Download or read book Healing and Mental Health for Native Americans written by Ethan Nebelkopf and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the authors highlight the importance of eliminating health disparities and increasing the access of Native Americans to critical substance abuse and mental health services. While most chapters are framed in scientific terms, they are concerned with promoting healing through changes in the way we treat our sick-spiritually, traditionally, ceremonially, and scientifically-whether in rural areas, on reservations, and in cities. The book will be a valuable resource for medical and mental health professionals, medical anthropologists, and the Native health community. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Download or read book Counseling Native Americans written by John Reimer and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the professional journey of a Native American counselor, who, although educated in mainstream American universities, found herself, once on the job, lacking in skills necessary to be therapeutic for her cultural clients. "Counseling Native Americans: Spiritual and Multicultural Insights from Swan Circle," provides authentic observations of how American Indian clients relate to the natural, social, personal, and spiritual environments. The book is a significant contribution to the large literature on cross-cultural therapy. ?Dr. Catherine Reimer?s search for cross-cultural understandings and techniques is a fascinating read. Insights on how to integrate nature and spirituality should be especially helpful to counselors, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and related professionals who may sometimes feel that they are being educated in a ?spirit free? zone.? Clemmont E. Vontress, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Counseling, George Washington University. ?Wonderfully organized and thoughtfully constructed, this comprehensive engaging book will be a major source for understanding the complexities associated with providing mental health services for counseling American Indians and Alaska Natives for years to come.? Readers are asked ?to think deeply about the realities of the indigenous groups that people write about and how mental health services and research can be effectively and sensitively provided and conducted. Anyone who is curious about the depth and scope of providing counseling services to indigenous populations should keep this book close by, as it will prove to be a valuable resource.? Joseph E. Trimble, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, Professor of Psychology, Western Washington University. Foreword by Martha Norman Rashid, Professor Emerita, George Washington, University and Jane A. Simington, Ph.D. Originally published in 2013 as The Circle of Swans: Journey of a Native American Counselor.

Download or read book Counseling With Native American Indians and Alaska Natives written by Roger D. Herring and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1999-07-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a thorough background to helping professionals on the developmental, cultural, and special mental health needs and concerns of Native American Indian and Alaska Native clients. Looks at specific cultural and ethnic issues, describes methods for establishing rapport and intervening with diverse Native populations, and discusses counseling with youth and adults, career counseling, and using creative arts in counseling. An appendix lists reproducibles, films and videos, reservations, literature and music resources, and Native organizations. Includes chapter summaries, questions, and activities. Herring is professor of counselor education at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Counseling Native Americans written by Mark Stephen Parrish and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the competencies of knowledge, skill and awareness perceived by mental health clinicians as essential in providing mental health services to Native Americans, Alaskan Natives and First Nations. This study considers previous qualitative findings related to 3 macro-competencies, (1) knowledge, (2) skills and (3) awareness, and 16 micro-competencies which were found significant in serving this unique population. 70 Native American and non-Native American mental health clinicians responded quantitatively and qualitatively to a 51 question survey. The survey focused on the clinicians' perceptions related to issues including cultural, historical, contemporary, healing, and counseling skills which impact the effectiveness of culturally sensitive mental health services. The survey questions were subjected to reliability assessment, and a multivariate (MANOVA), univariate, post hoc and correlation analyses were performed to examine the differences of perceptions between ethnic and mainstream clinicians. Although no significant differences resulted related to the ethnicity of the clinicians at the macro level, some groups were found to differ related to their perception of the importance of specific micro-competencies. All groups supported the importance of the 3 macro-competencies and the 16 micro-competencies investigated in the survey. Additionally, the qualitative responses offer a wealth of rich information related to experiential insights into serving this unique population and further supports the efficacy of the macro- and micro-competencies upon which this study was focused.

Download or read book Counseling American Indians written by Laurence French and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six essays pertain mainly to substance abuse and its treatment in four Native American populations: the Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo, and Mestizo. Contributors provide some information on the history and culture of these nations, as well as on the history of treatment in Native populations. Topics include fetal alcoholism; bibliotherapy for traumatized children and youth; the UNITY Regional Youth Treatment Center at Cherokee; American Indian spirituality and counseling; clinical and educational programs for Navajo children and youth; and Mestizo traditional remedios. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Tip 61 Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives written by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-17 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Indians and Alaska Natives have consistently experienced disparities in access to healthcare services, funding, and resources; quality and quantity of services; treatment outcomes; and health education and prevention services. Availability, accessibility, and acceptability of behavioral health services are major barriers to recovery for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Common factors that infuence engagement and participation in services include availability of transportation and child care, treatment infrastructure, level of social support, perceived provider effectiveness, cultural responsiveness of services, treatment settings, geographic locations, and tribal affliations.

