Rocky Boy Health Center Prevention Department Podcast Series

Welcome to the WednesdayWellness announcements with Rocky Boy Health Center Prevention Department.  Mary Big Bow, with Native Connections, shares news with the program. Shawnte Geboe, Prevention Specialist, shares on events that are scheduled with beading.

The topic for today talks about resources at Rocky Boy Health Center, Wellness Center, Prevention Department, Peer Support Specialists, Warmline 344-3156, and Tobacco Education.  

This Podcast hosts Martha Hardwick, Speech Language Pathologist, and Angelica Ochoa, Prevention Department Intern, on the topic of Speech Language Disorders. 

The Rocky Boy Health Center hosted a grand opening of the Miyo Pimatisiwinkamik Youth Wellness Center. Miyo Pimatisiwinkamik is Cree for Good Life Lodge. This new building will provide a place where youth can engage in healthy activities, socialize with their peers, participate in cultural events, and take part in educational programming. They will also have access to mental health support, school-based care, wellness, dental health and screening, and maternal health. Emily Kallengberger and Joelnell Momberg talk about programming, Summer plans, and what to expect.

Gary Palladino works in the Pharmacy at the Rocky Boy Health Center at the Chippewa Cree Tribe in Rocky Boy Montana. Gary shares on what its like to work in Rocky Boy as a Pharmacist and what he experiences.

Our guest was here for a visit to the Rocky Boy Health Center. Diem Jones is an expert with Documentatiion. Documentation was the focus for todays discussion.  Diem Jones is a thought leader, writer,  poet/musician, multi-disciplinary producer, content-provider, and program designer. In addition to having directed creative writing programs on 6 US university campuses, his work as a writer has won critical acclaim in: books, anthologies, music videos, industrial films, documentaries as well as commercials. He is currently the COO of Penn Global Visions and CEO of All One Consulting.  Diem is Vice-President with Institute for Community Evolution. 

The Tribal Healing to Wellness Courtsare voluntary, restorative justice programs within the Chippewa Cree tribal court systems is designed to address substance abuse through treatment, cultural values, and strict supervision, rather than traditional punitive measures. They offer tailored, phased, and community-based rehabilitation for adults and youth, aiming for holistic, long-term recovery.  Mackenzie Sangrey, Adult Healing to Wellness Coordinator shares on the program.

The Chippewa Cree Tribe Courts Re-Entry Program was discussed with Kris Anne Billy, Re-Entry Coordinator.   The mission is to successfully help former offenders (reentrants) reintegrate back into our tribal community. It’s a reintroduction to society in a respectful and healthy self-sustaining way. Reentry’s purpose is to provide intervention and treatment for reentrants who want to make positive life changes and break the cycle of recidivism. The program generally takes 9 – 12 months to complete. Reentrants progress in phases. The Reentry Program provides access to holistic, structured, and phased treatment and rehabilitation services that are inclusive of our unique culture and traditions. Traditional concepts of justice and healing are incorporated into each offender’s treatment plan. Traditional healing modalities are offered and encouraged, as these practices have proven highly effective in the treatment of alcohol and substance abuse in Native people. 

Today Martha Hardwick, Rocky Boy Health Center Speech-Language Pathologist discusses articulation and phonological disorders. An articulation disorder involves difficulty physically producing specific speech sounds correctly (such as substituting or distorting sounds), while a phonological disorder involves patterns of sound errors where a person simplifies speech in ways that affect entire groups of sounds (such as consistently omitting final consonants). 

The Chippewa Cree Tribe Courts Healing to Wellness for Adults and Juveniles were guests today to talk about the process and outcomes for Healing to Wellness Treatment process for tribal members in Rocky Boy.  Makenzie Sangrey is the Adult Healing to Wellness Coordinator.