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The Red Road Approach To Healing As Used In Native American Adolescent Addiction Treatment, Colleen M. Husak
The Red Road Approach To Healing As Used In Native American Adolescent Addiction Treatment, Colleen M. Husak
Graduate Research Papers
Traditional treatment programs have not worked with Native Americans. Instead, programs designed to be culturally sensitive are needed (Burn, 1992). In this paper, the author will explore the specific theory of the Red Road approach as used in Native American adolescent substance abuse treatment facilities. The Red Road approach is practical in its psychological application at the same time that it incorporates and encourages the spiritual beliefs which are a major part of the philosophy of most Native Americans (Black Elk & Lyon, 1991). As Black Elk and Lyons (1991) noted, even Native Americans who no longer practice their ancestral …