Social service, Counselling, Social values, Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Social life and customs, Indigenous philosophy, Two-spirit people, Traditional knowledge 

"Strong Helpers' Teachings encourages students, scholars, and practitioners in the human services, as well as anyone who has an interest in decolonization and healing, to recognize the value of Indigenous worldviews to all peoples. Cyndy Baskin demonstrates how these important Indigenous teachings, including holistic approaches, spirituality, and community ethics, can inform the work of those in the helping professions.

Now in its second edition, Strong Helpers' Teachings has been thoroughly updated and features new chapters on mental health, Two-Spirit people, supporting the helpers, and being an ally. Each chapter offers an Indigenous lens through which to explore issues and challenges in the helping professions, in areas as diverse as caring for children and families, healing justice, pedagogy, and research. This text incorporates the voices and perspectives of Indigenous Elders, scholars, and practitioners, and provides illustrative examples through the stories of individuals, families, communities, and the author's own experiences in teaching and practicing social work.

This highly accessible text includes both theory and practice for those who life's work is helping others. It is an invaluable resource that offers pathways to collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in areas such as social work, child and youth studies, health care, and community development."--Back cover. 

xiv, 417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. 

Contents:
Author Biography
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Starting at the Beginning
Chapter 2: The Self is Always First in the Circle
Chapter 3: When Bad Things Happen to Those Who do the Helping
Chapter 4: Current Theories and Models of Social Work as Seen Through an Indigenous Lens
Chapter 5: Centring All Helping Approaches
Chapter 6: From an Ethical Place
Chapter 7: Holistic or Wholistic Approach
Chapter 8: The Answers Are in the Community
Chapter 9: Spirituality: The Core of Indigenous Worldviews
Chapter 10: Mental Health as Connected to the Whole
Chapter 11: Healing Justice
Chapter 12: Proud Two-Spirit Princess Boy
Chapter 13: Caring for Families, Caring for Children
Chapter 14: The Power of Pedagogy
Chapter 15: Taking Back Research
Chapter 16: We Are All Related
Chapter 17: So You Wanna Be an Ally?
Chapter 18: The End of the World as We Know It.

Includes bibliographical references.