Indigenous Healing Psychology: Honoring the Wisdom of the First Peoples

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Connecting modern psychology to its Indigenous roots to enhance the healing
process and psychology itself • Shares the healing wisdom of Indigenous people
the author has worked with, including the Ju/’hoansi of the Kalahari Desert,
the Fijians of the South Pacific, Sicangu Lakota people, and Cree and
Anishnabe First Nations people • Explains how Indigenous perspectives can help
create a more effective model of best practices in psychology • Explores the
vital role of spirituality in the practice of psychology and the shift of
emphasis that occurs when one understands that all beings are interconnected
Wherever the first inhabitants of the world gathered together, they engaged in
the human concerns of community building, interpersonal relations, and
spiritual understanding. As such these earliest people became our “first
psychologists.” Their wisdom lives on through the teachings of contemporary
Indigenous elders and healers, offering unique insights and practices to help
us revision the self-limiting approaches of modern psychology and enhance the
processes of healing and social justice. Reconnecting psychology to its
ancient roots, Richard Katz, Ph.D., sensitively shares the healing wisdom of
Indigenous peoples he has worked with, including the Ju/’hoansi of the
Kalahari Desert, Fijians native to the Fiji Islands, Lakota people of the
Rosebud Reservation, and Cree and Anishnabe First Nations people from
Saskatchewan. Through stories about the profoundly spiritual ceremonies and
everyday practices he engaged in, he seeks to fulfill the responsibility he
was given: build a foundation of reciprocity so Indigenous teachings can
create a path toward healing psychology. Also drawing on his experience as a
Harvard-trained psychologist, the author reveals how modern psychological
approaches focus too heavily on labels and categories and fail to recognize
the benefits of enhanced states of consciousness. Exploring the vital role of
spirituality in the practice of psychology, Katz explains how the Indigenous
approach offers a way to understand challenges and opportunities, from inside
lived truths, and treat mental illness at its source. Acknowledging the
diversity of Indigenous approaches, he shows how Indigenous perspectives can
help create a more effective model of best practices in psychology as well as
guide us to a more holistic existence where we can once again assume full
responsibility in the creation of our lives. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Healing Arts Press (December 19, 2017)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620552671
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 74
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.42 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #540,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #39 in Medical Ethnopsychology #1,820 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #3,294 in Mental & Spiritual Healing
• #39 in Medical Ethnopsychology
• #1,820 in Cultural Anthropology (Books)