Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy最新文献

This paper examines systems models proposed for climate change and mental health through a systematic review of the evidence using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta method and feedback from an Indigenous Elder, knowledge bearer and co-author (Aunty Rhonda Dixon-Grovenor). While published systems models of climate change and mental health are relatively recent, markedly increasing since 2020, Indigenous cultural knowledge that exists for thousands of years helps understand the interconnectedness and interdependence of human mental health and nature. Systems modelling of climate change and mental health better reflects the complex interactions between climate change impacts on mental health and provides windows into ways to improve human mental health at individual, family, community and broader societal levels. We present a non-Indigenous systems model showing direct, indirect, physical health and awareness aspects of climate change impacts on mental health. Using a systems model approach can identify the various levels at which interventions could be considered. Specific examples of using systems models to find solutions for extreme heat are outlined in tables. The potential to improve human mental health using systems modelling to understand climate change and mental health interactions can be enhanced by collaboration and learning together with Indigenous knowledge bearers. In contrast, the failure of the government and companies to value and include the scientific knowledge from Indigenous peoples as solutions to the climate and nature crises means ignoring answers to the greatest threat to human health in this century.

This paper discusses the author's experience as a bilingual and bicultural therapist practising in a second language within Australia's multicultural society. Through the autoethnographic method, the author analyses how her cultural background and linguistic diversity have shaped her perceptions, interpretations and interactions with others, influencing her evolving professional identity. Despite the increasing interest in diverse populations and multicultural strategies, research on the intrapersonal challenges and effectiveness of bilingual and bicultural practising remains limited. Striving to shape our identities to fit a diverse society, we often encounter numerous internal contradictions, leading to stress and misunderstandings. Total acceptance of the situation with all its inconsistencies and polarities; honouring one's roots, core values, experience and achievements; and appreciating the differences in others can significantly transform any circumstance. Exploring how integrative therapists navigate both spoken languages and the distinct ‘languages’ of various therapeutic approaches could provide valuable insights into working effectively across cultural and theoretical boundaries.

This article provides a description of the resilience-oriented family therapy model Strengthening Children in Two Homes (SC2H). The goal of this child-inclusive family therapy model is to promote resilience for children in two homes, and their parents in prolonged conflict. The key elements of the family therapy model are described through a case study. The aim of establishing conflict-managed parallel parenting is discussed, in contrast to the traditional focus on conflict resolution and establishing cooperative parenting. The article concludes with some reflections from implementing the model in the statutory family counselling services in Norway.

This study is justified by a belief in the potential use of the collective narrative methodology ‘Tree of Life’ with people with fibromyalgia as a means to expand narratives of self beyond the diagnostic discourse, enable the construction of resources, recognise and strengthen skills, values and knowledge, and ultimately shift individual intersections to collective narratives. Faced with the absence of studies on this topic, this article addresses the use of this methodology in a group of women with fibromyalgia. This study was conducted in a multidisciplinary care institution for people with rheumatic diseases, with the participation of nine women aged between 31 and 64 years. Eleven weekly group meetings were conducted using the ‘Tree of Life’ methodology. In this text, we present the meetings held, emphasising the strategies for group adherence, the principles and resources that guided the coordinators' actions, and how the ‘Tree’ was used and adapted. The methodology proved to be flexible to adaptations, challenging the diagnostic logic by honouring the power of these women's life stories. However, it was not possible to capture the consolidation of these alternative narratives in the long term, with a limitation of this study being the lack of longitudinal data.

Rhodes, P. 2025. ‘No More Heroes? Punk and Family Therapy After the Cancellation of the Future’. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 46, no. 3: e70017. https://doi.org/10.1002/anzf.70017.

In the first line of paragraph 3 on page 4, there is an incorrect citation. The correct citation should be Braidotti (1993), but it is incorrectly cited as Barthes (1973).

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Correct: ‘The term ‘nomadic subjectivity’ was coined by Braidotti (1993)/it…’

The reference details of Braidotti (1993) are provided below.

Braidotti, R. 1993. “Discontinuous Becomings: Deleuze on the Becoming-Woman of Philosophy.” Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology 24, no. 1: 44–55.

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