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Article: Native American healing practices and counseling.
- Article from:
- Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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An experiential Native American healing practices course, cotaught by a Native American pastoral counselor and a counselor educator, was offered to graduate counseling students to help them better understand Native American worldviews. A student participant's reflections are included. Students attended Native American ceremonies and learned through readings, lectures, and discussions.
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Traditional Western perspectives of human development and counseling have tended to be linear and reductionistic, overlooking holistic perspectives. Native American healing practices offer a circular and holistic model for understanding human issues. The model of ...