Wellbriety for Prisons, Inc. is offering a series of three different three-day, Native American culturally-based alcohol and drug, relapse prevention, criminal thinking, and Mentoring training, for those who work with programs for inmates in federal, state, Tribal and privately administered correctional institutions or for those with re-entry Centers. The prison training is based on White Bison’s proven Medicine Wheel and the 12 Steps approach. The Medicine Wheel and 12 Steps are being used for prisons and for re-entry in many places.
Warrior Down is relapse prevention and recovering coaches training designed to provide stability and a recovery plan for the returning individual. Fathers of Tradition is a cultural based program with traditional teaching given to White Bison Inc. to help bring the Men back to their community. Wellbriety for Prisons, Inc. (WFPI) training programs are designed for those having a Native American or Alaska Native (AIAN) heritage, and those that practice these cultural ways.
Wellbriety for Prisons Inc. will be offering several opportunities in selected areas for individuals to be trained on the Medicine Wheel and 12 steps, the Warrior Down re-entry program, and fathers of Traditions for implementation in Jails, Tribal, State, Private or Federal Prison, or Re-entry centers.
Upcoming Trainings:
Medicine Wheel & 12 Steps for Prisons Certification Training
Men’s & Women’s
November 8 – 10, 2010 – Billings, MT
Register by Monday, October 18, 2010.
Medicine Wheel & 12 Steps for Prisons Certification Training – Billings, MT
(Click on link for registration form & agenda.Please complete and fax with your check to secure your chair at that training. For registration questions email info@wellbrietyforprisons.org or call 208.461.9194)
Details of the Training
Wellbriety for Prisons, Inc. will provide the following for each training session:
1. A three-day Trainer of trainers training Session (8:30 AM-5:00PM)
2. One set of Materials that includes, 1 Manual, 1 Workbook, and a set of DVDs
3. A Certificate for 24 hours of training. (CEUs can be negotiated with your Certification Board )
Overview of the training approaches
The Medicine Wheel and the 12 Steps for Prisons and for Re-Entry Centers
The Medicine Wheel and the 12 Steps program is the basic cultural training methodology provided by Wellbriety for Prisons Inc. This is a presentation of the 12 Steps of AA specially designed to be effective for those of Native American and Alaska Native ancestry. The Medicine Wheel and 12 Steps for prisons and re-entry centers also addresses criminal thinking and cognitive restructure. It is provided as a program for men, and a separate program for women.
Each three-day program is facilitated by the on-site trainer, in conjunction with a DVD video that takes the group through each of the 12 Steps. The on-screen facilitator is Don Coyhis, (Mohican Nation), designer of the Program and Founder of White Bison, Inc., an American Indian non-profit organization well-known as a resource provider in addictions recovery for Native Americans. The proven 12 Step core of Alcoholics Anonymous is presented in a cultural manner those Native American participants can most easily absorb and utilize in their own personal recovery.
Click here for more information on the Medicine Wheel and the 12 Steps for Prisons Men’s Program and Women’s Program.
Warrior Down Re-entry Support and Relapse Prevention Program for Re-Entry Centers
Native American recidivism is almost always connected with drug and alcohol use relapses. Native people re-enter their communities from a stay in prison having the advantage of abstention from alcohol and other drugs, as well as the benefit of the treatment and prevention programs provided by the institution (for example, The Medicine Wheel and the 12 Steps). But this position can easily erode into the inability to find safe housing, work and a supportive drug and alcohol free community. Falling into old habits, relapse into alcohol and drug use, and renewed criminal thinking often follows. The Warrior Down Re-entry Program for Re-Entry Centers provides a safety net of learning for the newly released individual so that he or she will know how to find the support they need on the outside so that they may re-enter and prosper in their home community. The foundation of the Warrior Down program is the Medicine Wheel and 12 Step program to insure that recovery comes first.
Click here for more information on Warrior Down: A Relapse Prevention and Recovery Support Program for Native Americans.
Fathers of Tradition for Prisons and Re-entry Centers
This is a grassroots program for Native American men who are interested in becoming healthy fathers. It can be set up in prisons, in half-way houses, and Re-entry Centers. The curriculum is designed around principles and teachings of the Elders from a variety of Native American communities. For instance, The Seven Philosophies for Men were introduced at the Gathering of the Native American Men held in The Pike National Forest, in Colorado, May 31, June 1-2, 1996. We are very grateful to them for their wisdom and their assistance.
Click here for more information on Fathers of Tradition.
