Abstract
| Chi Hullo Li, under the administration of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, proposes to expand the current availability of comprehensive, high quality residential substance abuse treatment services for a) low-income Native women, age 18 and over; b) who are pregnant or postpartum and their minor children, age 11 and under; and c) who have limited access to quality substance abuse and health services. Specifically, it is proposed to enhance Chi Hullo Li?s current addiction treatment program to add an additional 12 adult and 24 child beds (this would increase the current 12/24 beds to a total of 24 adult beds and 48 child beds/cribs). |
Objectives
Goal I: To expand current availability of services to American Indian low-income women, age 18 and over, who are pregnant, postpartum, or parenting women, and their minor children, ages 0 – 11. This will include adding 12 adult treatment beds and 24 child beds.
Objective 1.1 Expand the operation of a culturally based and comprehensive treatment component to 12 adult beds and 24 child beds.
Goal 2: To improve the clients ability to parent effectively by establishing and enhancing a comprehensive continuum of services. Objective 2.1 Integrate a culturally-based and multi-disciplinary program track into residential treatment designed to significantly decrease the physical abuse, sexual abuse, incest, child abuse and neglect in American Indian families.
Goal 3: To improve the client quality of life through development and implementation of enhanced continuing care and referral that links prevention and positive parental support/advocacy.
Objective: 3.1 The case manager will provide linkages to existing Choctaw Nation programs and other state programs in the areas of education, housing, medical care, transportation, child care, and others as needed.
Goal 4: To develop and implement a community prevention outreach and education component to increase the community?s awareness of the effects of methamphetamine and other drugs as well as trauma, abuse, and domestic violence.
Objective 4.1: The community outreach will provide training to professionals from the Choctaw Nation and non-tribal service agencies in the 10 � county service area. They will contact organizations from law enforcement, social service, medical, school, tribal leaders and child welfare in the 10 � county service area.
Indian Nation Served
Any Native American residing in the state of Oklahoma
Key Components
Specialized training for staff in research in methamphetamine treatment, comprehensive seminars, and continuum of care to maintain improved family functioning and prevent relapse. Treatment includes parenting training and GED completion.
Evaluation Design
(1) Consistent and quarterly review of the program process.
(2) Survey/interviews of clients, staff, and children to complete process measures.
(3) Regular feedback of evaluation data to staff is used for program modification and improvement.
(4) Maintenance of the profiles of who receives services, what types of services they receive, and their perception of quality and helpfulness of services and staff. Data collection has included client demographic data, chart reviews, client satisfaction interviews, focus groups, longitudinal data and staff interviews.
(5) Measures are taken of any barriers, the strengths, and unexpected outcomes of the program implementation process. Data collection also utilizes ethnographic interviews with staff, clients and administrative personnel.
Evaluation Results
(1) Consistent and quarterly review of the program process.
(2) Survey/interviews of clients, staff, and children to complete process measures.
(3) Regular feedback of evaluation data to staff is used for program modification and improvement.
(4) Maintenance of the profiles of who receives services, what types of services they receive, and their perception of quality and helpfulness of services and staff. Data collection has included client demographic data, chart reviews, client satisfaction interviews, focus groups, longitudinal data and staff interviews.
(5) Measures are taken of any barriers, the strengths, and unexpected outcomes of the program implementation process. Data collection also utilizes ethnographic interviews with staff, clients and administrative personnel.
Products Developed
None at this time.