In the Pause and Listening to the Little People: A Folk Healer’s Journey

Rockey Robbins, PhD (Cherokee/Choctaw), is an associate professor in counseling psychology at the University of Oklahoma. His research has been primarily with Native Americans in the areas of spirituality, family resiliency, boarding school experiences, and renorming psychological assessment instruments.Yeshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guideline

Turtle Island: Working with Indigenous Grandparents and their Grandchildren in Group Counseling

Turtle Island is a culturally grounded psycho-educational group program for Indigenous early adolescents and their grandparents. It is designed to increase the inter-personal connection between Indigenous grandparents and grandchildren, facilitate the transmission of tribal/cultural values to future generations, improve a historically significant support system for Indigenous youth, and enhance greater awareness and feelings of connections with Nature. The authors present activities and processes to support clinicians and their consideration for working with Indigenous clients. All phases of implementation, from participant and facilitator recruitment to the concluding honoring feast, as well as group activities, process questions, and accompanying projects, are described in detail

Marital satisfaction and Cherokee language fluency.

The Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised norms were compared with scores for 162 volunteer Cherokee participants. In addition, aspects of marital satisfaction were examined for participants classified as fluent or non-fluent in the Cherokee language. Data was collected through a demographic form and the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised. Differences occurred on four of the thirteen scales on the MSI-R norms for the Cherokee participants. Differences were also found on the main effect of fluency on two scales. Differences were also detected on two interaction factors on personal fluency and spousal fluency

The Dream Catcher Meditation: A therapeutic technique used with American Indian adolescents.

Abstract: The following article describes a short-term treatment insight-oriented model for American Indian adolescents, called Dream Catcher Meditation. It is aimed at helping clients' express unconscious conflicts and to facilitate differentiation and healthy mutuality. Though its duration can vary, twelve sessions are outlined here. Session descriptions include goals and sample questions. Also included are anecdotal material and reflections about cultural relevancy

Psychologists’ Authenticity: Implications for Work in Professional and Therapeutic Settings

Derek J. Burks, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and postdoctoral psychology fellow at the Pacific Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), located within the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. He obtained his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Oklahoma. His current research focuses on health disparities, posttraumatic stress disorder among sexual-minority U.S. military veterans, and culturally appropriate mental health treatment for American Indians.Yeshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guideline

Place-making and Its Impact on International Graduate Student Persistence

This study explored the impact of place-making activities on the persistence of graduate international students at an American university. Sixteen international graduate students over the age of 18, attending an American university and living in the community for at least 1 year, participated in an in-depth interview about their experiences of places in the Midwestern state where they are currently enrolled as students. The study used a qualitative research method with the goal of uncovering the unique experiences of the participants. The study results indicate that international students benefit from having access to a combination of places that foster growth, social interaction, restoration, and safety. This research contributes to the knowledge of factors impacting international student persistence in graduate education. Results are discussed in the context of strategies that universities can implement to facilitate adjustment among their graduate international students