Non‐monogamous relationships, Māori intergenerational trauma, co‐research in therapy, parent training, child sexual abuse, and more

Non-monogamousrelationships,Māori intergenerational trauma, co-research in therapy, parent training, child sexual abuse, and moreThe first article for the March issue is 'It's a magnifying glass for your relationship: a thematic analysis of motivations, benefits, and challenges in consensually non-monogamous relationships' by Rebecca Codrington and Daniel du Plooy from Sydney, Australia.This qualitative study explores the 'motivations, benefits, and challenges' of consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships.It identifies three overarching themes: mononormativity and cultural norms; growth and responsibility; and diversity and complexity, each with several subthemes.The challenges of CNM relationships are discussed as well as strategies for managing emotions and ending a relationship for security reasons; for some participants, there was a need to unlearn internalised cultural norms that idealise monogamy.Given the CNM community is comparable to the size of the LGBTQI community and growing, it is time for relationship therapists to address biases and to develop their clinical expertise.The second paper is 'Black Rain: a Kaupapa Māori (a Māori approach) to addressing family violence and intergenerational trauma' by Fay Pouesi from Auckland, New Zealand, and Rosemary Dewerse from Adelaide, South Australia.It presents a Māori approach called 'Black Rain' (Kaupapa) that helps men and women to break the cycles of intergenerational violence and trauma within their families.This is built on three elements: recognition and reconnection; acknowledgement of the whole family context; and a spiritual lens.Visual tools like genograms are used to highlight the generational impact of violence.Black Rain is illustrated through the work and learning of a Māori practitioner and two of her colleagues using a composite case study, and the authors note its benefits for helping both victims and perpetrators.The next article is 'Co-research interview-collaborative way to learn from experience' by Eija-Liisa Rautiainen and Aino Maija Rautkallio from Helsinki, Finland.Developed by Tom Andersen and colleagues, the co-research interview, otherwise known as a post-therapy or follow-up interview, is a collaborative way of evaluating therapy outcomes that draws on the experiences of both clients and professionals.The authors describe how the interview is structured, conducted, and applied, and reflect on its use in therapy and post-therapy contexts as well as in live supervision, training, and research.The fourth article is 'Therapeutic crisis intervention for families: an investigation of caregiver perceptions and experiences' by Sarah George and colleagues from Perth, Australia.The therapeutic crisis intervention for families (TCI-F) is a parent training program that has been applied globally to help caregivers deal with children in crisis.This seminal qualitative research study investigates the factors that underlie its effective implementation and describes the experiences of participants.It finds that caregivers could successfully de-escalate and manage crisis situations within the home and draw on the program's resources to implement strategies.The TCI-F is a promising intervention for caregivers struggling to cope with the emotional and behavioural difficulties of their children.The fifth paper is 'A relational understanding of the needs of siblings of children who have been sexually abused' by Maeve Dwan from Dublin, Ireland.This practitioner and participatory-based research project draws on the author's work as a family therapist in a unit for children who have experienced sexual abuse.Its aim is to give voice to the views and experiences of the siblings of sexually abused young