Healing the relationship between psychology and Indigenous peoples

Healing the relationship between psychology and Indigenous peoples

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in News, policy and advocacy | Jan 2, 2019 @ 3:50 am

In May of 2018, the Canadian Psychological Association responded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's report by acknowledging that the profession failed to provide treatment that respects the cultural values and beliefs of Indigenous people.

A recent article by the Regina Leader-Post discusses the potential of standard psychological practice to harm First Nations clients and the efforts of four clinical psychology students to learn ways to deliver psychological services in a culturally-appropriate and respectful manner. 

A link to the article can be found here.

 

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User profile image Elaine Uskoski - EENet Super Ninja

This is such important work. Thank you for sharing.

Jan 4, 2019 @ 2:21 am
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User profile image Bill - EENet Yoda Master

I wrote a letter to the Pope to ask the Holy See to support Reconciliation by accounting for their involvement in the implementation of residential schools for our government.

Feel free to use as you will, btw, you have to mail it. to reach the Pope.

June 26, 2021

His Holiness, Pope Francis

Apostolic Palace

00120 Vatican City



Dear Holiness,

I pray you are well.

I am writing to request the Holy See provide to the Indigenous People's information to help address the involvement of the Catholic Church in implementing the Canadian government’s residential school system.  This information will be one of the keys to Canada’s and Indigenous People's work towards Reconciliation.

The request for information below are simply some of the items that have been identified by several leaders here in Canada and I realize that the Holy See, have official channels and governance bodies you will be engaging with to manage this information  rather than to a single individual.  A central body is the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. https://nctr.ca/

Please:

  • release all documents on residential schools in Canada
  • disclose how much money the Catholic Church was given by the Canadian federal government to run the schools
  • disclose how much money did the church make off of the exploitation of child labour in residential schools

With thanks to the Holy See’s efforts to help the Canadian Government achieve Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.



Bill Dare

Cc:  National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Jun 28, 2021 @ 11:39 pm
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