I have been writing posts for Christchurch counselling services for some time now and I have also been working on another site where I am creating online resources for those suffering from depression, anxiety and grief. I will be bringing together these resources at the Twitter account, @nocturnalworks, found at http://twitter.com/nocturnalworks.
We look forward to sharing our local Christchurch counselling resources and our online counselling services with you via Twitter!
Dealing with more quakes and shakes here in Christchurch on Boxing Day!
Experimenting with adding more blogs to my Twitter stream.
In addition to posting content regarding depression, anxiety and bereavement from my NW site, I will also be tweeting CHCH materials here.
“The whānau, an extended family group spanning three to four generations, continues to form the basic unit of Māori society.”
Source: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/tribal-organisation/4 (26 December 2010)
For those in Beckenham, we offer counselling services in the heart of Christchurch – just a few minutes from you! Whether you live closer to the Port Hills, or you are further down Colombo Street towards the city, you can find out how close our services are by visiting our “Directions” page.
Whether you are dealing with relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief or any other emotional problems and you are looking for Beckenham counselling services, we are here for you!
Measuring Māori mental health wellness
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 11:50 am
Press Release: Maori Health Workforce Development
Measuring Māori mental health wellness – a new tool
The launch of Hua Oranga will enable Māori mental health services to measure improvements in mental health based on a holistic Māori worldview, says Kirsty Maxwell-Crawford, Chief Executive, Te Rau Matatini.
Hua Oranga is to be launched this Thursday, at ‘The 3rd Australasian Mental Health Outcomes Conference 2010’, in Auckland and will include a full panel discussion and demonstration of the Outcomes, Recording and Analysis (ORA) Database.
Dr Te Kani Kingi and Professor Sir Mason Durie from Massey University developed Hua Oranga – Māori Mental Health Outcome Measure over a decade ago, based on Te Whare Tapa Whā. Kahu McClintock, Te Rau Matatini and Professor Graham Mellsop, Waikato Clinical School, Auckland University participated in the validation and further piloting of Hua Oranga. They were part of the team of Massey University, Te Rau Matatini and Auckland University researchers who worked closely with five Māori mental health and social service providers in the Bay of Plenty.
“It was important that the validation and testing of Hua Oranga, included working with clinicians, tangata whaiora (consumers) and their whānau (families). Being able to measure and gauge mental health outcomes using a tool designed specifically for use by Māori is a step forward. It will provide valuable information that can ensure assessments, treatment plans and service delivery meet the needs and expectations of tangata whaiora and their whānau,” says Kirsty Maxwell-Crawford.
“The success was clearly based on the fit between the Hua Oranga design and the holistic Māori worldview that include the components of whānau dimensions, spirituality, physical wellbeing as well as direct mental health. The instrument design has now also been demonstrated to have some psychometric credibility. This allows Hua Oranga to provide a unique set of information from which to develop treatment plans tailored specifically for tangata whaiora and their whānau that are affirming of their cultural identity,” says Professor Graham Mellsop of Auckland University.
“To further support Hua Oranga become a tool accessible throughout Aotearoa refinement to the collection and collation of data was needed. The new ORA Database was developed and will be available online early 2011, increasing access to collate and analyse the information gathered from mental health personnel involved in the care of tangata whaiora,” says Kahu McClintock.
“Māori mental health providers will be encouraged to access Hua Oranga and register on the ORA Database enabling them to fully utilise this valuable tool,” says Kahu McClintock.
Specialist Mental Health Services
“The Psychiatric Emergency Service provides emergency psychiatric assessments, help, care and treatment to people not currently a client of the Specialist Mental Health Services.
We also offer advice to any person who may be at risk to themselves or to others, and anyone concerned about their family members or friends.
What do we provide?
Advice, referral, consultation and very short term treatment and follow-up.”
Source: Psychiatric Emergency Services Brochure, Issued 01 Aug 08
Location:
Level 1
74 Oxford Terrace
Christchurch
Phone: (03) 364 0482
0800 920 092
Fax: (03) 364 0226
“A family (from Latin: familiare) is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children. Extended from the human ‘family unit’ by affinity, economy, culture, tradition, honor, and friendship are concepts of family that are metaphorical, or that grow increasingly inclusive extending to nationhood and humanism.
There are also concepts of family that break with tradition within particular societies, or those that are transplanted via migration to flourish or else cease within their new societies.”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family (Accessed 21 Nov 10)
“Cognitive behavioral therapy (or cognitive behavioral therapies or CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure.
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CBT includes a variety of approaches and therapeutic systems; some of the most well known include cognitive therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy and multimodal therapy. Defining the scope of what constitutes a cognitive–behavioral therapy is a difficulty that has persisted throughout its development.
The particular therapeutic techniques vary within the different approaches of CBT according to the particular kind of problem issues, but commonly may include keeping a diary of significant events and associated feelings, thoughts and behaviors; questioning and testing cognitions, assumptions, evaluations and beliefs that might be unhelpful and unrealistic; gradually facing activities which may have been avoided; and trying out new ways of behaving and reacting. Relaxation, mindfulness and distraction techniques are also commonly included. Cognitive behavioral therapy is often also used in conjunction with mood stabilizing medications to treat conditions like bipolar disorder.
Going through cognitive behavioral therapy generally is not an overnight process for clients. Even after clients have learned to recognize when and where their mental processes go awry, it can in some cases take considerable time or effort to replace a dysfunctional cognitive-affective-behavioral process or habit with a more reasonable and adaptive one.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is problem focused and structured towards the client,it requires honesty and openness between the client and therapist, as a therapist develops strategies for managing problems and guiding the client to a better life.”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy (Accessed 21 Nov 10)