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Contextual and Culturally-Relevant Considerations for Assessment and Treatment with Indigenous Individuals
Indigenous individuals in Canada experience disproportionately higher rates of mental health and substance use concerns when compared to non-Indigenous individuals in Canada. These concerns are further exacerbated by disparities with access to social determinants of health that have been aggravated by systemic marginalization, discrimination, and racism within broader health systems. Such experiences can impede access to timely, pertinent, and trusted psychological practices within Indigenous communities. Dr. Toombs and Dr. Lund will discuss evidence-based and practical considerations within generalist assessment and treatment practices that may increase the cultural-relevance and uptake of psychological interventions with Indigenous individuals. They will share relevant experiences from their clinical and research expertise working with First Nation communities in the Robinson Superior Treaty Area, including assessment of adverse childhood experiences, embedding two-eyed seeing approaches within case conceptualization, and useful culture-as-treatment models of care.
About the Presenters
Dr. Elaine Toombs is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Banting postdoctoral fellow and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University. Her research primarily focuses on First Nations mental health using community-based methods, including how eHealth interventions can be used in a culturally-relevant manner with Indigenous people seeking treatment for substance use. As a co-investigator of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research project grant, she examines how adverse childhood experiences may affect psychological and physical health outcomes with First Nations people in residential treatment. Dr. Toombs has presented her research at various local, national, and international scientific assemblies. Most recently, through her work as an appointed delegate in the upcoming Science Meets Parliament program in May 2023, she will consult with Members of Parliament to develop a shared understanding of how better support the translation of research into federal policy making efforts. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Toombs is a registered clinical psychologist at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and provides on-reserve assessment, intervention, and consultation services for First Nation children, adolescents, and adults.
Dr. Jessie Lund is a clinical psychologist under supervised practice with the Operational Stress Injury Clinic at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Dr. Lund completed her doctoral training in Northwestern Ontario with a focus on examining the underlying mechanisms linking childhood adversity to substance use difficulties among First Nations adults as well as developing culturally informed adaptations to evidence-based treatments for First Nations adolescents and adults.
Continuing Education Information
1 CE Credit, Instructional Level: Intermediate
1 Contact Hour (New York Board of Psychology)
Learning Objectives:
- Identify rates and contributing factors of mental health disparities experienced among Indigenous communities.
- Discuss evidence based and culturally-relevant psychological assessment and treatment approaches used within Indigenous communities.
- Describe trauma-informed care within an Indigenous context.
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Considérations contextuelles et culturellement pertinentes pour l’évaluation et le traitement des personnes autochtones
Mercredi 19 juillet 2023, de 14 h à 15 h (HNE)
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Les individus autochtones au Canada connaissent des taux disproportionnellement plus élevés de problèmes de santé mentale et de consommation de substances par rapport aux individus non autochtones au Canada. Ces préoccupations sont encore exacerbées par les disparités dans l’accès aux déterminants sociaux de la santé qui ont été aggravées par la marginalisation systémique, la discrimination et le racisme au sein des systèmes de santé plus larges. Ces expériences peuvent entraver l’accès à des pratiques psychologiques ponctuelles, pertinentes et de confiance au sein des communautés autochtones. Les docteurs Toombs et Lund discuteront des considérations pratiques et fondées sur des données probantes dans le cadre des pratiques d’evaluation et de traitement généralistes qui peuvent augmenter la pertinence culturelle et l’adoption d’interventions psychologiques auprès des individus autochtones. Ils partageront des expériences pertinentes tirées de leur expertise clinique et de recherche auprès des communautés des Premières nations dans la région du Traité Robinson Supérieur, y compris l’évaluation des expériences négatives vécues pendant l’enfance, l’intégration des approches de vision à deux yeux dans la conceptualisation des cas, et les modèles de soins utiles fondés sur la culture en tant que traitement.
CONFÉRENCIÈRES : Dre Elaine Toombs, boursière postdoctorale Banting des IRSC, Département de psychologie, Université Lakehead ; Dre Jessie Lund, Clinique des traumatismes liés au stress opérationnel, Centre de santé mentale Royal Ottawa.
Informations sur la formation continue
1 crédit FC, niveau d’instruction : Intermédiaire
1 heure de contact (New York Board of Psychology)
Objectifs de la formation:
- Identifier les taux et les facteurs contribuant aux disparités en matière de santé mentale dans les communautés autochtones.
- Discuter des approches d’évaluation et de traitement psychologiques fondées sur des données probantes et culturellement pertinentes utilisées dans les communautés autochtones.
- Décrire les soins tenant compte des traumatismes dans un contexte autochtone.