Therapy as Ceremony: Embracing Decolonial Healing Practices for Native American Clients (on-demand)
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$89.00
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On-demand (recorded) webinar. Webinar content will be available on March 1, 2025. This webinar explores the transformative potential of integrating traditional healing practices into therapeutic settings when working with Native American clients. Grounded in a decolonial framework, this session will examine how therapy can be approached as a healing ceremony, blending culturally significant rituals with modern mental health practices. Attendees will gain an understanding of the historical and intergenerational traumas that have impacted Native communities and learn strategies to decolonize therapeutic approaches to ensure they are culturally safe, respectful, and relevant. Participants will explore how traditional practices, such as storytelling, ceremony, and connection to the land, can be incorporated into therapy to enhance healing and well-being. The webinar will emphasize the importance of recognizing cultural as central to the therapeutic process, while also addressing the barriers Native American clients face when accessing mental health services. This is an intermediate-level webinar.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners
Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Master Social Worker
North Dakota State Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners
Licensed Addiction Counselor
Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor
Licensed Master Addiction Counselor
Disclosure statements
This course received funding from the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health Division through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Use and Mental Health Block Grants.
**NO partial credit is given. You must be view the entire webinar to receive credit, and attendance is monitored. You must also receive a passing score (75%) on the post-test within 3 attempts. If you do not pass in 3 attempts, you must (re)purchase the course for additional attempts.**
Investment: $89
Objectives:
- Describe the impact of colonization and historical trauma on Native American mental health
- Explain the integration of traditional healing practices into therapy
- Design strategies for decolonizing therapy
- Identify barriers to mental health access for Native American clients and ways to address them
Non-Discrimination:
HPC and ATAGF do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or age.
Conflict of Interest Statements:
Dr. Smith-Yliniemi receives an honorarium for instructing this course. There is no known commercial support for this program, nor are there any relationships between the CE sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could be construed as conflicts of interests. There is also no commercial support or benefits for endorsement of products (e.g., books, training, drugs). The presenters will inform participants of the utility and validity of content discussed (including the basis for statements about utility/validity), as well as limitations of the approach and the most common and severe risks, if any, associated with program content.
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Requests for Accommodations:
HPC and ATAGF are committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants with special needs should contact program organizers so reasonable accommodations can be made.
To request accommodations, contact the Vice Chair of ATAGF Continuing Education and Training, Christine Boulton-Olson, PhD, LP, at training@grandforkstherapy.com.