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Suzanne L. Stewart - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Exploring the Integration of Indigenous Healing and Western Psychotherapy for Sexual Trauma Survivors Who Use Mental Health Services at Anishnawbe Health Toronto
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2015Co-Authors: Allison Reeves, Suzanne L. StewartAbstract:Sexual traumas, including sexual abuse and sexualized violence, remain substantially higher among Indigenous peoples in Canada than among non-Indigenous peoples. These trends are rooted in a colonial history that includes a deprivation of lands and culture, residential schooling, and other intergenerational traumas. Mental health sequelae following sexual traumas such as abuse and violence may include mood disorders, low self-worth, posttraumatic stress, and a range of issues related to anxiety. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Western mental health services are typically underutilized by Indigenous peoples managing these issues. This article details a qualitative, community-based project undertaken in partnership with Anishnawbe Health Toronto that explores how Indigenous healing in the Anishnawbe tradition, alongside Western therapy services, can improve the mental health of Indigenous clients who have experienced sexual trauma. Findings detail themes related to loss and recovery from an Indigenous standpoint and emphasize the need for trauma-informed care, alongside culture-informed care, in order to meet the holistic mental health needs of these clients. The inclusion of traditional healing services offers a culturally appropriate pathway to recovery for Indigenous clients who are sexual trauma survivors.
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Exploring the Integration of Indigenous Healing and Western Psychotherapy for Sexual Trauma Survivors Who Use Mental Health Services at Anishnawbe Health Toronto Exploration de la guérison autochtone intégrée à la psychothérapie occidentale dans les
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2015Co-Authors: Allison Reeves, Suzanne L. StewartAbstract:Sexuality and sexual health represent contemporary areas of significant concern for Indigenous1 peoples in Canada, especially around the rates of sexual abuse and trauma, which remain significantly higher than in the non-Indigenous population (Native Womens Association of Canada [NWAC], 2007; Pearce et al., 2008; Statistics Canada, 2006). Negative health outcomes among Indigenous peoples relate to colonial policies that have both historically marginalized, and continue to marginalize, Indigenous peoples within Canada, including the Indian Act (relegating Native peoples to reserve lands, denying cultural rights and language), Bill C-31 (affecting Native womens Indian Status), the residential schooling system, and forced adoption through the "Sixties Scoop" (i.e., the shift in welfare policy from residential schools to foster care and adoption into non-Indigenous families) (Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples [RCAP], 1996). Historical traumas related to colonization have been referred to as a "soul wound" (Duran, 2006, p. 15) to Indigenous peoples, reflecting social issues related to economic insecurity, family violence, and mental health issues in many Indigenous communities (NWAC, 2007; Reading & Wein, 2009; Stewart, 2008, 2009).One of the more notorious colonial attempts at assimilation was the introduction of the residential school system, which sought to break down family structures, disrupt cultural teachings between generations (Hunter, Logan, Goulet, & Barton, 2006), and essentially "kill the Indian in the child" (Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2006, p. 11). The residential schooling system removed well over 100,000 Indigenous children from their families between the years 1831 and 1996. Survivors of residential schools later came forward to reveal various traumas they endured while in these schools, including sexual abuse, beatings, punishments for speaking traditional languages, forced labour, and many others. Due to federal policies such as residential schooling, trauma is conceptualized as a collective experience within many Indigenous families and communities. As such, some authors have called for a broader understanding of trauma that moves beyond the individualistic focus that has been typical for psychological approaches in addressing trauma, in order to account for social contexts in the lived experiences of these individuals (Haskell & Randall, 2009).Mental health outcomes for survivors of sexual health traumas, including intimate partner violence, have been well outlined in the psychological literature. For instance, survivors of sexual trauma often face challenges in forming and maintaining intimate relationships and have relational difficulties generally (Baima & Feldhousen, 2007). Survivors also often experience fear, anger, shame, and guilt in the aftermath of their traumatic experiences, and they are more likely to engage in self-destructive and suicidal behaviours. Other common mental health outcomes for survivors of sexual trauma include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mood disorders (including depression and a range of anxiety disorders), and somatization disorders (Edwards, Freyd, Dube, Anda, & Felitti, 2012). In the available literature on mental health outcomes among abuse survivors and directions for mental health treatment, studies typically assume homogeneity in the abuse experience and do not differentiate experiences by ethnicity, class, and personal context (Phiri-Alleman & Alleman, 2008). Due to the collective experience of colonial and intergenerational traumas that have led to higher rates of sexual trauma among Indigenous peoples in Canada, authors have called for culturally appropriate methods of addressing the negative mental health outcomes of trauma survivors (Devries, Free, Morrison, & Saewyc, 2009; Farley, Lynne, & Cotton, 2005; Pearce et al., 2008).CONTEXT OF HISTORICAL TRAUMA FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLESIndigenous scholarship emphasizes the need to situate sexual health issues for Indigenous peoples in Canada within the context of historical and collective trauma (Mehrabadi et al. …
