This is Session 4 of our Cultural Formulation Interview Series. The page for the series can be found by clicking here.
Session 4: Cultural Formulation Interviews in American Indian Communities (December 15, 2022)
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT / 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT
This presentation will provide attendees information to help contextualize assessment and diagnosis in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in a way that honors and respects the culture of AI/AN populations.
Speakers: Maria Brave Heart and Deidre Yellowhair
Dr. Brave Heart, Hunkpapa and Oglala Lakota, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of Native American and Disparities Research in the University of New Mexico's Division of Community Behavioral Health. Previously, Brave Heart was on the faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and was a research team member with the Hispanic Treatment Program of New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She was also on faculty at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. Dr. Brave Heart has dedicated her research and work to address historical trauma and multicultural, diversity, equity and racial issues; specifically, how systemic racism impacts mental health in American Indian (AI) communities.
Dr. Yellowhair, Diné/Navajo (she/her/hers) is currently a Clinical Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of New Mexico (UNM) with a clinical rotation in the Pueblo of San Felipe. Dr. Yellowhair also serves as the Project Director for the TRIBES Grant through the Department of Community Behavioral Health at UNM. Dr. Yellowhair graduated from Western Michigan University with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and completed her pre-doctoral training at UNM. She also received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University and bachelor degrees in Psychology and English from Fort Lewis College. Originally from Arizona, she has dedicated her research and studies to addressing historical trauma and multicultural, diversity, equity and racial issues. Her current focus is further training and being mentored in how systemic racism impacts mental health in American Indian (AI) communities and learning how to intervene with grants, advocacy and policy.
