A culturally grounded biopsychosocial assessment utilizing Indigenous ways of knowing with the Cowichan Tribes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12759689
AutoresEmma Elliott (0000-0002-1286-1188, Washington State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen28
Número1
Páginas115-133
Fecha de publicación2019-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1531-3204 • E-ISSN: 1531-3212
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15313204.2019.1570889
PMID31897045
OpenAlexW2913154442
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas26

Extant research foregrounds the need for culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health practices when working with Indigenous communities. This study presents an Indigenous biopsychosocial assessment designed by members of the Cowichan Tribes to evaluate the social, developmental, and mental health histories of Cowichan youth. The assessment takes the form of an in-depth narrative interview whose parameters were developed through a culturally grounded, community-based process. This process supported a focus on relationality, interdependence, and intergenerational transmission of knowledge during the interview. Five participants aged 12-18 years completed interviews, which yielded sufficient data to enable completion of both Indigenous and standard biopsychosocial assessments

Biopsychosocial model · Culturally appropriate · Culturally sensitive · Grounded theory · Indigenous · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Anthropology · Community Health and Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology