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Cultural Safety | September 17, 2022

Date of Presentation: September 17, 2022

Type: Training  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medicine with Rural and Indigenous Communities/IHS  

Keywords: #historical trauma  #trauma  

In this presentation, Jennifer S. Nanez, MSW, LMSW, Senior Program Therapist for the University of New Mexico Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, discusses bridging historical trauma, trauma informed care, and structural change for AI/AN healthcare.

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Presented by:

Dr. Jennifer S. Nanez

Jennifer S. Nanez, MSW, LMSW, currently serves as a Senior Program Therapist with the University of New Mexico, Division of Community Behavioral Health in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Ms. Nanez is an enrolled tribal member of the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico and is a daughter, sister, an auntie; and mother to two young Indigenous matriarchs in training. Ms. Nanez has been in the social work and education fields for over 25 years, with experience working across Tribal, Urban Indian, Federal and University Systems; all with an emphasis in serving the American Indian population. Ms. Nanez’s interests lie in suicide prevention and mental health treatment support, working within a healing from Historical Trauma framework. Within this framework, Ms. Nanez works to promote effective community engagement and clinical practice, while emphasizing cultural resilience, connection to traditions, and Indigenous based knowledge and healing in American Indian Tribes and communities.

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Date added: September 23, 2022