- PMD: 8
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- identify limitations and risk factors in mental health intervention for Indigenous American youth;
- gather culturally specific information using an adaptation of questions from the Kleinman Model to assess the specific needs of American Indigenous communities; and
- adapt intervention approaches in mental health to reflect the culture and community of the youth being supported.
Description
A revised approach to addressing mental health needs of Indigenous American youth is presented and considers adoption of Indigenous-informed healing practices and the use of Kleinman’s patient explanatory model.
Presenter(s)
Morgan T. King, Iona University
Neema T. Mathew, Iona University
Stavroula Georgoulis, Iona University
Nilofer Naqvi, Iona University