Decolonizing Our Minds and Roles as Helpers

About this episode

Jolene and Vicki discuss the importance of decolonizing helping practices and the role of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals in this process.

Jolene and Vicki walk in a circle together, in their conversation about decolonizing ourselves and our helping work. Jolene unpacks colonization and decolonization so that listeners can see their own participation. Through ideas and stories, Jolene invites us all – whether Indigenous, non-Indigenous, [settler guest] https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/cpi/index.php/cpi/article/view/29452 ) – to strengthen our capacity to listen with reciprocity and humility. Learn more about our newest workshop: Decolonizing Your Helping Practice – Weaving Indigenous and Western Healing Approaches For more resources in the areas of trauma, mental health, counselling skills, and violence prevention visit ctrinstitute.com

People in this episode

Host: Vicki

Guest: Jolene

Topics covered

• decolonization
• colonization
• helping practices
• Indigenous perspectives
• mental health
• reciprocity
• humility

Keywords

• decolonization
• colonization
• helping work
• Indigenous
• mental health
• trauma
• counselling skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute

Books & works: Decolonizing Your Helping Practice – Weaving Indigenous and Western Healing Approaches

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