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Aboriginal Healing in canada : Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and PracticeThe Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series 2008 Aboriginal Healing FoundationPublished by: Aboriginal Healing Foundation75 Albert Street, Suite 801, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7 Phone: (613) 237-4441 Toll-free: (888) 725-8886 Fax: (613) 237-4442 Email: & Production: Aboriginal Healing FoundationPrinted by:Dollco PrintingOttawa, OntarioPrinted version:ISBN 978-1-897285-63-3 Electronic version:ISBN 978-1-897285-65-7 Unauthorized use of the name Aboriginal Healing Foundation and of the Foundation s logo is reproduction of this document is, however, production of this project was funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF), but the views expressed in this report are the personal views of

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1 Aboriginal Healing in canada : Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and PracticeThe Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series 2008 Aboriginal Healing FoundationPublished by: Aboriginal Healing Foundation75 Albert Street, Suite 801, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7 Phone: (613) 237-4441 Toll-free: (888) 725-8886 Fax: (613) 237-4442 Email: & Production: Aboriginal Healing FoundationPrinted by:Dollco PrintingOttawa, OntarioPrinted version:ISBN 978-1-897285-63-3 Electronic version:ISBN 978-1-897285-65-7 Unauthorized use of the name Aboriginal Healing Foundation and of the Foundation s logo is reproduction of this document is, however, production of this project was funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF), but the views expressed in this report are the personal views of the author(s).

2 Ce document est aussi disponible en fran Healing in Canada: Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and PracticePrepared forNational Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Researchin partnership withAboriginal Healing FoundationEdited byJames B. Waldram2008iiiTable of ContentsContributors ..viiJames B. Waldram The Models and Metaphors of Healing ..1 Introduction ..1 Research Methodology ..2 The Findings ..3 A. The Models of Healing ..4 B. The Meaning of Healing ..6 Conclusion ..7 Acknowledgements ..7 References ..8 Naomi Adelson and Amanda Lipinski The Community Youth Initiative Project.

3 9 Introduction ..11 Methods ..14 Participant Profiles ..16 A Brief Comparison of Clients and Healers ..17 Life Narrative: Clients ..18 Life Narrative: Healers/Managers ..19 Life Narrative: Aboriginal Perspectives ..21 Models of Healing ..22 Activities and Approaches ..22 Training and Experience ..26 Age and Gender ..26 Challenges ..27 The Meaning of Healing ..27 An Aboriginal Approach ..28 Goals Through Healing ..28 Conclusion and Towards Best Practices ..29 Acknowledgements ..30Jo-Anne Fiske Making the Intangible Manifest: Healing Practices of the Qul-Aun Trauma Program.

4 31 Preface ..33 Introduction ..35 Tsow-Tun Le Lum, The Helping House ..35 Tsow-Tun Le Lum s History and Mission ..38 Qul-Aun: Moving Beyond the Traumas of Our Past ..40 Methods ..43 Participant Profiles ..45 Table of Contentsiv The Work of Healing ..48 Metaphors of Healing ..49 The Inner Child ..51 The Road to Recovery ..51 Models of Healing ..52 The Sweat Lodge ..52 The Medicine Wheel ..56 Ceremony ..57 Psychodrama ..58 Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) ..60 The Power of Storytelling ..61 Cognitive Foundations.

5 62 Group Work ..64 Responsible Activity Therapy (RAT) ..66 Community ..68 Liaison with Other Services and First Nations ..69 The Meaning of Healing ..70 Monitoring Healing and Measuring Effectiveness ..76 A Special Place ..79 The Healers and Their Relationships with Clients ..85 Best Practices ..87 Unanswered Questions ..89 Conclusions ..89 Acknowledgements ..91 Christopher Fletcher and Aaron Denham Moving Towards Healing : A Nunavut Case Study ..93 Introduction ..95 Methods ..96 Ethics ..97 Participant Profiles.

6 97 Community History of Healing ..97 Group and Individual Healing Approaches ..99 Tradition and Healing ..100 What is Healing ? ..101 Listening ..105 Characteristics of Effective Helpers: Using Personal Experience ..108 Faith ..112 Counselling Techniques: Tools of Understanding ..114 Elders and Traditions ..116 Healing Through the Land ..120 Emerging From the Burden of Darkness ..123 Needs and Barriers to Service ..125 Conclusion ..127 Acknowledgements ..129 Table of ContentsvJoseph P. Gone The Pisimweyapiy Counselling Centre: Paving the Red Road to Wellness in Northern Manitoba.

7 131 Introduction ..133 Methods ..137 Participant Profiles ..140 Life Narratives ..145 Client Problems ..151 The Medicine Wheel Model of Healing ..156 Therapeutic Approach ..159 Integration of Techniques ..166 Liaison with Other Agencies ..171 Working with Clients ..172 Staff Stress ..183 The Meaning of Healing ..184 Treatment Effectiveness ..195 Conclusion ..200 Acknowledgements ..203 James B. Waldram, Rob Innes, Marusia Kaweski, and Calvin Redman Building A Nation: Healing in an Urban Context.

8 205 Introduction ..207 Methods ..209 Participant Profiles ..210 Life Narratives ..215 Client Problems ..218 The Medicine Wheel Model of Healing ..222 Therapeutic Approach ..226 Integration of Techniques ..234 Liaison with Other Agencies ..235 Working with Clients ..236 Training ..248 Staff Stress ..250 The Meaning of Healing ..251 Treatment Effectiveness ..261 Conclusion ..265 Acknowledgements ..268viiContributorsNaomi Adelson is associate professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at York University, Toronto, Ontario.

9 She is a medical anthropologist who works and publishes primarily in the area of First Nations health and is the author of Being Alive Well: Health and the Politics of Cree Well-Being, published in 2000. Aaron Denham is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of Alberta and will be joining Northern Arizona University as an assistant professor of anthropology in the fall of 2008. His recent article, Rethinking Historical Trauma: Narratives of Resilience, will appear in the journal Transcultural Psychiatry, volume 45, issue Fiske earned her doctorate in anthropology from the University of British Columbia.

10 A commitment to interdisciplinary research led her to take positions in First Nations Studies , women s Studies , and anthropology. Her work lies at the intersection of legal and medical anthropology and addresses questions of policy and social justice. She is currently Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Lethbridge. She has published numerous articles in refereed journals, including Policy Sciences, Studies in Political Economy, and the American Indian Culture and Research Journal.


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