FNARF Addictions Worker

Ramona Windigo - Interm
Email: ramonawindigo@tatc.sk.ca
Phone: 1 (306) 835-2937
First Nation Addiction Rehabilitation Foundation (FNARF)

Mission

The mission for FNARF is to promote and maintain healthy lifestyles that enhance healthy individuals, families and communities. Also, to promote people’s well being trough increasing use of mental, emotional, spiritual and physical resources and to provide cost effective, holistic alternatives to deal with problem gambling activity.

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Objectives

FNARF has shared a responsibility towards ensuring that adequate programs and care services are in place for those who maybe affected by gambling problems. FNARF shall “work in cooperation with existing agencies and charities in order to ensure that effective and accessible preventions and treatment programs are available to First Nations people affected by gambling addictions”.
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The FSIN has established FNARF to ensure that the effective and accessible education, prevention and treatment programs about problem gambling are available to First Nation people”.

Duties

• Orientate and educate clients with respect to the nature of addictive disorders and in particular problem gambling
• Develop treatment plans with treatment goals and objectives to facilitate recovery
• Provide individuals, groups and family counselling to develop and sustain protective and coping factors
• Conduct case management activities to address and stabilize life domains negatively affected by gambling
• Provide problem gambling specific education to community/individuals to inform the adverse consequences resulting in problem gambling activity/behaviour
• Recognize, communicate and complete services delivery documentation and case files that reflect clients process
• Ensure clients rights and confidentiality pursuant to Provincial Law to protect services recipients
• Engage in ethical behaviour in keeping with Touchwood Agency Tribal Council standards to maintain the well being of the client and integrity of professionalism
• Networking with other gambling treatment and services providers, NNAADAP and community workers
• Promote increased awareness and understanding of gambling awareness and education to the TATC membership.
• Provide education, awareness and treatment (referrals) for responsible gaming and gambling to TATC communities. Provide therapeutic counselling and support to problem

Men's Outreach Services

Do you need support?

Call to make an appointment

We can help with:

• Divorce
• Alcohol Addiction Counselling
• Suicide Prevention
• Court appearance support
• Recognize the signs & symptoms of Mental health and substance abuse problems
• Guide men towards appropriate professional help
• Provide comfort to men experiencing mental help
• Provide comfort to men providing mental health issues
• Provide initial help for anxiety disorders in men
• HOLISTIC healing/smudge and pray/ sweat lodge ceremony only if requested by client
• Medicine wheel teaching/mental/physical/spiritual/emotional

All information is kept confidential. One on one counseling session
Monday 8:30-4:30 p.m.
Please feel free to call for a scheduled appointment.

What is Gambling?

Gambling is defined as betting money or valuables on a game or activity that has uncertain outcomes. Raffles, bingo, scratch and win tickets, lotteries, sports betting, casino tables, slot machines, and VLT’s are all forms of gambling.

Gambling Problems are likely to develop when an individual:

• Cannot follow limits on time and money spent gambling
• Misses work or important events to gamble
• Tries to win back money or believes there is a system to beat the odds
• Is preoccupied with gambling or obtaining money to gamble
• Disregards the consequences of continued involvement in gambling

Problem gambling refers to all gambling behaviour that:

• Adversely affects a person’s physical or psychological health
• Impact significant areas of their life such as employment, family relations, financial stability
• Contribute to a person’s involvement in illegal activities too finance gambling
• A significant number of people with problem gambling behaviours also have problems with substance abuse as coping strategy; alternatively, loss of inhibition through alcohol or drug use may reduce self-control while gambling

Workshops are available to TATFD Community members:

• Prevention and workshops
• Effect on children, family and community
• Presentations to students/schools
• To promote Responsible Gambling
• Types of gamblers
• Effects on parenting
• Effects on relationships
  
  

The TATC NNADAP Workers are available and will make referrals to the gambling counsellor.

First Nation NNADAP Workers

​Kawacatoose First Nation
Jordan Dustyhorn - NNADAP
Phone:  
Fax: 1 (306) 835-2630
 
Daystar's First Nation
Diane McNab - Wellness Coordinator
Phone: 1 (306) 835-2834
Fax: 1 (306) 835-2774
 

Gordon’s First Nation
Wellness Coordinator
Phone: 1 (306) 835-2258
Fax: 1 (306) 835-2142

Muskowekwan First Nation
Leon Wolfe - NNADAP
Phone: 1 (306) 274-4640
Fax: 1 (306) 274-4644