History of U.S. Indian Boarding Schools: Resultant Intergenerational Trauma

4825 Mount Hope Road,East Lansing MI 48823

23 September, 2022

Description

Evidence of maltreatment in the U.S. religious and governmental Indian boarding schools and the resultant impact of the infliction of abusive and lack of care for generations continues to reverberate through a resilient and courageous people who are attempting to heal through cultural and mainstream ways. Included in the session are methods employed to attempt to address and cope with personal and inter-generational trauma. Also, the historic role of the Social Work profession will be shared to inform workers of a possible rationale for client resistance. Trauma Informed Care Certificate elective course. As a result of this course, participants will be prepared to: 1. Express awareness of trauma experienced by children in U.S. religious and governmental institutions. 2. Consider the Social Work profession’s history with the American Indian/Alaskan Native (Native American) populations. 3. Describe how healing includes cultural values. Speaker: Suzanne L. Cross, PhD, ACSW, LMSW, is an Associate Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University—School of Social Work. Dr. Cross is also a Researcher for the National Native American Indian Boarding School Healing Coalition and a consultant for Foster Care Curriculum Development & Programming. Dr. Cross is a citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan as well as an artist creating bead work and traditional shawl making. Social Work Continuing Education Credits: 2 CECHs Audience: Macro and Clinical Social Work Practitioners Skill Level: Beginner Please contact us with your questions, accommodation requests, or concerns by email [email protected] or call 517-353-3060 Michigan State University School of Social Work, an accredited social work education program, is authorized by the Michigan Licensure Law Administrative Rule 338.2965 to award Michigan social work continuing education contact hours. We are also an approved Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative Provider (provider #0001) for all programs through August 2022, renewed annually.