Convention Outline, 2008 June 25

21st ANNUAL CONVENTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN PSYCHOLOGISTS 
AND PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS 
Recognizing the Issues of Historical Trauma & Intergenerational Post-
Colonial Stress with a Healing Framework of Tribal & 
Cultural Values, Beliefs, and Strengths
June 25, 2008
Utah State University – Taggart Student Center
Logan, Utah
Presenter:
Joseph B. Stone, Ph.D., SAC Level III, ICADC, CADC Level III
Chief Behavioral Health Services – Gallup Indian Medical Center
Dr. Joseph B. Stone is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet (Pukuni) tribe 
of northern Montana and has paternal lineage from the Lakota and 
Chippewa tribes.  He is a licensed psychologist in Washington and 
Oregon, a licensed mental health counselor in Washington and an 
internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor working as Chief: 
Gallup Indian Medical Center Behavioral Health Service.  He lives in 
Gallup, New Mexico with his wife Deanna L. Crask-Stone, a Social 
Worker and two adopted Navajo sons: Jerry (eight) and Jesse (seven).  Dr.
Stone’s interests are in the development and integration of a clinical 
framework recognizing the issues of historical trauma & intergenerational,
post-colonial stress with a healing framework of tribal and cultural values, 
beliefs, and strengths.  
 
Three Post-Test Questions and Answers:
A. Define Historical Trauma, Post-Colonial Stress and discussion of the 
emerging historical trauma literature and theory? 
Historical trauma and Post-Colonial Stress are the U.S. Government 
introduced historical conquering, displacement, assimilation,      
acculturation and oppressive interactions with First Nation communities 
and individuals and cumulative chronic stress of these interactions on 
family functioning and neurological development.  These theories are 
articulated by a new generation of tribal and native researchers, authors 
and activists and are recognized and incorporated in a new generation of 
First Nations health care.
What specific intergenerational and current effects has trauma had and is trauma 
having currently with First Nation’s relatives treated in the health care system?
Regulation of arousal in an infant is a critical factor for developing 
resilience versus compromised behavioral immunity and developmental 
psychopathology.  Developmental trauma impacts the brain of First 
Nations relatives setting the biological stage for vulnerability and reduced 
Resilience or (compromised behavioral immunity).
Is historical trauma and post-colonial stress a diagnosable condition in the modern
taxonomies and assessment and treatment criteria, such as the DSM-IV-TR or the 
ASAM PPC IIR.
No, it is not recognized in the DSM – IV – TR or and ASAM PPC IIR, 
however, recognizing the syndrome and incorporating the underlying 
symptoms into a diagnostic and treatment criteria is fair game and should 
be a goal of an informed clinician working with a Native or First Nations 
patient or client.
 
Presenter’s Name:
Joseph B. Stone, Ph.D., SAC III, ICADC, CADC III, 
Job Title:  
Psychologist & Substance Abuse Professional
Address:  
1011 Yei Ave
                
Gallup, NM 87301
Work Phone:
(505) 722 - 1725
Home Phone:  
(505) 863 – 6020
Cell Phone:  
(505) 879 – 3736
Tribal Affiliation:  
Enrolled Blackfeet (u10415) w/ paternal Lakota & Chippewa  
Employer:
Chief, Gallup Indian Medical Center Behavioral Health Services
Fax: 
(505) 722 – 1396
E-mail:
joseph.stone@ihs.hhs.gov or oldfooserman@aol.com 
Title of Keynote Presentation:  Recognizing the Issues of Historical Trauma & 
Intergenerational Post-Colonial Stress with a Healing Framework of Tribal & Cultural 
Values, Beliefs, and Strengths
Course Level:  Advanced, but, I will make certain the complex concepts are adequately 
explained and discussed for intermediate and beginning practitioners.  I encourage 
administrators and program level workers to attend this training.
Abstract:  A general model of historical trauma and the effects of post-colonial stress as 
antecedents for behavioral and spiritual vulnerability to addiction and both modern 
behavioral and traditional First Nations spiritual treatment mechanisms are described.
Detailed Description:  Historical trauma, compromised behavioral immunity (risk for 
expressing behavioral disorders), unregulated arousal, post colonial stress disorder, 
chronic family stress, neuro-development and developmental psychopathology issues in 
tribal behavioral health are discussed.  A theoretical perspective describing Post-Colonial 
Stress Disorder: the intergenerational chronic stressors affecting tribal families and 
parenting and the consequential neurological and histological consequences to brain 
development through unregulated arousal and compromised behavioral immunity that 
resulted in developmental psychopathology is presented.  The current effects of trauma 
on the brain in the First Nation relative are described.  The modern clinical, behavioral 
model of vulnerability to methamphetamine addiction and modern clinical behavioral 
treatment of methamphetamine addiction is described and contrasted to the ancient First 
Nations model of spiritual vulnerability and spiritual treatment of methamphetamine 
addiction and appropriate integration of these perspectives is recommended and 
discussed.
Room Set-Up:  As arranged
Audio-Visual Request:  Over head Projector and a set of flip charts and easel with 
colored pens or alternately, an overhead with access to a large projection screen.