Episode 39: Indigenous Peoples and Dementia

NASW Social Work Talks Podcast

Jean E. Balestrery, PhD, MA, MSW, LICSW, is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research aims to improve health and social service outcomes particularly for marginalized communities. She's co-editor and author of "Indigenous Peoples and Dementia: New Understandings of Memory Loss and Memory Care" (UBC Press).

Published Oct. 8, 2019

Read a transcript of episode 39.

Dr. Balestrery's Work

Dr. Balestrery is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research aims to improve health and social service outcomes particularly for marginalized communities. She earned a Ph.D. degree in social work and anthropology from University of Michigan, an MA in anthropology from University of Michigan, an MSW from University of Washington and a BA from Brown University.

• Indigenous Peoples and Dementia: New Understandings of Memory Loss and Memory Care
• Collaborating Cross-culturally to Improve Alaska Native Health and Well-being
• Guidelines for Affirmative Social Work Education Enhancing the Climate for LGBQQ Students, Staff, and Faculty in Social Work Education (co-author) - Council on Social Work Education

Related Resources

• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Native Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research
• Addressing Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
• Native Elder Research Center
• Indigenous Aging Resources - Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Washington

About Dementia

• Alzheimer's Association: What Is Dementia?
  
• National Institute on Aging: What Is Dementia? Symptoms, Types, and Diagnosis
• Social isolation: It could kill you - American Psychological Association
• Advancing Social Connection as a Public Health Priority in the United States