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• Archive: Faculty:Leslie KornDuration:5 Hours 59 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Jun 09, 2016 Description I have been privileged to work with native populations for the last 40 years.
• First in Mexico in small rural fishing villages and then later working with peoples native to the Pacific Northwest British Columbia, Alaska and Eastern Canada.As a trauma specialist, I have been particularly interested in the mental, physical and spiritual effects of trauma on individuals families and communities and how cultural healing practices and traditional medicines provide a foundation for conventional mental health therapies.Thus I have devoted my career to the exploration of working with diverse communities where culture is a primary method for regaining and maintaining mental and physical health.I also have discovered that the skills of cultural competency can be applied across all groups and is rooted in knowing who we are and where we come from as we explore its relevance to our work as clinicians.As a result, I feel that I can treat anyone, regardless of their background.
• Even if I don’t know a lot about their culture, I am comfortable asking my client to teach me what is important to them.Join me for a day-long adventure into the world of cultural competency.
• We will explore many of these ideas as they relate to the diverse peoples of Alaska.
• Improve assessment, avoid ethical dilemmas and overcome fears.