Overview
“Mārama i roto tiaho ki waho”
Our future comes from within us
A professional counselling qualification set within a Māori world view. Develop iwi/Māori focused counselling practices at a professional level designed to prepare you for registration as a practicing counsellor.
The focus on Māori/indigenous methodologies provides a unique opportunity to develop strong foundational knowledge about the intergenerational influences of colonisation, and associated impacts, on whānau and hauora.
COURSE DETAILS
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Start Date: |
February 2024 |
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Level: |
7 |
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Length: |
3 years, Full-Time |
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Location: |
Rotorua |
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Mixed Delivery Mode: |
10 x 3 day Wānanga classroom teaching, plus on-line learning, work placement and tutorials. |
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Annual Fee/Payment Options: |
$7,255 per year |
You may be eligible for a grant towards study costs if your agency is funded through Te Aka Whai Ora, Te Whatu Ora, or Manatū Hauora
Costs of external supervision and personal counselling are the student’s responsibility
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Knowledge, skills and strategies to support your professional practice as a counsellor
- A greater understanding of how to engage with Māori, providing more opportunities for positive change
- Roles and responsibilities of tangata and whānau in the wider context of hapū, iwi and New Zealand society through whakapapa and whanaungatanga
- About the psychological and cultural impacts of whānau violence through the lens of whakapapa and cultural constructs
Entry Criteria
- A minimum age of 19 is required
- Capability to undertake academic study at tertiary level
- Commited to living and role modelling health and wellbeing with a clear intention to be of service to others
- Cross credit and recognition of prior professional/practical experience will be considered
- Subject to a NZ Police check
- English language competency (IELTS 6.5)
programme Team
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Programme Leader: |
Huhana Pene |
Course CONTENT YEAR ONE
Te Ira Tangata
To be a successful counsellor, one has to know who they are within their own whānau and culture.
Whakawātea
Examines Māori knowledge as a conceptual framework to guide ways of working with Māori.
Tikanga
Māori counsellors working with Māori clients requires recognition of tikanga-ā-iwi in professional practice.
Tohutohu
Theories and practices of counselling including Māori cultural strategies.
Pia-Counselling Practice 1
Integrate theory and practice, and reflect on your experience in an agency (limited practice under supervision).
COURSE CONTENT YEAR TWO
Aromatawai
Functions and tools of assessment according to various circumstances and cultural implications.
Takirua Tohutohu-Counselling Couples
Examine the therapeutic relationship and process when working with couples.
Whakamaui-Group Facilitation
Learn to facilitate a personal growth group, address personal issues and needs, and counsel a group to closure.
Whanau Tohutohu-Counselling Whanau
Engage in counselling families and whānau; be conversant with Māori counselling practice concepts.
Taura-Counselling Practice 2
Integrate and apply learning under supervision within an agency, in a role similar to an employed counsellor.
COURSE CONTENT YEAR three
Whānau Violence (Victims)
Contextual and historical issues leading to whānau violence, including normalisation and inter-generational transfer of power and control.
Whanau Violence (Perpetrators)
The dual role of victim and abuser; harmful behaviours such as drug and alcohol abuse; restorative justice processes within cultural frameworks.