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040			_aAFVC
100			_911509 _aMcRobie, Sarah Va’afusuaga
245			_aE fofō e le alamea le alamea : _ban indigenous Pasifika counselling model for engaging and healing Pacific survivors of sexual violence trauma _cSarah Va’afusuaga McRobie
246			_aA thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education, the University of Auckland
260			_c2023
300			_aelectronic document (248 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aPhD (University of Auckland)
520			_aAlthough sexual violence trauma is a significant health issue for peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand, relatively few Pacific/Pasifika survivors of sexual violence currently access counselling. Addressing the needs of Pacific survivors of sexual violence trauma effectively requires culturally appropriate, trauma-informed approaches in talking therapies such as counselling and psychotherapy. However, New Zealand lacks models for counselling Pacific/Pasifika survivors of sexual violence informed by Indigenous Pacific knowledge and world views. To address this need, the current study aimed to develop a therapeutic model for use with Pacific survivors of sexual violence trauma—informed by the clinical, cultural, and lived experiences of Pacific counsellors and psychotherapists. Participants in this qualitative study were 14 Pacific female professionally accredited counsellors and psychotherapists with experience working with Pacific clients who have experienced sexual violence. Framed within Pacific methodologies, data for the study were generated from individual and group talanoa and analysed and interpreted using constructivist grounded theory and perspectives grounded in Pacific talanoa knowledge and world views. A formative Pacific Indigenous counselling (PIC) model interweaving Fonofale (Pulotu-Endemann, 2001) and Teu le vā (Anae, 2005) developed for generic counselling (McRobie, 2015) was expanded for application to sexual violence trauma in this study. E fofō e le alamea le alamea is an Indigenous Samoan proverb that describes how the remedy for the toxic sting of the alamea (crown-of-thorns starfish) can be found in the starfish itself. The proverb suggests that the solutions for issues affecting Pacific communities can be found within those communities (Tofaeono, 2016). The model developed in this study is consistent with this belief. It is grounded in the understanding that solutions for engaging and healing Pacific survivors of sexual violence trauma lie within the community, where there is collective, spiritual, and cultural knowledge of Indigenous healing and resilience. The Niu-PIC model foregrounds this Pacific knowledge while drawing on fundamental principles and practices from trauma-informed therapy. As such, the study and model make an essential contribution to the relatively slender body of Indigenous-informed research, resources, and models available to Pacific and non-Pacific practitioners working with sexual violence survivors within Pacific communities. (Author's abstract). Record #8998
650			_aCOUNSELLING _9160
650			_aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650			_aPACIFIC PEOPLES _93408
650			_aPASIFIKA _9419
650			_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650			_aTHESES _9606
650			_aTRAUMA _9612
651			_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2292/68938
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS _hnews131