THE FAMILY CENTRE
The Family Centre is a leading community agency based in New Zealand. It is made up of a three tikanga (cultural) organisational structure of Maori, Pacific Island and Pakeha (European) sections. The key areas of our work are social policy research, family therapy services, community development, education and teaching based upon all three areas.
THE WERRY CENTRE
For Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a national centre and was launched by the Hon Annette King , Minister of Health, at the Waipapa Marae at Auckland University in March 2003. It is based in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland. It is multidisciplinary and multicultural.
MASSEY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
The School is diverse with a variety of undergraduate and graduate programmes taught by academic staff engaging in diverse research activities across our three campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington.
KEY ASSETS
Providing quality foster care in a family setting.
The Evidence Base
This review by Professor Peter Stratton (2011) explains why family and systemic therapy is very different from other therapies which most commonly strive to bring about change within individuals.
The research review concludes that systemic family and couples therapies are effective, acceptable to clients, and cost effective for a sufficient range of conditions to give confidence that the wide application in current practice is justified and could usefully be extended.
Seminal Papers
Kumar, S., Dean P., Smith, B. & Mellsop, G.W. (2012). Which family – What therapy: Maori culture, families and family therapy in New Zealand, International Review of Psychiatry, 24(2), pp 99-105
The Werry Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workforce Development. (Sept 2009). Family Therapy in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Descriptive Summary of Effectiveness Research and Practice Perspectives to Inform Training and Workforce Development in New Zealand.
Te Pou. (2010). Talking Therapies for Asian People: Best and promising practice guide for mental health and addiction services. Auckland: Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui
FAMILY THERAPY EMAIL-INTEREST-GROUP
Kia ora koutou,
You are welcome to join this family therapy email-interest-group for people who are interested in family therapy training and associated experiential workshops in New Zealand. You are invited to join this occasional email interest group to receive and share notices of family therapy training and other experiential workshop opportunities. The group may also evolve to function as a place for consultation, networking and other professional support.
The email interest group's host is Craig Whisker, a family therapy trainer, group worker and supervisor. Group members can submit emails to be posted to the whole group or to Craig only. If you would like to be part of this group, simply send Craig an email asking to be sent an google-groups invitation. You can invite others to join too, and you can leave the group at anytime.
To contact Craig directly, email: craigwhisker11612gmail.com, or phone: 021 213 9921.
Nga mihi nui.
Craig
Mentalisation-based Therapeutic Interventions for Families by Eia Asen and Peter Fonagy Click Here to read more
An account of family therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand from the 1960s to 1995 interpreted from the literature of the time by the author Craig Whisker Click Here to read more
Videos
Karl Tomm talks about questioning, relational dynamics, and inviting reflection in our clients.