annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

jurisdiction, this paper discusses where the Court’s powers derive from, natural justice andthe Family Courts Rules (2002). Findings from the Victims Task Force report, DomesticViolence and the Justice System (1992), are drawn on in relation to domestic violence and thelack of effort made by the justice system to help improve the problem. The author concludesthat Courts need to take the New Zealand Bill Of Rights Act into greater consideration thanthey currently do.Clarke, L. (2004). The complexities of working with adult clients who have histories of severechildhood trauma: A systematic literature review with clinical illustrations. Unpublishedmaster’s thesis, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13088.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Child abuse and neglect, Women, Mental health,Prevention/intervention/treatment, Cultural practiceAbstract: This dissertation is a systematic literature review, illustrated with clinical vignettes,that investigates how to think about and work effectively with adult clients with a history ofearly, severe and continuous childhood abuse and neglect, using the lens of the traumaliterature. The first section examines how symptoms develop when children are exposed toabuse and neglect. This includes how maltreatment affects the psychological development ofchildren and their later adult functioning. The second section investigates the basic principlesof treatment for the adult survivor of maltreatment, and argues for a stage-orientated approachto treatment with an initial focus on symptom control, self-care, and relationship issues. Thethird section reviews the therapeutic relationship. The transference/countertransferencedynamics at the centre of this work are examined. The dissertation ends with a summary ofsymptom development, implications for treatment and transference/countertransference issuesin the treatment of severe trauma. Recommendations for psychotherapy practice and futureresearch are examined.Source: Author’s abstractClarkson, J., & Kenny, G. (2001). Child abuse in New Zealand. New Ethicals Journal: New Zealand’sJournal of Patient Management, 4(3), 11-16.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12967.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Children, Health, Prevention/intervention/treatment,Intersectoral collaborationAbstract: This article gives a relatively brief overview of child abuse in New Zealand. Theincidence of child abuse in New Zealand, the different types of abuse, and the impact of abuseare addressed. The authors also examine professional recognition of child abuse, whichincludes diagnosis and assessment of abuse and health professionals’ responsibility oncediagnosis is made. Common reasons for practitioner non-referral of cases of child abuse arealso explored.Cody, T. (1997). Re-negotiating meanings: A grounded theory of core factors in healing shame inadult survivors of sexual abuse. Unpublished master’s thesis, Massey University, PalmerstonNorth, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13168.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Sexual abuse, Women, Victims/survivors, Violenceagainst men, Gender, Mental health, Prevention/intervention/treatment30