MW-106

Indigenous Ethics in Healing Work

Indigenous Ethics in Healing Work investigates the intersection of ethics, healing, practitioner responsibilities, and Indigenous cultural safety to equip Learners with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to navigate mental health and wellness spaces. The course includes primers on the main branches of ethics (meta, normative, and applied) to self-affirm Indigenous Ethics founded in honour, trust, honesty, and humility. These community-driven, Indigenous Ethical principles promote relationality and devise strategies to address inherent power imbalances in Western healthcare systems – with particular emphasis on the stigmatization many Indigenous peoples seeking treatment face. For Indigenous communities, wellness requires a self-determined approach to balance and harmony; in other words, a strength-based focus rooted in traditional teachings, medicines, and ceremonies. Beyond frontline considerations, Learners will engage with cultural humility – a process of self-reflection geared toward recognizing personal and systemic biases that influence how mental health challenges are perceived in community.

Credit Hours

35

Min. Grade

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