Download or read book Resilience Among American Indian Elders written by Rick J. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Exploratory Study of Resilience in the Lived Experience of Native American Elders written by Donna Mae Grandbois and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 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 Resilience Among American Indian Youth written by Barbara L. Graham and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis is an empirical study that analyzes how spirituality acts as a protective process that promotes resilience among American Indian youth. The study focused on 54 high-risk American Indian adolescents and their school-based competence. Relationships between spirituality, enculturation, well-being and adversity are examined. The results of the study found that spirituality was strongly related to enculturation and that girls had higher academic competence and higher enculturation scores. In general, the study shows that students who have spiritual beliefs are more likely to be successful in school.
Download or read book Correlates of Resilience Among American Indians in a Northwestern US State written by Bruce M. Bradway and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Self efficacy and Resilience Among American Indian Adults written by Martin Michael Cutler and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of self-efficacy (Bandura, 1995) in American Indian trauma survivors who have achieved subsequent life success. The study examined the socially-driven process of resilience in recovery from trauma (Masten & Coatsworth, 1998). The phenomenology process emphasized the trauma survivor's unique experience of trauma resolution through a traditional American Indian healing continuum.
Download or read book Grandmother s Grandchild written by Alma Hogan Snell and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir expresses the poverty, personal hardships, and prejudice of the author's life growing up as a second generation Crow Indian on a reservation, and the bond she formed with her grandmother, a medicine woman.
Download or read book Resiliency and PTSD in an American Indian Population written by Yvonne Masse and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rates of PTSD are higher among American Indians than the rest of the United States population. Research suggests that American Indians may also be exposed to more trauma than the rest of the population. It is possible that American Indians are more resilient than the PTSD rates alone suggest. This study looked at PTSD rates and resiliency factors in an American Indian population located in upstate New York. The results of the study found that positive emotions and self-esteem as measured by personal growth were related to decreased rates of PTSD (r= -.127, p= .045). In addition, sports activities were found to decrease rates of PTSD (r= -.137, p= .016). Mohawk Cultural Identification did not directly affects PTSD rates.
Download or read book Resiliency Strength and Purposefulness written by Darlene D. Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Alaska Native (AN) communities have retained a traditional way of life despite centuries of historical trauma and oppression. AN Elders possess a rich understanding of historical events. This study aims to identify the meaning and relative activities of resiliency, strength, and purposefulness as perceived by AN Sugpiaq Elders. Method: Eleven Elders shared their storied-narratives describing resiliency, strength, and purposefulness. A decolonizing framework was used throughout the study process, with a primary focus on individual and collective strengths. Storied-narratives were analyzed using an Indigenous method reflective of the whole story and a non-Indigenous method of thematic identification. Findings from these two approaches provided a multi-faceted tapestry of resiliency, strength, and purposefulness as perceived by AN Elders. Results: An overarching theme of collectiveness was predominant throughout the storied-narratives. Additional themes inclusive of the (1) Russian Orthodox religion, (2) getting back to the old ways, (3) Elder love and pride, (4) living in two worlds, and (5) the power of nature depicted a cyclical relationship between resiliency, strength, and purposefulness for the individual and community. Discussion: Results showed that the Elders of this community intertwined their personal resiliency, strength, and purposefulness with that of the community into a collective whole. They asserted the concept of resiliency is not static. It is instead a process of developing pathways throughout life to counteract the challenges of personal and socio-political factors. Findings from this study provide valuable information for future strength-based wellness programs and a foundation for additional resiliency research with Alaska Native peoples.
Download or read book Worlds Within Us written by Katsi Cook and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A powerful collection of knowledge of stories from eight Native elder women"--
Download or read book Cultural Resilience in Louise Erdrich s Love Medicine written by Anja Schmidt and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Humboldt-University of Berlin, language: English, abstract: Set on a North Dakota reservation, Louise Erdrich’s novel Love Medicine1 is first of all a fictitious story. Despite a writer’s Indian heritage2 it is unsound to read novels as a “true accounts” of reservation life, yet it seems to me that Erdrich’s depiction of Chippewa families includes some issues that are very much part of American Indian reality. “Federal and private agencies have made a series of depressing reports as to the condition of American Indian youth, both in the home and in their interaction with the judicial system.”3 Sentences like this one are ubiquitous in sources not only on young American Indians. The problems usually mentioned are: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, alcohol abuse, domestic violence, gang violence, rape, unemployment, jobs with little chance of career growth, depression, suicide and teen pregnancy.4 A number of explanations have been found. “Historical trauma response (HTR) theory is based on the hypothesis that when people were victims of cultural trauma, the aftereffects can be passed down through the generations.”5 Variants of this are Transgenerational Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or “soul wound.“6 Another popular theory is that of “internalized oppression.” This theory states that Natives have been oppressed for hundreds of years and as a group have taken into their own psyche the characteristics of the oppressors resulting in the tendency to oppress themselves even in the absence of an identifiable external oppressor.7 == == 1 Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine. Hammersmith: Harper Perennial, 2004. 2 Louise Erdrich’s mother is Ojibwe. 3 Fuller, Gary. “A Snapshot Report on American Indian Youth and Families”, in: http://www.ocbtracker.com/0007/snapshot.html. (taken Feb. 9th 2005). 4 Ibid. 5 Strand, Joyce; Peacock, Robert (eds.). “Resource Guide: Cultural Resilience”, in: Tribal College Journal http:/www.tribalcollegejournal.org/themag/backissues/summer2003/summer2003resource.html. (taken Feb. 2nd 2005) 6Kindya, Kenneth. “Native mental health: Issues and challenges”, in: http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1063901101 (taken Feb. 2nd 2005). 7 Ibid. This sounds like a variation of Stanley Elkins’ notorious “Sambo-thesis” widely repudiated by the Civil Rights Movement because it negates African Americans’ agency.
