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Forecasting Safe Operation of Facilities under Vibrational Dynamic Impacts of Operating Industrial Equipment and Transport
Authors:   Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Berlinov M.V.
Published: October 2024

Vibrational process excited in foundation soils by the operation of industrial equipment and transport traffic causes dynamic vibrations of building structures located in proximity to industrial enterprises and transport communications, which leads to additional dynamic force in building structures and violations of sanitary and hygienic norms when operating premises designed, inter alia, for working personnel and passenger services. This causes the reduction of operational characteristics of structures such as cracking and local destructions. A computational model «the source of dynamic load (equipment of industrial buildings, moving automotive and railroad transport) — medium of load transfer (soil) — building structure (receiver of impacts)» to assess such impacts has been proposed. When formating computational schemes, a simplifying assumption on the discretization of the computational scheme based on the Dalembert principle has been taken into account. Solution of the motion equations must be sought in the decomposition by appropriate vibration forms. Some simplifications of the computational model to obtain numeric engineering observable results have been substantiated. The simplified methodology to solve the problem of vibrations of bearing and enclosing structures of buildings and facilities impacted by vibrations spread in foundation soils under operating industrial equipment wheeled and railroad transport has been theoretically substantiated. The suggested methodology is based on the division of the structural scheme into separate core structures, dynamic support deviation calculation of which is to be performed sequentially. The calculation of building structures for vibrations caused by dynamic impacts of transport traffic and equipment operation can be used as a theoretical basis for the design and construction of buildings and facilities in order to ensure their safe operation.
Ordered Lorenz Regularization (OLR): A General Method to Mitigate Overfitting in General Insurance Pricing via Machine Learning Algorithms
Authors: Morgan Justin , Qu Yanzhen
Published: October 2024

When machine learning algorithms are used to determine the price of general insurance, they can sometimes overfit the data. This overfitting can lead to problems for both customers and insurance companies. To address this issue, we’ve developed a new approach called Ordered Lorenz Regularization (OLR). We have tested OLR on general insurance data. The results have demonstrated that OLR is successful in reducing overfitting. Additionally, when we use OLR for pricing general insurance, it helps establish the lowest and highest possible premiums.
Editorial.
Authors: Brodie Lee
Published: October 2024

Introduces a series of articles about careers counselling in New Zealand.
A Mirror? A Rainbow? A Check? A Map?
Authors: Mortlock Sue , Parkin Fran
Published: October 2024

This paper discusses the context of supervision for career practitioners in New Zealand. It examines different ways in which supervision in careers work can be viewed and explores some current frameworks and approaches. The concept of multiple metaphors as a way of describing career supervision is used as an integrating theme for viewing approaches to supervision for career practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Building a Solution-focused Strategy into Career Counselling.
Authors: Miller Judi H.
Published: October 2024

This article describes, in practical terms, a three-stage, solution-focused strategy for career counselling. The strategy enables career counsellors to work effectively with the strengths and resources of clients who seek help in adjusting to or selecting a satisfying, productive career or job. It is based on constructivist principles, is future-oriented and time-efficient, and is most relevant for use with career clients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Where Have They Gone? What Are They Doing?
Authors: Cornforth Sue , Sewell Sue
Published: October 2024

This paper presents the findings of a survey designed to examine the employment outcomes, perceptions of training and future career/life plans of counsellors who graduated between 1997 and 2002 from a range of counselling programmes in an Aotearoa/New Zealand polytechnic. Their responses describe an enterprising population of new counsellors who find and create employment as well as demonstrating an ongoing commitment to further education. In line with overseas trends, many counsellors appear to be employed in health contexts and in private practice. The survey, however, raises many questions for further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Counselling and Counselling Psychology in New Zealand: Similarities and Differences.
Authors: Manthei Robert , Stanley Peter , Gibson Kerry
Published: October 2024

What is meant by the terms counselling and counselling psychology? How are they similar to and different from one another? How did each field grow and develop in New Zealand and what are the pressures and challenges facing each discipline? In this paper, the histories, definitions, and professional identities of each are described. Current legislation (the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act) is discussed, and its possible effects on the future prospects of the two fields are outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Sexual Abuse Counsellors' Responses to Stress and Trauma: A Social Work Perspective.
Authors: Pack Margaret
Published: October 2024

