Shonga Ska: Sacred Horse Society Drug Prevention Program

Shoga Ska：圣马协会毒品预防计划

• 批准号: 6772214
• 负责人: LESLIE B WHITBECK
• 金额: $ 14.55万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-01 至 2007-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6772214
• 关键词: Native Americans; adolescence (12-20); alcoholism /alcohol abuse prevention; behavior therapy; behavioral /social science research tag; belief; clinical research; counseling; culture; drug abuse prevention; focus groups; horses; human subject; psychological values; religion; social behavior

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This R21 developmental application seeks three years of funding to develop and pilot an innovative alcohol and drug prevention for early adolescents (aged 10-13 years) who are members of the Omaha Nation in Northeastern Nebraska. The proposed program will be based on a blend of equine-assisted therapy techniques and Omaha traditions pertaining to the horse in their culture. Shonga Ska (Sacred Horse Society) will build on strong traditional cultural values of a Great Plains horse culture to teach and sustain positive traditional values and prosocial behaviors to delay onset of alcohol and drug experimentation and to decrease the likelihood of transition to regular use. The goal of this innovative approach is to engage early adolescents in an appealing, prosocial, activity-oriented prevention program that teaches interpersonal Skills, refusal skills, empathy, cultural identity, and cultural values. The concept of a positive, activity-oriented ongoing prevention program is aimed at competing with early substance abuse and associated gang activity on the reservation. The project goals will be achieved through three specific aims: 1) investigating the feasibility of an equine-assisted alcohol and drug prevention program for early adolescents aged 10-13 years based on the Omaha horse culture; 2) developing an equine-assisted prevention program based on Omaha culture; and 3) piloting the prevention program with a small group of Omaha children in the targeted age range. The investigator's earlier prevention work with American Indians based on cultural values has shown that enculturation is associated with prosocial behaviors among early adolescents and that American Indian children are highly responsive to cultural content. The horse has been central to Omaha cultural identity, values, and spirituality for nearly 300 years. This traditional bond between horses and humans is the perfect medium for communicating cultural values and beliefs regarding honor, courage, dignity, protecting others, empathy, unselfishness, sharing, and traditional spirituality to early adolescents. The attractiveness and excitement provided by such an activity-based program will compete with gang recruitment that occurs during this crucial period for early onset alcohol and drug use. The proposed program has the enthusiastic support of the Omaha Tribe and involves a tribal leader as a co-investigator.

描述（由申请人提供）：此R21发育申请寻求三年的资金来开发和试行为早期青少年（10-13岁）的创新性酒精和药物预防，他们是内布拉斯加州东北部的奥马哈国家成员。拟议的计划将基于马辅助治疗技术和奥马哈传统的融合，这些传统与马匹有关。 Shonga Ska（神圣的马社会）将建立在大平原文化的强大传统文化价值的基础上，以教导和维持积极的传统价值观和亲社会行为，以延迟酒精和药物实验的发作，并减少过渡到定期使用的可能性。这种创新方法的目的是让早期的青少年参与一个吸引人，社会活动，面向活动的预防计划，该计划教授人际交往能力，拒绝技能，同理心，文化身份和文化价值观。积极的，面向活动的持续预防计划的概念旨在与早期的药物滥用和相关的帮派活动竞争。项目目标将通过三个具体目标来实现：1）根据奥马哈马培养，调查了10-13岁的早期青少年的马辅助酒精和预防药物预防计划的可行性； 2）基于奥马哈文化制定马辅助预防计划； 3）在有针对性的年龄范围内与一小群奥马哈儿童试行预防计划。 研究者根据文化价值与美国印第安人的早期预防合作 已经表明，培养与早期青少年之间的亲社会行为有关，而美洲印第安儿童对文化内容的反应很高。近300年来，这匹马一直是奥马哈文化身份，价值观和灵性的核心。马与人之间的这种传统纽带是传达有关荣誉，勇气，尊严，保护他人，同理心，无私，分享和传统灵性的文化价值观和信念的理想媒介。这种基于活动的计划提供的吸引力和兴奋将与在此关键时期发生的招募团伙竞争，以提早发作酒精和吸毒。拟议的计划得到了奥马哈部落的热情支持，并涉及部落领导人作为共同评估者。