Download or read book Essential Ethnographic Methods written by Stephen L. Schensul and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1999 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Ethnographic Methods akes a mixed methods approach to introducing the fundamental, face-to-face data collection tools that ethnographers and other qualitative researchers use.
Download or read book The Book of Elders written by Sandy Johnson and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1994 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exquisite collection of life stories paired with striking photos, 30 American Indian men and women--medicine men, spiritual leaders, and others--discuss their lives, their history, and their struggle to preserve tradition. Each chapter contains an elder's narrative, a biographical profile, and full-page photos.
Download or read book Resilience in Aging written by Barbara Resnick and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded second edition of Resilience in Aging offers a comprehensive description of the current state of knowledge with regard to resilience from physiological (including genetic), psychological (including cognitive and creative), cultural, and economic perspectives. In addition, the book considers the impact of resilience on many critical aspects of life for older adults including policy issues, economic, cognitive and physiological challenges, spirituality, chronic illness, and motivation. The only book devoted solely to the importance and development of resilience in quality of life among older adults, Resilience in Aging, 2nd Edition continues to offer evidence-based theory, clinical guidelines, and new and updated case examples and real-world interventions so professional readers can make the best use of this powerful tool. The critical insights in this volume are concluded with a discussion of future directions on optimizing resilience and the importance of a lifespan approach to the critical component of aging. The book’s coverage extends across disciplines and domains, including: Resilience and personality disorders in older age. Cultural and ethnic perspectives on enhancing resilience in aging Sustained by the sacred: religious and spiritual factors for resilience in adulthood and aging. Building resilience in persons with early-stage dementia and their care partners. Interdisciplinary geriatric mental health resilience interventions. Developing resilience in the aged and dementia care workforce. Using technology to enhance resilience among older adults. This wide-ranging and updated lifespan approach gives Resilience in Aging, 2nd Edition particular relevance to the gamut of practitioners in gerontology and geriatrics, including health psychologists, neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, geriatricians, family physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, among others.
Download or read book Advancing Health Equity for Native American Youth written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 2 million Americans below age 24 self-identify as being of American Indian or Alaska Native descent. Many of the serious behavioral, emotional, and physical health concerns facing young people today are especially prevalent with Native youth (e.g., depression, violence, and substance abuse). Adolescent Native Americans have death rates two to five times the rate of whites in the same age group because of higher levels of suicide and a variety of risky behaviors (e.g., drug and alcohol use, inconsistent school attendance). Violence, including intentional injuries, homicide, and suicide, accounts for three-quarters of deaths for Native American youth ages 12 to 20. Suicide is the second leading cause of deathâ€"and 2.5 times the national rateâ€"for Native youth ages 15 to 24. Arrayed against these health problems are vital cultural strengths on which Native Americans can draw. At a workshop held in 2012, by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, presenters described many of these strengths, including community traditions and beliefs, social support networks, close-knit families, and individual resilience. In May 2014, the Academies held a follow-up workshop titled Advancing Health Equity for Native American Youth. Participants discussed issues related to (1) the visibility of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care as a national problem, (2) the development of programs and strategies by and for Native and Indigenous communities to reduce disparities and build resilience, and (3) the emergence of supporting Native expertise and leadership. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Download or read book Mental Health Among Elderly Native Americans Psychology Revivals written by James Narduzzi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1990s providing mental health services to the elderly and particularly to elderly Native Americans had been an issue of some concern for the last several decades. Despite this, many public decisions made at the time were based on inadequate data. Due to this lack of data, there had been little research devoted to determining the factors associated with mental health among elderly Native Americans. Instead, the growing body of mental health research had "been based on limited samples, primarily of middle-majority Anglos." Originally published in 1994, the purpose of this research was to utilize existing data to close the gap in our understanding of mental health among elderly Native Americans.
