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In addition to serving the physical health needs of American Indian and Alaska Native clients, the Indian Walk-In Center has a Behavioral Health component, offering a variety of services that address the mental, social, emotional and spiritual needs of American Indian families living in urban committees along Utah’s Wasatch Front. These services continually incorporate traditional native culture and help individuals and families cope with a variety of life challenges. The goal of the Behavioral Health Program is to enhance and restore strong American Indian family units through holistic healing.
Youth Wellness Program
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Program Goal The youth program is an education, prevention and counseling program. The program staff works closely with other youth service providers to ensure youth participants have access to needed services. The overall goal of the youth program is to promote healthy development and strong positive family connections. Youth are educated on the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, in addition to lessons in gaining positive life and communication skills. Youth program participants achieve self self-assurance through cultural and family enrichment activities.
Who Can Participate?
· Interested in their cultural traditions, history and language · Striving to developing self-confidence and gain inner strengths · Looking to communicate better with parents, family and friends · Seeking help to overcome difficult challenges in their lives
How the Program Works
The program focus is on alcohol and substance abuse intervention and prevention activities for youth. The core of the program revolves around a structured series of 10 week presentations focusing on substance abuse education, healthy lifestyle choices, peer identification, and presentation on American Indian history and culture to foster improved self-esteem. The structured program provides information on additional activities that are ongoing and open to all youth throughout the year. Academic support services are available upon request. For youth needing counseling services, treatment plans are developed based on assessment and youth are enrolled in adolescent substance abuse treatment, receive individual therapy and participate in additional support groups.
Youth Program Activities
· Cultural and Family Enrichment · American Indian literature and history · Sweat Lodge · Arts and Crafts · Therapy/Counseling Services · Case Management and Referrals · Community Events · Life Skills Training · Prevention and Education · Commercial/Traditional Tobacco Use · Access to Sports and Recreation Activities
Youth Intake Process 1. Contact the Behavioral Health Program and speak to the on-call intake counselor 2. Make an appointment (if you can’t keep an appointment, call and reschedule) 3. Bring all documentations to your first appointment 4. Enroll in activities/programs recommended and/or is of interest to you
Adult Substance Abuse Program
The Indian Walk-In Center Adult Substance Abuse treatment program is designed, with respect to the cultural values and traditions of American Indian, to provide an outpatient alcohol, tobacco and other substance abuse treatment services incorporating individual counseling, group processing and group support services to help individuals develop positive coping skills and thought patterns Program Goal The objective of the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program is to improve the wellbeing of American Indian and Alaska Native adults and family members through empowerment for behavior change and self-determination.
Who can participate? American Indian and Alaska Native male and female adults who are: · Experiencing or have experienced a crisis situation related to alcohol or other various substances · Seeking support from their American Indian community · Committed to positive life changes
How the Program Works
Overcoming chemical dependency can seem overwhelming. Recovery requires an honest look into areas of a person’s life including family relationships and spirituality. The Adult Substance Abuse Program provides a 24 week continuum of care in treating the whole person. Clients learn the tools and life skills necessary to maintain self-discipline to avoid high risk behavior. Every person entering the program is treated as a unique individual with separate needs and issues.
Phase 1 (10 weeks): Intensive Outpatient treatment focus on lifestyle changes, training in relapse prevention, education about dependencies and family involvement to help clients understand their disease, accept it, and ultimately take responsibility for the process of recovery. Classes are structured and meet five times a week with weekly individual sessions and options of attending AA or other support services.
Phase 2 (4 weeks): Intensive aftercare support service is highly recommended by the treatment team upon completion of Phase 1. Referral to additional support services is also advised. Care plans focus on what needs to be accomplished each and every day in rebuilding life one day at a time. Clients are encouraged to build strong support system within their family units and community life. Groups meet twice a week with weekly individual sessions and options of attending AA or other support services.
Phase 3 (10 weeks): Continuing Aftercare services less restrictive. Groups meet once a week and clients have the option of becoming phase 1 and 2 group mentors. Participating in aftercare groups and other meetings in the community is essential. Upon completion of all phases clients receive a certificate of achievement and are graduated.
Program Activities
· Family Education · Talking Circle · Sweat Lodge · Family Recreation · Arts and Craft · Counseling Services · Case Management and Referrals · Aftercare · Alcoholics Anonymous · Skills Development Workshops
Adult Intake Process 1. Contact the Behavioral Health Program and speak to the on-call intake counselor 2. Make an appointment (if you can’t keep an appointment, call and reschedule) 3. Bring all requested documentations to your first appointment 4. Enroll in classes recommended by your counselor
Mental Health Services The Indian Walk-In Center Mental Health and Counseling Services are customized based on the need for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals and families struggling with personal life and familial crisis who are seeking support and/or needing specialized mental health treatment.
Program Goal The goal of the Mental Health and Counseling services is to assist individuals restore balance and harmony within self and the family.
How the Program Works The Mental Health service works with American Indian and Alaska Native families to create paths to healing. Families are key partners in the process—we only assist them on their journey. We often enlist services from other agencies that can be helpful. Restoring balance to Indian children and families is crucial.
Counseling/therapy services are administered on weekly, biweekly, and monthly schedules and is based on need. Direct referrals are made to both in-house and outside support services to provide “wrap around” support. Intervention services are offered through community schools, community groups, and the American Indian Elders Project facilitated at the Indian Walk-In Center .
Who can participate? American Indian and Alaska Native of all ages who are: · Searching for Support Services · Seeking to reconnect with American Indian life ways · Desiring to increase personal and family stability
Mental Health Program Activities · Positive Parenting-Child Communication Classes · Individual, Family and Group Therapy · Elders Support Group · Self Esteem Enhancement · Identity Issues · Grief and Loss Counseling · Martial and Relationship Support · Indian Child Welfare and Foster Care · Case Management and Referrals · Life Skills workshops · Community Resources Education
Mental Health Intake Process 1. Contact the Behavioral Health Program and speak to the on-call intake counselor 2. Make an appointment (if you can’t keep an appointment, call and reschedule) 3. Bring all requested documentations to your first appointment 4. Enroll in classes recommended and/or of interest |
