Proposal

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Proposal on the Program Entitled Traditional
and Contemporary Skills for Living Created and
Facilitated by Carol McKenzie and Rosa
Medicine-Traveller
Length of Program 12 weeks/48 days Weekly
Schedule Tuesdays to Fridays Daily Time
Schedule 930 a.m. to 430ish p.m. Number of
Adults per Program 10 20 adults

• NOTE
• This program and all activities pertaining to it
  are for adults only.
• This program can be offered only to women.
• This program can also be modified and offered to
  women who are in recovery.

Mission Statement of Rosa and Carol Rosa and
Carols mission is to make a positive difference
in the lives of others by helping as many people
as they can learn to live a balanced life
according to their values, beliefs, guiding
principles, and authentic self. They have chosen
to do this by bringing their hearts, shared
values, love of people, personal/professional
experiences, and skills to the workshops and
programs they offer. Qualifications of Rosa and
Carol Rosa is a Siksika Nation member,
counsellor, mediator, facilitator, trainer, and
business owner. Carol is a Certified Professional
Coach (trained in Life Skills, Recovery, and
Living Your Vision coaching), a retired special
education teacher, public speaker, facilitator,
and business owner. Both women have had years of
experience helping people in their lifes journey
to achieve a balanced, healthy lifestyle and to
accomplish the goals they set out for themselves.
As well, both women know that this type of
program was the most valuable to them for their
success and happiness in life.
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• BASIC PROGRAM OUTLINE This is a basic
  outline, which allows flexibility in a way that
  the facilitators can respond and work effectively
  in order to meet participants needs or wants.
  This program can be offered to men and women
  just to women and just to women in recovery. It
  includes the six key areas of life self,
  family, friends, community, employment, and
  leisure.
• PURPOSE To build skills for success in ones
  personal, professional, and academic life
• RESOURCES Coaching, Academic, and Employment
  Manuals Research Books and Articles
• FACILITATORS Carol McKenzie and Rosa
  Medicine-Traveller
• DAILY/WEEKLY COMMITMENT Tuesdays to Fridays,
  930 a.m. to 430ish for 12 weeks/48 days
• BASIC DAILY SCHEDULE
• Opening Exercises may include Traditional First
  Nation Practices (1 2 hours everyday)
• Note-taking for the Group Culminating Project a
  Manual/Workbook
• Journaling done as homework and submitted
  weekly to coaches
• Cleaning up of the Facility by participants and
  coaches
• TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY CLASSES
• Academic Work (2 hours per day) reading,
  writing, and researching homework assigned and
  graded by Carol
• Skill-Building Exercises in the Six Key Areas of
  Life (3 4 hours) exercises are designed to be
  a holistic approach (physical, emotional, mental,
  and spiritual) and involve personal and
  professional development, educational,
  employment, traditional, and/or contemporary
  goals
• FRIDAY CLASSES
• Traditional Native Language Class (offered only
  if group is of one Nation) 1 to 2 hours on
  Fridays
• Traditional Native Arts/Crafts a major project,
  which is due one week before the end of the
  program
• INTERMITTENT FIELD TRIPS
• The group is responsible for arranging rides to
  program-related field trips for example, to
  educational institutions, employment offices,
  and/or to daily living skills-related places.
• FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES and GROUP RESPONSIBILITY

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Living Skills for a Holistic and Balanced Self

• Life Skills Processing,
• with patience and kindness

• Creation of traditional arts and crafts projects

Physical Self
Emotional Self

• Values, Beliefs, Guiding Principles

• Relaxation Exercises

• Feelings Identified, Acknowledged, Understood,
  and Valued

• Daily Living Skills

• Authentic Self, Congruency

• Nutrition and Healthy Eating

• Self-Esteem, Self-Empowerment, Encouragement

• Field Trips related to Education and Employment

• Relationship-Building Heartfelt Connection
  with Self and Others

• Personal Development

• Healing support and stress management

• Behavioral Awareness and Practices

• Academic Reading, Writing, and Research skills

• Prayer according to individual/cultural
  beliefs and practices (traditional and/or
  contemporary)

• First Nation Language Classes

• Effective Communication Skills

• Traditional Spiritual Practices smudging, etc.

• Self-Management and Decision-Making Skills

• Individual/Cultural Spiritual Practices

• Application and Resume Processes
• Educational and Employment
• - Interviewing Skills

Spiritual Self

• Feeding Your Spirit Workshops

Mental Self

• Goal-Setting and Completion

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Goals for a Holistic and Balanced Program

• learn about and take
• personal responsibility for
• choices and decisions in the
• six key areas of life
• manage personal, professional, and
• academic lifestyles
• know and learn to live by personal/cultural
• values and guiding principles
• live an authentic and values-based life
• evaluate situations/information in order to make
  informed decisions/choices and to take healthy
  risks
• manage change and stress effectively
• prevent burn-out
• understand and be aware of the stages of change
  that people go through
• create balance and wellness in the four parts of
  self

Personal Development Goals
Traditional Goals

• the creation of traditional projects (outfits,
  crafts, artwork)

• classes in the traditional native language of the
  group

• traditional practices, such as talking sticks,
  use of feathers, the medicine wheel, and
  smudging, in order to convey and/or learn
  traditional and/or contemporary teachings

• achieving balance and earning a living in this
  contemporary world
• highly effective communication, listening, and
  questioning skills
• academic and employment readiness
• ability to read behaviors and connect with others
  in a heartfelt way
• household care and management skills on a budget
• survival skills at home, work, and school
• dressing for work/school on a budget
• creating win-win situations
• organizing skills and events
• team-building skills
• earning a living
• networking skills
• coaching skills

• Education/employment choices that align with
  beliefs, guiding principles, and
  personal/cultural values

• enhanced skills in reading, writing, and research

• familiarity with the educational and employment
  application and portfolio preparation processes

• creation of educational/employment portfolios

• tour of educational campuses, places of
  employment, and program-related places

• development of effective
• interviewing and questioning skills

Contemporary Goals
Educational and Employment Goals

• special guest speakers