[PDF] Counseling Native Americans eBook

Author : John Reimer
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 2014-07-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780988391727

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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.

Author : Ethan Nebelkopf
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780759106079

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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!

Author : Roger D. Herring
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,72 MB
Release : 1999-07-13
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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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

Author : Mark Stephen Parrish
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 21,73 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Counseling
ISBN :

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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.

Author : Eduardo Duran
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,25 MB
Release : 2006-04-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807746899

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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.

Author : Laurence French
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Psychology
ISBN :

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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

Author : Eugene Hightower
Publisher : Cognella Academic Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 10,41 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781516540310

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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.

Author : Eduardo Duran
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 34,86 MB
Release : 1995-03-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780791423530

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"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.

Author : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 21,67 MB
Release : 2019-03-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0359520383

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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.