DECOLONIZING MENTAL HEALTH: Embracing Indigenous Multi-Dimensional Balance
Edited By: John E. Charlton, Herman J. Michell, & Sharon L. Acoose
56.00USD
Through the understanding that Indigenous Peoples are in the process of rising from the “colonial container”, with the goal of individual and collective wellbeing, this edited book explores decolonizing mental health in order to advance various possibilities for living a quality life within the present-day conceptualizations of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being.
Part I builds the foundation, our knowledge base, upon which we can talk about decolonization and mental health. Part II explores the concept of identity/self. Part III examines empowerment. Part IV discusses culturally specific mental health and wellbeing practices. Finally, Part V looks at political action.
Marie Battiste, PhD notes, “This collection of essays is an excellent new resource that enriches interdisciplinary and Indigenous knowledge foundations, demonstrating a wide breadth of new research and insights about Indigenous individual and collective wellness inviting critical reflections and new actions”.
ISBN: 978-1-926476-21-6 (Paperback)
Price: 56.00
Binding: Paperback
Date: March 2020
Rights: World
Pages: 332
Size: 6”x9”ISBN 978-1-926476-30-8 (EPUB)
Price: 56.00
Date: March 2020
Rights: World-
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
PART I: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION
1. Introduction
John E. Charlton
2. Indigenous and Western Understandings: Mental Health and Illness
John E. Charlton
3, Decolonizing Mental Health Services in an Era of Reconciliation
Herman J. Michell
4. Relationship Building and Providing Responsive Service
John E. CharltonPART II: IDENTITY / SELF
5. Identity as a Narrative of Becoming in Wellbeing
Rogena Sterling
6. Weesahkaychak in Academia: How Identity Categories of Race and Gender Matter
Marlene McKay
7. An Indigenous Mother and Grandmother’s Everyday Practices of Shaping a Child’s Ongoing Healthy Identity Making
Shaun Murphy & Janice HuberPART III: EMPOWERMENT
8. Settler Allies in Indigenous Mental Health: Considerations for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Jason Brown
9. Seeing the Light in Another Through Practitioner Eyes
Adrian M. Downy & Jenny L. Rowett
10. The Meeting of the Selves
Elisa Lacerda-VandenbornPART IV: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC MENTAL HEALTH and WELLBEING PRACTICES
11. Decolonizing Counselling Approaches: Counselling First Nation Individuals and Families
Corrine McArthur
12. Respecting the Ghosts: Indigenous Protocols and Mental Wellness
Sharon Goulet, Reg Crowshoe, & Suzanne McLeod
13. The Roots of Life and Wellness: Healing Anishinaabe Identity Through Ceremony and Culture
Nancy Stevens
14. Using Ceremony and Culture for Recovery
Sharon L. Acoose
15. Indigenous Learning with a Child’s Mind
Kathryn Ricketts, Brenda Dubois, & Emily GraftonPART V: POLITICAL ACTION
16. Becoming Allies With?: A Relational, Transitive and Creative Narrative Exploration
Eun-Ji Amy Kim, & Mindy R. Carter
17. From Reaction to Action: Psychologists Heeding the Call to Decolonize their Professional Practices
Timothy R. Claypool
18. Mental Disorder Diagnosis as Colonial Place-Naming: Contesting the Practices of Implied Consent
Jan DeFehrAbout the Authors
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John E. Charlton, Herman J. Michell, & Sharon L. Acoose
John E. Charlton, DMin is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. Dr. Charlton served as the Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journals: Addiction, Recovery and Aftercare and The International Journal of Restorative Justice. Dr. Charlton earned his BA and BSc from Trent University, his MTS from Queen’s University at Kingston, his MPS from the University of Toronto, his MA from Yorkville University, and his doctorate from Providence Theological Seminary. Dr. Charlton has co-authored the following books: We Still Live Here: First Nations, Alberta Oil Sands, and Surviving Globalism (with Michael Hankard, PhD., 2016), and Walking with Indigenous Philosophy: Justice and Addiction Recovery (3rd ed) (with Gregory Cajete, PhD., John G. Hansen, PhD., and Jay Hansford C. Vest, PhD., 2019). Dr. Charlton is Managing Editor for the peer-reviewed journal, Indigeneity & Critical Theorizing.
Herman J. Michell, PhD is a member of the Barren Lands First Nation, an External Consultant for the Prince Albert Grand Council, and former VP Academics & Associate Professor at First Nations University of Canada. Dr. Michell is author of: Working with Aboriginal Communities in Places of Higher Learning (2013), Working with Elders and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (2013), Cree Ways of Knowing and School Science (2013), Shattered Spirits in the Land of the Little Sticks: Contextualizing the Impact of Residential Schools Among the Woodland Cree (2015), Reconciliation from an Indigenous Perspective: Weaving the Web of Life in the Aftermath of Residential Schools (2017), and Land-Based Education: Embracing the Rhythms of the Earth from an Indigenous Perspective (2018). Finally, Dr. Michell is Editor (Canada) for the peer-reviewed journal, Indigeneity & Critical Theorizing.
Sharon L. Acoose, PhD is a member of the Sakimay First Nation, and Professor of Indigenous Social Work at First Nations University of Canada. Dr. Acoose is author of: An Arrow in my Heart: A First Nation Woman’s Account of Survival from the Street to the Height of Academia (2015) and, A Fire Burns Within: Teachings from Ceremony and Culture (2016).
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Between these pages authors capture transformative moments… ‘the smell of medicines permeating the northern landscape carried by wind…’ ‘Prayers, drumbeats, song, rhythm, the quietness of the land, and hands stretched forward in gratitude.’ These words offer readers an embodied sense of the power of Indigenous healing, with the possibility that we can move beyond the colonial psychologizing of our people.
Cathy Richardson, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of First Peoples Studies
Concordia University
Grounded in tradition, research, practice and wisdom, this is a unique and accessible edited collection to re-think, re-shape and redress mental health for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Colleen Dell, PhD
Professor
Research Chair in One Health & Wellness
Dept. of Sociology
University of Saskatchewan
A beautiful collection drawing on the wisdom of Elders and knowledge holders. From 4 Directions teachings, to stories of becoming and identity we are reminded how “inherently whole” our spirits always are, and the importance of seeing our “inner light” and helping others to see their own. Readers are offered a vision of wellbeing that is filled with hope and possibility.
Trudy Cardinal, PhD
Associate Professor
Elementary Education
University of Alberta
This collection of essays is an excellent new resource that enriches interdisciplinary and Indigenous knowledge foundations, demonstrating a wide breadth of new research and insights about Indigenous individual and collective wellness inviting critical reflections and new actions.
Marie Battiste, PhD
Professor
College of Education
University of Saskatchewan