ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES Unintentional Injuries

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ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIESUnintentional
Injuries Violence
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Violence in Indian Communities

• Intimate Partner Violence
• Children as victims
• School violence

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• Objectives
• Educating adults and youth to recognize unhealthy
  responses to anger and learn alternatives to
  violence and dominating behavior.
• Teaching participants to reduce aggressive
  behavior and gain self-control to interact
  positively with others.
• The program works in collaboration with the
  justice system, human service providers and
  shelters.

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Education Groups for Men who Batter
Non-Threatening Behavior Respect
Economic Partnership/ Negotiation Fairness
Trust Support/ Honesty Accountability
Responsible Parenting/ Shared Responsibility
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Oppressor
Comfort Zone
Oppressed
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• Anger Management

10 Consequence Loss of Values YOU
LOSE _____________________________________ 9 8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1
YOU WIN
SELF TALK
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• Uniqueness of Program
• Availability of Elders, Spiritual Leaders, and
  Pipe Carriers that are willing to get involved
  with the program.
• Incorporating Ojibwe teachings, culture, and
  traditions into the program.

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• Medicine Wheel Concepts

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• Testimonials
• Anger Management classes are very important
  to me and help a lot of people and ( it ) is
  helping me with my anger.
• I was talking to my wife about some stuff
  that happened in the past and she said there was
  something else she had to tell me that happened a
  long time ago. I asked her why she waited till
  now to tell me, she said because I am not afraid
  of you anymore.

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• Testimonials
• Whenever I get mad, I think about the anger
  scale, and it helps me.
• I really like the fact that we can talk now,
  it has added intimacy to our relationship.

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• Testimonials
• I have had Anger Management therapy five
  years ago. I was complying with a court order.
  I went in with a open mind. I was treated
  unfairly and probably illegally by the therapist.
  The point being that I thought that the same
  institution was the only place available to me.
  I felt because of my past experience that I
  wouldnt get much out of the same place again. I
  heard from a friend of the White Earth Program.
  My initial phone contact helped me a great deal.
  I felt I was safe and there was hope. I was at a
  turning in my life. Either go on the way things
  were or get help. This program has already given
  me hope.

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• School Support Statements
• The school year is almost over and everyone
  is finishing up details. The school year has
  been a fast one for everyone including the
  students. Your work with some of our students,
  has been a huge assistance to them and to our
  staff. I would hope , that the Anger Management
  Program will be able to continue. As some of the
  students move to the junior/senior high, they
  will need different help in some ways, then they
  did in the elementary. I have already targeted
  some students for you for next fall, so I will be
  requesting more of your time.
• Dr. Ramona Miller, Principal, Mahnomen/Nay Tah
  Waush Schools

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• School Support Statements
• On behalf of the students, staff and
  parents, I would like to take a moment of your
  time to thank you for your dedication to the
  welfare of the students of the community-at-large
  and the Circle of Life School. Your anger
  management sessions have been a very important
  part of the many strategies we use to help
  students control behavior and understand and
  practice appropriate behavior responses. I have
  noticed that the majority of students attending
  the anger management classes have shown improved
  attitudes and behavior and have had fewer
  incidences of discipline problems.
• Mitchell J. Vogt/Principal-Superintendent, Circle
  of Life School

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White Earth Tribal Anger Management/Domestic
Violence Program

• Jim Schmitt Program Coordinator
  jamess_at_whiteearth.com
• JoAnne Riegert Facilitator
• joanner_at_whiteearth.com
• PO Box 496
• White Earth, MN 56591
• 218-983-3285