Based on qualitative interviews with 36 ACC-approved counsellors and their significant others, this research explores the range of social, organisational and theoretical factors that impact on sexual abuse counsellors. In this context the author explores the relevance of "vicarious traumatisation" and the strategies and theoretical approaches used to foster counsellors' well-being. Current literature about vicarious traumatisation suggests that counsellors' exposure to their clients' trauma may increase their risk of bum-out and secondary traumatisation. The relationship between counsellors' responses to their clients' trauma and the theoretical frameworks they use in practice, and the impact of the counsellors' work on their relationships with their partners, colleagues, friends and family, are explored. The model of stress and trauma developed highlights that counsellors experience stress when there are inconsistencies between their personal philosophies, their practice experience (or what they are exposed to in their dealings with clients) and the theoretical frameworks they use in practice. This sense of disjuncture provides the impetus for the development of alternative frameworks for practice that increase the resilience of counsellors who work intensively with traumatic material. The model of stress and trauma developed introduces a multi-level understanding of the challenges faced by sexual abuse counsellors and the implications for their relationships with their significant others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Training for Bicultural Intervention with Families.
Authors: Goldson Jill , Fletcher Tiaria Rauhihi
Published: October 2024

As a Maori and a Pakeha we came together as lecturers and practitioners in this project to set up a context for training that could best reflect genuine commitment to an understanding of the term "bicultural". Our starting point was our recognition of the Treaty being about partnership and the active protection of taonga (treasure). In this context we defined taonga as the health and welfare of individuals and families in the bicultural community and in the classroom. Over the years many students, Maori and Pakeha, had disclosed that their voices in the classroom were subdued by their fear of saying the "wrong" thing in relation to bicultural politics in social practice. We believed that the most effective way to actualise the bicultural in the training context was, as Maori and Pakeha, to model our own dialogue, which had led to a collaboration we described as "work in progress". We wanted to avoid a teaching style that replicated oppressive adherence to orthodoxy, and thereby intended to maximise the significance for the learning outcomes of the lived experiences of the students in "dialogical action" (Freire, 1970). After the eight-week course, the students were surveyed as to their experience of this type of participation in the classroom. Primary in the focus of this research was both the effectiveness of the course and congruency with the process agreed on with the students at the outset. Responses strongly suggested that this style of training was effective and relevant with regard to both process and outcomes. The modelling we used as a key method in this project was cited in the survey results as the significant catalyst to inclusive and productive dialogue. "Waiho I te toipoto, kaua toiroa." "Let us keep close together, not wide apart." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Biographical information.
Authors: Editors The
Published: October 2024

Profiles various contributors of the "New Zealand Journal of Counseling." Maureen Bretherton; Suzanne Dimmendaal; Robyn Dixon.
How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Counselling in Private Practice from Home.
Authors: Paton Irene E. M.
Published: October 2024

This study used a national survey to determine a profile of working as a counsellor in private practice from a home base. The findings indicated that working from home is perceived as having few disadvantages and many advantages to both counsellors and clients. Working from home was found to be connected to both moving away from other alternatives as well as moving towards the advantages of working from home. Other findings included the need for experience working in a more supported environment before working privately, skill in managing the business and financial aspects, and the need to consider how the work setting within the home environment defines the identity of the counsellor. Information from this study will be used to write a set of guidelines for those considering working as a counsellor in private practice from a home base. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Perceptions of Masculinity in the Transition to Manhood.
Authors: Smith Andrew
Published: October 2024

The literature identifies a lack of reports discussing the perceptions of adolescent males around issues of masculinity. That lack is even more apparent when spirituality is included in the picture. This paper seeks to contribute to that space, reporting on one aspect of a recently submitted doctoral thesis. The findings from interviews with a small group of young males are described, and discussed in the light of contemporary literature. Implications for counselling practice are included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
The Kaupapa Outcome Rating Scale.
Authors: Drury Nick
Published: October 2024

Over the past decade, the need to make outcome evaluation a routine part of mental health services has become more apparent. This article describes the move to develop brief outcome tools for clinicians that increase effectiveness. In line with this movement a New Zealand Māori ultra-brief outcome measure is described here (the Kaupapa Outcome Rating Scale -- KORS), and the results of a preliminary validation study against the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) are given. In keeping with the call for 'cultural safety' the KORS is an instrument that gives the power to the client or family to define the quality of service or progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
The "F" Word.
Authors: Wright Jeannie , Webb Sue , Sullivam-Thompson Patricia , Kotzé Elmarie , Crocket Kathie , Cornforth Sue , Blanchard Nan
Published: October 2024

