Substance Abuse Program

Josie Jones, Direcor
Wanonia Schmidt
Kristy Chance

SENECA-CAYUGA TRIBE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM

ANNUAL REPORT TO TRIBAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE

(Report is from October 2003 thru April 2004)

Josie Jones, Program Director

Statistical report for this reporting period is attached. Highlights of each month's activities are in the following narrative report. Services and activities provided each week and bi-weekly are Smoking Cessation Classes at Northeast Tribal Health Center, Life skills, alcohol/drug education and cultural classes in the schools. BABES program are presented in all first grade classes at Miami, Commerce, Quapaw, Picher-Cardin, Wyandotte, Turkey Ford, Grove, Bluejacket, Welch, Afton, Fairland and White Oak Schools.

In October 2003 , Wanonia and I attended the Delaware County Resource Fair in Grove giving us the opportunity to exchange information about services we provide with numerous agencies represented from Delaware, Craig and Ottawa counties.

All reports due to Indian Health Service were completed in early November . All else was normal activity.

We spent most of December preparing for our annual review by Indian Health Service scheduled in January. All else was normal activity.

In January 2004 , Wanonia completed her training for recertification as DUI Assessor. On the 13 th , Indian Health Service came to review our program. Client charts, the Policy and Procedure Manual were the main things they looked at as well as the overall operation of the program. Don Carter, Oklahoma City Area Director of I.H.S. Human Services, asked us if we would do a presentation on culture at the Annual I.H.S. Conference in July. Of course, we said we would. It's such an honor to be asked. They were impressed with our caseload and all the prevention activities being done. Culture is a big part of our client's treatment plan as a tool for relapse prevention and utilized in the schools as a prevention tool also.

Wanonia decided we would do baskets for our presentation but we would need help because there would be approximately seventy-five (75) clinicians in our class. So we asked Coetta Scoggins, behavioral health clinician at N.E. Tribal Health Center, and the staff at Choctaw Nation Recovery Center to give us a hand.

On the 14 th , Don Carter called a meeting of all substance abuse programs in the Claremore Service Unit at Inter-tribal S.A.O. Programs represented were I.T.C. S.A.O., Creek Nation, Cherokee Nation, Quapaw Family Services, Northeast Tribal Health Center, and Jack Brown Adolescent Treatment Center of the Cherokee Nation. Mr. Carter had us share about our program's services and needs we may have. One need we all agreed on was an inpatient treatment center and a detox facility within our service area.

In February , we started classes on making baskets in preparation of the presentation at I.H.S. meeting. These classes will continue bi-weekly until July.

In March , Donna Benadum was hired on a contractual basis as part-time behavioral health clinician to start in May. Kristy's contract was extended through the summer. She will be working in the Tribal Day Centers with GUS program. GUS is designed to help pre-school age children develop strong social and emotional competence. She will also be teaching Seneca-Cayuga songs using a children's tape.

On April 12 and 13, Wanonia, Kristy and I went to Choctaw Nation Recovery Center in Tahlihina, OK to teach basket making to the staff in preparation of our presentation at the I.H.S Meeting. We have a pretty close working relationship with Choctaw Nation Recovery Center. Many of our clients have been referred there in the past three years.

Donna Benadum started to work on May 4. Donna has a Masters in Social Work, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. We now offer counseling for mental health issues such as marriage counseling, family counseling, anger management, grief, etc.

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March was a very busy month. Fifty-seven (57) individuals received services. Referrals came in from Oklahoma Department of Corrections Probation and Parole office, the Northeast Tribal Health Center, and Attorneys in Ottawa and Delaware counties.

The part-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker position we advertised has been filled. Ms. Donna Benadum will begin on May 4, 2004 on a contractual basis. We will be expanding our services to include counseling for mental health issues, marriage counseling, family counseling and anger management, etc. Our goal is to offer Intensive Outpatient Treatment in a few months due to unavailability of Inpatient Treatment for Native Americans.

Wanonia facilitated Smoking Cessation classes at Northeast Tribal Health Center on March 16, 23, and 24. She also held Basket making classes on March 17 and 24.

