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Ethics, relationships and pragmatics in the use of e-technologies in counselling supervision.
Get PDFInternational literature and local anecdotal evidence report increasing use of video and other e-technology in counselling supervision. In this small-scale study, five experienced supervisors were interviewed about their use of e-technology within supervision. The research was part of a postgraduate paper in professional supervision and worked to introduce and engage researcher-students, all of whom were experienced counselling practitioners, in a supervised collaborative project. It also generated new knowledge for the researchers and participants for their supervision practice. This article offers a review of literature, and ideas about safe and ethical practice for the wider professional counselling community engaged in offering supervision using e-technology. While the use of e-technologies is an effective means of providing supervision, this study found that inquiry should be encouraged within supervision conversations to nourish the quality of supervisory relationships, and thereby enhance the effectiveness of supervision. [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.
An emerging landscape: Pornography, adolescents and indigenous ways of being in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Get PDFGlobal trends are becoming evident regarding the proliferation of pornography use among adolescents worldwide, along with the resulting attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours. This literature review examines a body of research related to adolescence and pornography that reveals a spectrum of use ranging from normative to problematic sexual compulsivity/addiction. Between the two ends of the spectrum emerge a vast array of psychosocial impacts and co-morbidities. Through identifying gaps in the literature and comparability with other addiction treatments, the review then examines systems of connectedness that already exist within an Aotearoa New Zealand context. As a way forward, relational connectedness is recommended as a theoretical framework to support constructive work with adolescents and addictions. [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 competency mechanism.
Get PDFA critical review is offered of the dominant “competency mechanisms” recommended by the “psy” professions for professional development and public assurance. Although the New Zealand Association of Counsellors has voted against registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003), it has advanced “competency mechanisms” similar to those developed by some of the registered professions. These mechanisms are a form of “panopticism,” which has been subject to severe criticism by Foucault and other scholars. A review of the evidence shows that neither licensing nor panopticonian self-examination protects the public as intended. An alternative mechanism of routine outcome monitoring is therefore suggested that makes practitioners more directly accountable to their clients, rather than to a third party. This not only positions counselling more favourably, both economically and politically, but also resonates better with the emerging 4E cognition paradigm, which promises to be ecologically more sound. [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 support for siblings of patients with cancer.
Get PDFThis research project investigated the importance of school-based support structures for siblings of patients diagnosed with and treated for cancer. These brothers and sisters have a range of emotional, social, academic, and physical support needs that tend to be overshadowed by the focus on the patient and parents/caregivers. Sibling members of CanTeen New Zealand (an organisation which supports young people living with cancer and their siblings) participated in a nationwide online survey followed by a focus-group session in Auckland, both exploring siblings' cancer journeys and their perceptions of school-based support. The research highlighted the disruption to siblings' everyday lives; the potential of school counsellors to provide support and coordinate its provision by others for this population; and the need for home-school partnerships. This research can provide valuable insight for staff in schools where students are living in families affected by cancer, and can act as a guide for how best to support the needs of this population. [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.
Mental health therapists consider the relevance of spirituality in their work with addiction and trauma.
Get PDFOver a 12-month period, a series of discussions were held with a group of nine mental health professionals working in a residential centre with clients who had alcohol and substance addictions. The group's initial aim was to explore the significance of spirituality for clients and to identify ways of addressing clients' spirituality in their own professional practice. In their work with their clients, they shared the perspective that addiction can develop from people's attempts to cope with the effects of trauma. They also experienced tension between institutional expectations influenced by the medical model and the need they perceived to incorporate spirituality in their work with clients. As group members explored their own spirituality in the context of their professional relationships with clients and the institution, they discovered some of the benefits of their own non-denominational counselling practices. Although addiction was conceived by the group as a false or unwelcome outcome of the struggle for meaning following trauma, it could also be seen as an adaptive process of recovery as well as a spiritual quest that might reconnect clients with their lost potential. [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.
Social Confidence Groups 2.
Get PDFBy 2013, approximately 96 students within a large tertiary institution in Aotearoa New Zealand had participated in 12 Social Confidence groups to overcome difficulties with social anxiety. This article reports the results of a small-scale study undertaken to investigate students' experiences of the groups to find out what they valued in the programme and what they did afterwards that was helpful, and to understand how they made meaning of social anxiety in their lives. Qualitative research methods including individual interviews and a focus group with five participants were utilised in this study, which was informed by narrative inquiry as it allowed for rich responses that could not have been captured within methods that give participants a "smaller voice." Through their experience of taking part in a Social Confidence Group and their own efforts, the participants in this study reported shifting from positions of "shame and hiding" to "whole-hearted" living. [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.
Evaluation of a crisis support training programme for helpline volunteers in New Zealand by adapting Kirkpatrick's evaluation model.
Get PDFLifeline Aotearoa provides a 24/7 telephone counselling service for New Zealanders requiring immediate crisis counselling and support. The training for the helpline volunteers is called One Model Foundation Training, and in this study it was evaluated using Kirkpatrick's Four Levels evaluation model. The study showed that the trainees were satisfied with the effectiveness and the quality of the programme. The training was effective in improving the trainees' knowledge and awareness in helpline interventions. The evaluation also found that most trainees were able to apply their learning in practice, although a few difficulties were identified when working on the phones. Finally, no change was evident in any of the call centre Key Performance Indicators as a result of the training. [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.
With a guitar, under a tree, or over a feed.
Get PDFNew Zealand society in general does not have a positive view of teenage fathers. Seven Year-2 counselling students and their lecturer were asked to evaluate a programme provided by the Otara Health Charitable Trust (OHCT) for teen fathers. The Trust had become concerned that these young people became almost invisible in the community where there were few services available for teen fathers. Those who had come to its attention told the Trust that being "invisible" was preferable to being reviled by those who should care most for them. The Trust had developed a programme to help teen fathers when the teen had behaved in such a way that his family would choose not to know him--the time when the child biologically becomes a father. Seven students from the Manukau Institute of Technology counselling programme worked with their lecturer to undertake this project as a cooperative inquiry form of participatory research. A total of 17 participants in the Teen Dads programme took part in the project. Guided by the participants' preferences about setting and structure, one initial individual interview led to eight subsequent group interviews with participants and researchers together, as the teenage fathers became increasingly comfortable describing their experiences of the programme, of counselling, and of being teen fathers. [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.
Interweaving loss, grief, and addiction.
Get PDFMeaningful changes and related losses in one's life may initiate a journey of grieving for those losses. Grief is a natural process, and one that at times may result in a greater understanding of oneself and of the nature of the loss. Each grief process is unique to the individual experiencing the loss, and can affect one's whole being, including the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects. Losses preceding or following an addiction can result in profound grief that may not be acknowledged within the process of rehabilitation. This study, involving a systematic literature review, examined the relationship between addictions and loss and grief, and offers a series of recommendations for practitioners, as well as for additional research. [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.
Social Confidence Groups 1.
Get PDFAs a counsellor in a busy university health centre, I noticed many students presenting with social anxiety-related difficulties. I wondered how best to help people feeling socially anxious, different, shy, or alone, so I decided to be innovative and to trial a group programme. Though initially entitled "The Social Anxiety Group," it was later renamed "The Social Confidence Group" as a more positive title. Counselling can help clients with healing and developing their self-worth, but groups have the power to create a greater sense of belonging. This article describes how the group programme evolved and explains how it works, in the hope that other educational institutions might consider running similar groups. [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.