Mental Health Services for Native Americans in the 21st Century United States.
- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
- Vol. 35 (1) , 10-18
Abstract
As the population of American Indians and Alaska Natives continues to expand in the 21st century United States, an increasing number of professional psychologists will be called upon to provide culturally appropriate mental health services for Native American people and their communities. This article provides a general overview of contemporary tribal America before describing the legal, political, and institutional contexts for mental health service delivery administered through the federally sponsored Indian Health Service. Recommendations for mental health professionals who desire to avoid a subtle but profound Western cultural proselytization in their therapeutic service to Native clients and their com- munities are presented. It is the policy of this Nation, in fulfillment of its special responsi- bilities and legal obligation to the American Indian people, to meet the national goal of providing the highest possible health status to Indians and to provide existing Indian health services with all the resources necessary to effect that policy. (Pub. L. No. 94-437, §3a)Keywords
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