Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. (Psychology) (SU)
MA in Clinical Psychology & Community Counselling (SU)
MA (Psychology) (NMMU/NMU)
B. Psych (Counselling) (NMM/NMU)
Registered Clinical Psychologist with the Professional Board for Psychology (HPCSA)
Position: Senior Lecturer
Portfolio: Coordinator of the professional training programme: MA in Clinical
Psychology
Email: d.booysen@ru.ac.za
Tel: +27 (046) 6038507
Office: Psychology Clinic, Rhodes Avenue.
Biography
Dr Duane D. Booysen is a licensed clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in the
Department of Psychology at Rhodes University. Dr Booysen is an NRF Y-2 Rated
Researcher and a Visiting Scholar in the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioural Science at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Dr Booysen’s primary
research investigates the effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of empirically
supported trauma-focused psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
in Low- and middle-income countries. In addition, Dr Booysen also explores topics
related to traumatic stress and public mental health and uses methodologies and
designs ranging from mixed methods, implementation science, and experimental
research designs.

Research

• 
  Booysen, D. D. & Haine, P. (In press) Perceptions of primary mental healthcare in a
  semi-rural setting in the Eastern Cape of South Africa: a qualitative inquiry, South
  African Journal of Psychology.
• Booysen, D. D., Rauch, S. A. M., Shabangu, P. & Leboho, L. (2024). Task-shifting of
  Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC) for PTSD in a semi-rural setting in
  South Africa: a pilot implementation study. Psychological Services.
• Haine, P., Young, C., Booysen, D. D. (2024). Across the professional lifespan:
  Comparing the workforce trends of early career and established counselling
  psychologists in South Africa. Counselling Psychology Quarterly.
• Kagee, A., Padmanabhanunni, A., Coetzee, B., Booysen, D. D., & Kidd, M. (2024).
  Sense of coherence, social support, satisfaction with life and resilience as mediators
  between fear of COVID-19, perceived vulnerability to disease and depression. South
  African Journal of Psychology.
• Kaminer, D., Booysen, D. D., Kristensen, C. H., Ellis, K., Patel, A. R., Robjant, K., &
  Sardana, S. (2024). Improving Access to Evidence-Based Interventions for Trauma-
  Exposed Adults in Low- And Middle-Income Countries. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
• Coetzee, B., Booysen, D. D., Padmanabhanunni, A., Kagee, A. (2024). Demographic
  correlates of indices of psychological wellbeing and COVID-19 related distress
  among South African university students. International Journal of Mental Health.
• Haine, P., Booysen, D. D. & Young, C. (2023). Crushed all over again: The
  professional experiences of early career counselling psychologists in South Africa.
  South African Journal of Psychology. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/00812463231218002
• Booysen, D. D., & Kagee, A. (2023). Trauma survivors’ reflections on receiving
  prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD at a community counselling centre: a
  qualitative inquiry. South African Journal of Psychiatry.
• Munishvaran, K. ; Booysen, D. D. (2022). The experiences of clinical psychologists
  in treating traumatic stress at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape: A
  qualitative study. South African Journal of Psychiatry.
• Haine, P., Young, C., Booysen, D. D. (2022). "Looking back to move forward: A
  scoping review of Counselling Psychology in South Africa. South African Journal of
  Psychology.
• Duiker, A. & Booysen, D. D. (2022). “It’s just like a waiting room”: The lived
  experiences of psychology students seeking professional training programme
  admission in South Africa. Journal of Psychology in Africa.
• Booysen, D. D., Mahe-Poyo, P., & Grant, R. (2021). The experiences and perceptions
  of mental health service provision at a primary healthcare centre. South African
  Journal of Psychiatry.
• Booysen, D. D., & Kagee, A. (2021). Preliminary effectiveness of brief prolonged
  exposure therapy for PTSD: expanding access to effective therapies. Clinical Case
  Studies.
• Booysen, D. D., & Kagee, A. (2021). Double burden of treating traumatic stress in
  low-and middle-income countries: experiences and perspectives of non-specialist
  health workers in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology.
  Johnson, S., & Booysen, D. D. (2021). I just want to live: Separation abuse in South
  African heterosexual relationships. Journal of Psychology in Africa.
• Haine, P. & Booysen, D. D. (2020). Life after training: Professional experiences of
  early career clinical and counselling psychologists in South Africa. Journal of
  Psychology in Africa, 30(5), 475-483.
• Booysen, D. D., & Kagee, A. (2020). The feasibility of prolonged exposure as a
  treatment for PTSD in low- and-middle income countries: a review. European journal
  of psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1753941, DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1753941
• Booysen, D. D., & Kagee, A. (2020). Implementing prolonged exposure therapy for
  PTSD in a context of ongoing adversity: A clinical case study. Clinical Case Studies,
  19(4), 258–269.
• Booysen, D. D. & Naidoo, A., V. (2016). On becoming a psychologist: The
  experiences of the unsuccessful applicant. New Voices in Psychology, 12(1).

