Counseling American Indians

af Laurence Armand French

This book provides examples of culturally-relevant clinical adaptations as they apply to the largest Indian groups in the U.S.¿the Navajo, Cherokee and Sioux. It also addresses the most severe mental disorders afflicting American Indians today¿those of substance abuse and fetal alcoholism. This book provides historical and cultural foundations relevant to the traditional Navajo, Cherokee and Sioux, giving a basis for the culturally-specific clinical adaptations that are presented here. The uniqu... (Læs mere)