Download or read book Counseling Native Americans written by and published by . This book was released on 1992* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Insights on Counseling American Indians First Edition written by Eugene Hightower and published by Cognella Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counseling Native American Indians: Insights from Conversations with Beaver expertly weaves the story of Beaver, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma who embraced Native American Indian spiritual practices to overcome substance abuse, together with insights on how to incorporate the cultural beliefs underlying these practices into daily living. The book also offers guidance to non-indigenous counselors and others who wish to work effectively within the Native American Community in reservation or urban settings. In opening chapters readers learn from Beaver's detailed account practical insights on Indian cultural values from growing up in a communal Choctaw community in Oklahoma. Subsequent chapters feature interviews with Beaver, which recount his experiences growing up in a loving Choctaw family that was led by a medicine man uncle, surviving abuse in an Indian boarding school, surviving combat in the Pacific during World War ll, and relocating into an urban Indian community where he started a substance abuse treatment program for Native American Indians. He recounts his evolution from substance abuser to a leader of traditional ceremonies such as the sweat lodge and vision quest. He became a highly respected healer who helped many find relief from physical and emotional problems, as recounted by other individuals in this book. The book also offers information on the structure of the modern day Native American Indian community and stresses the importance of modern day Indians adhering to traditional values. Counseling Native American Indians simultaneously shares the inspiring story of Beaver's life while providing valuable advice for counseling Native American populations. The text is well suited for courses in Native American Studies and psychology and counseling, especially those that focus on multicultural approaches. This textbook is part of the Cognella Series on Advances in Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. The series, co-sponsored by Division 45 of the American Psychological Association, addresses critical and emerging issues within culture, race, and ethnic studies, as well as specific topics among key ethnocultural groups.

Download or read book Native American Postcolonial Psychology written by Eduardo Duran and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1995-03-30 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents a theoretical discussion of problems and issues encountered in the Native American community from a perspective that accepts Native knowledge as legitimate. Native American cosmology and metaphor are used extensively in order to deal with specific problems such as alcoholism, suicide, family, and community problems. The authors discuss what it means to present material from the perspective of a people who have legitimate ways of knowing and conceptualizing reality and show that it is imperative to understand intergenerational trauma and internalized oppression in order to understand the issues facing Native Americans today."--pub. website.

Download or read book Healing the Soul Wound written by Eduardo Duran and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2006-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eduardo Duran—a psychologist working in Indian country—draws on his own clinical experience to provide guidance to counselors working with Native Peoples. Translating theory into actual day-to-day practice, Duran presents case materials that illustrate effective intervention strategies for prevalent problems, including substance abuse, intergenerational trauma, and internalized oppression. Offering a culture-specific approach that has profound implications for all counseling and therapy, this groundbreaking volume: Provides invaluable concepts and strategies that can be applied directly to practice. Outlines very different ways of serving American Indian clients, translating Western metaphor into Indigenous ideas that make sense to Native People. Presents a model in which patients have a relationship with the problems they are having, whether these are physical, mental, or spiritual. Includes a section in each chapter to help non-American Indian counselors generalize the concepts presented to use in their own practice in culturally sensitive ways.

Download or read book Mental Health written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Native American Psychology written by Timothy C. Thomason and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to provide information that will help service providers understand the psychological concerns of Native Americans and provide effective counseling and psychotherapy for them. The book addresses a wide variety of topics, including assessment and diagnosis, culture-bound syndromes, best practices in counseling and psychotherapy, and related topics. Some chapters analyze how traditional healing methods work from a psychological perspective, and others consider the work of Carl Jung and Milton H. Erickson in relation to traditional Native American healing. Some of the chapters address conceptual and clinical issues, while others report the results of research by the author and others. The book contains many specific recommendations regarding how to provide culturally appropriate services for Native Americans. Native Americans hold a special position among the ethnic groups in the United States, because they were living on the North American continent thousands of years before any other people arrived. The Native population is extremely diverse, with 574 federally recognized sovereign tribal nations, 334 reservations and trust lands, and over a hundred different languages. Although most Native Americans live in urban, suburban, or non-reservation rural areas, about 22% live on tribal lands, where many of them live in housing without running water or electricity. While a description of the problems and challenges Native Americans face can be discouraging, the population also has many protective factors. Resources common to most Native American communities include strong family bonds, identification with tribal history and the local culture, spiritual beliefs, and respect for the wisdom of tribal elders. Given the history of how Native Americans have been treated, and present-day neglect by the government, they exhibit remarkable adaptability and resilience. There is a strong drive to promote the well-being of the group and a willingness to participate in many different ways of healing. Although the number of traditional Native healers is declining, they are still able to provide valuable services and are utilized by many Native Americans who live on or near tribal lands. This book reflects a personal and professional perspective on the topics discussed, based on many years of experience with Native people in Arizona and nationwide, but with no claim to speak for Native people. The recommendations made in this book draw on the professional literature on Native American psychology, the opinions of Native experts, and conceptual articles, literature reviews, and original research conducted by the author. It is hoped this book will make a modest contribution to the body of knowledge on this subject, with the ultimate goal of improving the psychological health of Native Americans.