This article revisions feminist thinking from the point of view of seven practitioners/researchers currently working in New Zealand. It arises from embodied pain, passionate commitments, and a shared curiosity about purposeful feminism in our work. We explore the challenges for us as counsellors to express feminism in our practice in ways that will meet the needs of women and men. The article aims to challenge practice by performing a number of feminisms in response to particular contexts. It speaks our practices as women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Gay-affirmative Therapy and Emerging Integrative Solutions.
Authors: Kirby Andrew
Published: October 2024

A dichotomy exists in the literature in relation to treating ego-dissonant gay clients who struggle to reconcile their same-sex attraction with opposing values and beliefs .Historically, the treatment of choice was conversion therapy,which aimed to treat the "condition" (homosexuality) by changing an individual's homosexual orientation to heterosexual. In recent years, as public opinion has shifted towards increased tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality, gay-affirmative therapy has gained popularity and advanced as the modality most likely to benefit the majority of ego-dissonant gay clients. However, each position has tended to offer a limited, exclusionary choice to either reject or accept one's sexual orientation. This dichotomised approach may not serve all clients who seek help in dealing with conflicts regarding sexual orientation. This two-part article begins with a review of gay-affirmative therapy: its history, the developing relationship between the mental health profession and homosexuality, and key concepts of practice from different theoretical perspectives. Secondly, emerging integrative solutions, including a sexual identity management model, are examined and a Kleinian perspective is offered as a way of working with individuals who are unable to accept, change, or integrate competing aspects of their identity. This study recognises that each approach caters, to some degree, to the unique needs of different individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Editorial.
Authors: Culbertson Philip , Agee Margaret
Published: October 2024

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editors discuss articles about the experience of Sarah Penwarden on using poetry in working with a young Pasifika woman whose father had recently died, counselling with teenage boys diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome by Dave McMillan, and another on an Internet survey of school counsellors in New Zealand about their backgrounds, the schools they work in and their practice by Wendy Payne and Steve Lang.
Tihei-wa Mauri Ora.
Authors: Piripi Teina , Body Vivienne
Published: October 2024

This is the developmental story of an indigenous kaupapa Māori counselling resource grown in Aotearoa, and based in Te Ao Māori. Two wahine Māori counsellors working in iwi social services in the Far North of New Zealand teamed up to create an assessment tool that has relevance for tangata whenua. The construct is based on concepts of the realms of creation according to the Māori worldview: Te Korekore, Te Pō, Te Whei-Ao, ki Te Ao Mārama. Tihei-wa Mauri Ora! [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Meaalofa.
Authors: Sotiata Seiuli Byron Malaela
Published: October 2024

This article is not intended to provide an expert perspective on Samoan customs inclusive of meaalofa (gifting) principles. Neither is it meant to convey a dominant knowledge of therapeutic interventions to address the needs of Samoan people in clinical settings. This paper is a humble contribution, with personal reflections, to the reservoir of ideas, perspectives and theorising that enlarges our capacity as clinicians to assist and support the therapeutic processes of healing for Samoan (and Pasifika) people in Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores and highlights meaalofa concepts in a therapeutic environment through research findings, talanoa interviews with participants of the study, and case study vignettes from my own counselling work. This account is by no means the last word regarding meaalofa concepts in therapeutic settings; rather, it is just the beginning so others can contribute to its richness both in content and context. The article begins with a Samoan proverb concerning the toloa, that one will leave home, but will always return. The meaalofa presented through the content of this article and through my clinical work is about my ongoing journey of returning home. Since the initial research was conducted, it has taken six years for this paper finally to be written. The discoveries that are explored in the paper came out of the research I undertook for my Master of Counselling dissertation at the University of Waikato in 2004. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Walking the Space Between: Identity and Māori/Pākehā.
Authors: Mila-Schaaf Karlo
Published: October 2024

The article reviews the book "Walking the Space Between: Identity and Māori/Pākehā," by Melinda Webber.
Editorial.
Authors: Agee Margaret , Culbertson Philip
Published: October 2024

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Michael Williams and John Winslade on the narrative approach to mediation, and another on counsellor well-being.
Naming Spirituality in Counsellor Education.
Authors: Bray Peter
Published: October 2024