Allison Reeves - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Exploring the Integration of Indigenous Healing and Western Psychotherapy for Sexual Trauma Survivors Who Use Mental Health Services at Anishnawbe Health Toronto
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2015Co-Authors: Allison Reeves, Suzanne L. StewartAbstract:Sexual traumas, including sexual abuse and sexualized violence, remain substantially higher among Indigenous peoples in Canada than among non-Indigenous peoples. These trends are rooted in a colonial history that includes a deprivation of lands and culture, residential schooling, and other intergenerational traumas. Mental health sequelae following sexual traumas such as abuse and violence may include mood disorders, low self-worth, posttraumatic stress, and a range of issues related to anxiety. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Western mental health services are typically underutilized by Indigenous peoples managing these issues. This article details a qualitative, community-based project undertaken in partnership with Anishnawbe Health Toronto that explores how Indigenous healing in the Anishnawbe tradition, alongside Western therapy services, can improve the mental health of Indigenous clients who have experienced sexual trauma. Findings detail themes related to loss and recovery from an Indigenous standpoint and emphasize the need for trauma-informed care, alongside culture-informed care, in order to meet the holistic mental health needs of these clients. The inclusion of traditional healing services offers a culturally appropriate pathway to recovery for Indigenous clients who are sexual trauma survivors.
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Exploring the Integration of Indigenous Healing and Western Psychotherapy for Sexual Trauma Survivors Who Use Mental Health Services at Anishnawbe Health Toronto Exploration de la guérison autochtone intégrée à la psychothérapie occidentale dans les
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2015Co-Authors: Allison Reeves, Suzanne L. StewartAbstract:Sexuality and sexual health represent contemporary areas of significant concern for Indigenous1 peoples in Canada, especially around the rates of sexual abuse and trauma, which remain significantly higher than in the non-Indigenous population (Native Womens Association of Canada [NWAC], 2007; Pearce et al., 2008; Statistics Canada, 2006). Negative health outcomes among Indigenous peoples relate to colonial policies that have both historically marginalized, and continue to marginalize, Indigenous peoples within Canada, including the Indian Act (relegating Native peoples to reserve lands, denying cultural rights and language), Bill C-31 (affecting Native womens Indian Status), the residential schooling system, and forced adoption through the "Sixties Scoop" (i.e., the shift in welfare policy from residential schools to foster care and adoption into non-Indigenous families) (Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples [RCAP], 1996). Historical traumas related to colonization have been referred to as a "soul wound" (Duran, 2006, p. 15) to Indigenous peoples, reflecting social issues related to economic insecurity, family violence, and mental health issues in many Indigenous communities (NWAC, 2007; Reading & Wein, 2009; Stewart, 2008, 2009).One of the more notorious colonial attempts at assimilation was the introduction of the residential school system, which sought to break down family structures, disrupt cultural teachings between generations (Hunter, Logan, Goulet, & Barton, 2006), and essentially "kill the Indian in the child" (Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2006, p. 11). The residential schooling system removed well over 100,000 Indigenous children from their families between the years 1831 and 1996. Survivors of residential schools later came forward to reveal various traumas they endured while in these schools, including sexual abuse, beatings, punishments for speaking traditional languages, forced labour, and many others. Due to federal policies such as residential schooling, trauma is conceptualized as a collective experience within many Indigenous families and communities. As such, some authors have called for a broader understanding of trauma that moves beyond the individualistic focus that has been typical for psychological approaches in addressing trauma, in order to account for social contexts in the lived experiences of these individuals (Haskell & Randall, 2009).Mental health outcomes for survivors of sexual health traumas, including intimate partner violence, have been well outlined in the psychological literature. For instance, survivors of sexual trauma often face challenges in forming and maintaining intimate relationships and have relational difficulties generally (Baima & Feldhousen, 2007). Survivors also often experience fear, anger, shame, and guilt in the