YOU ARE INVITED TO A MEETING OF THE
SPIRITUALITY IN HEALTH CARE NETWORK
Integrating Spirituality and Health Care

Wednesday MARCH 21, 2012   7:00pm to 9:30pm
Suggested Offering: $10.00

Friends House    60 Lowther Avenue    Toronto
(2 blocks north from the Bedford exit of the St George Subway Station)

NO RSVP Required - Just Show Up!

Therapeutic Strategies From Indigenous Peoples Of Turtle Island

Indigenous cultures contain vast resources for healing and wellness. Many Indigenous healthcare practitioners draw on their worldviews, teachings, and cultural experiences to work with individuals in a client-therapist relationship. This presentation will explore the areas of wellness and wholistic health from Indigenous perspectives. The therapeutic strategies that Indigenous healthcare practitioners are using in their practices to address trauma, depression, and experiences of parallel and multiple realities will also be discussed. These strategies were gathered during PhD research  entitled “Decolonising Trauma Work: Indigenous Practitioners Share Stories And Strategies.”

Renee Linklater PhD is a member of Rainy River First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. Renee has 20 years experience working with aboriginal healing agencies, political organizations and First Nations communities. She is currently Project Coordinator of the Aboriginal Recruitment and Retention Initiative for the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

AGENDA

6:45 - 7:10    Registration
7:10 - 7:15    Opening Remarks
7:15 - 7:30    Opening Sacred Ritual
7:30 - 8:30    Presentation by Renee Linklater: Therapeutic Strategies From Indigenous Peoples Of Turtle Island
8:30 - 8:35    Announcements
8:35 - 8:50    Break
8:50 - 9:15    Group Sharing/Questions
9:15 - 9:30    Closing Sacred Ritual

SHCN Chair: Jeannette McCullough RN  

SHCN Steering Committee: John Thornton MD, Larry Nusbaum MD, Heloisa Porto, Brandon Klayman, Catherine Stone MSW, Barbara Sauve  

Parking: There are a few spots behind the building, North of Lowther Ave. and West off Bedford Rd.

www.spiritualityinhealthcare.net      Next Meeting  Wed May 30, 2012