Indigenous healing and psychotherapeutic intervention complicating the prospects for integration

Summary: Multiculturalist psychologists have effectively advocated for "culturally competent" counseling interventions. They often cite traditional healing as an important resource for developing integrative forms of psychotherapy that are distinctively tailored to diverse populations. And yet, detailed consideration of this integrative project has appeared infrequently in psychology literature. Drawing on documented examples of indigenous healing practices from Northern Plains American Indian communities, Dr. Gone explores the prospects for integrating traditional healing and contemporary psychotherapy.