Explore physical, affective, cognitive, environmental and relational
triggers for both distress and happiness and discuss ways of mitigating
the negative and enhancing the positive.
Addiction and mental health professionals will improve their understanding of:
American Indian and Alaska Native behavioral health.
The importance of cultural awareness, cultural identity, and culture-specific knowledge when working with clients from diverse American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
The role of native culture in health beliefs, help-seeking behavior, and healing practices.
Prevention and treatment interventions based on culturally adapted, evidence-based best practices.
Methods for achieving program-level cultural responsiveness, such as incorporating American Indian and Alaska Native beliefs and heritage in program design, environment, and staff development.
Become familiar with some definitions of counselor identity from the counseling literature.
Get acquainted with common themes related to counselor identity, such as professional competence, professional community, and professional self.
Learn about Martin Heidegger's philosophical anthropology of the human person and how it can expand our understanding of counselors' professional identity.
Be introduced to the idea of professional competence as related to counselors' beliefs and attitudes, knowledge of the profession's history, and professional skill set.
Learn about the importance of belonging to a professional community and collaborating with other related helping professionals .
Understand the basic tenets of ethical behavior.
Integrate prior understanding with the knowledge acquired in this chapter.
Use moral principles to conceptualize an ethical dilemma.
Identify an ethical dilemma within the context of an ethical decision-making model.