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A book review of Synergy, healing, and empowerment: Insights from cultural diversity

By Richard Katz & Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu

(c) Paul T. P. Wong   

Copyright American Psychological Association. This article is a longer version of the review being published in the APA journal PsycCRITIQUES, under the title Integrating Indigenous Healing with Mainstream Psychotherapy: Promises and Obstacles,  and the portions of it constituting the PsycCRITIQUES review may not exactly replicate the final version published. It is not the copy of record. Information about journal is at http://www.apa.org/psyccritiques/.”

 Introduction 

I am torn between two minds with respect to Synergy, Healing, and Empowerment: Insights From Cultural Diversity. On the one hand, I cheer the authors for their bold vision and deep insights. I cannot agree more with everything they say. On the other hand, I am disappointed that I did not find the specifics needed to implement their vision. I find myself dogged by questions such as, how can we objectively assess the competency of indigenous healers? How can we convince policy makers that traditional indigenous healers are qualified psychotherapists? How can we integrate indigenous healing traditions with evidence-based psychotherapy?