Antoni Barnard

Orientation: The global concern for veterinarian well-being continues to grow owing to the pervasiveness of psychological illness and suicide in the profession. Research purpose: To explore lived experiences of South African veterinarians from an identity theory perspective. Motivation for the study: There is a paucity of South African research on well-being in the veterinarian profession.

Orientation: Voluntary turnover is a costly and frequently disruptive organisational phenomenon, particularly when it involves high achievers. Research purpose: The study aimed to develop a psychodynamic exposé of voluntary turnover by applying the conflict, identity, boundaries, authority, roles and task (CIBART) model to the lived experiences of high achievers. Motivation for the study: The research primarily focusses on voluntary turnover as an individual, rational decision-making process.

Orientation: Coaching facilitates identity work, and metaphors are often used in coaching to make sense of the self. Research purpose: To explore coaching clients’ coaching experience as expressed through metaphors, from an identity work perspective. Motivation for the study: The use of metaphor in coaching has not been realised, and coaching as a vehicle for identity work is underexplored.