From Creation:
Land-Based Healing and Wellness

This is the story of a healthcare worker of Indigenous heritage learning to live with severe mental illness resulting from an injury sustained working in a hospital. Together with more conventional medical therapies, Land-Based Healing and Wellness and creative arts saved her life (although she still copes with significant limitations). This is a story of hope and healing.

Learning Objectives

  • Gain deeper understanding of the power of land-based healing
  • Appreciate how arts-based activities are a tool in healthcare
  • Learn to interpret the world through the eyes and voice of someone living with PTSD

Lessons

RECOMMENDED FORMAT: Self-directed, Small Group, Classroom Course
Go to Facilitation Guides

CURRICULUM DETAILS: Est. total length: 1-1.5 hours

INSTRUCTIONS: 
  • Click on Lesson 1 and first read through the Introduction.
  • Watch the documentary video. 
  • Read through the Conclusion document and reflect on the curriculum content.

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From Creation - Land-Based Healing and Wellness

Contributors

Lauren Aldred
Lauren Aldred
Jim VanDeventer