It is presently unclear to what extent tertiary institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand assist their student counsellors to recognise, engage with, and utilise their clients' spirituality. This article attempts to re-establish a discussion that began 16 years ago in a significant New Zealand-based article which made a number of modest proposals about the education of counsellors in relation to their own and their clients' spirituality. Since then, the accreditation of counsellors and courses, particularly in North America, has prompted a re-examination of the benefits and difficulties of integrating spirituality into counsellor education and counselling practice. This article invites counsellor educators and practitioners to reflect upon how working with a client's spirituality is currently incorporated into counsellor education programmes and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Professional concerns include counsellor competence to work with spiritual and religious issues, and the engagement of spiritual issues in bicultural and multicultural counselling. Considerations for counsellor education include programme content, training requirements, and research, and questions are posed for future discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Editorial.
Authors: Agee Margaret , Culbertson Philip
Published: October 2024

An introduction to the journal is presented which discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Robert Manthei on a counsellor or counsellor educator's chosen theoretical orientation as a self-revealing autobiographical statement, one by Frank Seth on the interrelationship between the personal and the professional, and another by Claire Ferguson on the transformation of pastoral care services within a South Auckland, New Zealand high school.
Finding My Penis in the Counselling Room
Authors: McWilliams Jane
Published: October 2024

The powerful cultural discourses within which we live, and the stereotypical gender constructions that impinge upon each one of us, produce internalised power relations that can be both oppressive and liberating. We internalise power dynamics which we enact within ourselves and in relations with others. Such power differentials also converge or collide in the counselling room. It is therefore vital that counsellors practise with a clear and deep self-awareness of both our own internal insecurities and absorbed gender constructions. As a female counsellor grappling with these challenges, I decided to write this article using colloquialisms for male genitalia as a metaphorical attempt to resist such stereotypes and share my own vulnerabilities that impact upon my practice. This is an invitation to other practitioners to embrace their tender spots and bring them into connection with others.
School Counsellors, Values Learning, and The New Zealand Curriculum
Authors: Hughes Colin
Published: October 2024

The writer reports on a professional development workshop with a group of 16 school counsellors, which explored how their counselling work with students related to values learning. They found that counselling with students frequently, even typically, involves helping the students to develop the value thinking abilities outlined in The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007). The wide variety of therapeutic approaches that counsellors employ is illustrated. The distribution of power in the counsellor–client relationship is also explored, along with its effects for the learning environment in the counselling room. This study will be useful to school counsellors, teachers, and school leaders who are interested in ways in which the counselling room is a location for values learning, and how the distinctiveness of that learning environment can be protected and enhanced.
Evaluation of a Counselling Service for the Elderly
Authors: Manthei Robert , Nourse Rosemary
Published: October 2024

An evaluation of WellElder, a counselling service for the elderly, was conducted using four years of accumulated client information and counselling outcome data. This information was collated, analysed, and compared with the New Zealand literature and with information from other countries on counselling the elderly. Findings showed that there was considerable similarity between clients using the WellElder service and clients of all ages at other community-based services in New Zealand and abroad. In addition, outcome data demonstrated that the large majority of clients were receiving brief counselling, fewer than six sessions, and that the counselling being offered to clients was effective in meeting their needs. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to agency policy and development.
“But They Only Came Once!” The Single Session in Career Counselling
Authors: Barrett Rosemary , Lapsley Hilary , Agee Margaret
Published: October 2024

Clients often come only once to a counsellor. As a practitioner, Rosemary wondered what happens next when clients only attend a single counselling session. Does career counselling work, even if there is just one session? Do people make changes? This article reports on a small study of clients from a career counselling service who came for a single session, usually with concerns about career choice or change. Results indicate that virtually all of them found the session helpful and most made short- or long-term changes as a result. Their comments provide insight into the potential value of even a single counselling session.
Exploring the Meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi for Counselling.
Authors: Crocket Alastair
Published: October 2024

The NZAC Code of Ethics calls on counsellors to honour the Treaty of Waitangi. This article explores the meaning of the Treaty for counselling practice. This exploration considers but is not confined to the words used in the Mäori and English versions of the Treaty. It surveys three periods of Treaty history that move from initial cooperation through division and disparity to negotiation and restitution, and shows that this history has added to the meaning of the Treaty. It explores Treaty principles and biculturalism as vehicles for meaning. It offers a broad context for the pursuit of meaning which counsellors might apply in their practice, while also arguing that the meaning of the Treaty cannot be finally decided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Experimenting with videoing in counselling and supervision.
Authors: Paton Irene E. M.
Published: October 2024