Lecturing

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MA in Clinical Psychology Programme)
• Professional Practice in Clinical Psychology (MA in Clinical Psychology Programme)
• Public Mental Health (Implementation Science) (MA in Clinical Psychology
  Programme)
• Psychopathology (Psychology - Honours)

Community Engagement (CE)
Dr Booysen’s CE spans across his teaching and research and has active CE work with
the Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture in Cape Town (Research),
Eastern Cape Department of Health (Research), and the Assumption Development
Centre (ADC) and the ADC Counselling Hub (Teaching) in Makhanda.

Academic Service

• Diversity Committee Member – International Society of Traumatic Stress
  Studies (2024-).

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Ph.D.
Completed
1. Haine. P. (2020 -) Life after training: Experiences of early career psychologists in
South Africa. Doctoral degree in Psychology. Co-supervisor. Co-supervisor
(Completed)
2. Malete, D. (2022 -). The massed-prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD in a South
African context: An effectiveness and feasibility trial (Sole supervisor) (Active)
3. Creese, L. (2023-). Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT-ST) skills training programme
for borderline personality disorder within a public psychiatric hospital: A pilot
implementation study. (sole supervisor). (Active)
4. Shabangu, P. (2024-). Feasibility and acceptability of task-sharing as an
implementation strategy for traumatic stress in a low-resourced setting. (Sole
supervisor). (Active)

MA (by thesis and or coursework):
Completed:
1. Slabbert, M. (2022). The effectiveness and feasibility of online prolonged exposure
therapy for traumatic stress among university students. Sole supervisor.
2. Munishvaran, K. (2021) Clinical Psychologists’ experiences of treating traumatic
stress at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape: A qualitative research
study. Sole Supervisor.
3. Duiker, A. (2021). Exploring the experiences of psychology honours graduate
students who are not in any professional training programme for psychology: An
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Sole supervisor.
4. Haine, P. (2019). life after training: professional experiences of recently qualified
clinical and counselling psychologists in South Africa. Coursework MA. Sole
supervisor.
5. Johnson, S. (2019). Separation assault in South African heterosexual relationships.
MA by thesis. Sole supervisor.
6. Mahe-Poyo, P. (2020). Experiences and perceptions of persons living with a mental
disorder receiving mental health treatment at a primary care clinic in the Eastern
Cape. Coursework MA. Sole supervisor.
7. Ndebele, Z. (2023). The effectiveness of prolonged exposure therapy for the
treatment of PTSD and suicide ideation. Sole supervisor.
8. Mujuru, A. (2024). The prevalence of common mental disorders among asylum-
seekers and refugees in the Cape Town area. Lead supervisor.
9. Shabangu, P. N. (2024). The feasibility of training non-specialist health workers in
PE-PC for PTSD. Sole supervisor.
10. Leboho, L. (2024). The acceptability of PE-PC for PTSD among persons from a low-
resourced community in the Eastern Cape. Lead supervisor.

MA research (Active):
1. Qodashe, M. The effectiveness and feasibility of Massed-Prolonged Exposure for
PTSD a community psychology clinic.
2. Piliso, Z. Primary Healthcare Professionals Perceptions and Reflections on Mental
Health Service Provision In Makhanda.
3. Zwane, S. Exploring the experiences of persons accessing mental healthcare at a
community-based clinic in the Makana municipality.
4. Markham, K. The feasibility and acceptability of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for
PTSD at a community trauma centre in Cape Town: a qualitative analysis.
5. Shnier, T. The feasibility and acceptability of massed-prolonged exposure therapy
for post-traumatic stress disorder among university students: a qualitative inquiry
6. De Vos, R. Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of Massed Prolonged Exposure
Therapy for PTSD in a Resource-Constrained Setting in the Eastern Cape

Websites:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Duane-Booysen

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