**Canceled due to illness**
Indigenizing Mental Health Care: A Hybrid Approach to Ethical Care with Dr. Suzanne Stewart, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
A free professional development workshop for clinical and community health practitioners. Log online to hear dr. Suzanne stewart speak live – all are welcome to listen!
September 27th, 9am – 12pm
Webcasting Links:
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Overview
Dr. Suzanne Stewart, featured on Sept. 27th from 9am – 12pm
Aboriginal peoples in Canada are not currently receiving culturally competent services within the mental health care system. Despite high rates of mental health needs, this population is largely ignored by dominant approaches to mental health that do not consider contextual factors. The dominant health care system employs a disease model and often comes from an individual perspective that does not respect, honour, or consider Aboriginal cultures. This session presents an approach to applied psychology and client contact that is based in Aboriginal knowledges; it places mental health in the context of culture, values, relationship, and historical realities. Aboriginal knowledges can provide an ethical framework emphasize the importance community, cultural identities, and colonialism. This workshop introduces and demonstrates how aspects of Aboriginal knowledges can be actively incorporated into a hybrid model of mental health curricula, training, and direct client/patient service to provide a foundation for culturally competent ethical practice.
Indigenizing Mental Health Care