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The Wellbriety MovementRebuilding Healthy FamiliesPrinciples of Family Change

• Bringing Back the Culture

• Don Coyhis• President and founder

• White Bison, Inc

Principles

Vision

Laws

Values

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Traditional Warrior Traditional

ChiefTraditional

Youth

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Clan Mother

Traditional Man

Seen World

Unseen World

The Source ofNative

Culture

What is historical trauma?A combination of immense healing, community training and a return to the

ceremonies, spirituality, and the cultural ways of our people by bringing back:• Culture• Language• Land• People’s health emotionally, mentally, physically,spiritually

Way of life• Religion• Family structure by rebuilding it

What is intergenerational Healing?

SexualAbuser

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Traditional Chief

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Traditional ElderTraditional

Clan Mother

Traditional Man

CRM Vision Book

CoalitionMember Selection Tng

LeadershipKick Off

Mending broken hearts Facilitator trng

Celebrating FamiliesFacilitator trng

Seven trainingsFacilitator trng

Leadership1 Leadership 2 Leadership 3 Leadership 4

Mending broken hearts con’t


Seven trainings community members

Coalition Trng 1 Coalition Trng 2 Coalition Trng 3

Vision process

Community members track

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Progress evaluation every 6 months

Community Training Flow

Nine Levels of Readiness

for Change

9. High Level of Community Ownership 8. Confirmation /Expansion 7. Stabilization 6. Initiation 5. Preparation 4. Preplanning 3. Vague Awareness 2. Denial / Resistance 1. No Awareness

Six Dimensions: Each dimension has its own “readiness.”

(1) Community Efforts: (2) Community Knowledge (Efforts):

(3) Leadership: (4) Community Climate:(5) Community Knowledge (Issues): (6) Resources (Issue)

Fog of Consciousness – Linked to Readiness

Level 1. No Awareness


for Change


Six Dimensions:Each dimension has its own “readiness.”


(3) Leadership: (4) Community Climate; (5) Community Knowledge (Issues); (6) Resources (Issue)


Level 5. Preparation


for Change


Six Dimensions:Each dimension has its own “readiness.”


(3) Leadership: (4) Community Climate; (5) Community Knowledge (Issues); (6) Resources (Issue)


Level 7. Stabilization

CRM Vision Book

CoalitionMember Selection Tng

LeadershipKick Off

Mending broken hearts Facilitator trng

Celebrating FamiliesFacilitator trng

Seven trainingsFacilitator trng

Leadership1 Leadership 2 Leadership 3 Leadership 4



Seven trainings community members

Coalition Trng 1 Coalition Trng 2 Coalition Trng 3

Vision process

Community members track

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Progress evaluation every 6 months

Community Training Flow

Alcoholic

Co-dependency

Violence

Suicides FatherlessHomes

BrokenFamilies

Dysfunctional Communities

SexualAbuse

Intergenerational traumaMending Broken HeartsGrief Healing coaches

(Professionals)Step 1



Assess Family healing Step 2

Step 3

White Bison, Inc.

MOM

DAD


Children from Fatherless Homes…

• 5 times more likely to commit suicide.

• 32 times more likely to run away.

• 20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders.

• 14 times more likely to commit rape


Children from Fatherless Homes…

• 9 times more likely to drop out of high school.

• 10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances.

• 9 times more likely to end up in a state-operated institution.

• 20 times more likely to end up in prison

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DAD

FAMILY

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IN partnershipWith NACOA

andWellbriety Training Institute

“healing families through Culture Knowledge”

MISSIONTO MAXIMIZE PARTICIPANTS’ POTENTIAL TO BEHEALTHY, RESPONSIBLE AND ADDICTION FREE.

GOALTO INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND DECREASE

RISK FACTORS IN PARTICIPANTS’ LIVES.

OBJECTIVES1. TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION IN FAMILIES.2. TO DECREASE PARTICIPANTS’ USE OF ALCOHOL

AND OTHER DRUGS BY INCREASING HEALTHY LIVING SKILLS.

3. TO WORK WITH FAMILY TREATMENT COURTS AND OTHER AGENCIES TO HELP INCREASE FAMILY REUNIFICATION.

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RESEARCH BASE

1. ADDICTION & BRAIN CHEMISTRY

2. ATTACHMENT

3. TRAUMA

4. DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS – SEARCH INSTITUTE

5. RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS6. LEARNING DIFFERENCES, FASD, &

COGNITIVE DEFICITS

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ORIENTATION TO CF! RESEARCH BASED & FROM THE FIELD

DEVELOPED BY TEAM FOR COA/As

GOAL IS BREAKING CYCLE OF ADDICTION IN FAMILIES

WORKS WITH WHOLE FAMILY

FOCUS ON SKILL BUILDING

ADDRESSES ADDICTION IN EVERY SESSION

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RISK FACTORS

AVAILABILITY OF ATOD FAMILY HISTORY OF ADDICTION – 4X PARENTAL USE OR POSITIVE ATTITUDE

TOWARDS USE OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY:

ABUSE, POVERTY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BEHAVIOR/LEARNING PROBLEMS FRIENDS WHO USE AND THINK IT IS FUN

OR “COOL”

EARLY USE

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Assess Family healing Step 2

Step 3Additional individual trainings

Mothers of Tradition

Fathers of Tradition

Families of Tradition

Sons of Tradition

Daughters of

TraditionMedicineWheel 12

steps

Purpose to

Life-youth

Men in Recovery

WomenIn Recovery

Motherhood

Co-DependencyMedicineWheel 12

Men

DOT

SOT

MedicineWheel 12Women

Spouses

FATHERHOOD

FatherhoodMotherhood Purpose to Life

MW12 YouthBoys/Girls Mending

Broken Hearts

WarriorDown

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forRecoverySupport

Treatment Mental Health Family Services

Church/Spiritual Support

Law Enforcement

Community Policies/laws

Community Policies Friends/Family

News Media Schools

One Message; Many Messengers

HealingThe Hurt

CycleOf

Life

Family in Reovery Issues

Traditional Woman

Traditional Warrior

Traditional Chief

Traditional Youth

Traditional Elder

Traditional Clan Mother

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Alcoholic

Co-dependency

Violence

Suicides FatherlessHomes

BrokenFamilies

Dysfunctional Communities

SexualAbuse

Hurt

Pain

7 Generations

Before Issues

Seven Steps for Systemic Community Development (5)

Community Readiness Assessment

Head man/woman

coalition

Community

Vision

7 trainings

6 months later

3 months later

Sober Leadership

3 months later

Planning & Implementation

Celebrating Families

Includes additional trainings

Fathers ofTradition

7

Sons of Tradition

4

Firestarters-Family Series

5

Daughters of Tradition

3

FirestartersMW-12 Steps

Men1

Friends & Family

Firestarter Training

6

FirestartersMW-12 Steps

Women2

The Seven Trainings

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