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A ’ tola ’ nw - A time of hope and respecting one another:

A ’ tola ’ nw - A time of hope and respecting one another: Integrating traditional knowledge and counselling practice for Indigenous Communities. . Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology Program. E . Anne Marshall, Honore Rodriguez-Franc e & Jennifer L. Coverdale

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A ’ tola ’ nw - A time of hope and respecting one another:

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  1. A’tola’nw - A time of hope and respecting one another: Integrating traditional knowledge and counselling practice for Indigenous Communities. Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology Program E. Anne Marshall, Honore Rodriguez-France & Jennifer L. Coverdale University of Victoria, British Columbia Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association Conference May 8, 2014

  2. The role of Traditional Knowledge in our journeys • Indigenous Centered Learning • Promise to the Communities • Walking in Two Worlds • Ceremony • Decolonization • Grandmother/Grandfather Teachings

  3. Supporting Students • Honore France • Combining traditional & western ways • Classroom set up and curriculum • Graduate student counsellingPractica in Aboriginal healing programs

  4. Graduate Program Description The graduate degree, leading to an MA in Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology (ICCP) from the University of Victoria, provides students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and understandings necessary to work as professional counsellors in Aboriginal communities. The program is designed to be completed over 3 years on a part-time basis and is consistent with the certification requirements of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association and the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors http://www.uvic.ca/education/psychology/programs/graduate/counsellingpsych/community/index.php

  5. 7 Program values and principles These seven Indigenous values & principles inform all aspects of the program: • The circle • The Indigenous paradigm • The sacred & spiritual dimension • The Ancestral dimension • Stories, ceremony, culture, language & communal healing • The earth & our relatives • The vocation & practice of helping

  6. ICCP student story themes • the strength and resilience fostered in identifying and practicing their worldview as Indigenous women • the role of Elders and community knowledge keepers in teaching and mentorship • the strengths and challenges of Indigenous-centered and decolonized learning • the experiences of ‘walking in two worlds’ in scholarship and practice • the role of the mentorship and community based practicum programs to support the development of strong women leaders and helpers in community

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