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Characteristics of therapeutic environments: model developed by Pawson (2008)

Characteristics of therapeutic environments: model developed by Pawson (2008)

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Worldwide, a multitude of adventure-based outdoor programmes exist that are designed to develop "challenging" young people. Recently, Aotearoa/ New Zealand has seen a resurgence of interest from central government in implementing programmes for such young people that draw on military models of practise. The philosophy and format of adventure therap...

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... Maori concepts of kawa, tikanga and rangatiratanga have relevance here. These concepts, as interpreted by Bevan Tipene (Ngai Tahu-Kahungungu), are depicted in Figure 7. ...
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... are set conventions; they are "the way we do things around here", and they are usually non-negotiable. Tikanga, meaning customs, fill the bigger middle space of Figure 7. Customs differ according to one"s background and according to the place/environment in which one is situated, and so are more negotiable than kawa. ...
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... meaning customs, fill the bigger middle space of Figure 7. Customs differ according to one"s background and according to the place/environment in which one is situated, and so are more negotiable than kawa. The biggest area of Figure 7 is taken up by rangatiratanga. A rangatira is a chief; the suffix tanga refers to the quality or attributes of chieftainship; with young people, we take this quality to mean personal responsibility The models of development and of situational leadership that we have considered here, and the relationships between the two, require leaders who are tuned into the needs of individuals and groups and who adapt their style and role to suit the current needs of each. ...

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