Multi-Cultural Considerations for Counselling First Nations Clients

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  • Simon A. Nuttgens Athabasca University
  • Allan J. Campbell Siksika Mental Health

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First Nations##common.commaListSeparator## Multi-Cultural Counselling##common.commaListSeparator##

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Despite evidence that First Nations people experience a disproportionate degree of mental health concerns relative to other Canadians, many within this population do not access Western-based mental health services. In this article we extend a socio-political and historical rationale for attending to key cultural differences when working with First Nations clientele. These cultural differences are situated within the three commonly held domains of multicultural competence: self-awareness, knowledge of the other, and therapeutic practice.

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    Assistant Professor Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology University of Athabasca

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2010-03-08

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##issue.vol## 44 ##issue.no## 2 (2010)

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Articles/ Articles

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Copyright is retained by the Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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Multi-Cultural Considerations for Counselling First Nations Clients. (2010). Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 44(2). https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/rcc/article/view/58905