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Gay-affirmative Therapy and Emerging Integrative Solutions.
Get PDFA dichotomy exists in the literature in relation to treating ego-dissonant gay clients who struggle to reconcile their same-sex attraction with opposing values and beliefs .Historically, the treatment of choice was conversion therapy,which aimed to treat the "condition" (homosexuality) by changing an individual's homosexual orientation to heterosexual. In recent years, as public opinion has shifted towards increased tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality, gay-affirmative therapy has gained popularity and advanced as the modality most likely to benefit the majority of ego-dissonant gay clients. However, each position has tended to offer a limited, exclusionary choice to either reject or accept one's sexual orientation. This dichotomised approach may not serve all clients who seek help in dealing with conflicts regarding sexual orientation. This two-part article begins with a review of gay-affirmative therapy: its history, the developing relationship between the mental health profession and homosexuality, and key concepts of practice from different theoretical perspectives. Secondly, emerging integrative solutions, including a sexual identity management model, are examined and a Kleinian perspective is offered as a way of working with individuals who are unable to accept, change, or integrate competing aspects of their identity. This study recognises that each approach caters, to some degree, to the unique needs of different individuals. [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.
A Response to the "F" Word.
Get PDFA response to the article "The 'F' Word: The Challenge of Feminism and the Practice of Counselling 20 Years On," published within the issue is presented. It agrees with the notion that concerns the importance of raising feminist issues within the counseling field. It adds that the effects of globalisation and migration have allowed counselors to work with clients from different cultures. It discusses the challenge for counsellors wanting to express feminism in their practice
Hope and Loss.
Get PDFIn this article the authors discuss the development of counselling practices at the Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit in New Zealand. These developments arose from a study that invited former patients of the Spinal Unit to reflect on their experiences of counselling (or lack thereof) when they were newly injured. Centring patients' experiences opened space for illness and disability narratives to be storied. The repertoire of narratives includes hopes and losses that result from their spinal cord injury. This article also pays close attention to the practices of power in a medical setting such as a spinal unit, and the importance of making space for patients' local and cultural knowledges to be heard alongside specialised medical knowledges. [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.
The "F" Word.
Get PDFThis article revisions feminist thinking from the point of view of seven practitioners/researchers currently working in New Zealand. It arises from embodied pain, passionate commitments, and a shared curiosity about purposeful feminism in our work. We explore the challenges for us as counsellors to express feminism in our practice in ways that will meet the needs of women and men. The article aims to challenge practice by performing a number of feminisms in response to particular contexts. It speaks our practices as women. [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 Alison Burke on the spirituality of rap and hip hop music as an avenue for identifying with the problems and promises of teenagers and another by Andrew Kirby on approaching homosexual identity in the counseling room
A History of Marriage Guidance in New Zealand.
Get PDFThe article focuses on the involvement of the late counsellor Esther Hall with the Marriage Guidance Council (MGC) in New Zealand. In 1962, Hall started working for MGC which focused around social contact and community involvement. It cites the move of MGC to consider training non-medical and non-professional people. Tutors of MGC started to do more community work, such as pre-marriage courses
A Tribute to Michael White.
Get PDFA tribute to therapist Michael White who died in April 2008 is presented
Living into Our Work.
Get PDFThe article presents the text of a keynote address by Philip Culbertson, a psychotherapist, delivered at the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) (Auckland) mini-conference held in New Zealand on November 16, 2007, in which he discussed the cultural mix in the country, diversity in private psychotherapy practices and the importance of reading for psychotherapists in expanding their knowledge
The Family Unconscious.
Get PDFThis essay explores the concept of the family unconscious, with reference to Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic fields. The main focus of the essay is what could be described as "the family unconscious-in-action," which includes the family unconscious and the influence of ancestors, pathology and health, dreams and "psi events," along with anecdotal stories from my personal life and client-work. The final part of the paper explores the myth of Oedipus and the family curse, within the context of the family unconscious. Throughout the paper, reference is made to the family unconscious and the counselling process. [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.
A Deeper Rap.
Get PDFAs counsellors working with adolescents, and concerned with young people's wellbeing, we cannot discount hip hop and rap as "mere noise"--an annoyance to be turned off and ignored .Despite negative press, these two forms of music have survived and flourished, and can have a huge impact on our youth. This essay argues that taking the time to pause, investigate, and reflect on these two closely related musical genres, and their impact on adolescent lives and development, will lead us to a deeper understanding of the world of adolescents and the forging of stronger empathic working relationships. It addresses questions concerning the ways in which hip hop and rap speak to adolescents' meaning-making and identity formation, and how they contribute to their sense of place and space, both individually and communally. It supports the importance of these two often-misunderstood musical forms in adolescents' lives--in short, it shows the positive impact rap and hip hop can have on adolescent spirituality. [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.