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The voices of five urban Native women recovering from addictions : an argument for the holistic integration of treatment and aftercare services
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

2000
Book
Creators
Harris, Barbara
Description
"The purpose of this research is to argue the need to develop addiction services that are both holistic and integrated, to better meet the needs of Vancouver's urban Native women seeking recovery from addiction."--introduction, p. 1.

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
Statement of Responsibility
by Barbara Harris.
Publication Information
[Vancouver, B.C.] : University of British Columbia
Physical Description
iii, 90 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
M.S.W.--University of British Columbia--2000
Includes bibliographical references. 
 
Contents
Introduction -- ch. 1. The residential school system and intergenerational post traumatic stress disorder -- ch. 2. Addiction theory and services and the Medicine Wheel -- ch. 3. Issues pertinent to Native women in recovery from addiction -- ch. 4. Understanding the aftercare needs of Vancouver's urban Native women in recovery from addiction -- Recommendations.
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