Stories of survival and resilience : an enquiry into what helps tamariki and rangatahi through whānau violence
Walters, Anna
Stories of survival and resilience : an enquiry into what helps tamariki and rangatahi through whānau violence A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at The University of Auckland Anna Walters - 2016 - electronic document (106 pages) ; PDF file
PhD (Clinical Psychology) thesis, University of Auckland
Family violence is overrepresented amongst Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and as elsewhere has been found to have significant consequences for children. Extant research has been predominantly deficit-focused. The current project focused on protective factors and resilience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals working with Māori who had experienced whānau (family) violence as tamariki/rangatahi (children/youth) and survived through this difficult experience. Thematic analysis of transcripts revealed several dominant themes. These included that resilience is a complex concept, internal resources of the child contribute to resilience (involving inherent qualities, having an understanding of whānau violence, having dreams, hope for the future and goals, and self-belief in their abilities), having a significant, supportive person in their life, having a strong positive Māori identity and having a wairua connection. Interventions to assist the development of resilience were also identified including building a relationship, early systemic interventions and using Māori guided interventions. Implications of these findings include the importance of staff in the helping professions being able to develop effective therapeutic relationships with tamariki/rangatahi and attend to these factors thought to promote resilience. (Author's abstract). Record #8085
TAMARIKI
CHILD REARING
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
CHILDREN
FAMILY VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION
MĀORI
RANGAHAU MĀORI
RESILIENCE
SELF ESTEEM
THESES
TUHINGA WHAKAPAE
YOUNG PEOPLE
MANAWAROA
PATU TAMARIKI
TAITAMARIKI
TIKANGA TUKU IHO
TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU
NEW ZEALAND
Stories of survival and resilience : an enquiry into what helps tamariki and rangatahi through whānau violence A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at The University of Auckland Anna Walters - 2016 - electronic document (106 pages) ; PDF file
PhD (Clinical Psychology) thesis, University of Auckland
Family violence is overrepresented amongst Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and as elsewhere has been found to have significant consequences for children. Extant research has been predominantly deficit-focused. The current project focused on protective factors and resilience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals working with Māori who had experienced whānau (family) violence as tamariki/rangatahi (children/youth) and survived through this difficult experience. Thematic analysis of transcripts revealed several dominant themes. These included that resilience is a complex concept, internal resources of the child contribute to resilience (involving inherent qualities, having an understanding of whānau violence, having dreams, hope for the future and goals, and self-belief in their abilities), having a significant, supportive person in their life, having a strong positive Māori identity and having a wairua connection. Interventions to assist the development of resilience were also identified including building a relationship, early systemic interventions and using Māori guided interventions. Implications of these findings include the importance of staff in the helping professions being able to develop effective therapeutic relationships with tamariki/rangatahi and attend to these factors thought to promote resilience. (Author's abstract). Record #8085
TAMARIKI
CHILD REARING
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
CHILDREN
FAMILY VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION
MĀORI
RANGAHAU MĀORI
RESILIENCE
SELF ESTEEM
THESES
TUHINGA WHAKAPAE
YOUNG PEOPLE
MANAWAROA
PATU TAMARIKI
TAITAMARIKI
TIKANGA TUKU IHO
TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU
NEW ZEALAND