aftermath of their traumatic experiences, and they are more likely to engage in self-destructive and suicidal behaviours. Other common mental health outcomes for survivors of sexual trauma include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mood disorders (including depression and a range of anxiety disorders), and somatization disorders (Edwards, Freyd, Dube, Anda, & Felitti, 2012). In the available literature on mental health outcomes among abuse survivors and directions for mental health treatment, studies typically assume homogeneity in the abuse experience and do not differentiate experiences by ethnicity, class, and personal context (Phiri-Alleman & Alleman, 2008). Due to the collective experience of colonial and intergenerational traumas that have led to higher rates of sexual trauma among Indigenous peoples in Canada, authors have called for culturally appropriate methods of addressing the negative mental health outcomes of trauma survivors (Devries, Free, Morrison, & Saewyc, 2009; Farley, Lynne, & Cotton, 2005; Pearce et al., 2008).CONTEXT OF HISTORICAL TRAUMA FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLESIndigenous scholarship emphasizes the need to situate sexual health issues for Indigenous peoples in Canada within the context of historical and collective trauma (Mehrabadi et al. …
Michel Weber - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Roar of Awakening: A Whiteheadian Dialogue Between Western Psychotherapies and Eastern Worldviews - The Roar of Awakening. A Whiteheadian Dialogue Between Western Psychotherapies and Eastern Worldviews
2009Co-Authors: George Derfer, Zhihe Wang, Michel WeberAbstract:The primary goal of this volume is to describe the contemporary state of affairs in Western Psychotherapy, and to do so in a Whiteheadian spirit: with genuine openness to the relative ways in which creativity, beauty, truth, and peace manifest themselves in various cultural traditions. This "Whiteheadian Dialogue" explores afresh an important cross-elucidatory path: what have we, and what can be learned from a dialogue with Eastern worldviews? In order to generate meaningful contrasts between these different systems of thought, all the papers address common core issues. On one hand, how does the given system understand the interaction of the individual, society, and nature (or cosmos)? On the other hand, what is the paradigm of all pathology and what is its typical or curative pattern?
Anahita Rashidi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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East meets West: integrating Psychotherapy approaches for Muslim women.
Holistic Nursing Practice, 2004Co-Authors: David J. Carter, Anahita RashidiAbstract:Psychotherapists' knowledge and understanding of Muslim women's culture is essential for them to effectively treat patients. Muslim women's culture is based on Islam, which permeates their thinking patterns, their interaction with themselves and others, and all activities of their daily lives. Western Psychotherapy ineffectively treats Muslim women because its individualistic and fragmented method is contrary to the Muslim population's holistic spiritual approach to life. This article provides a theoretical integration of Eastern and Western therapeutic concepts for Muslim women, to promote a more effective therapeutic approach for this population residing in the United States.
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THEORETICAL MODEL OF Psychotherapy: EASTERN ASIAN-ISLAMIC WOMEN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
Health Care for Women International, 2003Co-Authors: David J. Carter, Anahita RashidiAbstract:The Muslim immigrant population is increasing in the United States. To provide appropriate Psychotherapy for this group, especially Islamic women, treatment professionals must have a deeper understanding of the culture of Eastern Islamic women. Islam is the lifestyle of this population and it influences their thinking, the relationships among themselves and with others, and all other activities of daily life. The holistic approach of the Eastern Islamic population is incompatible with the individualistic approach of Western Psychotherapy in treating Islamic women. We explore a theoretical model of Psychotherapy for Eastern Asian-Islamic women suffering from mental illness (MI) to develop an effective and appropriate therapy. Health care providers, specifically those dealing with MI patients, will gain insights from the suggested psychotherapeutic model and its relevance to Islamic concepts and practices.
Marlene Dobkin De Rios - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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what we can learn from shamanic healing brief Psychotherapy with latino immigrant clients
American Journal of Public Health, 2002Co-Authors: Marlene Dobkin De RiosAbstract:The author, a medical anthropologist and licensed psychotherapist, draws on a database of 700 Latino immigrant families whom she has treated to demonstrate concepts and techniques of psychotherapeutic intervention that are derived from shamanic roots in the immigrant’s original culture. Congruences may exist between the shamanic techniques of the coastal and Amazonian regions of Peru and 3 Western Psychotherapy techniques—hypnosis, behavior modification, and cognitive restructuring. By using historic links with Hispanic culture and the techniques discussed in the commentary, psychotherapists can acquire cultural competence that will enable them to effectively reduce mental illness symptoms presented by US Latino immigrants in clinical practice.