This article describes the development and testing, in a counselling relationship, of video recording as a tool that was originally used by a counsellor in a supervision relationship. The aim of this practice-based research was to improve the quality of the client's experience of counselling through developing greater transparency by using the video recording as a tool in the supervisor-- counsellor--client relationship. The research process, including analysis of the data, employed a structured method known as a "one pager." Risks and benefits of using video recording as a tool in counselling and supervisory relationships are identified. The implications of undertaking research in a private practice setting are also considered. The article concludes that video recording can be an effective tool for improving the quality of the counselling experience for all parties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
School support for siblings of patients with cancer.
Authors: Lamb Erika , Holley-Boen Wendy
Published: October 2024

This research project investigated the importance of school-based support structures for siblings of patients diagnosed with and treated for cancer. These brothers and sisters have a range of emotional, social, academic, and physical support needs that tend to be overshadowed by the focus on the patient and parents/caregivers. Sibling members of CanTeen New Zealand (an organisation which supports young people living with cancer and their siblings) participated in a nationwide online survey followed by a focus-group session in Auckland, both exploring siblings' cancer journeys and their perceptions of school-based support. The research highlighted the disruption to siblings' everyday lives; the potential of school counsellors to provide support and coordinate its provision by others for this population; and the need for home-school partnerships. This research can provide valuable insight for staff in schools where students are living in families affected by cancer, and can act as a guide for how best to support the needs of this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Social Confidence Groups 2.
Authors: Dey Nisarg Anna , Wilson Jan
Published: October 2024

By 2013, approximately 96 students within a large tertiary institution in Aotearoa New Zealand had participated in 12 Social Confidence groups to overcome difficulties with social anxiety. This article reports the results of a small-scale study undertaken to investigate students' experiences of the groups to find out what they valued in the programme and what they did afterwards that was helpful, and to understand how they made meaning of social anxiety in their lives. Qualitative research methods including individual interviews and a focus group with five participants were utilised in this study, which was informed by narrative inquiry as it allowed for rich responses that could not have been captured within methods that give participants a "smaller voice." Through their experience of taking part in a Social Confidence Group and their own efforts, the participants in this study reported shifting from positions of "shame and hiding" to "whole-hearted" living. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Understanding and working with dyslexia in individual and couple therapy: Implications for counsellors and psychotherapists.
Authors: Kjersten Jane
Published: October 2024

Although the term “dyslexia” is likely to evoke a picture of someone struggling with reading, spelling, and writing, the condition is far more complex than that. It may affect communication, information processing, and organisational skills, and contribute to breakdown in relationships. In New Zealand, dyslexia has only been officially recognised since 2007. Although awareness of specific learning difficulties has burgeoned in recent years, dyslexia is still not well understood. Yet it is estimated that between 10 and 20 per cent of the population—and potentially the same proportion of clients across all practice contexts— may be “dyslexic.” It is therefore vital that the complex challenges it can present for individuals, couples, and families are recognised, and that counsellors and psychotherapists know how to work effectively with these clients. This article first explains the aetiology of dyslexia. This is followed by presentation and discussion of the findings of a recent qualitative study which investigated six intimate relationships in which one partner had been diagnosed with dyslexia. In considering the implications of these results and recommendations for practice, the author draws on her clinical experience of working with individuals and couples who live with dyslexia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
The 'senses' know best: Exploring the role of Life Code Matrix™ in accessing individual strengths and improving personal relationships.
Authors: Owler Kathryn , Sturt Cilla
Published: October 2024

Life Code Matrix™ (LCM) is a strengths-based practice presently used by some counsellors in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It is unique in its intentional use of the senses to identify strengths. This paper investigates the role of LCM in accessing individual strengths and improving personal relationships. It presents the results of research undertaken using a narrative approach that was designed to provide an independent evaluation of the use of LCM in practice. Fifteen adults were interviewed before and after completing the LCM process. Results indicate that most participants were easily able to identify strengths, which led to improved personal relationships. A striking finding was that many participants experienced a sense of ease in relationships that had formerly been problematic. The authors discuss these promising findings, highlighting the implications of both LCM and other contemporary sensory approaches for future counselling practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Hiki kakau! Navigating the waves--and the wash.
Authors: Tudor Keith
Published: October 2024

