Lunch & Learn: Centering Indigenous Joy in Healing Praxis

Thursday, November 21, 2024 | Program: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT
Speaker: Jill Fish, Ph.D., LP This program will be held virtually via Zoom. Details with instruction on how to view the webinar will be sent to all registrants the day before the program (11/20/24).

Level:  Introductory: Assumes post-doctoral education status and limited familiarity with topic.
Audience: Designed for psychologists and other mental health professionals.
Location:  Registrants will receive a Zoom link to access the session online.

About the Program:
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the focus of this presentation will be highlighting Indigenous and traditional knowledge and wisdom in healing practices. In particular, this presentation will focus on pathways that can cultivate and support cultural connections and kinship practices that promote generational well-being (O’Keefe et al., 2022). Throughout this presentation, Dr. Fish will integrate insights from her clinical practice in addition to her research on the cultural and historical factors that influence Indigenous health and wellness (Fish et al., 2023). Specifically, she will discuss the role of storytelling, the land, ancestors, and other cultural practices in enabling Indigenous peoples to reclaim joy in their daily lives (Indigenous Joy Collective, 2024). Additionally, Dr. Fish will discuss the significance and implications of Indigenous healing practices in the context of the American Psychological Association’s commitment to account for and ameliorate past wrongs, including those affecting Indigenous peoples (Fish et al., 2024).

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with the expert panelist during the program. This program qualifies for 1.0 continuing education credits. Attendees must attend the entire session to gain credit. Registration fee includes access to live webinar, program agenda, program PowerPoint, and continuing education certificate.

The speaker has indicated no conflicts of interest to report.

Participants will be able to:

1.  Describe the relationship between joy and its role in promoting generational well-being.A
2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of what could be considered an Indigenous healing practice.

About the Presenters:
Jill Fish, Ph.D., LP is an assistant professor of psychology at Macalester College and owner of Fish Psychotherapy & Consulting, LLC. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2020. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on promoting Native American and Indigenous peoples’ well-being across the lifespan. She is broadly interested in how Native peoples use their histories and cultures to overcome oppression and to support their health and wellness. Similarly, in her clinical practice, she enjoys helping clients leverage their identities and strengths to cope with the effects of intergenerational trauma. Jill is from the Tuscarora Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of Western NY. She is a lineal descendent — her father is an enrolled Tribal member (Beaver clan) and her mother is white. She was born and raised in Tuscarora until she moved to Saint Paul, MN in 2014, where she currently lives with her husband and son.

This program qualifies for 1.0 continuing education credits. Attendees must attend entire session to gain credit. Registration fee includes access to live webinar, program agenda, program PowerPoint, and continuing education certificate.

This session will be recorded for future use in our online MPA CE21 catalog.

MPA wants all members to have access to quality CE opportunities. If you are an MPA member and due to COVID-19 you are unable to work full time and can’t pay the full registration fee, please contact [email protected] to make other arrangements with staff.

REFUND POLICY: A 100% refund will be made if the event is cancelled. Refunds, less a $5 handling fee, will be given if a written cancellation is received at least two working days before the scheduled program begins. No refund or transfer is given the day of the program.

Click here to view and download a PDF program flyer and registration form.