Name
                                    Story Medicine:  A proof of concept trial of an Indigenous Narrative Exposure Therapy    
                                        Date & Time
                                    Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
                                        Speakers
                                    
                                 
 
Description
                                    Story Medicine is an Indigenous community partnered adaptation of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). It was developed as a possible trauma treatment for family members of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and focuses on using stories to provide healing. With Indigenous community input, we conducted a small proof of concept study to assess whether Story Medicine reduced levels of PTSD, anxiety, and depression at different timepoints among family members who had lost loved ones. Our presentation will cover how NET was culturally adapted, provide an overview of the therapy sessions, cover preliminary research findings, and finally, discuss what we as Story Medicine therapists learned throughout Story Medicine.