Substance Abuse Program

Program Director – Josie Jones
Alcohol/ Drug Counselor – Wanonia Schmidt
Prevention Coordinator – Kristy Chance

January 2005

Forty-five (45)individuals received services this month. We received referrals from N.E. Tribal Health Center, Probation & Parole, Department of Mental Health and the Drug Court. Four (4) new intakes were taken.

Wanonia facilitated the Smoking Cessation classes at Northeast Tribal Health Center on January 4, 11 & 18. She also held cultural classes at Quapaw High School on January 13 & 20. On January 20, I went with her to observe her work with the students.

On January 7, Wanonia did a presentation on "Tobacco Addiction" at N.E. Tribal Health Center. She reports getting good feedback from the doctors on the subject. She did an "Alcohol and Drug" education at the Seneca-Cayuga Tobacco Plant on January 12.

Kristy facilitated BABES presentations at Commerce Elementary on January 6 with two classes each day; Grove Elementary on January 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14; Miami Roosevelt Elementary on January 19, 20, 21, 24 & 28.; Quapaw Elementary on January 26, 27, & 31. She did Life Skills training with 8th grade students at Quapaw School on January 20 & 27 with two classes each day.

Wanonia attended the DUI Assessor training on Tuesday, January 25th in Tulsa, OK. Wanonia and I attended the Department of Mental Health Substance Abuse Services' 17th Annual Conference in Tulsa, OK on January 27 & 28, 2005.

Total client contacts: 45

(Intakes; Assessments & Evaluations; Individual Counseling; referrals; Info. Referrals & follow-up)

Referrals: Inpatient Treatment Centers: 1 Prevention Classes: 6

Detox: 1 (Alc./drug Education, life Skills)

AA/NA/GA 31 # Participants: 157

(Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics

Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous Clean Slate (First Offenders): 0

Overeaters Anonymous) # Participants:

Other:

(Med. Doctor; Other Outpatient treatment, Smoking Cessation Group: 3

DUI School, Safety Driver's Course, V.A. ) # Participants 38

Prevention Contacts: 468 Cultural Groups: 1

(BABES, Tar Wars, & SWAT, GUS) # Participants: 1

Outreach Contacts: 4

Annual Report 2005

Services provided each week are Smoking Cessation Classes at Northeast Tribal Health Center, Life Skills and Alcohol/Drug education in Schools. BABES (Beginning Alcohol and Addictions Basic Education Studies) program is presented to all first grade classes in Miami, Commerce, Quapaw, Picher-Cardin, Turkey Ford, Wyandotte, Grove, Bluejacket, Fairland, Welch, Afton and White Oak Schools. This year Roosevelt elementary school in Miami was added. All schools have two or more 1st grade classes. Cultural classes are usually held bi-weekly in the schools. Statistical report is attached.

Collaborative Agreements were renewed in September with Indian Health Service and state inpatient treatment centers, N.E. Tribal Health Center and Claremore Indian Hospital.

All reports to Indian Health Service and to Indian People in the community were done in a timely manner throughout the year.

Follow-ups on clients that completed their treatment were done each month as well as client chart reviews and treatment plan reviews. Follow-ups are due every 6, 12, 18 or 24 months.

Training and conferences attended by one or all staff included: Native American Prevention Conference, Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Conference, ODAPCA Conference, Wellness & Spirituality Conference, DUI Assessor Training, Department of Mental Health Substance Abuse Services Annual Conference and Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families.

The following are highlights of the year:

June Kristy presented the “GUS” (Growing Up Strong) program to Tribal Day Care Centers. This new program is designed for pre-school age children. As reported in June’s monthly report, Kristy teaches nursery rhymes in Seneca-Cayuga language along with the GUS program to the children and they just love it. Kristy was asked by the Native American Prevention Center, Norman, OK to do a presentation on GUS they way she does it in the day care centers at their Annual Conference in Tulsa.

Wanonia was a presenter on Culture at the Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Conference in Oklahoma City. Kristy and I helped her with her presentation on basket making.

August The program participated in the giveaways to Green Corn Feast campers. We also did cultural/alcohol/drug presentations to the youth and children. Stickers, bracelets and activity books were given away.

November Wanonia received her certification to perform DOT (Department of Transportation) Assessments for Truck Drivers. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe

Substance Abuse Program is the only place certified within one hundred mile radius in Northeast Oklahoma to do these assessments.

We hope to help teach basket weaving to the Senecas from New York who come to help with the Green Corn Feast .