Abstract
American Indians and Alaska Natives are vulnerable populations with significant levels of trauma exposure. The Indian Country Child Trauma Center developed an American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adaptation of the evidence-based child trauma treatment, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy. Honoring Children, Mending the Circle (HC-MC) guides the therapeutic process through a blending of AI/AN traditional teachings with cognitive-behavioral methods. The authors introduced the HC-MC treatment and illustrated its therapeutic tools by way of a case illustration.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Child
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Child Abuse, Sexual / ethnology
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Child Abuse, Sexual / psychology
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Child Abuse, Sexual / therapy
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
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Cultural Characteristics
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Cultural Competency*
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Family Therapy / methods
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Female
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Healthcare Disparities
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Humans
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Indians, North American / psychology*
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Inuit / psychology*
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Male
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Mental Healing
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Narration
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Social Support
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Spirituality*
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / ethnology*
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy*