New Zealand Journal of Counselling
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Sexual Abuse Counsellors' Responses to Stress and Trauma: A Social Work Perspective.
Get PDFBased on qualitative interviews with 36 ACC-approved counsellors and their significant others, this research explores the range of social, organisational and theoretical factors that impact on sexual abuse counsellors. In this context the author explores the relevance of "vicarious traumatisation" and the strategies and theoretical approaches used to foster counsellors' well-being. Current literature about vicarious traumatisation suggests that counsellors' exposure to their clients' trauma may increase their risk of bum-out and secondary traumatisation. The relationship between counsellors' responses to their clients' trauma and the theoretical frameworks they use in practice, and the impact of the counsellors' work on their relationships with their partners, colleagues, friends and family, are explored. The model of stress and trauma developed highlights that counsellors experience stress when there are inconsistencies between their personal philosophies, their practice experience (or what they are exposed to in their dealings with clients) and the theoretical frameworks they use in practice. This sense of disjuncture provides the impetus for the development of alternative frameworks for practice that increase the resilience of counsellors who work intensively with traumatic material. The model of stress and trauma developed introduces a multi-level understanding of the challenges faced by sexual abuse counsellors and the implications for their relationships with their significant others. [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.
Volunteering Overseas: A Career Episode.
Get PDFThis article focuses on the effect of a voluntary overseas aid assignment on career development, and compares such a career step or episode with other overseas career experiences such as the company expatriate assignment and the New Zealand "big OE" (overseas experience). In particular, the article reports on the findings of a recently completed longitudinal study of 48 such volunteers who were recruited by New Zealand Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA). The article considers careers within the "New Careers" paradigm of career development theory, and in particular the effects of individual self-direction in career, across international boundaries. Analysis of data from the recent study suggests VSA volunteers are individuals who are knowledge workers, making cross-cultural experience and learning a key focus of their careers, combined with an altruistic desire to aid those less fortunate than themselves. [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.
Encouraging Counsellors to Become Active Researchers and Users of Research.
No full textAccording to the professional literature counsellors around the world do very little research, nor do they read or make use of the research that does exist. The same situation exists in New Zealand. Because of the many compelling ethical, economic and accountability-based reasons for doing and using research, this article makes a case for more counsellors to become research-active, and suggests how they might initiate that process. This paper is divided into two parts. The first reviews the relationship of counselling to counselling research in New Zealand. The second speaks to counsellors directly, encouraging them to take a broader and more realistic approach, and giving practical advice. [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.
Introduction.
Get PDFPresents a brief history of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC). Relationship of the organization with the New Zealand Vocational Guidance Association; Factors that contributed to the disbanding of the guidance association; Contribution of NZAC to the organization of the career counselors
Professionalisation for New Zealand Career Practice: Lessons to Learn, Challenges to Meet.
Get PDFThe New Zealand Association of Counsellors has been engaged in a professionalisation process for counselling in New Zealand since the mid-1980s. The issues surrounding professionalisation have been well documented in the New Zealand Journal of Counselling. The Career Practitioners Association of New Zealand is now attempting to establish a professional environment for career practice in New Zealand. In this article, the author suggests that professionalisation for career practice involves many of the same issues that were salient for counselling, and that professionalisation of career practice would be facilitated by referring to counselling's experience. Critical issues and needed steps for professionalisation of career practice are further identified in the article. [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.