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Healing and Mental Health for Native Americans: Speaking in Red: 11 (Contemporary Native American Communities)
. Ed(S): Nebelkopf, Ethan; Phillips, Mary
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paperback. Highlights the importance of eliminating health disparities and increasing the access of Native Americans to critical substance abuse and mental health services. This work includes chapters that are concerned with promoting healing through changes in the way we treat our sick-spiritually, traditionally, ceremonially, and scientifically. Editor(s): Nebelkopf, Ethan; Phillips, Mary. Series: Contemporary Native American Communities. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Substance abuse, mental illness, and violence are a self-perpetuating vicious cycle in many Native American communities. In this book, the authors highlight the importance of eliminating health disparities and increasing the access of Native Americans to critical substance abuse and mental health services. Dedicated educators, researchers, and clinicians in the Native community demonstrate how practitioners can work within both the walls of western medicine and the circles of traditional healers, and promote healing through changes in the way we treat our sick_spiritually, traditionally, ceremonially, and scientifically_whether in rural areas, on reservations, or in cities. They emphasize the importance of non-profit ... Read more
Substance abuse, mental illness, and violence are a self-perpetuating vicious cycle in many Native American communities. In this book, the authors highlight the importance of eliminating health disparities and increasing the access of Native Americans to critical substance abuse and mental health services. Dedicated educators, researchers, and clinicians in the Native community demonstrate how practitioners can work within both the walls of western medicine and the circles of traditional healers, and promote healing through changes in the way we treat our sick_spiritually, traditionally, ceremonially, and scientifically_whether in rural areas, on reservations, or in cities. They emphasize the importance of non-profit ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Native American Communities
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759106079
SKU
V9780759106079
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About . Ed(S): Nebelkopf, Ethan; Phillips, Mary
Ethan Nebelkopf, Ph.D., is director of the Family & Child Guidance Clinic of the Native American Health Center in Oakland and San Francisco. He has worked for community-based non-profit organizations for thirty years and is a licensed family therapist in California. Mary Phillips (Omaha/Laguna, Pueblo) has experience in program coordination, managed information systems development, evaluation, and community assessment for the ... Read more
Reviews for Healing and Mental Health for Native Americans: Speaking in Red: 11 (Contemporary Native American Communities)
This collection should be useful to medical and mental health professionals and the Native health community.
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