Tribal and shamanic-based social work practice: A Lakota perspective

Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-241

  Voss, Richard W ^a   Douville, Victor ^b   Soldier, Alex Little ^c   Twiss, Gayla ^d  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sinte Gleska University   (United States)

^c Native American Heritage Association   (United States)

^d Rosebud PHS Indian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Healing; Lakota; Shamanism; Spirituality; Strengths perspective; Tribalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007102360     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/44.3.228     Document Type: Article

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