Conceptualization of Land Within Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy (IFOT)

dc.contributor.advisorWada, Kaori
dc.contributor.advisorVillebrun, Gwendolyn
dc.contributor.authorMaisey, Douglas Ryan
dc.contributor.committeememberFellner, Karlee
dc.contributor.committeememberChristian, Dorothy
dc.date2024-11
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-03T16:55:40Z
dc.date.available2024-09-03T16:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-30
dc.description.abstractIndigenous People are often disproportionately represented in terms of the need for mental health support. However, Euro-Western counselling approaches often further oppress and marginalize Indigenous Peoples as these wellness interventions are typically culturally irrelevant which links to the mistrust of the mental health system. As just one example, many of these treatments minimize the importance and use of Land in the healing journey. Indigenous Peoples throughout Turtle Island have a deep-rooted connection to Land as a teacher, relative, healer, and spirit. The field of counselling psychology has yet to integrate Indigenous ways of knowing and Land in counselling settings to decolonize and reconcile counselling approaches. Indigenous Focusing-oriented therapy (IFOT) is a therapy approach grounded in Land and Indigenous philosophy to address complex personal, vicarious, and intergenerational trauma. Utilizing a relational methodology and Indigenous research methods of conversation, witnessing, and reflexive journaling, this study sought to understand the conceptualization of Land within IFOT. Conversations with five IFOT knowledge holders and engaging in IFOT training programs allowed Land to be conceptualized and understood within an IFOT framework. By conceptualizing Land within IFOT and the therapeutic space, Land can be noticed and utilized to heal intergenerational trauma and cultural genocide. With Land, clients can address the attempted genocide and complex trauma that show up in their present to heal and find harmony for themselves and all those they are in relation with. This research adds to the growing bodies of IFOT literature and presents implications for healing practices, research within education, counselling psychology, and related fields.
dc.identifier.citationMaisey, D. R. (2024). Conceptualization of land within Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy (IFOT) (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/119575
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
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dc.subjectLand
dc.subjectDecolonizing
dc.subjectIndigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy
dc.subjectIndigenous
dc.subjectPsychotherapy
dc.subjectCounselling
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Guidance and Counseling
dc.titleConceptualization of Land Within Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy (IFOT)
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation Graduate Program – Educational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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