Combining NMT with Culturally Appropriate Interventions: Trauma-Informed Practice for Canadian Indigenous Youth to Cultivate Intergenerational Healing
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Authors
Robinson, Amanda
Issue Date
2024-10-12
Type
Capstone
Language
en
Keywords
intergenerational trauma , historical trauma , trauma-informed care , TIC , Indigenous youth , culture as treatment
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Abstract
The following mixed-method literature review examines the ongoing mental health crisis among Canadian Indigenous youth populations, the current trauma-informed care (TIC) model guidelines in Alberta, and how the neurosequential model of therapeutics (NMT) can be combined with Indigenous healing practices in treatment interventions. Given what we know about Indigenous youth's overrepresentation in the criminal justice system, substance use disorders, externalizing disorders, and placement in government care, it is critical to understand better what treatment interventions exist today and in what ways they are lacking. Current research and treatment plans fail to adequately consider the loss of culture and traditions due to colonization and intergenerational trauma (IGT) and how this shows up behaviorally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually in Indigenous youths. The purpose of this capstone is to address the gap in Indigenous-specific trauma research regarding the importance of viewing dysfunction from a holistic, developmental, and cultural lens and ask: How can neurodevelopmental, trauma-informed, and culturally appropriate integrative treatments be utilized in psychological intervention methods for Indigenous youth? It is hypothesized that by viewing Indigenous youth mental health challenges from a holistic lens that seeks to understand the child’s entire lived experience and adjust interventions accordingly, long-term and intergenerational healing can be achieved.
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