Psychological help for police officials
By Lelethu Mquqo
24 November 2010
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has given the South African Police Service management a task to present him with an action plan aimed at boosting police in dealing with some of the psychological effects in their daily duties.
"The plan will have clear targets, time frames and retention strategy to assist police morale," said Mthethwa in his response to a parliamentary question on the actual and optimal number of police psychologists employed by the SAPS in each province in the past five years.
According to analysis conducted in the department, Gauteng has the highest number of psychologists at 161, followed by KwaZulu-Natal at 136, and the Western Cape at 106.
The North West province had the least psychologists, at 61.
The plan requested by the minister aims at identifying obstacles within the department and the levels of personnel with regards to psychological help.
24 November 2010
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has given the South African Police Service management a task to present him with an action plan aimed at boosting police in dealing with some of the psychological effects in their daily duties.
"The plan will have clear targets, time frames and retention strategy to assist police morale," said Mthethwa in his response to a parliamentary question on the actual and optimal number of police psychologists employed by the SAPS in each province in the past five years.
According to analysis conducted in the department, Gauteng has the highest number of psychologists at 161, followed by KwaZulu-Natal at 136, and the Western Cape at 106.
The North West province had the least psychologists, at 61.
The plan requested by the minister aims at identifying obstacles within the department and the levels of personnel with regards to psychological help.
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