Evaluating the Integration of Indigenous Healing With Principals of Seeking Safety for Treatment of Indigenous Patients With a History of Trauma and Active Substance Use Disorder.

Indigenous Healing and Seeking Safety Intervention: Initial 90-minute meetings will be conducted with the participants; during these meetings, participants will receive information about IHSS, traditional healing, sharing circles, sweat lodge ceremonies, and program details. The sharing circles will take place at Benbowopka Residential treatment Centre in Blind River, Ontario. Each of the sharing circles will be cofacilitated by two Indigenous health-care workers. These facilitators will organize and lead sharing circles daily throughout the 28-day treatment cycle. Each sharing circle will be two hours long. The Seeking Safety program consists of up to 25 treatment topics that aim to teach participants a variety of skills. The majority of topics address the cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and case management needs of persons with SUD and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) (Najavits, 2002a). The treatment will adhere to the concept of Two-Eyed Seeing and cultural sensitivity.