CA IHS SERVICES

Injury Prevention is a field of public health in which efforts are taken to reduce the likelihood of bodily injury. Unintentional Injuries are commonly considered accidental results of an accident like a car wreck. However, car wrecks and the injuries that result from car wrecks can be reduced by driving according to traffic safety laws and by wearing seat belts. So as our understanding of public safety increases, we realize that accidents and the injuries and deaths that result from them are not so accidental, but they are unintentional.  Unintentional injury mortality rates for Indian people are approximately three times higher than the combined all-U.S. races rate (IHS, Trends in Indian Health 2000-2001).

Through the CAIHS Alcohol Counselor Training & Certification contract, CRIHB will be offering courses to meet the alcohol counselor certification and re-certification requirements. Each contract period begins with a survey that is conducted to assess the training needs of the Tribal and Urban Indian alcohol and substance abuse counselors in the California. The results are used to determine the training topics for the year. 

The overall purpose of this contract is to train, educate, certify, and re-certify alcohol and substance abuse counselors at California Tribal and Urban Substance Abuse/Mental Health programs throughout California. However, the trainings are open to the general public for a fee and have been attended by services providers like marriage and family therapists, nurses, social workers, and people looking to change careers.

There is no registration charge to Indian Health programs in California. This contract will reimburse CAIHS programs for AOD/mental health counselors and other staff members at the federal per diem rates for travel related costs.

The two-day course will provide 16 hours of Continuing Education Hours through CAADAC Provider #5-03-035-1009, IACC Provider #NBT 365-0005, BBS #PCE 680, and CAS #5090.

The five-day courses will offer 3 Academic Credits through the Northwest Indian College.
Previous training topics include:   
Relapse Prevention
Intro to Substance Abuse/Counseling Competencies
Case Management
Native American-based Modalities & Ethics
The Red Road/Wellbriety Training
Co-occurring Disorders, and
Alcohol Counseling Competencies
       
All trainers are capable to facilitate trainings using Native American based competencies.
The contract also provides funds to reimburse State certified providers (IACC, CAADAC, CAS, ect.) for alcohol counselor certification test and re-certification fees for counselors employed by Indian Health programs in California.
For inquiries and questions, contact Deborah Kawkeka at:
4400 Auburn Blvd, 2nd Floor       
Sacramento, CA 95841
Office: 916-929-9761, ext. 1514    Fax: 916-929-7246       This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it