Cultural Attachment Workshop

Service Description

The purpose of the workshop is to provide the participants with an introduction to cultural attachment theory in practice.  Participants will learn about the foundation of cultural attachment theory and its application in addiction and mental health practices. Specifically, participants will learn some of its principles that create new methodologies for services directed at First Nation people. The rebuilding of communities through the language, teachings, customs, ceremonies, roles and responsibilities, as well as societal structures is a significant feat of this workshop. This workshop will highlight cultural attachment theory in practice as a philosophy, which encapsulates how an individual bonds to his or her culture. Cultural attachment creates a direct spiritual force, where the bond begins, develops, and evolves for the individual. This means the deep connection between the individual and their spiritual connection to their Creator through his or her access to cultural structure. The workshop will highlight cultural attachment theory as a manner to seek secure knowledge of family, extended family, community, and Nation and their relationship to each other and the world. Cultural attachment theory provides an Indigenous peoples with the ability to have a secure base in which they can explore the world. More specifically, cultural attachment theory provides the individual with cultural support, via the structures to successful transition to adulthood.