Considerations for Working with Two-Spirit People
What Do You Mean Two-Spirit Doesn’t Simply Mean an LGBTQI+ Indigenous Person? What and Who is Two-Spirit Discussion
Course Description
Many cultural traditions and practices of the peoples of Turtle Island have often been misrepresented or suppressed. The misrepresentation mainly occurred because the colonizers did not have a context to frame, understand and value these ways and the suppression, primarily, occurred because these ways went against the colonizer’s Christian doctrine, a doctrine that righteously justified the subjugation of indigenous bodies and lands and was one of the underlying tenets of the residential/boarding schools and such policies. This especially holds true for Indigenous notions and practices of gender (roles, identities and/or expression), sex and sexuality. This on-demand course explores these concepts by featuring some of the sociohistorical documentation from a nation-specific standpoint while supplementing these records and narratives with a deconstructed colonial account(s). A brief overview is offered on how this burgeoning body of knowledge is used to (re)claim and restore respect, honor and dignity for today’s Two-Spirit individuals and communities as they navigate and negotiate Indigenous and LGBTQI+ spaces, places and communities. Finally, a discussion is taken up on the (re)positioning of ‘Two-Spirit’ as this work and discussion(s) significantly differs from that of the (non-Native) LGBTQ movement(s) putting forth a critique of the ‘western’ framing of gender, gender-roles, and sexuality; thus opening up a space that transcends and challenges the binary; thereby, creating a space to dream of a rich, complex and diverse world that acknowledges the ‘other’ while honoring, celebrating and valuing the gifts and medicines the ‘other’ has to offer thus creating a sacred (and safe) place and space that calls everyone home.
Launch Date: August 31, 2022
At the conclusion of the on-demand course, participants will be able to:
- Compare two (2) ways that Indigenous and Two-Spirit People(s) and communities lived before and after first contact using a strengths-based lens.
- Identify two (2) challenges confronting Indigenous and Two-Spirit peoples and communities.
- Recognize two (2) ways the community is addressing the challenges to Indigenous and Two-Spirit people(s).
Instructions for Continuing Education Credits
How to receive a CE/CME certificate:
For Continuing Medical Education (CME) for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners only, you will receive a link to complete the course evaluation for CME after watching the video for this course, and you will receive your CE certificate via email within six to eight weeks.
If you have any UCLA ISAP CME-related questions please contact Gloria Miele at gmiele@mednet.ucla.edu.
For other disciplines, you must pass the final test with a minimum of 80% correct. Once you pass the final test, you will be given links to complete a follow-up course evaluation. Choose the link that corresponds with the type of license you have. The link will take you to a course evaluation. Once you submit this required course evaluation, you will receive your CE certificate via email within six to eight weeks.
If you have any CE-related questions, please contact Darren Manley at dmanley@mednet.ucla.edu.
CME Statements
Please view the linked CME Learner Handout for more information about how to obtain CME credit.
The training course meets the qualifications for the provision of one (1.0) continuing medical education credit/contact hour (CME/CEH).
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) designates this learning course for a maximum of one (1.0) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The California Board of Registered Nursing recognizes that Continuing Medical Education (CME) is acceptable for meeting RN continuing education requirements as long as the course is certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM (rn.ca.gov). Nurses will receive a Certificate of Participation following this activity that may be used for license renewal.
Continuing medical education credit will be awarded within 6-8 weeks following completion of the on-demand course.
Continuing Education
The on-demand course meets the qualifications for the provision of one (1.0) continuing education credit/contact hour (CE/CEH). UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. UCLA ISAP maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
UCLA ISAP is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs (Provider #64812). UCLA ISAP maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for one (1.0) hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. UCLA ISAP is also an approved provider of continuing education for RADTs I/II, CADCs-CASs, CADCs I/II, CADCs-CSs, and LAADCs (CCAPP, #2N-21-339-1225) , CATCs (ACCBC/CAADE, #CP40 872 C 0825), and CAODCs (CADTP, #151).
CE credit will be awarded at the conclusion of the on-demand course. Upon completing the course, you must pass the final test with a minimum of 80% correct. Once you pass the final test, it will display a link to complete a course evaluation and submit the required information for your CE certificate. Upon completing this required course evaluation, you will receive your CE certificate via email within six to eight weeks.
If you have any CE-related questions, please contact Darren Manley at dmanley@mednet.ucla.edu.
Estimated time to complete the course:
This course should take approximately 1.0 hour to complete.
Cost: Free
Disclosure Statements:
Harlan Pruden
None of the presenters, planners, or others in control of content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Trainer:
Harlan Pruden
Recommended Audience:
This online course is recommended for medical, behavioral health, and substance use disorder clinicians and administrative staff who are involved in providing multidisciplinary care to persons with opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders, including, but not limited to:
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Nurse Practitioners
- Registered Nurses and LVNs
- Psychologists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Social Workers
- Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Counselors
- Case Managers
- Medical Assistants
Instructions for Requesting Accommodations for Disability
If you need a disability-related reasonable accommodation/alternative format for this event, please contact Darren Manley at dmanley@mednet.ucla.edu.
Instructions for Filing a Grievance Concerning UCLA ISAP’s Continuing Education Program
Please contact Dr. Thomas E. Freese, CE Program Administrator, in writing:(UCLA ISAP, 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024) or by phone (310-267-5397). Alternately, you may contact Dr. Gloria Miele or Dr. James Peck, ISAP-affiliated doctoral-level psychologists responsible for program planning for the ISAP CE Program. Drs. Miele and Peck can be reached in writing at: 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024 or by phone at: 310-267-5888 (Miele) or 310-267-5346 (Peck).
