A Narrative Approach: Perceptions of Mental Health Services and The Role of Creative Arts Therapies in South Africa’s Coloured Communities
| dc.contributor.author | George, Abigail | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-10T07:35:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts in the field of Drama Therapy, in the Faculty of Humanities, Law and Management, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research examines perceptions of mental health services and the role of creative arts therapies within South Africa's Coloured communities using a narrative approach. Employing qualitative narrative inquiry, the study gathers personal stories from professional mental health workers in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town. Narrative inquiry systematically studies how people experience the world and construct meaning through stories. Through the semi-structured online interviews, the research aimed to uncover nuanced perspectives on mental health and creative arts therapies. Data was collected through audio recordings, with written consent from participants, and analysed using thematic analysis. Theoretical analysis is informed by critical race theory to examine how historical and contemporary inequalities influence mental health experiences. Thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) was employed to identify and interpret narrative patterns and themes, ensuring adherence to ethical practices, including informed consent and confidentiality. | |
| dc.description.submitter | MM2026 | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.identifier.citation | George, Abigail. (2025). A Narrative Approach: Perceptions of Mental Health Services and The Role of Creative Arts Therapies in South Africa’s Coloured Communities [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/49442 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/49442 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.rights | © 2025 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. | |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.school | Wits School of Arts | |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.subject | Mental Health Services | |
| dc.subject | Critical Race Theory | |
| dc.subject | Drama Therapy | |
| dc.subject | Creative Arts Therapies | |
| dc.subject | Coloured Communities | |
| dc.subject.primarysdg | SDG-3: Good health and well-being | |
| dc.title | A Narrative Approach: Perceptions of Mental Health Services and The Role of Creative Arts Therapies in South Africa’s Coloured Communities | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |