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Syncing Umbanda And Science (Sus): Using Umbanda’S Holistic Healing Methods To Increase Access To Healthcare, Alex E. Rosenthal

Undergraduate Theses—Unrestricted

In 1988, after the 1985 termination of the military dictatorship in Brazil, the constitution was rewritten to guarantee individual rights to all citizens of Brazil. Among the various other rights that the new constitution protected, anyone in Brazil was granted the right to government-funded healthcare under the regulation of the Unified Healthcare System, SUS. Because of structural inequalities in Brazil as well as the rise of privatized healthcare, equal access to healthcare is not a reality in modern-day Brazil. Many citizens who live in the periphery are limited to understaffed and underfunded primary health centers.

This monograph explores the healing …

Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Practice Among Mental Health Professionals, Jessica Rosendahl

Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers

Increasingly, mental health professionals aim to reduce symptoms of dysfunctions. Throughout time, body-mind-spirit practices have been reemerging in Western culture as a treatment modality. This study focuses on Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit mental health practices through semi-structured interviews aimed to discover the common methods and experiences practitioners have within the body-mind-spirit framework. Through semi-structured interviews of participants, four main themes emerged from the data: client control of their wellbeing, professional qualities, treatments and interventions used, and interconnectedness.