Whakapapa Narratives and Whānau Therapy.

Abstract

This article proposes, discusses and illustrates the concept of whakapapa narratives, showing how counselling practices are produced out of such narratives. It creates links between practices of whānau therapy and narrativetherapy, located within te ao Māori. Its contribution is in articulating a whakapapa-informed counselling practice for Māori with 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.)