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  • August 17, 2020

White/Black Part 1: A Tale of Two Opioid Epidemics

Black-White, A Tale of Two Opioid Epidemics PPT As the more publicized institutionally racist and oppressive practices like police brutality, poverty, and the racial wealth gap continue…

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  • July 9, 2020

Walking the Talk: Practicing Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism

 The Center for Practice Transformation and the University of Minnesota’s School of Social Work and Continuing Education Series is…

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  • July 9, 2020

Shifting the Mental Health Paradigm to a Mind Body Healing Practice

 This presentation focuses on the current mental health structure in Western society and how it affects Native people. Native…

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  • April 28, 2020

An Indigenous Perspective of Co-Occurring Disorders

We will discuss a re-framing of mental health and substance use based on culturally-specific work in the American Indian community, including how historical trauma is a precipitating event, and how DSM diagnostic codes fall short of accurately describing conditions. We will focus on the indigenous view of health as holistic, and cultural teachings for healing and resilience that can be used for any client population. 

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  • December 5, 2019

An Indigenous Approach to Healing Traumatic Stress in Indian Communities

This session, based on research, will help the participant understand the importance of utilizing culture appropriately when working with clients from tribal/Native American communities in terms of addiction treatment…

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  • December 5, 2019

Parents with Co-Occurring Disorders in Child Welfare

This webinar provides a brief introduction of co-occurring disorders and what child welfare system looks like in Minnesota. The training further highlights both the barriers and best practice tips…

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