Connecting modern psychology to its Indigenous roots to enhance the healing process and psychology itself
* Shares the healing wisdom of Indigenous people the author has worked with, including the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert, the Fijians of the South Pacific, Sicangu Lakota people, and Cree and Anishnabe First Nations people
* Explains how Indigenous perspectives can help create a more effective model of best practices in psychology
Wherever the first inhabitants of the world gathered together, they engaged in the human concerns of community building, interpersonal relations, and spiritual understanding. As such these earliest people became our "first psychologists." Their wisdom lives on through the teachings of contemporary Indigenous elders and healers, offering unique insights and practices to help us revision the self-limiting approaches of modern psychology and enhance the processes of healing and social justice.
Reconnecting psychology to its ancient roots, Richard Katz, Ph.D., sensitively shares the healing wisdom of Indigenous peoples he has worked with, including the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert, Fijians native to the Fiji Islands, Lakota people of the Rosebud Reservation, and Cree and Anishnabe First Nations people from Saskatchewan. Through stories about the profoundly spiritual ceremonies and everyday practices he engaged in, he seeks to fulfill the responsibility he was given: build a foundation of reciprocity so Indigenous teachings can create a path toward healing psychology.
Exploring the vital role of spirituality in the practice of psychology, Katz explains how the Indigenous approach offers a way to understand challenges and opportunities. He shows how Indigenous perspectives can help create a more effective model of best practices in psychology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
PROLOGUE
“Things of Power”
Releasing the Healing Potentials of Psychology
PART ONE -- PREPARATIONS
CHAPTER ONE
“If We Can’t Measure It, Is It Real?”
Entering the Profession of Psychology Maps
CHAPTER TWO
“We Try to Understand Our World--That’s Just What We Do” Indigenous Elders as Our First Psychologists
PART TWO -- THE WORKINGS OF PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER THREE
“We Respect What Remains a Mystery in Our Lives”
The Enduring Foundation of Spirituality in Everyday Life
CHAPTER FOUR
“The Purpose of Life Is to Learn”
Research as a Respectful Way of Experiencing and Knowing
CHAPTER FIVE
“All in the Circle of Our Lives Remains Valuable” Nourishing a Recurring Fullness throughout the Life Cycle
CHAPTER SIX
“Health Is More Than Not Being Sick”
Balance and Exchange as Foundations of Well-Being
CHAPTER SEVEN
“All My Relations” Honoring the Interconnections That Define Us
PART THREE -- A FUTURE OF PSYCHOLOGIES
CHAPTER EIGHT
“There Is No One Way, Only Right Ways”
The Renewing Synergy of Multiple Psychologies
Bibliography
Index
