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Wii Kwan De Taa (Bringing People Together for a Sacred Purpose) Wii Kwan De Taa (Bringing People Together for a Sacred Purpose) Fort Frances Tribal Area
Wii Kwan De Taa (Bringing People Together for a Sacred Purpose)
Wii Kwan De Taa (Bringing People Together for a Sacred Purpose)
Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services Presenters: Lori R
Flinders, MSW/RSW, CFNHM Director of BHS/FFTAHS 2015 Annual
National Aboriginal Health Forum Calgary, Alberta 1
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Locating ourselves Opening Ceremony Starting our bundles: Name
Clan Community Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services the face of
the Agency in 2012 (no practice bundle)- a brief overview Mental
Health and Addictions arent the issue-it is a consequence of the
issue 2
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Inherent Knowledge; Sacred Sanctioning and a shift in paradigm
Through our traditional cultural knowledge, we breathe spirit into
our practice. Dream Vision Shaking Tent Ceremony Traditional
Process Traditional Healing Methodologies Creating Staff Bundles
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Staff Knowledge Bundles (transition to normalization) Inductive
learning or training provided Spirit dishes Circle gifts Pipe
teachings Cedar Bath Ceremony Traditional tobacco making Hand
drumming and songs Sweatlodge Ceremony Give Away Ceremony Grieving
Ceremony Give away Ceremony Cultural Appropriation? 4
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Client Testimonial How the bundle affects Client Treatment
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Traditional Code of Ethics as an Agency Norm Mission: We are a
centre of excellence and a leader in innovative health care guided
by the seven Grandfather teachings of the Anishinaabe inspiring
knowledge, strength and empowerment for the purpose of lifelong
Mino ayawin (good health). We are a centre of excellence and a
leader in innovative health care guided by the seven Grandfather
teachings of the Anishinaabe inspiring knowledge, strength and
empowerment for the purpose of lifelong Mino ayawin (good health).
Core Values: WISDOM: By providing innovative practice in wholistic
health care WISDOM: By providing innovative practice in wholistic
health care LOVE: Compassion; empathy; understanding Anishinaabe
history LOVE: Compassion; empathy; understanding Anishinaabe
history BRAVERY: Courageous conversations-Staff wellness BRAVERY:
Courageous conversations-Staff wellness RESPECT: Creator/Creation;
self; family; community; nation RESPECT: Creator/Creation; self;
family; community; nation HUMILITY: Honour individual belief and
customs of stakeholders/consumers and communities HUMILITY: Honour
individual belief and customs of stakeholders/consumers and
communities HONESTY: Accountability and responsibility HONESTY:
Accountability and responsibility TRUTH: Quality assurance - self
reflective. TRUTH: Quality assurance - self reflective. 6
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Final Thoughts It is imperative for social work and mental
health professionals to begin looking at culturally relevant
strategies for helping Indigenous people It is imperative for
social work and mental health professionals to begin looking at
culturally relevant strategies for helping Indigenous people
Conceptual framework of cultural competence, is based on three
concepts: cultural awareness of ones own beliefs and worldview and
how these may affect a therapeutic relationship; cultural knowledge
of the clients beliefs and worldview; and cultural skills, which
enable the helper to provide support in a relevant manner (Sue,
2006) Conceptual framework of cultural competence, is based on
three concepts: cultural awareness of ones own beliefs and
worldview and how these may affect a therapeutic relationship;
cultural knowledge of the clients beliefs and worldview; and
cultural skills, which enable the helper to provide support in a
relevant manner (Sue, 2006) A shift in paradigm was needed for
FFTAHS A shift in paradigm was needed for FFTAHS 7