Based on the author's perspectives and experiences since emigrating/immigrating to Aotearoa New Zealand 10 years ago, this article focuses on the place of tau iwi (new bones in this land) in the waka, which in this case and context represents the field, practice, and profession(s) of counselling and psychotherapy. Inspired by the five elements of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that is, the preamble, the three written Articles, and the fourth, oral, Article/clause, this article considers five positions or processes as crucial for tau iwi in finding our place in the waka and in navigating the waves with regard to counselling and therapeutic practice in this country. It also considers some of the wash or backlash we may experience in the wake of decisions we make and positions we take, especially with regard to working with Māori colleagues and, more broadly, to te ao Māori. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Turning a back on violence: Storying anti-violence with young men in schools.
Authors: Judd Matt , Flanagan Paul
Published: October 2024

What are some of the effects of inviting young men troubled by violence to take up non-violent identity claims? This article describes narrative therapy practices in reauthoring stories of violence with one of two young men in a New Zealand secondary schooli. The core outcome of this article is displayed through seven therapeutic "movements" within counselling conversations with Carl, one of the participants. The approaches demonstrated offer possibilities for the development of anti-violence practices within schools that deconstruct notions of masculinity. A scaffolded therapeutic conversation towards alternative understandings of masculinity is presented that produces more hopeful and respectful ways of being as men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Directions for improving desulfurization, drying and processing of natural gas
Authors: Pivovarova Nadezhda Anatolievna , Chudievich Dariya Alekseevna , Karatun Olga Nikolaevna , Lavrentieva Tatyana Alekseevna , Iskalieva Saule Kurmanbaevna , Gibadullin Ruslan Faritovich
Published: October 2024

The results of the work of the staff of the Department of “Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas Refining” of Astrakhan State Technical University in the field of separation of three-phase reservoir mixture, increasing the efficiency of desulfurization, improving the process of drying gas and the production of continuous hydrocarbons – raw materials for petrochemistry. The influence of the quality of raw materials entering processing on the formation of deposits in technological equipment has been studied. Reconstruction of the inlet and three-phase separators of high-pressure reservoir mixture separation plants by installing a vibration damper and a depulsor on the reservoir mixture supply line to the installation, as well as reconstruction of the input of raw materials into the separator of the installation. The use of the KPG-200 defoamer and the KPG-200 AV antifoamer made it possible to reduce the consumption rate of defoaming reagents several times in gas purification plants from acidic components. The influence of various impurities on the foaming of working amine solutions (mechanical impurities, coal dust, products of thermal destruction of amine, thermostable salts, corrosion inhibitors) has been determined. It was revealed that the products of thermal degradation of amine have the greatest effect at concentrations above 3% by weight. A method for reducing the content of mechanical impurities in a solution of diethanolamine in a constant magnetic field has been developed and introduced into an industrial desulfurization plant. The filtration efficiency increases 2.6 times, the foam height is halved, and the foam stability is quadrupled. At the same time, the activity of the defoamer increases by 1.7 times. The mathematical dependence of the height of the protective layer of aluminum oxide in an adsorber with zeolite on impurities of diethanolamine has been experimentally found. The effectiveness of the developed improved distribution ring device is shown, the use of which makes it possible to practically eliminate dead zones in the zeolite layer and thereby increase the efficiency of the adsorption process and increase the inter-regeneration period on the drying unit. Studies of the catalytic pyrolysis of the butane fraction using CVM-type pentasils modified with the introduction of chromium can reduce the process temperature compared with the thermal decomposition of raw materials by more than one hundred degrees 100 °C.
Paleotectonic analysis of the deposits of the Lower Apsheron lithophacial pack of the Astrakhan Caspian Sia
Authors: Konnov Dmitry Andreevich
Published: October 2024

The paleotectonic analysis of the Apsheron deposits of the Astrakhan Caspian Sia is considered. The main at-tention is paid to the analysis of the deposits of the lower Apsheron lithofacies unit, which includes the study of the thickness of the deposits, the construction of maps of thicknesses and trend values, as well as the analysis of the wave pattern of seismic works carried out in the territory of the Astrakhan Caspian Sia. The results of the study showed that during the Lower Apsheron time, significant tectonic processes took place in the region, including the growth of salt domes and the formation of alluvial fans. These processes had a significant impact on sedimentation and the distribution of sediment thicknesses. The conclusions about the influence of salt dome tectonics on sedimentation, as well as the role of paleorelief in the formation of local thickness anomalies are presented as well. The results obtained are important for understanding the geological history of the region and assessing its oil and gas potential. The data presented in the article are based on the analysis of geological data, including seismic data, and the use of paleotectonic analysis methods. The article describes in detail the research methods and provides examples of specific results obtained during the work.