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The Cultural Self as Locus for Assessment and Intervention With American Indians/Alaska Natives
Author(s) -
Dana Richard H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2000.tb00608.x
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , cultural competence , cultural influence , clinical psychology , social psychology , sociology , anthropology , pedagogy , psychiatry
The author compares mental health services from Anglo‐American and Native perspectives, focusing on the cultural self as a suggested locus for greater credibility and increased use of these services. Cultural competence is recommended as a model for community‐specific policy for the design and implementation of services to increase the probability of generalization to various tribal settings. Cultural competence of Anglo‐American providers with this population is discussed.