Driven by positive feedback from farmers and ranchers, this module proposes cultural adaptations to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy designed for clinical use with members of the agricultural community. Based on the agrarian imperative (Rosmann, 2010), clinical techniques and skills are discussed that intentionally incorporate a client’s attachment to the land to improve therapeutic trust, patient engagement, and promote positive behavioral health outcomes.
Kaila S. Anderson, LMSW
Kaila Anderson, founder of The LandLogic Model℠, is an agricultural behavioral health consultant with over 10 years of living and working in rural agricultural communities. She teaches and consults across the nation with suicide prevention experts, rural health care leaders and academic institutions to promote the voice of those in agriculture regarding their behavioral health.
Learning Objectives
After completion of this module, the student will be able to:
- Explain the general landscape of Colorado agricultural behavioral health risk and protective factors.
- Discuss the impact of the agrarian imperative as a cultural consideration when building therapeutic rapport with agricultural-based patients.
- Explain three evidence-based clinical skills and techniques utilizing The LandLogic Model when engaging agriculturally based patients.