{"title":"David Epston","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Epston's works delve into innovative approaches to mental health, blending collaborative practices with Indigenous perspectives. His writing invites readers to explore therapeutic conversations that honour personal and cultural narratives, offering fresh insights into healing and wellness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in philosophy and psychology, Epston's books challenge conventional therapy models, encouraging a reflective and narrative-based approach. They are essential for those interested in the transformative power of storytelling within mental health care.\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":"narrative-therapy-in-wonderland-by-david-epston-9781324082101","title":"Narrative Therapy in Wonderland","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTherapists may marvel at children's imaginative triumphs, but how often do they recognise such talents as vital to the therapy hour? Should therapists reserve a space for make-believe only when nothing is at stake, or might it be precisely those moments when something truly matters that imagination is most urgently needed?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an alternative to therapeutic perspectives that treat children as vulnerable and helpless. It invites readers to consider how the imaginative gifts and knowledge of children, when supported by the therapist and family, can bring about dramatic change. The book begins with an account of the foundations of narrative theory. It explains how elements such as language, characterisation, and suspense contribute to the coherence of a story and bring young people into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach subsequent chapter provides specific suggestions for the practice of narrative therapy. Examples of the difficulties children face are offered, along with narrative interventions and tips for overcoming common barriers that can arise along the way. Readers will learn a variety of ready-to-implement strategies, including how to personify problems, compose letters to affirm children's identities, summon fairies to lend a helping hand, and many more. Sample dialogues between the authors, children, and their parents bring the application of each practice to life, illuminating how even the most stubborn problem can be outwitted, sometimes by mischievous means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith robust professional insight, \u003cem\u003eNarrative Therapy in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e will aid any practitioner in calling on children's imaginative know-how. How often can a young person be spotted diving headlong into a world of fantasy? This book explores the extraordinary fact that these young people may, upon arrival in Wonderland, be far better equipped to take on even dire challenges than when they remain \"up above.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426227667180,"sku":"9781324082101","price":70.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324082101.jpg?v=1774767967"},{"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\/david-epston.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}