{"title":"Allister Bush","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllister Bush’s work explores the intersection of mental health and Indigenous knowledge, offering insightful perspectives that challenge conventional approaches. His writing delves into collaborative and culturally grounded therapies, inviting readers to consider alternative paths in health and wellness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in philosophy and psychology, Bush’s books provide thoughtful reflections on healing and identity, creating a meaningful dialogue between traditional practices and contemporary therapeutic methods. His works are essential for those interested in deepening their understanding of mental health through diverse cultural lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"collaborative-and-indigenous-mental-health-therapy","title":"Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e delves deeply into the unique and innovative partnership between traditional Māori healing and modern clinical psychiatry. Through a profound exploration of real-life case studies, this enlightening book highlights how bicultural cooperation can enhance mental health treatment by harmonising indigenous knowledge and contemporary psychiatric practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative is enriched with transcribed interviews and thoughtful reflections on the integration of these diverse therapeutic approaches. In the opening chapter, Wiremu NiaNia, a renowned Māori healer, introduces readers to the core principles that shape his worldview and therapeutic methods. He provides a rich backdrop by discussing the socio-historical and cultural factors that influence his collaborative relationship with Dr Allister Bush, an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe heart of the book is composed of multiple chapters, each dedicated to the compelling story of a young individual and their family as they navigate the journey of healing through a Māori lens. These stories are meticulously presented from multiple perspectives: the Māori healer, the psychiatrist, and the family members, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the therapeutic process. This multi-voice narrative grants invaluable insights into the benefits and challenges of bicultural mental health approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Sir Mason Durie, a distinguished scholar in indigenous health, the book is an essential resource for psychologists, social workers, nurses, therapists, psychiatrists, and students who are passionate about integrating bicultural methodologies in their practice. \u003cem\u003eCollaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a vital guide for professionals seeking to understand and implement indigenous healing practices alongside clinical psychiatry, ultimately fostering a more holistic and inclusive approach to mental wellness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762908618988,"sku":"9781138230309","price":213.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138230309.jpg?v=1727088808"},{"product_id":"nga-kuaha-by-david-epston-9781032033808","title":"Ngā Kūaha","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNgā Kūaha: Voices and Visions in Māori Healing and Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to hear voices and see visions from the perspectives of Māori healer Wiremu NiaNia and psychiatrist Allister Bush. Wiremu explains Ngā Kūaha as referring to doorways and offers entranceways into Māori knowledge about wairua (spirituality) handed down by his forebears and other Māori sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide historical examples of Western mystical experiences and contrasting Western psychiatric and psychological explanations of voices and visions as hallucinations. Further chapters focus on narratives and perspectives from people who have experienced voices and visions and have had interactions with mental health services, told from multiple viewpoints: individual, whānau (family), Māori healing and psychiatry. The benefits of joint Māori healing and psychiatry approaches on wellbeing are examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on their 18-year partnership, Wiremu and Allister highlight the harmful colonial impact of psychiatry in suppressing Māori views of voices and visions. They describe ways of working together in clinical practice to address this history of injustice and how to identify whether distressing perceptual experiences may represent Māori cultural experiences, psychiatric or psychological symptoms, or all of these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book advocates for practices that enable genuine partnerships between Māori healers, other wairua practitioners and mental health clinicians in order to improve the mental health and spiritual care of Māori and perhaps other peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607295836396,"sku":"9781032033808","price":537.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032033808-ng-k-aha.jpg?v=1778159659"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/allister-bush.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}