Through Silence We Speak: Approaches to Counselling and Psychotherapy with Canadian First Nation Clients

Blue, Arthur W.; Darou, Wes G.; Ruano, Carlos

doi:10.9707/2307-0919.1095

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“…That is, mental health is defined as a state marked by the absence of disease by the DSM–5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2014). Indigenous mental health is defined as balance and harmony between and within the four aspects of a person’s nature, which are mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional (Blue & Darou, 2005; Mussell, Nichols, & Adler, 1993). Indigenous ontology is holistic, whereas Western ontology is dualistic and understood through the mind/body split.…”

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Indigenous peoples and professional training in psychology in Canada.

Ansloos

Stewart

Fellner

et al. 2019

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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With the release of the Canadian Psychological Association's (2018) response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015) there has been increased attention on the ways psychology in Canada might better serve the needs of Indigenous communities, in particular in terms of education and professional training. To date, there has been almost no research conducted at the intersection of Indigenous communities and professional training in psychology in Canada. This article examines this issue from the perspective of Indigenous psychologists who are working as scholar-practitioners in graduate level professional psychology training programs. Through first-person editorial reflections, the authors identify key challenges and opportunities in professional training in psychology relevant to Indigenous peoples; and the changes that are needed to advance Indigenous peoples in the field. Finally, the study identifies various paradigms of professional training that hold promise for serving the interests of Indigenous peoples in professional training in psychology. Public Significance StatementThis study identifies challenges, opportunities, and strategies for the advancement of Indigenous peoples in the field of professional psychology, particularly through the lens of professional training and education. In addition, the study considers how professional training can better support the preparation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and psychologists to address the mental health needs of Indigenous communities.

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Indigenous peoples and professional training in psychology in Canada.

Ansloos

Stewart

Fellner

et al. 2019

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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“…However, the feminist, MC, and SJ movements that form the foundation of MCC emerged in response to colonial and postcolonial structures where the dominant discourse was embedded in hierarchical and individualistic systems. Traditional Western counseling psychology theories and interventions based on these foundational understandings of health further marginalize Indigenous ways of knowing, and other cultural understandings of healing and well-being (Blue et al, 2015; R. D. Goodman & Gorski, 2015).…”

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Enhancing multicultural and social justice competencies in Canadian counselling psychology training.

Cohen¹,

Kassan²,

Wada³

et al. 2022

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Multicultural (MC) and social justice (SJ) training have been areas of exploration within the field of counseling psychology and have gained continual traction within the supporting Canadian literature. This article provides a critique of the current ways in which MC and SJ training are understood within the field of counseling psychology, how they are taught, and how this training is taken up and perceived by graduate students. We discuss the importance of counseling psychology continuing to move beyond dichotomizing MC and SJ competencies from foundational counseling competencies, to expand past traditional strategies of pedagogy, and to further commit to engaging in practices of decolonization, community involvement, and ongoing faculty training. Recommendations for instructors and graduate training programs are made to support more critical systemic dialogs for the advancement of an MC and SJ agenda in Canadian counseling psychology programs. Public Significance StatementThis article is a critical review of the literature that pertains to multicultural and social justice training in Canadian counseling psychology. It contextually examines MC and SJ principles in light of its history, and in its training, application, and reception in the field. This article offers suggestions and recommendations to enhance MC and SJ training in counseling psychology and to recommit to social justice initiatives in the field.

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“…Students would come prepared with questions about a hybrid approach, one that combines indigenous and Western psychotherapy approaches (cf. Blue, Darou, & Ruano, 2002).…”

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Teaching cross-cultural psychology: Insights from an internationalized on-campus course.

Akimoto¹

2016

Internationalizing the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum: Practical Lessons Learned at Home and Abroad.

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When I began college in the early 1980s, the required courses were largely Western based (e.g., "Intellectual Traditions of the West"). In contrast, nontraditional, "radical" perspectives were found primarily within interdisciplinary programs, such as American studies and ethnic studies, as well as the relatively new field of cross-cultural psychology. These new fields forced a decentering and reexamination of the status quo and raised questions about disciplinary assumptions and traditions of the scholars who shape their fields: Are the scholars "insiders or outsiders" to their subject matter? Do their political views influence their conclusions? Do they assume universal applicability of Western views? I felt transformed by these questions and insights and was inspired to encourage a similar transformation among my students, who even today are introduced to psychology through texts that minimally incorporate non-Western perspectives.

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Through Silence We Speak: Approaches to Counselling and Psychotherapy with Canadian First Nation Clients

Cited by 6 publications

References 60 publications

Indigenous peoples and professional training in psychology in Canada.

Indigenous peoples and professional training in psychology in Canada.

Enhancing multicultural and social justice competencies in Canadian counselling psychology training.

Teaching cross-cultural psychology: Insights from an internationalized on-campus course.

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