About this course
This course provides licensed psychologists and advanced clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of behavioral health disparities, historical trauma, protective factors, and culturally responsive clinical care for American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents. Drawing on epidemiologic surveillance, systematic reviews, and community-partnered scholarship, it integrates findings on substance use, emotional well-being, suicide risk, and violence exposure. The course emphasizes ethical practice, cultural humility, and incorporates case scenarios illustrating clinical decision-making with AI/AN youth and families.
Who this course is for
Psychologists
Graduate-Level Clinicians
Clinical Social Workers
Counselors
Policy Consultants
Program objectives
- Describe 4 key behavioral health disparities affecting AI/AN adolescents including suicide risk and substance use
- Identify 3 protective factors that reduce risk in AI/AN adolescent behavioral health such as caretaker engagement and school connectedness
- Analyze the impact of historical and intergenerational trauma on AI/AN adolescent mental health
- Develop culturally responsive treatment plans incorporating traditional healing and family engagement for AI/AN adolescents