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Full-Text Articles in Community Psychology
Value Of Community Partnership For Understanding Stress And Coping In Rural Yup’Ik Communities: The Canhr Study, Inna Rivkin, Ellen Lopez, Tonie M. Quaintance, Joseph E. Trimble, Phd, Scarlett Hopkins, Candace Fleming, Eliza Orr, Gerald V. Mohatt
Value Of Community Partnership For Understanding Stress And Coping In Rural Yup’Ik Communities: The Canhr Study, Inna Rivkin, Ellen Lopez, Tonie M. Quaintance, Joseph E. Trimble, Phd, Scarlett Hopkins, Candace Fleming, Eliza Orr, Gerald V. Mohatt
Psychology Faculty and Staff Publications
Stress and trauma can compromise physical and mental health. Rural Alaska Native communities have voiced concern about stressful and traumatic events and their effects on health. The goal of the Yup’ik Experiences of Stress and Coping Project is to develop an in-depth understanding of experiences of stress and ways of coping in Yup’ik communities. The long-range goal is to use project findings to develop and implement a community-informed and culturally grounded intervention to reduce stress and promote physical and mental health in rural Alaska Native communities. This paper introduces a long-standing partnership between the Yukon-Kuskokwim Regional Health Corporation, rural communities …
Beyond Tolerance: Consciously Using Universal Energy Laws, Discernment, And Harmonious Relationship Principles, Carroy U. Ferguson
Beyond Tolerance: Consciously Using Universal Energy Laws, Discernment, And Harmonious Relationship Principles, Carroy U. Ferguson
Carroy U "Cuf" Ferguson, Ph.D.
Every day we, as human beings, maneuver through a myriad of circumstances in our individual and collective life spaces. Central to our experiences is the nature, kind, and quality of our relationships. When we encounter differences (racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, economic, sexual orientation, the mentally and physically challenged), a common issue that often emerges in our experiences is the extent to which we use tolerance in relating to other people and circumstances. For this reason, I want to discuss the nature of tolerance and its limitations, and how to move beyond tolerance by consciously using Universal Energy Laws, discernment, and …