Due to the Spring Break, Wanonia conducted only two (2) cultural/prevention classes at Wyandotte High School with the at-risk students. The cultural class and life skills training was on March 4 and March 25. Then on the 26th, she took the class to the ROPES Course for further life skills training. They will be taken through ROPES course again on April 2 and April 6. On April 6, they will stay late into the evening for storytelling and other cultural activities.

Kristy will be working two hours per day through the summer with "GUS" (Growing Up Strong) program at Tribal Day Care Centers. This program is a mental wellness and substance abuse prevention curriculum for preschool age children. It teaches life skills such as problem solving, accepting responsibility and helps develop social and emotional competence. Seneca-Cayuga songs in the native language will also be taught using the Children's songbook.

Kristy conducted twelve (12) BABES presentations at Fairland Elementary School on March 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, & 12 and 20 (twenty) presentations at Commerce Elementary School on March 22, 24, 26, 29, and 31. She also facilitated SWAT meetings on March 1, 22, and 29.

Total client contacts: 57
(Intakes; Assessments & Evaluations; Individual Counseling; referrals; Info. Referrals & follow-up)

Referrals: Inpatient Treatment Centers: 4 Prevention Classes: 2
Detox: 1 (Alc./drug Education, life Skills)
AA/NA/GA 36 # Participants: 32 (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics
Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous Clean Slate (First Offenders): 0
Overeaters Anonymous) # Participants:
Other: 2
(Med. Doctor; Other Outpatient treatment, Smoking Cessation Group: 3
DUI School, Safety Driver's Course) # Participants 34

Prevention Contacts: 550 Cultural Groups: 4
(BABES, Tar Wars, & SWAT) # Participants: 55 Outreach Contacts: 6

January 2004

Forty-one (41) individuals received services this month. Referrals came in from Oklahoma Department of Corrections Probation and Parole office and the Northeast Tribal Health Center. We also had a couple of walk-ins (self-referrals)

Wanonia completed her ASI (Addiction Severity Index) training on January 15 & 16th. This was the additional training needed to continue doing DUI Assessments and Evaluations.

Kristy conducted six (6) BABES presentations at Wyandotte Elementary School this month. She did three (3) presentations each day on January 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, and 16th. She also facilitated three (3) SWAT meetings, and one (1) BUDDY meeting. Kristy just started working with the BUDDY group. BUDDY stands for Busting Underage Drinking During Youth. Several area schools are represented at these meetings. The students then go and put on a program at their school to help prevent underage drinking.

Kristy and I went to Tulsa on January 6 to attend Oklahoma Department of Justice Pre-bid conference on a grant that is available.
On January 13th, the Substance Abuse Program was reviewed by Indian Health Service Director of Human Services Don Carter and Mr. Wayne McMullan, Human Services Program Consultant. They reviewed client charts, the Policy and Procedures Manual and the overall operation of the Program. Result of the Review will be sent to the tribe.. We were assured we were doing a great job. They were impressed to see the caseload and the prevention work that is being done by SAP'‘s staff of three. Wanonia was asked to be one of the presentors at this year's I.H.S. Annual Behavioral Health Conference in July. The presentation will be on a traditional cultural activity as a prevention tool to be used during treatment. Mr. Carter will be notifying us with full details after he meets with the I.H.S. Conference Board.

On January 14th, we were all a part of a meeting of Northeast Oklahoma's Indian Health Service Substance Abuse Treatment Centers. Programs in attendance were Inter-Tribal S.A.O., Creek Nation Treatment Center, Cherokee Nation Treatment Center, Jack Brown Adolescent Treatment Center, Quapaw Family Services, Northeast Tribal Health Center and Seneca-Cayuga Tribe S. A. P.

We received CPR Training on January 28th. CPR certification is one of the requirements for all staff of a treatment center.

Total client contacts: 41
(Intakes; Assessments & Evaluations; Individual Counseling; referrals; Info. Referrals & follow-up)

Referrals: Inpatient Treatment Centers: 3 Prevention Classes:
Detox: 1 (Alc./drug Education, life Skills)
AA/NA/GA 21 # Participants:
(Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics
Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous) Clean Slate (First Offenders):
Other: 1 # Participants:
(Med. Doctor; Other treatment centers)
Smoking Cessation Group:
Prevention Contacts: 329 # Participants:
(BABES, Tar Wars, & SWAT)
Cultural Groups:
Outreach contacts: 3 # Participants: