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Dr. Tara Turner

Assistant Professor
Indigenous Social Work
Phone:
306.931.1800 ext. 5481
Email:
tturner@firstnationsuniversity.ca

Credentials:   

  • BA Psychology (U of Lethbridge)  
  • MA Clinical Psychology (U of Saskatchewan)  
  • PhD Clinical Psychology (U of Saskatchewan)  

Research Interests:   

  • Métis and Indigenous Identity
  • Models and Theories
  • Mothers, Children, and Families
  • Pregnancy and Birth Experiences
  • Breastfeeding
  • Parenting
  • Child Welfare
  • Grief
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Cultural Models of Grief
  • Suicide
  • Health
  • Mental Health
  • Community Health Models of Health and Wellness
  • Determinants of Health
  • Primary Health Care Policy  

Expertise:  

  • Métis
  • Identity
  • Health
  • Child Welfare
  • Policy  

Courses Taught:  

  • ISW 469 – Social Policy Development and Service Delivery 
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