Download or read book Counseling and Diversity written by Michael Tlanusta Garrett and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to build readers' awareness, knowledge, and skill for working most effectively with indigenous peoples of the U.S., Michael Tlanusta Garrett and Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman's monograph addresses demographics, sociopolitical history, cultural systems, and current issues facing Native American peoples, with specific implications for practice.

Download or read book Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Counseling written by Lisa Grayshield and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous Counseling is based in universal principals/truths that promote a way to think about how to live in the world and with one another that extends beyond the scope of Western European thought. Individual health and wellness is intricately interwoven into the relationships that we establish on multiple levels in our lives, those that we establish with ourselves, with others, and with the external environments with which we live. From an Indigenous perspective, health and wellness in our individual lives, families, community and world, is the result of ancient knowledge that produces action in a way that is beneficial to all beings on the planet for generations to come. The current social and political record of our country now clearly reveals the result of a paradigm that has outlived its time. No longer can we ignore the core values of our fields of study; we must take a deeper look into the academic endeavors that inform the way we pass our cultures’ values on to successive generations. While it has taken Western Science decades to catch up to Indigenous/Native Science, we now have ample scientific evidence to support claims of interconnectedness on multiple levels of individual and collective health.

Download or read book Trauma and Resilience in the Lives of Contemporary Native Americans written by Hilary N. Weaver and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous Peoples around the world and our allies often reflect on the many challenges that continue to confront us, the reasons behind health, economic, and social disparities, and the best ways forward to a healthy future. This book draws on theoretical, conceptual, and evidence-based scholarship as well as interviews with scholars immersed in Indigenous wellbeing, to examine contemporary issues for Native Americans. It includes reflections on resilience as well as disparities. In recent decades, there has been increasing attention on how trauma, both historical and contemporary, shapes the lives of Native Americans. Indigenous scholars urge recognition of historical trauma as a framework for understanding contemporary health and social disparities. Accordingly, this book uses a trauma-informed lens to examine Native American issues with the understanding that even when not specifically seeking to address trauma directly, it is useful to understand that trauma is a common experience that can shape many aspects of life. Scholarship on trauma and trauma-informed care is integrated with scholarship on historical trauma, providing a framework for examining contemporary issues for Native American populations. It should be considered essential reading for all human service professionals working with Native American clients, as well as a core text for Native American studies and classes on trauma or diversity more generally.

Download or read book Mental Health Care for Urban Indians written by Tawa M. Witko and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2006 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mental Health Care for Urban Indians: Clinical Insights From Native Practitioners is the first clinical book written by American Indian scholars working in Indian communities. This groundbreaking volume provides the reader with a basic understanding of the historical impact of colonization, the ensuing results of urban migration and boarding schools, and the effects that these events have had on the Native community. These lingering effects include a lack of cultural identity, a loss of tradition, and a sense of isolation that may lead to violence, alcoholism, and risky behaviors. Chapter authors acknowledge this history while developing culturally sensitive practice recommendations that incorporate traditional healing methods. This will be an invaluable resource for psychologists and other helping professionals who work with Native clients"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

Download or read book Culturally Adaptive Counseling Skills written by Miguel E. Gallardo and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The intent of this book is to shift from a top-down to a bottom-up perspective in the way that we understand ethnocultural communities. The book outlines the Skills Identification Stage Model (SISM) as initially proposed by Parham (2002) to establish specific skills in working with African American communities. In addition to highlighting the original African American model, the book has adapted the model to highlight its utility with the Asian, Latino, Native, and Middle Eastern American communities. Each specific ethnocultural community is addressed with case examples to highlight the model's implementation. In addition, the book addresses how the content can be integrated into the classroom and how it can help students develop the needed skills to respond to the needs of ethnocultural communities. The book also addresses future implications for education, training, practice, and research and elaborates on the multiple perspectives in attempting to understand, and further develop, a multicultural framework"--Provided by publisher.