Recommendations for culturally adapting mindfulness-based stress reduction for Central Yup'ik populations using the ecological validity model
Graduation Date
2016
Document Type
Project
Program
Other
Program
Project (M.S.W.)--Humboldt State University, Social Work, 2016
Committee Chair Name
Yvonne Doble
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
Central Yup'ik, Cultural adaptation, Ecological validity framework, Mindfulness, Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Social Work
Abstract
This project developed a set of recommendations for adapting Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Central Yup'ik populations, as a community, evidenced-based intervention, in Nome, Alaska. Nome is home to three Indigenous groups: Inupiaq, St. Lawrence Island Yupik and Central Yup'ik. Recommendations for cultural adaptations were drawn from a framework called the Ecological Validity Model. The Ecological Validity Model is divided into eight dimensions of cultural adaptation which include language, persons, metaphors, content, concepts, goals, method, and context. Existing literature on the Central Yup'ik culture and MBSR studies and programs were reviewed and analyzed for each of the dimensions. Connections or conflicts that may have arisen using this intervention were also noted. Currently, no mindfulness community interventions exist in Nome, Alaska, especially for Indigenous people. Recommendations for adaptations will help community service providers introduce mindfulness in Nome as a culturally relevant intervention.
Recommended Citation
Barrand, Cynthia, "Recommendations for culturally adapting mindfulness-based stress reduction for Central Yup'ik populations using the ecological validity model" (2016). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1128.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1128
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/m613n0897