University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2008 Change and Recovery from Substance Misuse: Native American Perspectives Stacy Miller The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Miller, Stacy, "Change and Recovery from Substance Misuse: Native American Perspectives" (2008). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 177. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/177 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CHANGE AND RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE MISUSE: NATIVE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES by Stacy Miller B.S., The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, 2000 M.A., The University of Montana, Missoula, 2005 Dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology The University of Montana Missoula, MT Autumn 2008 Approved by: Dr. Perry Brown, Associate Provost for Graduate Education Gyda Swaney, Ph.D., Chair Clinical Psychology Bryan Cochran, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Christine Fiore, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Paul Silverman, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology David Beck, Ph.D. Native American Studies COPYRIGHT by Stacy Miller 2008 All Rights Reserved ii Miller, Stacy, PhD, Autumn 2008 Clinical Psychology Recovery from Substance Misuse: Native American Perspectives Director: Gyda Swaney, PhD This qualitative study investigated the constructs of change within the action and maintenance stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TMC) and balance within the domains of the Medicine Wheel (MW).