PSYC 460 Counseling In Native Am Communities
This course provides an overview of "culturally alert" counseling, while addressing specific issues related to mental health in Indian Country. Topics may include: Multicultural competence, culturally sensitive interviewing and assessment, culturally appropriate treatment planning based on accurate non-biased conceptualizations (i.e. avoiding prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping), working within family systems, use of Traditional and Western ways of treatment, navigating among Tribal worldviews, beliefs and intertribal mental health systems, working with community resources and liaison with various health delivery systems. The objuective of the course is to enhance awareness of how it is to work within Mental Health systems in Indian Country. Using examples of Enduring Legacies Case Studies, an emphasis will be placed on intergenerational trauma and its relevance to Native American communities.