Below are the lists of textbooks to be purchased for modules.
You can order your textbooks online from Loot (Loot can deliver anywhere in South Africa, and it can take around 11 to 15 working days for the book to arrive). Other places you could get textbooks: Takealot, also an online store, with delivery anywhere in South Africa Protea Bookshop, online and also physical bookshops around the country Van Schaik Bookstore, online and also physical book shops around the country Juta bookshop, online and also physical book shops around the country
Crises Counselling – Contact and Online
- James, R.K., & Gilliland, B.E. 2016. Crisis Intervention Strategies. (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Group Counselling – Contact and Online
- Corey, G. 2023. Theory and Practice of Group Counselling (10th ed). USA: Cengage Learning
Community and Mental Health Issues – Contact and Online
- Readings will be provided, no textbook to be purchased.
Psychology: An Introduction – Contact and Online
- Swartz, L; De la Rey, C; Duncan, N; Townsend, L, O’Neill, V. & Makhubela (2021). Psychology an Introduction 5th Ed. Oxford University Press, South Africa.
Family and Development – Contact & Online
- Walsh, F. 2015. Normal Family Processes: Growing Diversity and Complexity. 4th edition. New York: The Guildford Press
Crisis Intervention and Trauma Counselling – Online
- Herbst, A. Reitsma, G. 2016. Trauma Counselling – Principles and practice in South Africa today. South Africa: Juta.
Crisis Intervention and Trauma Counselling – Contact
- Roberts, A., & Yeager, K. 2015. Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment and Research. (4th ed.). London: Oxford Publishers
Group Therapy – Contact and Online
- Corey, G. 2023. Theory and Practice of Group Counselling (10th ed). USA: Cengage Learning.
Research Methods and Statistics – Contact
- Gravetter, F., Wallnau, L., & Forzano, L. (2021). Statistics for the behavioural science, (10th ed.). USA: Cengage Learning.
Research Methods and Statistics Online
- Gravetter, F., Wallnau, L., & Forzano, L. (2018). Essentials of statistics for the behavioural science, (9th ed.). USA: Cengage Learning.
Developmental Psychology Contact and Online
- Readings will be provided, no textbook to be purchased.
Neuropsychology Contact and Online
- Kalat, J.W. 2019. Biological Psychology 13E. Cengage: Boston.
Personality Theories Contact and Online
- Moore, C.; Viljoen, H.G. & Meyer, W.F. (2017). Personology (5th ed.). Cape Town: Pearson South Africa. (For purchase)
Therapeutic Psychology Contact and Online
- Corey, G.; Nicholas L.J. & Bawa, U. (2021). Theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy (3rd South African Edition). China: RR Donnelley: Cengage Learning.
Family Psychology Contact and Online
- Becvar, D.S. & Becvar, R.J. (2014). Family therapy: A systemic integration (8th ed.). Pearson Education.
Developmental Psychology
- Readings will be provided, no textbook to be purchased.
Personality Theories
- Moore, C.; Viljoen, H.G. & Meyer, W.F. (2017). Personology (5th ed.). Cape Town: Pearson South Africa. (For purchase)
Psychological Interventions
- Naidu, T. & Ramlall, S. (2016) Talk therapy toolkit. Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. Van Schaik: Cape Town.
Psychopathology
- Sadock, B., Sadock,V & Ruiz, P. (2015)
- Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, USA: Williams & Wilkins. (use for group presentations as a reference you can get later editions)
- Also check for second handbooks