Oyate Ptayela:Rebuilding the Lakota Nation Through Addressing Historical Trauma Among Lakota Parents
Autor: | Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart |
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Rok vydání: | 1999 |
Předmět: |
Oppression
Historical trauma media_common.quotation_subject education medicine.disease Developmental psychology Substance abuse prevention Substance abuse Anthropology Intervention (counseling) Spirituality medicine Psychology Curriculum Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Clinical psychology Qualitative research media_common |
Zdroj: | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 2:109-126 |
ISSN: | 1540-3556 1091-1359 |
Popis: | SUMMARY This article presents evidence to suggest that historical trauma has affected Lakota parents and children by changing parenting behavior and placing children at risk for alcohol and other substance abuse. The theoretical explanation of the Lakota historical trauma response is described and used as a framework for the design of a parenting skills curriculum. This intervention focuses on (1) facilitating parental awareness of life span and communal trauma across generations and (2) a re-cathexis or re-attachment to traditional Lakota values. The experimental curriculum intervention was delivered to a group of ten Lakota parents and two Lakota parent facilitators on a Lakota reservation. Qualitative study results revealed that parents experienced the curriculum as effective, particularly the focus on both historical trauma and the reconnection with traditional Lakota mores. The curriculum's emphasis on traditional protective factors for alcohol and other substance abuse prevention for Lakota children... |
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