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Subject(s)

• Curriculum planning [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples of North America [Browse]
• Indian youth—Suicidal behavior [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Restrictions note

Open Access

Summary note

• The skills-based approach of this curriculum follows well-established teaching methods to develop social skills. Teachers and peers inform students of the rationale and components of a particular skill, model and demonstrate the skill for them, and later provide feedback on individual skill performance."--Pub. desc.
• Created in collaboration with students and community members from the Zuni Pueblo and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, this curriculum addresses key issues in Native American Indian adolescents' lives and teaches such life skills as communication, problem solving, depression and stress management, anger regulation, and goal setting. The course is unique in its skills-based approach. After first increasing awareness and knowledge of suicide, it then teaches students specific methods to help a peer turn away from suicidal thinking and seek help from an appropriate help-giver.
• "Suicide is a significant problem for many adolescents in Native American Indian populations. American Indian Life Skills Development Curriculum is a course for high school students and some middle school students that is designed to drastically reduce suicidal thinking and behavior.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Funding information

Big Ten Academic Alliance

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• Who Am I? Building Self-Esteem. Building communityh within the classroom
• Working together to get things done
• Building bridges to others: trustworthiness and attending skills
• Surveying my background and family history
• Building self-esteem through self-awareness
• Building self-esteem through role-models
• Observing and questioning: what is a person?
• What Am I Feeling? Emotions and Stress. Recognizing and talking about feelings
• Learning how to recognize emotions/feelings
• Recognizing depression
• Overcoming depression
• Recognizing stress and how it affects feelings
• Recognizing self-talk and how it affects feelings
• Learning to control self-talk and use it to improve my life
• Recognizing anger
• Expressing justified anger.
• How Can I Communicate with Others and Solve Problems Effectively? Communicating better through listening
• Speaking concretely about feelings
• Asking open questions
• Problem solving: SODA: stop, options, decide, act
• Developing coping strategies for dealing with stress.
• How Can I Recognize Self-Destructive Behavior and Find Ways to Eliminate It? Considering the effects of self-destructive behavior
• Viewing substance abuse as self-destructive behavior
• Determining when sex is healthy and when it is self-destructive
• Understanding how a dysfunctional family contributes to self-destructive behavior.
• Why Do People Attempt Suicide? Understanding the grief process
• Reviewing the problem of youth suicide in the Indian and Native community
• Differentiating between fact and fiction about suicide
• Recognizing the emotional and behavioral warning signs of suicide.
• How Can I Help My Friends Who Are Thinking About Suicide? Evaluating what to do and what not to do if a friend is thinking about suicide
• Learning about community resources for suicide prevention
• Practicing the 4-step plan for suicide prevention.
• How Can I Plan Ahead for a Great Future? Reviewing Native American Indian history
• Examining Native American Indian rights and oppression
• Finding our own power
• Making my dream happen
• Dreaming for the future.

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ISBN

0-299-14929-3

OCLC

1535173304

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