Addictions, Substance Use Category

Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

1.25 CE Hour
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About the Course

This paper examines substance and behavioral addictions among American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) in order to identify the structural and psychosocial risk as well as cultural protective factors that are associated with substance use and behavioral addictions. The authors conclude that there is a dearth of research on behavioral addictions among AIANs. Unique risk factors in AIAN communities such as historical trauma and socioeconomic challenges have interfered with traditional cultural resilience factors and have increased the risk of behavioral addictions. Future research on resilience factors and effective prevention and treatment interventions could help AIANs avoid behavioral addictions.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations created by Claradina Soto, PhD et al. in 2022.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(5), 2974; Mar 2022

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Claradina Soto, PhD
Dr. Claradina Soto (Navajo/Jemez Pueblo) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research. She has over 20 years working with American Indian and Alaska Native populations in public health, collaborating with urban and Tribal communities in CA. She has published multiple works in peer reviewed journals.
Amy E. West, PhD
Dr. West is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Associate Training Director for Psychology in the Division of General Pediatrics, and Director of the CHLA Child Clinical and Pediatric Psychology Internship. Dr. West’s primary clinical and research interests focus on psychosocial treatment outcome and mechanisms of treatment response in pediatric mood and anxiety disorders, and specifically the application of such interventions to underserved, ethnic minority populations. She has had multiple works published in peer reviewed journals.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers with an emphasis on those professionals working with Native American clients. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Examine substance and behavioral addictions among American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN)
  2. 2 Identify structural and psychosocial risk and cultural protective factors associated with substance use and behavioral addiction.
  3. 3 Discuss potential benefits of helping services that place an emphasis upon traditional cultural knowledge and values that help build resilience, along with effective prevention and treatment interventions.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

1.25 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103309

Related Topics

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Availability

This course is available until Jul 17th, 2033.

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