Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaskan Natives SAMHSA TIP 61
Summary - There is no one right way. Providing direction on how something should be done is not a comfortable or customary practice for American Indians and Alaska Natives. For them, healing is interconnected with others and comes from within, from ance
Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes · Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
July 8, 202053m 42s
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Show Notes
Summary
- There is no one right way. Providing direction on how something should be done is not a comfortable or customary practice for American Indians and Alaska Natives. For them, healing is interconnected with others and comes from within, from ancestry, from stories, and from the environment.
RESPECT
- Respect communication styles and how respect is shown in the culture
- Explanatory model: Understand how clients perceive/understand their presenting issues
- Sociocultural context affect treatment
- Participation expectations for treatment may be different than mainstream. (family, community, faith healers etc.)
- Empathy
- Concerns and fears should be elicited (at the beginning and at points of resistance)
- Trust is based on who you are not what you accomplished.
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