title: Perspectives on counselling supervision in Aotearoa New Zealand

authors: Crocket, Kathie

abstract: This article is based on an invited keynote address delivered at the first New Zealand Association of Counsellors’ National Supervision Conference Day in July 2017. It considers questions that have continued to be significant for professional supervision over time in counselling in Aotearoa New Zealand, noting considerations for contemporary practice. It reviews a range of research studies of supervision, highlighting recent contributions to discussions of culture and supervision and the use of e-technology in supervision. long white cloud our map in the sky (Robin Fry, 2008)1

text: Perspectives on counselling supervision in Aotearoa New Zealand This article is based on an invited keynote address delivered at the first New Zealand Association of Counsellors’ National Supervision Conference Day in July 2017. It considers questions that have continued to be significant for professional supervision over time in counselling in Aotearoa New Zealand, noting considerations for contemporary practice. It reviews a range of research studies of supervision, highlighting recent contributions to discussions of culture and supervision and the use of e-technology in supervision. long white cloud our map in the sky (Robin Fry, 2008)1

year: 2017

title: General Anaesthetic Modulation of Memory-Related Gene Expression in the Cerebral Cortex

authors: Bell, Laura Maree

subjects: Anaesthetic

abstract: General anaesthetics have been widely used in a clinical setting, having remained one of the most important drugs in medicine for their role in enabling major surgical procedures to be carried out. One of the fundamental outcomes of an anaesthetic is amnesia, as this prevents patient recall of events surrounding surgery. The hippocampal region of the mammalian brain has been investigated for its role in memory formation, however the cerebral cortex also has recognised importance in memory consolidation and storage processes. General anaesthetics cause widespread neurochemical changes in the brain and the disruption to memory consolidation processes is likely to involve alteration to the expression patterns of memory-related genes. The aim of this research was to investigate the cerebrocortical gene expression pattern of five memory-related genes, Arc, Bdnf, CaMKIIα, Gjd2 and Grin1 during exposure to anaesthesia induced by sevoflurane, isoflurane and propofol. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) was used to analyse expression of the individual mRNA transcripts and REST© software was used to carry out statistical analysis of the mRNA expression of each gene of interest. Our research demonstrated that Bdnf was significantly down-regulated by sevoflurane at t=2 hours and t=4 hours and propofol at t=2 hours (p<0.05). Up-regulation of Arc after a four exposure to propofol was also observed but no change in Arc was found at the other time points. There was no change in the expression of CaMKIIα, Gjd2 or Grin1 during sevoflurane- or propofol- induced anaesthesia. We recommend analysis of other Bdnf transcript variants in the mouse brain during anaesthesia, as well as levels of the BDNF protein to further validate these results.

text: General Anaesthetic Modulation of Memory-Related Gene Expression in the Cerebral Cortex General anaesthetics have been widely used in a clinical setting, having remained one of the most important drugs in medicine for their role in enabling major surgical procedures to be carried out. One of the fundamental outcomes of an anaesthetic is amnesia, as this prevents patient recall of events surrounding surgery. The hippocampal region of the mammalian brain has been investigated for its role in memory formation, however the cerebral cortex also has recognised importance in memory consolidation and storage processes. General anaesthetics cause widespread neurochemical changes in the brain and the disruption to memory consolidation processes is likely to involve alteration to the expression patterns of memory-related genes. The aim of this research was to investigate the cerebrocortical gene expression pattern of five memory-related genes, Arc, Bdnf, CaMKIIα, Gjd2 and Grin1 during exposure to anaesthesia induced by sevoflurane, isoflurane and propofol. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) was used to analyse expression of the individual mRNA transcripts and REST© software was used to carry out statistical analysis of the mRNA expression of each gene of interest. Our research demonstrated that Bdnf was significantly down-regulated by sevoflurane at t=2 hours and t=4 hours and propofol at t=2 hours (p<0.05). Up-regulation of Arc after a four exposure to propofol was also observed but no change in Arc was found at the other time points. There was no change in the expression of CaMKIIα, Gjd2 or Grin1 during sevoflurane- or propofol- induced anaesthesia. We recommend analysis of other Bdnf transcript variants in the mouse brain during anaesthesia, as well as levels of the BDNF protein to further validate these results.

year: 2015

title: Photography within te ao Māori: Decolonising the photographic lens

authors: Hill, Rodrigo

abstract: Ūkaipō: Wānanga, places of origin and photographic representation. 
Ūkaipō recognises the cultural, emotional, and spiritual along with the physical ties a Māori has with their place of origin, even if it is not their place of birth, emphasising grounded forms of connection between people and place and subsequent understandings of places and spaces.  Hence the importance today of people asserting their pēpeha, tohu whenua landmarks with which they most strongly identify, consolidating their ‘birth of place’ or ‘place of birth’.

text: Photography within te ao Māori: Decolonising the photographic lens Ūkaipō: Wānanga, places of origin and photographic representation. 
Ūkaipō recognises the cultural, emotional, and spiritual along with the physical ties a Māori has with their place of origin, even if it is not their place of birth, emphasising grounded forms of connection between people and place and subsequent understandings of places and spaces.  Hence the importance today of people asserting their pēpeha, tohu whenua landmarks with which they most strongly identify, consolidating their ‘birth of place’ or ‘place of birth’.

year: 2024