Abstract
1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M - WORKSHOP: PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY AND BEYOND IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: Governor's Square 15
Drug and alcohol dependence, Vol.260(Supplement), 110761
07/01/2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110761
Abstract
Recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, and over the last two decades multiple definitions with varying overlap have been proposed. Research has also found that recovery definitions vary across social groups, including by race/ethnicity; however, scant research has focused on the ways that Native American individuals define recovery. Thus, current consensus definitions may have limited salience for Native American communities, may result in less efficacious interventions, and may partially explain persistent treatment disparities. To address the gap, this workshop intends to spur development of a culturally appropriate definition of recovery. First, Dr. Paul Gilbert will review findings from a current national US study of people in recovery, highlighting commonalities and differences across key dimensions of gender, race/ethnicity, and treatment exposure. Second, Dr. Anne Helene Skinstad and Steve Steine, MA, will introduce a translation of recovery definition into tribal and urban Indian community contexts, and summarize how results from the Virtual Native Talking Circles (VNTC), a workforce development program, contributed to a better cultural understanding of the recovery process. Furthermore, VNTC results underscored the importance of peer support and networking, as well as providing additional culturally informed tools, and self-care measures to better prepare providers to support clients’ recovery in a culturally informed way. Non-AIAN VNTC participants reported improved cultural understanding and capacity to support their tribal clients with SUD or in recovery. Finally, Dr. Daniel V. Foster will lead a discussion with speakers and audience members on recovery meanings and pathways in an Indigenous cultural context.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M - WORKSHOP: PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY AND BEYOND IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: Governor's Square 15
- Creators
- Anne Skinstad - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Drug and alcohol dependence, Vol.260(Supplement), 110761
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110761
- ISSN
- 0376-8716
- eISSN
- 1879-0046
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984658253502771
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