National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.544.0344
Upcoming Events:
Using the Personal Balance Tool for Youth Self-Assessment and Goal Development
April 21, 2022
The Personal Balance Tool is a youth-developed and published self-assessment tool that is used to develop youth-driven holistic wellness goals. The tool includes 20 items rated on a 5 point Likert scale that are mapped onto mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness constructs. In the original paper version, each item of the tool links to a section of a medicine wheel that allows youth to color with four (4) different colored crayons. This supports youth in learning about holistic balance and gives them the ability to visually see the amount of color in each area of wellness so they may consider holistic wellness goals for themselves. In this session the Personal Balance Tool authors will provide a demonstration of how the tool is implemented electronically in a Virtual platform. The session will include how the Personal Balance tool is being used by Urban Indian Health Organizations.
Presenters:
- Jami Bartgis (Cherokee Nation), President and CEO, One Fire Associates, LLC
- Rachel Ramirez (Wukchumni-Yokut), Director of Youth Services, Fresno American Indian Health Project
Objectives:
- Learn how to support a ‘mini-teach’ to administer the Personal Balance Tool with youth virtually.
- Identify tools and resources for supporting youth in setting their own SMART goals.
- Understand the various settings and contexts in which the Personal Balance Tool can be used.
Promoting Mental Wellness: Addressing Suicide and Substance Misuse among Urban Native Youth During COVID-19
The Promoting Mental Wellness: Addressing Suicide and Substance Misuse Among Urban Native Youth During COVID-19 series is focused on promoting the mental wellness of urban Native youth by providing UIO staff and leadership with a comprehensive view of the extent of suicide and substance misuse among this group, strategies of addressing these concerns through clinical treatment, with special consideration of the impact of COVID-19.
Who Should Attend:
Urban Indian Organizations
Understanding Suicide and Substance Misuse Among Urban Native Youth
Feb 16, 2021
Presenters:
Kelley McCall, Intern, National Council of Urban Indian Health
Objectives:
- Understand extent of substance misuse and suicide among Native Youth and Young Adults
- Recognize risk factors of substance misuse and suicide among Native Youth and Young Adults
- Recognize protective factors of substance misuse and suicide among Native Youth and Young Adults
- Assess the impact of COVID-19 on substance misuse and suicide among Native Youth and Young Adults
Providing Clinical Tele-behavioral Health Services to Native Youth In the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 16, 2021
Presenters:
- Dustin Richardson, LCPC (Blackfeet), Clinical Director, Native American Lifelines
- Shane Lopez-Johnston (Tolowa), Prevention and Special Projects Director, Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc. (NARA NW)
Objectives:
- Understand the scope of tele-behavioral health services.
- Identify challenges faced when providing clinical tele-behavioral health services to urban Native youth.
- Identify best practices in providing clinical tele-behavioral health services to urban Native youth.
Weaving Calm: A Strength-based Approach to Addressing Stress Among Urban Native Youth during COVID-19
April 20, 2021
Presenters:
Dr. Mary Cwik, Ph.D, Assistant Scientist, Licensed Psychologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Objectives:
- Recognize behaviors associated with stress in Native youth.
- Understand the negative impacts of stress on physical and behavioral wellness.
- Identify interventions/coping strategies/strengths-based solutions for chronic stress in Native youth.
- Identify how stress is intensified among Native communities by COVID-19.
SUNY COVID-19 Curriculum