This article provides an examination of current mental health treatment assumptions and the resulting services that are commonly provided to client members of American Indian communities. In response to the failings of these treatment assumptions, the author proposes a reimagining of helping services better aligned with American Indian cultural and spiritual traditions that are centered on, and informed by, actual Indigenous perspectives and life experiences.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, Re‐imagining Mental Health Services for American Indian Communities: Centering Indigenous Perspectives created by Joseph P. Gone, Ph.D. in 2022.
Publication Date
Am J Community Psychol. 2022;69:257–268. Jan 2022
Course Material Author
Joseph P. Gone, Ph.D.
Joseph P. Gone is Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Anthropology) and the Faculty of Medicine (Global Health and Social Medicine) at Harvard University. He has published more than 75 articles and chapters exploring the cultural psychology of self, identity, personhood, and social relations in Indigenous community settings vis-a-vis the mental health professions, with particular attention to therapeutic interventions such as psychotherapy and traditional healing. A fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and of seven divisions within the American Psychological Association, he has served on the editorial boards of seven scientific journals and reviewed manuscripts for more than 70 additional journals in the behavioral and health sciences. A recipient of several fellowships and career awards, he was named a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2014.
Joseph P. Gone, Ph.D.
authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
David Lutkemeier holds a BA degree in psychology, a master’s degree in developmental psychology, and a doctorate degree from the University of Cincinnati in Special Education and Psychology. He is certified as a psychologist by the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners, as well as holding public school superintendent certification in Arizona and California. Dr. Lutkemeier has worked as an assistant professor at Arizona State University, a school psychologist, special education director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent in both Arizona and California. David, working as a consultant with a national curriculum management group (CMSi) has completed over two dozen comprehensive district-wide curriculum audits in 15 states over the past 20 years and has worked as a test developer for CE Learning Systems for the past ten years.
Recommended For
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers with an emphasis on those professionals working with Native American clients. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Examine mental health issues of the Indigenous peoples of North America associated with a history of European colonization that included land dispossession, conquest, and forced re-settlement.
Identify and describe common mental health service assumptions, models, and conventional practices in light of the unique historical experiences of Indigenous people.
Discuss the potential benefits of helping services that place emphasis upon Indigenous culture and spiritual traditions.
Availability
This course is available starting Jul 17th, 2023 and expires Jul 16th, 2033
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Course Creator
David M. Lutkemeier – No relevant financial relationships.
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