Responses. The fathering debate — Fathering and fatherlessness: Challenges for the new millennium'

Jayne  Hubble; Lesley King; Neal Brown; Andrew Duncan; Warwick Pudney

Jayne Hubble
Lesley King
Neal Brown
Andrew Duncan
Warwick Pudney

Abstract

In May 2000, at the invitation of the Christchurch branch of NZAP, Rosemary Du Plessis contributed a paper exploring the sociological realities of fathering and fatherlessness to a panel discussion entitled 'The Contextual Realitiesof Psychotherapy in the New Millennium'. Members of NZAP working from a variety of theoretical foundations were later invited to respond to the implications of this paper for psychotherapists, their clients and the work of psychotherapy.

Members' responses to it follow.

Author Biographies

Jayne Hubble

As recorded in 2001.

Jayne Hubble trained as a Clinical Psychologist at Canterbury University (1987) and has worked as a psychotherapist over the last 15 years. She is currently the Editor of the NZAP national newsletter and is establishing a part-time private practice in Christchurch after working for the last six years in Auckland and Hamilton. At the moment Jayne combines part-time psychotherapy practice with full-time parenting.

Lesley King

As recorded in 2001.

Lesley King currently works as a psychotherapist and registered psychologist in private practice in Waitakere City. She has facilitated community parenting groups for a number of years and for eight years was lecturer in Human Development in the Department of Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology at Auckland Institute of Technology (now Auckland University of Technology). She gains great pleasure from her three sons and two granddaughters, and is President Elect of NZAP.

Neal Brown

As recorded in 2001.

Neal Brown works in Central Otago in private practice. He is a member of NZAP and also has an interest in psychodrama. Prior to moving to Central Otago, he worked for a number of years at the Cameron Centre in Dunedin.

Andrew Duncan

As recorded in 2001.

Andrew Duncan, MA, PhD, is a member of NZAP Council. He is a programme leader in the psychotherapy stream of the Masters degree in Health Science at AUT in Auckland and has a private practice. Andrew has been part of a men's group since 1992 and is particularly enamoured of psychoanalytic thinking and practice. Andrew lives with his spouse and 16-year-old son in Ponsonby.

Warwick Pudney

As recorded in 2001.

Warwick Pudney has worked as a counsellor-therapist, largely with men, youth and couples. He is a co-author of three books -A Volcano in my Tummy, Beginning Fatherhood,and Adolescent Volcanoes- and last year received a UNESCO Peace award for his work with domestic violence. He has recently been the founding CEO of Man Alive, a men's counselling and well-being centre, is a part-time lecturer at Auckland University of Technology and is a father of three children.