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With the wind and the waves : a guide to mental health practices in Alaska Native communities /

"The following model for mental health professionals working within Alaska Native communities maintains four guiding principles fueling its infrastructure. Embodied within its framework is its particular emphasis on non-Native practitioners working alongside village-based personnel coupled with...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Droby, Ray M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • One. With the Wind and the Waves: A Guide for Mental Health Practices in Alaska Native Communities
  • Two. Guiding Principles for Mental Health Professionals Working in Alaska Native Communities
  • 1. Self-Determination Is an Inalienable Right for Alaska Natives
  • 2. Native Self-Determination Is Best Promoted Through Decentralized Mental Health Services
  • 3. The Role of the Mental Health Professional Imparts a Co-Participatory and Background Presence
  • 4. The Role of the Mental Health Professional Is Multifaceted and Collectively Mindful
  • Three. Cultural Considerations When Working in Alaska Native Communities
  • Mindset, Transference Issues, and the Strengths of Alaska Native Communities
  • Collective Colonizing Trauma and Specific Traumas on Native Communities
  • Culture of Silence
  • Collectivism
  • Four. Therapy Considerations
  • Relational-Cultural Theory
  • Relational-Cultural Therapy and Multicultural Care
  • Psychotherapy with Alaska Natives
  • Case Examples of the 4Rs with Alaska Natives
  • Initial Treatment Engagement
  • Parenting and the Use of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
  • Strengths Perspective
  • Trauma-Focused Narrative Therapy with Children
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Psychotropic Medication
  • Bibliotherapy
  • Five. Adjunctive Considerations
  • Self-Determination Versus Dependency
  • Dependency Patterns
  • Colonization Patterns
  • Indigenous Community-Based Approaches to Solving Problems
  • Tribal Problems, Tribal Solutions
  • Personal Biases/Worldview
  • Generalist Orientation
  • Hurting Helpers
  • Personal Well-Being (PWB)
  • Native Spirituality
  • Native Identity
  • The Assets Study
  • Flow
  • Tribal Healers
  • Learning and Communication Styles
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  • Trust/Mistrust
  • Working with Schools in Alaska Native Communities
  • Ethics
  • Psychological Testing and Alaska Natives
  • Psychiatric Disorders, ACEs, Epigenetics, and Alaska Natives
  • Working with "Resistance" and Stages of Change, Community Readiness, and Healing
  • Self-Care
  • Six. Prevention Considerations
  • Seven. Concluding Thoughts
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author