April is Alcohol Awareness Month!

By Janel Tobar

Helping Hands Project/KCC

Are you aware of the drug and alcohol services available in your community?

If not, this is the chance to get educated on some of the alcohol services available at the Puyallup Tribal Treat-ment Center. The Treatment Center offers intensive programs for the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addicted patients. The Center proudly serves Native Americans in Pierce County and Washington State. While dealing primarily with the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority eligible community, patients from around the Northwest find help on space available basis.

The treatment center provides the following services:

•    Intensive Inpatient

The 30 day primary residential program

    was the first certified intensive in-patient

    chemical dependency program for

    Native Americans in Washington State.

    A model of total abstinence is used

    with emphasis placed on the traditional

    medicine wheel in treating the whole

    person physically, emotionally, spiri-

    tually, and mentally. Services include:

    one-on-one counseling, group therapy,

    nutrition education, relapse prevention,

    self help skills, alcohol drug education,

    spiritual classes, use of the traditional

    sweat lodge and access to the tradi-

    tional healers.

• Outpatient

The outpatient program provides: eval-

    uation/assessments, one-on-one counseling, group therapy, probation/parole, and employment assistance and education.

• Intensive Outpatient

The intensive outpatient program pro-

    vides 72-hour chemical dependency

    treatment within an eight-week period.

    Patients can attend aftercare in the

    regular outpatient program.

To learn more about the services offered, call the Treatment center at (253) 593-0232.

Also, check the Community Wellness Calendar for upcoming alcohol education activities in the month of April!

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