Native American Indians

Anderson,M.J., and Ellis,R. On the reservation. In: Vacc,N.A., and DeVaney,S.B., eds. Experiencing and Counseling Multicultural and Diverse Populations. Muncie, IN: Accelerated Development, 1995. pp. 179-197.

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Alcohol Abuse/American Indians/Counseling/Cross Cultural Treatment/CUL Lit Review/Cultural Sensitivity/Social Identity/Tribes

Key Phrase:
tribal relationships & alcohol abuse & counseling issues, Native Americans

Abstract:
(from the chapter) [presents] the Native American's 2 major problems in American society today: (1) the attempt by members of the dominant culture to interpret Native American behavior in terms of norms and expectations not shared by the tribal culture, and (2) the continuing attempt to convert the Native American to a "better" culture / offers several suggestions for helpers who might provide counseling services to the Native American client, suggestions that will assist counselors in avoiding common errors that may alienate a client in trouble and damage the counselor's credibility as a helping professional /// 2 areas will be discussed: the general relationships between the Native American and the tribe, noting some of the implications of that relationship that have proved confusing and foreign to the great majority of non-Native American observers, and the specific problem of alcohol abuse, which is identified quite closely with the Native American, differentiating the problem from alcoholism in the dominant, non-Native American culture

Choney,S.K., Berryhill-Paapke,E., and Robbins,R.R. The acculturation of American Indians: Developing frameworks for research and practice. In: Ponterotto,J.G., Casas,J.M., Suzuki,L.A., and Alexander,C.M., eds. Handbook of Multicultural Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1995. pp. 73-92.

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CUL Lit Review

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Costello,E.J., Farmer,E.M.Z., and Angold,A. Same place, different children: White and American Indian children in the Appalachian mountains. In: Cohen,P., and Slomkowski,C., eds. Historical and Geographical Influences on Psychopathology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999. pp. 279-298.

Keywords:
American Indians/Cross Cultural Differences/CUL Lit Review/etiology/FAM TX Lit Review/Family Background/Health Care Utilization/Mental Disorders/Psychiatric Symptoms/Racial and Ethnic Differences/Social Environments/Sociocultural Factors/Whites

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psychiatric symptoms & disorder prevalence & family risk factors & health service use, Cherokee Indian vs White 9-13 yr olds living in southern Appalachia

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(from the chapter) Compared the effects of the interplay between community resources and family strengths and weakness on vulnerability to psychiatric disorders in Cherokee children (aged 9, 11, and 13 yrs at intake) living on reservation in North Carolina, and age-matched White children living in the southern Appalachians. The data show that the mental health problems of the 2 groups were similar. The only diagnosis occurring more frequently in Cherokee than in White children was substance abuse, although all forms of substance use also began to appear earlier in the Cherokee. Family mental illness was strongly associated with childhood disorder in both groups. It increased the likelihood of both behavioral and emotional disorders. Among the Cherokee, there was no link between any disorder and poverty. Among White children, however, there was a strong association between poverty and both behavioral and emotional disorders. Family deviance showed a similar pattern, to a lesser degree, with a marginally significant association with child psychiatric disorder in White families, but none in the Cherokee. The authors discuss possible reasons for the differing impact of poverty on psychiatric disorder prevalence in the 2 populations

Dana,R.H. The cultural self as local for assessment and intervention with American Indians/Alaska Natives. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development 28(2):66-83, 2000.

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CUL Lit Review

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Abstract:
The author compares mental health services form Anglo-American and Native perspectives, focusing on the cultural self as a suggested locus for greater credibility and increased useo of these services. Cultural competence is recommended as a model for community-specific policy for the design and implementation of services to increase the probability of generalization to various tribal settings. Cultural competence of Ango-American providers with this population is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]