Arts therapy and talanoa : A case study of Pacific Island adolescent use of arts therapy and talanoa / Avis Maria Lamkan.
Publication details: [Auckland, N.Z. : Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design], 2017.Description: 54 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:- DISS 17-05 LAM
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library Dissertations | Dissertations | DISS 17-05 LAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | 0015910 |
In partial fulfilment of the Master of Arts in Arts Therapy Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, 2017.
Contains bibliographical references (pages 48-51)
This study explores two questions: How can talanoa be used in arts therapy and research about arts therapy? And, What benefits can talanoa bring to arts therapy when working with Pasifika adolescents who are New Zealand-born and Pacific-born. It finds that talanoa has a profound place in both arts therapy as a professional practice and in arts therapy research approaches when working with Pasifika peoples. It explores the talanoa and art work of three Pasifika young people currently involved in guidance counselling at a South Auckland school. Arts therapy has traditionally not advocated strongly for talking therapies or indigenous research methodologies, such as talanoa, to work alongside it. This study advocates strongly for the benefit of utilising talanoa as both research methodology and therapeutic tool in arts therapy, not only for Pasifika clients but potentially for all. Seven key themes arose from a descriptive analysis of the study's talanoa and art work data: "violence and gangs", "mocking", "music and games", "family, identity and culture", "fatherhood", "girlfriends" and "wellbeing". These themes offer nuanced account of the value of talanoa from both a Pasifika young person's and a Pasifika researcher's perspective.