Mapping Tensions of Non-Indigenous Clinicians Working with Indigenous Peoples in a Counselling Context
Despite the need for intervention following the discovery of thousands of Indigenous children’s unmarked graves across Canada in 2021, access to culturally safe mental health services for Indigenous Peoples is limited. Predominant Western treatment methodologies tend to operate from a colonial lens,...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:1880/116796 2023-10-29T02:30:15+01:00 Mapping Tensions of Non-Indigenous Clinicians Working with Indigenous Peoples in a Counselling Context Wessel, Samara Lacerda-Vandenborn, Elisa Maroney, Meredith Drefs, Michelle 2023-07-25 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1880/116796 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41638 en eng Graduate Studies University of Calgary Wessel, S. (2023). Mapping tensions of non-Indigenous clinicians working with Indigenous Peoples in a counselling context (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. https://hdl.handle.net/1880/116796 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41638 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Counselling Psychology Indigenous Peoples Culturally Safe Practice Cross-Cultural Counselling Educational Psychology master thesis 2023 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41638 2023-10-01T17:43:02Z Despite the need for intervention following the discovery of thousands of Indigenous children’s unmarked graves across Canada in 2021, access to culturally safe mental health services for Indigenous Peoples is limited. Predominant Western treatment methodologies tend to operate from a colonial lens, privileging biomedical models that pathologize Indigenous clients for challenges that are sociocultural in nature. While psychological training programs, particularly in counselling psychology, have recently emphasized multicultural training, the adequacy of such programs in preparing clinicians for working with Indigenous people is still in question. Inadequate training can negatively impact counsellor performance and result in further marginalization and discrimination. Given these concerns, this thesis explores the tensions that non-Indigenous counselling psychologists encounter when working with Indigenous individuals to identify how non-Indigenous therapists can align themself with the principles that guide Indigenous approaches to wellness. In line with Indigenous ethics, a circular approach is used. Individual interviews with two Indigenous (one Cree and one Anishinaabe) Collaborators provided insight into the relevance and structure of the talking circles with five registered psychologists. A concept map of salient points was created to explore participant responses. The Indigenous collaborators were then invited back to a second interview to provide input on the findings and insights into how they related to Indigenous conceptions and approaches to wellness. This study discusses the implications of the findings for individual counsellors, organizations, and the discipline to provide culturally safe and relevant care to Indigenous individuals. Finally, it provides suggested areas for future research. Master Thesis anishina* PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository |
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Despite the need for intervention following the discovery of thousands of Indigenous children’s unmarked graves across Canada in 2021, access to culturally safe mental health services for Indigenous Peoples is limited. Predominant Western treatment methodologies tend to operate from a colonial lens, privileging biomedical models that pathologize Indigenous clients for challenges that are sociocultural in nature. While psychological training programs, particularly in counselling psychology, have recently emphasized multicultural training, the adequacy of such programs in preparing clinicians for working with Indigenous people is still in question. Inadequate training can negatively impact counsellor performance and result in further marginalization and discrimination. Given these concerns, this thesis explores the tensions that non-Indigenous counselling psychologists encounter when working with Indigenous individuals to identify how non-Indigenous therapists can align themself with the principles that guide Indigenous approaches to wellness. In line with Indigenous ethics, a circular approach is used. Individual interviews with two Indigenous (one Cree and one Anishinaabe) Collaborators provided insight into the relevance and structure of the talking circles with five registered psychologists. A concept map of salient points was created to explore participant responses. The Indigenous collaborators were then invited back to a second interview to provide input on the findings and insights into how they related to Indigenous conceptions and approaches to wellness. This study discusses the implications of the findings for individual counsellors, organizations, and the discipline to provide culturally safe and relevant care to Indigenous individuals. Finally, it provides suggested areas for future research. |
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