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Towards More Effective Research Training and Support for Postgraduate Counselling Psychology Students (Student Survey)
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Dear Counselling Psychology Masters Students

My name is Chanelle Coombs-Brown, and I am a Doctoral candidate registered for the programme Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences, Psychology at the University of Fort Hare.

You are invited to participate in a study which seeks to develop guidelines to improve research training and support for postgraduate Counselling Psychology students at South African universities.

The research aims to:
1. Determine the factors that enhance and hinder the dissertation process leading to outcomes of completion or delay.
2. Explore the research experiences and support available to Counselling Psychology
master’s students at South African universities.

Research participant criteria:
All students (males and females of all races) currently enrolled for the HPCSA accredited Master’s by coursework, Counselling Psychology degree.

Study Procedure

If you agree to participate in this study, you will be asked to:
1. Complete an anonymous online survey that will take approximately 9 minutes (students only)
2. Participate in a follow-up online focus group interview via Microsoft Teams, which will last approximately 1 hour

Participation is voluntary, and your answers will be kept confidential and used solely for research purposes.

If you are interested in being part of the study, please click the link below to access the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WDXJP6R

For any additional information, please email me on 200504002@ufh.ac.za.

This study has been granted external ethical review and approval by the UKZN Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee and UFH Inter-Faculty Human Research Ethics Committee (IFREC) - Ethics Clearance ref. number: MAR021SCOO01

Kindly find attached gatekeeper's permission letter, ethical clearance letter, and the information sheet which outlines the details of this study.

We look forward to hearing from you and your participation will be greatly appreciated.


Sincerely,
Chanelle Coombs-Brown
200504002@ufh.ac.za


Supervisor: Dr Marais (Supervisor) (rmarais@ufh.ac.za
Co-Supervisor: Professor van Niekerk (leonvn@ufh.ac.za)

Attachments
Online. Coombs-Brown.pdf Coombs-Brown Ethics Letter.pdf Coombs-Brown Participant Written Infomation.pdf
Notice Details
Category Research
Posted 10 March 2025
By Bharat Ramkissoon
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From UKZN
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