Muskrat Dam First Nation
Tommy Beardy Memorial Treatment Centre
The Reverend Tommy Beardy Family Treatment Centre is a residential family treatment centre for alcohol and drug abuse situated in Muskrat Dam, Ontario, serving the 49 communities of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN).
The mandate is to provide holistic, land-based treatment to First Nation men and women, and to give them a fresh start and tools to gain and strengthen their employment and family dynamics. For over 25 years the centre has provided land-based treatment for First Nation men and women, using a person-centred model that focuses on the unique needs of each participant.
Our mission statement is "To strengthen native communities within the Sioux Lookout area by providing a residential program that will provide support and guidance to substance abusers and their families to understand and overcome their problems through the development of a strong spiritual base, the understanding of traditional values and beliefs, and the development of attitudes and skills that will help them deal with changes within the community.”
- Provides a residential drug and alcohol treatment program where the entire family attends treatment
- Treatment models offered are Alcoholics Anonymous, Stages of Change and Life Skills
- Offers an adult program, a youth program and a school-aged children`s program
- Provides childcare and academic tutors for children of families attending program
- Accommodates a maximum of 4 families per full program session
Treatment is a six week phased program which includes:
- Pre-treatment and referral at the community level
- Orientation
- Assessment of alcohol/substance abuse behaviour
- Understanding the disease
- Relationships
- Healing of memories
- Several cultural activities such as trapping, fishing and hunting, as well as cooking food outdoors
- Transition and return home
- Aftercare and follow up at the community level for one year
Source: https://www.facebook.com/tommybeardytreatment/about/?ref=page_internal
Magazine
No information