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Service in practice, practice in service: negotiating a path to the future.
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| Author | Mika, C. Whare, Te Awanuiārangi, Wānanga Ahuriri-Driscoll, A. Hepi, M. |
| Abstract | 3,992 words (excluding references and glossary) The sustainability of cultural knowledge and practices, and environments to support these are subject to the pressures of a globalising western society. Traditional Māori healers find themselves at the centre of such impacts and experience a unique set of tensions in working to sustain a healing tradition dependent on maintaining the integrity of both the environment and mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge). In addition to balancing their existing relationships between the environment and traditional knowledge, they must also forge new relationships and practices in the development of health services. The practice of traditional healing is founded on the notion of service to the community where practitioners respond to a „calling ‟ and commonly have a gift for the work. The practices of traditional healers evolve from serving the people and notions of koha (gift, donation) and reciprocity permeate this relationship. However within the health system concepts of practice and service are substantially different. Services are delivered to clients and rely on consistent application of skills by professionals organized around particular specialties. This alters the nature of the therapeutic relationship and the expectations of both the healer and the |
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