Social Workers

This month's cohort call focused on a micro learning opportunity, facilitated discussion and peer exchange around the topic of mindfulness.

This month's grantee cohort call included a micro-learning opportunity, facilitated dicsussion and peer exchange around co-occurring disorders.

This month's cohort call is focused on the Good Road of Life model along with facilitated dicussion and peer exchange. The Good Road of Life is a trauma-informed, culture and resilience-based curriculum that utilizes peer support to overcome multiple risk factors including historical and everyday trauma. The model uses Dr. Clayton Small’s dissertation study completed at Gonzaga University that focused on wellness and healing for Native people.

Navajo Nation requested two back-to-back trainings due to the number of staff needing to be trained/all staff not being able to be out of the office at the same time.

The opioid crisis and the flood of other drugs has reached epidemic proportion in many of our tribal communities across the nation. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Tables, twice as many American Indians and Alaska Natives require treatment for addiction compared to any other racial and ethnic group.

Review the 7-step approach to drug influence and identification which includes pulse, horizontal gaze nystagmus, vertical nystagmus, lack of convergence, pupillary comparison, pupil reaction and Romberg stand. Gain understanding in how the eyes react to drug influence and the effects on the central nervous system. Practice what you have learned using hands-on activities. As a law enforcement or parole/probation officer, you will gain the skills you need to recognize impairment caused by the most abused drugs or alcohol.

The opioid crisis and the flood of other drugs has reached epidemic proportion in many of our tribal communities across the nation. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Tables, twice as many American Indians and Alaska Natives require treatment for addiction compared to any other racial and ethnic group.

Training Title: Reconsidering a Famous Crime with Modern Evidence Death Valley

Training Title: Operation Shad Bake: How Investigators and Prosecutors

Training Title: New Approaches to IoT Crime Scene Evidence in 2024