HSCD 304 Substance Use and Native Americans

General

• How the student must demonstrate sensitivity for the client's healthy, culturally appropriate lifestyle.
• Integrating self-evaluation into personal and professional development.
• Knowledge of cross-cultural practice and cultural competence in working with American Indian individuals, families and their tribes.
• The acquisition and broadened understanding of the American Indian's special status in relationship to Federal, State and County governments and the interface of these governments with American Indian Tribal Governments.
• The changes that alcohol and drugs have caused in the traditional Native American cultures.
• The development of United States policy in regard to Native Americans and how this has influenced Native Americans.
• The functioning of traditional Native American cultures before the arrival of alcohol and drugs. 3. The changes that alcohol
• The history of the Native American experience in the United States and its effects on the influence of alcohol and drug use among Native Americans.
• The practical application of traditional Native American spiritual and cultural living to clients.
• The progression of social scientific thought and its influence on Native Americans as it relates to alcohol and drugs.
• The students' awareness and ability to identify the dynamics of an alcohol and drug subculture, as opposed to traditional Native American practices.
• The student's knowledge of cultural practices that will recreate a supportive, alcohol-free environment.