Journey to Health ECHO | April 28th, 2022
Date of Presentation: April 28, 2022
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical Community
Program: Journey to Health
Keywords: #aian #Community healing #Culture as prevention #health #historical trauma #resilience #trauma
In this series of presentations, Alison Whitemore, Danica Brown, and Kaylee Trottier provide an introduction to research on violence and trauma as it relates to AI/AN people and tribal communities, including violence and trauma types, brain science, developmental and behavioral effects, and the interconnected nature of historical and current traumas. It also included practice scenarios and significant attention to resilience strategies. An overview of the history, theory, and research related to the collective traumas experienced by AI/AN populations (and the ongoing effects of these traumas) is also provided along with a focus on local resilience and strategies for promoting collective healing.
Recording:
Presented by:
Alison Whitemore | Danica Brown | Kaylee Trottier
Alison “Al” Whitemore, LCSW, RPT, is an enrolled tribal member of Round Valley Indian Tribes. She has 25 years of experience in social work bringing collaborative approaches in Neuro-relational, Ecological, Developmental and Cultural frameworks in Indigenous mental health and wellness. She works to be in right relationship with Mother Earth and the imperative social justice movements of our time. As well, she grapples to subvert colonial approaches by connecting with traditional ways of thinking to restore health and wellbeing to our communities. Al has been privileged to work in both Tribal public health programs and with national Native organizations, currently focusing her energies on strengthening the relational health of families. As a current Napa Parent/Infant Mental Health Fellow, Al is expanding her understanding of how we nurture the development of our infants and young children.
Danica Love Brown, MSW, CACIII, PhD, is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma born and raised in Northern New Mexico. Danica is the Behavioral Health Director at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and has worked as a mental health and substance use counselor, social worker, and youth advocate for over 20 years. Danica is an Indigenous Wellness Research Institute ISMART fellow alumni, Council of Social Work Education, Minority Fellowship Program fellow alumni, and Northwest Native American Research Center for Health fellow alumni. Her research has focused on Indigenous Ways of Knowing and decolonizing methodologies to address historical trauma and health disparities in Tribal communities.
Dr. Kaylee Trottier, the Executive Director at Indigenous Living, is a member of the Deer Clan from Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. Kaylee is dedicated to providing culturally-competent teletherapy, training, and consultation services to Indigenous communities. After receiving her PhD from the Indians into Psychology Doctorate Education program at the University of North Dakota in 2013, she completed her internship at the Black Hills Healthcare System. Kaylee also served as a clinical supervisor at Seattle Indian Health Board where she prioritized training culturally-competent therapists.
Resources Provided:
- To Claim CE
- CE Disclosures
- Article - Effects of Resilience on Mental Health and Life Satisfaction
- Article - Freeze, Flight, Fight, Fright, Faint: Adaptationist Perspectives on the Acute Stress Response Spectrum
- Article - The Historical Trauma Response among Natives and its relationship with Substance Sbuse: a Lakota Illustration
- Article - Recognizing the Cumulative Burden of Childhood Adversities transforms Science and Practice for Trauma and Resilience
- Article - Resilience: a New Integrative Approach to Health and Mental Health Research
- Article - Rethinking Historical Trauma: Narratives of Resilience
- Article - Substance Use Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Incorporating Culture in an "Indigenist" Stress-Coping Paradigm
- Book - Decolonizing Trauma Work
- Book - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
- Manual - Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services
- Web Resource - Child Trauma Academy
- Web Resource - Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
- Web Resource - Neurosequential Network
- Didactic Presentation - Understanding Violence, Indigenous Trauma Care, and Resilience in Tribal Communities
- Agenda - April 28, 2022 Indian Country Journey to Health ECHO
- Trickster Tale (Opioid Response and Harm Reduction)
Date added: April 28, 2022