Treatment Considerations for Indigenous/First Nations Adopted Young Adults Placed with Dominant Culture Families

This article reviews the history, cultural features and issues that therapists and researchers need to be aware of in working with and for Indigenous adoptees. It discusses areas to cover in assessment, including awareness of the ubiquity of dissociation in this population, both culturally normal an...

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Published inAdoption quarterly Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 300 - 318
Main Authors Paulsen, Sandra, Spear Chief, Shelley Pompana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.07.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
adolescents
Adopted children
adoptee
Indigenous/First Nations
Intervention
Therapists
Trauma
young adulthood
Young adults
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Summary:This article reviews the history, cultural features and issues that therapists and researchers need to be aware of in working with and for Indigenous adoptees. It discusses areas to cover in assessment, including awareness of the ubiquity of dissociation in this population, both culturally normal and trauma induced dissociation. Finally, it offers suggestions for interventions drawing from cultural ceremonies, arts/crafts and other traditions, as well as psychotherapeutic interventions based on building a trusting relationship, ego state therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
ISSN:1092-6755
1544-452X
DOI:10.1080/10926755.2023.2228779