Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Tudor, Keith"
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Cultural Humility: A Hermeneutic Literature Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This dissertation explores the qualities of humility in the context of a therapeutic relationship between practitioner and client from different cultural backgrounds, utilising a hermeneutic review of some of the available ... -
Deciding What Belongs: How Psychotherapists in Aotearoa New Zealand Attend to Religion and/or Spirituality
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Since the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, declared religion to be an illusory refuge for those who could not face the realities of existence, the relationship between psychotherapy and religion and/or spirituality ... -
The Eco-Friendly Therapist: An Interpretative Literature Review of Obstacles and Solutions to Practicing Ecotherapy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This dissertation uses the science and creativity of hermeneutic (interpretive) research to explore ecotherapy, a therapeutic modality that aims to heal the human-nature relationship through facilitating the healing of ... -
Falling Into the Abyss: A Heuristic Self-Inquiry Into a Psychotherapist’s Experience of Abrupt Endings
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The unexpected phone call in the middle of the night. The client who never returns for another session. The news of a community case of COVID-19. In our daily lives, and in the therapy room, the looming of an end is always ... -
Haunting Minnie Dean: A Heuristic Inquiry Into Baby Farming, Psychological Infanticide and Closed Stranger Adoption
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)In this study I use the methodology of heuristic inquiry and methods from imaginal psychology to explore the relationship between 19th century baby farming, and my experience of psychological infanticide through closed ... -
How Early Attachment Experiences Effect How an Individual Relates to a Christian God and How This Manifests in Later Life to His or Her Image of the God He or She Believes in
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This dissertation explores how early attachment experience effects how an individual relates to a Christian God, and how this manifests in later life. The relationship dynamic which is created in early attachment falls ... -
How Public Understandings of Psychotherapy Are Influenced by Film and Television Portrayals of Psychotherapists and Some of the Implications for Clinical Practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)This dissertation addresses the question: “How are public understandings of psychotherapy influenced by film and television portrayals of psychotherapists and what are some of the implications for clinical practice?” ... -
In Defence of a Manic Defence: A Therapist’s Experience of Humour in Psychotherapy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The following is a heuristic study: a first-person exploration of humour, using my own experience to illuminate this particularly fascinating aspect of humanity, and an infrequently discussed, yet potentially impactful, ... -
In Two Minds: A Heuristic Enquiry Into My Experience of Ambivalence
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Clients presenting for psychotherapy often bring with them an ambivalent attitude towards that which is troubling them and for which they seek help to change. Psychotherapists are familiar with the concept of coming to ... -
An Interpretive Review of Psychoanalytic Literature on Empathy in the Therapeutic Relationship
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This dissertation is an interpretive review of psychoanalytic literature on empathy within the therapeutic relationship. The creative science of hermeneutics is used to explore the history of empathy and its function within ... -
Invisible Wounds: A heuristic exploration of unintentional racial microaggressions and their relationship to unconscious racialisation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Unintentional racial microaggressions towards indigenous and minority peoples while injurious to recipients, are often not recognised by the perpetrator, and when challenged, are commonly met with defensiveness. The ... -
Menopause in Psychotherapy: A Thematic Analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Menopause is the natural and unavoidable ending of a woman’s procreative capability. An inter-play of biological, psychological, social and cultural influences is thought to shape each woman’s understanding and experience ... -
Out of the Room: a Phenomenological Study into the Lived Experiences of Becoming and Being a Counsellor-leader
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experiences of becoming and being a counsellor-leader, in order to understand and see the phenomenon. The notion of the counsellor-leader is not widely studied or discussed ... -
The Perceived Benefits of Equine Assisted Therapy: A Thematic Analysis Based on Small Scale Study Interviews of Equine Assisted Psychotherapists and Counsellors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The focus of this research was to develop a thematic analysis based on therapists’ perceptions of the benefits of Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT), to understand why this therapy is not used or accepted as a viable treatment ... -
A Psychotherapist's Experience of Grief: An Heuristic Enquiry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This research explored my subjective experience of being a bereaved psychotherapist, both personally and professionally, in a hospice and a private practice setting. The focus was to find the meaning within my grief ... -
Te whakatere i ngā awa e rua (Navigating the Two Rivers): A Heuristic Investigation of Māori Identity as a Student Psychotherapist
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This dissertation addresses the question “what is the experience of a Mmāori student psychotherapist’s identity?” The study suggests that Māori students in psychotherapy education/training and academia face the challenge ... -
Therapists' Experiences of Shame: An Heuristic Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Shame is a crucial issue frequently overlooked in the therapeutic context because it has many hiding places and inevitably reverberates with experiences of shame in the therapist. Therapists can be vulnerable to shame from ... -
What Are the Risk Factors in the Abuse and Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This study explores the risk factors in the abuse and maltreatment of children with disabilities. From the study the best practices to support children with disabilities, who experience abuse and maltreatment, are identified. ... -
What Is the Experience of Being Both Māori and Pākehā? Negotiating the Experience of the Hybrid Cultural Object
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This dissertation addresses the question: “What is the experience of being both Māori and Pākehā?” and has as its subtitle: “Negotiating the experience of the hybrid cultural object.” The methodologies used are Kaupapa ... -
Winnicott’s Theories on the Influence of an Infant’s Early Environment on the Development of Anti-social Tendencies in Adolescence
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This dissertation explores the links between the infant’s early environmental experience and the development of anti-social tendencies in adolescence. Using an interpretive literature review of the work of Donald Winnicott, ...