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Peers Offering Wisdom Education and Respect (P.O.W.E.R.)
Presentation Year
2020
College or Department
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Rapid Cycle Evaluation of the Peers Offering Wisdom Education and Respect (P.O.W.E.R.) program. P.O.W.E.R. is a living community curriculum that provides culturally competent group-based behavioral health counseling services to Indigenous Youth ages 13-17 years old. This project was guided by Indigenous Research Methodology including spirit-based research amidst the Pandemic of 2020. Theoretical references including systems theory and relational theory influenced this research. Research concluded an emphasis on evaluating the presentation of the curriculum to guide youth awareness of identity and process of trauma healing through ceremony, reflection, and belonging activities.
Does your project align with any of the following?
Social Justice / equity / community
sustainability focused (explores all three dimensions of sustainability: environment, economy, society)
sustainability (explores interrelationships between environment society AND economy)
Permission to Publish Work
No