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Drop‐outs from an American Indian reservation school: A possible prevention program
Author(s) -
Delk John L.,
Urbancik Gerald,
Williams Cecil,
Berg Greg,
Kahn Marvin W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(197401)2:1<15::aid-jcop2290020106>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - library science , reservation , sociology , mental health , gerontology , citation , management , media studies , psychology , medicine , political science , law , computer science , psychiatry , economics
A study <̂ ' ̂ ' *' in progress is being conducted by members of the Papago Psychology Service, a rather unique community mental health center on the Papago Indian Reservation. The Papago Psychology Service"' was developed by faculty and students of the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, in close cooperation with the Papago tribe and the Indian Health Service. From its inception, the Papago Psychology Service has stressed the importance of using Papago consultants in defining disturbed behavior, using Papagos as advisors and coordinators in the program, and using Papago personnel (including medicine men) in providing mental health services to the Indian community. One such cooperative effort is aimed at investigating the variables underlying the high rate of school drop-outs among Indians <*>.