 3, 2014
PublicationsResearchReparations and Victim Services, Torture and State Violence, Trauma CounsellingDeveloping an African Torture Rehabilitation Model: A Contextually Informed, Evidence-Based Psychosocial Model for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (Part 2: Detailing an African Torture Rehabilitation Model Through Engagement with the Clinical Team)The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) embarked on a project of developing an evidence-based African torture rehabilitation model, with the goal of gaining an understanding of what the main challenges faced by victims of torture are, and how these can be addressed. Step one of this project involved conducting research to set the foundations of a… Read More Monica BandeiraFebruary 3, 2014
PublicationsResearchReparations and Victim Services, Torture and State Violence, Trauma CounsellingDeveloping an African Torture Rehabilitation Model: A Contextually Informed, Evidence-Based Psychosocial Model for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (Part 1: Setting the Foundations of an African Torture Rehabilitation Model Through Research)The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) embarked on a project of developing an evidence-based African torture rehabilitation model, with the goal of gaining an understanding of what the main challenges faced by victims of torture are, and how these can be addressed. The first step of this project, and the basis for this report, involved conducting… Read More Monica BandeiraJanuary 27, 2014
