Black Rain : a kaupapa Māori (a Māori approach) to addressing family violence and intergenerational trauma Fay Pouesi and Rosemary Dewerse
By: [Pouesi, Fay R.].
Contributor(s): Dewerse, Rosemary
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ArticleSeries: Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy.Publisher: Wiley, 2023Subject(s): FAMILY VIOLENCE | INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA | INTERGENERATIONAL VIOLENCE | INTERVENTION | MĀORI | RANGAHAU MĀORI | TE AO MĀORI | TIKANGA TUKU IHO | TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU | WHĀNAU | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: DOI: 10.1002/anzf.1556
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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 2023, First published online, 2 October 2023Summary: In working with Māori to address family violence and the trauma that arises when it is occurring across generations, three elements are essential. The first is helping whānau (family members) to recognise and reconnect with the impact of the violence they are caught up in. The second is to do so in a way that contextualises this because it never involves and affects individuals alone. And third is to do so by being conscious of the whole of a person's being and being aware that the spiritual realm is the entry point. For 30 years, Fay Pouesi has been working with Māori whānau, initiating kaupapa (approaches) that include these three elements. This article details one kaupapa, known as Black Rain, which has been successfully helping men and women to break the cycles of intergenerational violence within their whānau since 2010. To do this, we will draw upon Fay's work and that of two colleagues who now work with her. (Authors' abstract). Record #8421
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 2023, First published online, 2 October 2023
In working with Māori to address family violence and the trauma that arises when it is occurring across generations, three elements are essential. The first is helping whānau (family members) to recognise and reconnect with the impact of the violence they are caught up in. The second is to do so in a way that contextualises this because it never involves and affects individuals alone. And third is to do so by being conscious of the whole of a person's being and being aware that the spiritual realm is the entry point. For 30 years, Fay Pouesi has been working with Māori whānau, initiating kaupapa (approaches) that include these three elements. This article details one kaupapa, known as Black Rain, which has been successfully helping men and women to break the cycles of intergenerational violence within their whānau since 2010. To do this, we will draw upon Fay's work and that of two colleagues who now work with her. (Authors' abstract). Record #8421
