New Zealand Journal of Counselling
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Exploring the Landscapes of External Supervision.
Get PDFExternal supervision offers health and social service practitioners opportunities for exploring their work, professional development, and associated relationships. Within a context outside of the workplace, the supervision relationship allegedly supports practice within the workplace. There is a range of understanding within the sectors about the relationship between supervisor and practitioner. This paper explores the potential of closer relationships between agency and supervisor and the subsequent possibilities for greater accountability of the supervision work. Reflecting on our own practice as supervisors both within agencies and external to agencies, this paper invites readers (supervisors and practitioners) to draw on their own supervision experiences. The intention is to critique, challenge, and support critical reflection upon current and potential supervision arrangements for practitioners who participate in supervision that is external to their agencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
Editorial.
Get PDFThe article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Michael Williams and John Winslade on the narrative approach to mediation, and another on counsellor well-being
Meaalofa.
Get PDFThis article is not intended to provide an expert perspective on Samoan customs inclusive of meaalofa (gifting) principles. Neither is it meant to convey a dominant knowledge of therapeutic interventions to address the needs of Samoan people in clinical settings. This paper is a humble contribution, with personal reflections, to the reservoir of ideas, perspectives and theorising that enlarges our capacity as clinicians to assist and support the therapeutic processes of healing for Samoan (and Pasifika) people in Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores and highlights meaalofa concepts in a therapeutic environment through research findings, talanoa interviews with participants of the study, and case study vignettes from my own counselling work. This account is by no means the last word regarding meaalofa concepts in therapeutic settings; rather, it is just the beginning so others can contribute to its richness both in content and context. The article begins with a Samoan proverb concerning the toloa, that one will leave home, but will always return. The meaalofa presented through the content of this article and through my clinical work is about my ongoing journey of returning home. Since the initial research was conducted, it has taken six years for this paper finally to be written. The discoveries that are explored in the paper came out of the research I undertook for my Master of Counselling dissertation at the University of Waikato in 2004. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
Counselling Women Whose Lives Have Been Seriously Disrupted by Depression.
Get PDFThis article presents some of the wisdom emerging from a study of the narratives of 18 New Zealand women whose lives had been seriously disrupted by depression. While a huge body of research exists addressing recovery from depression, most of it has focused on the dominant professional solutions of medication and therapy. In this study, the knowledge comes from women who found support for recovery outside the "expert" mainstream. Counsellors can learn from the "lay" solutions and understandings experienced by these women. The major conclusions drawn from the analysis of the stories are discussed in this article. These emphasise the gendered and holistic nature of depression and recovery, and the importance of distinguishing between "chocolate" solutions that address the symptoms, and "meaning-making" solutions that address the deeper matters that often underpin depression. The findings also challenge the need to distinguish between a major depressive disorder and dysthymia when supporting women to find their own formulae for recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
What Does It Mean to Be a Man?
Get PDFTelling stories about one's life and experiencing those stories being witnessed by others can have life-giving effects. At the same time, since identity is shaped on the terms of available stories, having access only to thin descriptions of the possibilities for one's life and constrained spaces in which to perform one's identity is life-limiting. Narrative therapy employs practices involving the rich telling and witnessing of stories for therapeutic and life-enhancing effects. One such practice is known as outsider witnessing. This paper reports a study that explored the experiences of a small group of men in Aotearoa New Zealand, who participated in outsider witness practices, telling and witnessing stories about negotiating their lives as men. Narrating the men's perspectives on these practices, the paper demonstrates and argues for the potential of outsider witnessing to contribute to identity-shaping in the lives of men, and so to social action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
School Guidance Counsellors and Adolescent Depression.
Get PDFAdolescent depression is a significant problem in New Zealand. Although school guidance counsellors are ideally placed to identify, assess, and treat adolescents, they are rarely included in mental health research. This article discusses findings from research that used qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate school counsellors' understandings of and knowledge about adolescent depression. Data from focus groups were organised into two main categories, "Beliefs and Knowledge" and "Practice." These themes were further investigated in a nationwide questionnaire, concerning aspects such as identification, assessment, safety, referrals, ways of working, and training needs. School counsellors are generally knowledgeable about causes and different presentations of depression, but know less about assessment and referrals. Most work in an eclectic manner, with the therapeutic relationship being the basis of counselling. This study will be useful to school counsellors as well as others who work with adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
Co-authoring New Relationships at School through Narrative Mediation.
Get PDFThe practice of narrative mediation is illustrated through a case study for its applicability to the resolution of conflict in a high school. Two boys who had been fighting are brought together by a New Zealand high school counsellor to address their differences. Fighting is externalised and the boys are invited into a relationship story based on their own knowledge of ways to resist fighting. The mediation disrupts the conflict narrative and develops a counter-story of harmonious relationship. This article illustrates narrative mediation in action and provides a commentary to make it understandable and replicable for school counsellors. As a straightforward case study, the article does not make substantial claims for this practice but seeks to inspire further applications of narrative mediation by school counsellors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
Hope in a Time of Global Despair.
Get PDFHope may be the most laden shorthand term of all time. Everyone wants it; few know how to articulate what it is. I present a new conceptualisation of hope-- reasonable hope--that makes it easier for counsellors to sustain their own hopefulness when working with clients who have lost theirs. By subscribing to reasonable hope, clinicians enhance their ability to offer accompaniment and bear witness to clients. I suggest supports for counsellors who practise reasonable hope that make it more likely that one can engage in the co-creative process necessary to encourage doing reasonable hope. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
"This is me sitting down on the step with myself.".
Get PDFIn this article the person-centred approach is suggested as one theoretical understanding of a particular form of expressive and reflective writing using dialogue. It is also suggested that the person-centred approach is close to the practice of mindfulness, which has been aligned more with cognitive therapy in the literature for the prevention of relapse in the treatment of depression. Through a form of dialogical journal writing, "Jane," who had previously consulted her doctor and a counsellor about depression, found nurturing and non-judgemental qualities in a "voice" which she created. The therapeutic potential of this form of writing is presented here through a case study of Jane, who also used a form of mindfulness in dialogical writing to increase her awareness and her well-being in everyday life. Setting boundaries at work, for example, was a key area of change which Jane was able to articulate and which she ascribed to the practice of writing. A feminist critique of the person-centred approach is outlined and suggestions for further research into self-help using creative writing and mindfulness are indicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.
"Are You a Christian Counsellor?".
Get PDFThe author talks about Christian counselling. He recalls that two conflicting reviews about his book "Caring for God's People: Counseling and Christian Wholeness" led him to question whether there exists an agreed definition of Christian counselling. He adds that there were instances in his being a counsellor that the boundaries between Christian belief and more amorphous spirituality tend to be obscured. It is said that Christian counselling follows the purposes of either liberating or disciplining a client