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Ethical Challenges Inherent in the Evaluation of an American Indian/Alaskan Native Circles of Care Project
Author(s) -
Julian David A.,
Smith Tyrone,
Hunt R. Andrew
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1002/ajcp.12192
Subject(s) - human services , mental health , health care , native american , indian country , health psychology , political science , public health , medicine , sociology , public relations , medical education , nursing , law , psychiatry , ethnology
This article provides first‐person accounts of ethical issues inherent in an evaluation of the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio ( NAICCO ) Circles of Care project. Circles of Care is a three‐year, infrastructure development program funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA ) which is part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services ( DHHS ). The grant program is for American Indian and Alaskan Native ( AI / AN ) tribes and urban Indian communities and includes a strong emphasis on community engagement and community ownership. The Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio received a Circles of Care grant in the fifth cohort of the program. The first author (Project Evaluator) presents views that typically represent a western approach to evaluation, while the second author (Project Director) presents a Native perspective. Ethical issues are defined as well as the authors’ efforts to address these concerns.