North America’s Indigenous population is a vulnerable group, with specific psychological and healing needs that are not widely met in the mental health care system. This volume examines ways Indigenous healing practices can complement Western psychological service to meet the needs of Indigenous peoples through traditional cultural concepts. Bringing together leading experts in the fields of Aboriginal mental health and psychology, it provides data and models of Indigenous cultural practices in psychology that are successful with Indigenous peoples.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Examination: Explores the intersection of Indigenous healing practices and Western psychology.
- Expert Contributions: Features insights from leading experts in Aboriginal mental health and psychology.
- Data and Models: Provides successful Indigenous cultural practices in psychology.
- Policy Informing: Informs government policy on mental health services for Indigenous populations.
Additional Information
Indigenous peoples face certain historical, cultural-linguistic and socioeconomic barriers to mental health care access that government, health care organizations and social agencies must work to overcome. It considers Indigenous epistemologies in applied psychology and research methodology.
