The Path of Handsome Lake

A Model of Recovery for Native People

Alf H. Walle (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

228 Seiten

2000
Information Age Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-59311-129-8 (ISBN)

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This group of essays is written to provide a series of suggestions to Native people who seek to deal with alcoholism from the perspective of their unique heritages and with an understanding that the pressures to which Native traditions and societies have been subjected may trigger dysfunctional behavior, such as excessive drinking.

Dedication.

Preface.

Part I. A Theoretical and Empirical Grounding.

Chapter 1. Avoiding Counselor Bias: A Cultural Configurations Approach.

Chapter 2. History of Native Americans: A Relevant Overview.

Chapter 3. Alcoholism Among Native Americans.

Part II. Alcoholism, Stress, and Native Americans.

Chapter 4. Diversity, Native Americans, and Recovery.

Chapter 5. Cultural Stress and Dysfunctional Behavior.

Chapter 6. Terror Management Theory, Cultural Disruption, and the Iroquois.

Part III. Handsome Lake and the Iroquois as a Key to Recovery.

Chapter 7. Handsome Lake, Personal Recovery, and the Modern World.

Chapter 8. Handsome Lake and Model of Recovery.

Chapter 9. Landmarks of the Path.

Chapter 10. Strategies for Professional Therapy/Intervention.

Chapter 11. Strategies for Self-Help.

Chapter 12. Cultural Sensitivity and Alcoholism Therapy: A Conclusion.

Appendices.

A. The Path and the Landmarks in Poster Form.

B. Suggestions for Sessions and Meetings.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2004
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-59311-129-0 / 1593111290
ISBN-13	978-1-59311-129-8 / 9781593111298
Zustand	Neuware