Overview

In this groundbreaking book, Eduardo Duran—a psychologist working in Indian country—draws on his own clinical experience to provide guidance to counselors working with Native Peoples and other vulnerable populations. This second edition includes an important new chapter devoted to working with veterans, examining what it means to go to war and what is required for veterans to heal. Duran also updates his thinking on research, including suggestions on how to invent a new liberation research methodology through applied story science. Translating theory into day-to-day practice, the text presents case materials that illustrate effective intervention strategies for prevalent problems, including substance abuse, intergenerational trauma, and internalized oppression. This unique resource explores theoretical Indigenous understanding of cosmology and how understanding natural law can lead us to new ways of understanding and healing the psyche. Book Features: Offers a culture-specific approach that has profound implications for all counseling, therapy, and trauma-informed care. Provides invaluable concepts and strategies that can be applied directly to practice. Outlines very different ways of serving American Indian clients, translating Western metaphor into Indigenous ideas that make sense to Native People. Presents a model in which patients have a relationship with the problems they are having, whether these are physical, mental, or spiritual. This model can be used with any population dealing with the legacy of trauma and with all individuals who present symptoms and complications resulting from trauma. Includes a section in each chapter to help non–American Indian counselors generalize the concepts presented to use in their own practice in culturally sensitive ways.

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Author:   Eduardo Duran ,  Allen E. Ivey
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Imprint:   Teachers' College Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780807761397

ISBN 10:   0807761397
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   25 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Allen E. Ivey xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 A Brief Look at Relevant Literature 4 The Importance of Cultural Competence 7 Previous Treatment and Research: Methods of Oppression 11 1. Wounding Seeking Wounding: The Psychology of Internalized Oppression 14 Liberation Psychology Through Hybridism 14 Intergenerational Trauma: The Soul Wound 17 The Psychology of the Healer 22 The Rape of Turtle Island 23 Starting a New Narrative 28 2. Overpathologizing Original People 31 Transference Toward Original People 32 Diagnosis as a Naming Ceremony  33 Therapists as Perpetrators of Historical Trauma 35 Clinical Racism in Indian Country 37 3. The Healing/Therapeutic Circle 41 In the Very Beginning 42 The Healing Container 44 The Identity of the Healer 45 Initial Sessions 48 4. Historical Trauma: Treating the Soul Wound 50 Case #1: Recognizing Violence as a Historical Inheritance 51 Case #2: Working with the Feeling Function 57 Conclusion 59 5. The Spirit of Alcohol: Treating Addiction 61 Teachings on the Spirit of Alcohol 61 Addiction as a Spiritual Disorder 63 Alcoholic as a Name 65 Case #3: Relating to the Spirit of Alcohol 67 Case #4: Interpreting a Dream Within a Group Session 76 Conclusion 78 6. Diagnosis: Treating Emotional Problems as Living Entities 80 Visits by Depression and Anxiety 81 Case #5: A Patient Visited by Depression and Anxiety 84 Conclusion: Pain and the Spirit of Healing 111 7. “All Conditions Normal”: Working with Veterans 112 Warrior Soul Wounding 114 Injury Where Blood Doesn’t Flow 116 Archetypal and Spiritual Understanding of Trauma 117 “He Restores My Soul” (Psalm 23:3) 120 Spirit of Suicide 120 Restoring Balance Through Gift Offerings 124 Don’t Waste Your Suffering 125 Case Study 126 Transitional Therapy 143 Conclusion 145 8. Community Intervention 148 Is Research the Answer?  149 Liberation Research Through Community Story Sciencing 153 Interventions with Indigenous Communities 158 Addressing Religious Differences in Native Communities 162 Healing the Land 164 Conclusion: A Slow Process 166 9. Clinical Supervision 168 A Sample of Supervisory Dialogue 169 Conclusion 175 10. Before Completion 178 References 183 Index 187 About the Author 193

Reviews

On the First Edition: Duran's personal and engaging style captivates the reader as he or she catches a glimpse of what training with this master must be like. - PsycCritiques [Translates] Western metaphor into indigenous ideas that make sense to Native People. Duran is one of our profession's top contemporary authors... He invites us to walk through the doors of his books and we should do so. - Journal of Transpersonal Psychology

“The approaches discussed in this work are truly liberating and healing as they encompass the wisdom and respect for the diverse cultures of the world and their religions and spiritual traditions.” —Spiritual Psychology and Counseling

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Eduardo Duran is currently a psychologist and consultant working and living in Bozeman, Montana.

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