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dc.contributor.authorRichter, K
dc.contributor.authorJooste, Karien
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-28T09:15:48Z
dc.date.available2015-04-28T09:15:48Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationRichter, K. & Jooste, K. (2013). The experiences of private somatology therapists on their self-management in a private practice, Health SA Gesondheid 18/1en_US
dc.identifier.issn1025-9848
dc.identifier.other2071-9736
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1442
dc.description.abstractSomatology therapists have a demanding occupation, both physically and emotionally. Long working hours coupled with handling clients on a daily basis, notwithstanding the strain of ensuring high quality client care, are all aspects that place pressure on the therapist. These aspects, in the backdrop of a lack of self-management of a therapist, could result in impaired judgement and substandard performance in the workplace. The purpose of this study included exploring and describing the experiences of private somatology therapists in selfmanagement, from which recommendations for improved self-management within private somatology practices were described. For the purpose of this study, self-management was defined as a method of managing not only the interaction with clients and work stressors, but also the feelings of the therapists, by practising a variety of techniques such as self-discipline. A descriptive, exploratory and contextual qualitative design was followed. The accessible population consisted of therapists (n = 15) practising at six private somatology facilities in the Pretoria North region. Purposeful sampling was followed. Ten individual unstructured interviews as well as a pilot study were conducted in which field notes were taken. Open coding data analysis identified four themes with subthemes. Lincoln and Guba’s model was used to ensure trustworthiness and ethical considerations were followed throughout the process. Informed consent was granted by the private somatology practices and the therapists. One of the themes indicated that self-management strategies should be displayed, in order to gain a sense of control. The study identified that there is a definite need to nurture the therapist within this demanding working environment which we call the somatology practice.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth SA Gesondheiden_US
dc.rightsThis journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.rightsThis journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v18i1.685
dc.subjectSelf-managementen_US
dc.subjectSomatology therapistsen_US
dc.subjectPrivate practiceen_US
dc.titleThe experiences of private somatology therapists on their self-management in a private practiceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US


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