Secular Science Meets Sacred Art.

Abstract

Tangi Hepi is an experienced and highly regarded drug and alcohol counsellor who brings to his practice his Māori roots and his Pākehā upbringing, as well as his clinical training and experience. As a result, he has developed a bi-cultural approach to counselling that is loosely framed by the conventions of the profession, but has been extended and given depth by the teaching he received from his paternal grandmother when he was a young boy. This article explores the counselling principles that underpin his practice, as well as some of the supporting techniques he has developed over the course of his counselling career. His background is described in some detail in order to locate him within both traditional Māori and contemporary Pākehā cultural contexts, although the discussion of his counselling work focuses on aspects drawn predominantly from his Māori cultural heritage. Questions raised in this discussion are an invitation for further exploration and study. [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.)