The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) training was an all-day interactive training focused on Community Drug Awareness. Attendees started the morning by learning the essential definitions relating to addiction and drug use. The trainer then lead them through the 7 main categories of drugs; what each is, what it does and the basic signs of overdose. Methamphetamines, and heroine were highlighted, proving participants with a more in-depth understating of the drugs and the trends in their state. The morning session concluded with an interactive activity that brought together all of the information that had been covered. The afternoon was spent focuses on opioids. Attendees learned about the 7 different types of opioids, how they affect the brain, why they are so addictive, and how to recognize signs of an overdose. They then learned more about the trends of use and overdose within their state, the native population and nation-wide. The second half of the afternoon focused on both community solutions and medical treatments for opioid addiction. The training ended with an interactive planning activity where participants spent time in groups identifying a specific goal and a few objectives that would address drug addiction in their community. They then explored existing resources and how these resources could be expanded to reach their goal. Next steps and concrete objectives were established by each group and recoded by the trainer. The results of this planning activity have since been sent back to the community to use and a starting point for enhancing their communities ability to address drug addiction.
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NAICJA Staff contacted tribal staff to discuss their interest in the training
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NAICJA staff communicated with Gila River via email to begin planning the training and location
Questions from Gila included:
Is there a preference for the number of required attendees?
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NAICJA staff had a phone call with Gila river to further discuss training plans and begin a draft agenda
NAICJA Staff drafted and finalized a 15 page training curriculum to be used as a guide for the training. This curriculum was then sent to the BJA for review and approval
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NAICJA staff spoke with Gila River and set a date of 3/13/2019 for an all-day training
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NAICJA staff developed and finalized an all-day training presentation
NAICJA staff conducted the training. Hours ran from 9am - 4pm. 31 people were in attendance
Agenda:
Tribal Community Drug Awareness Training
Sponsored by: The National American Indian Court Judges Association
Gila River, Arizona; March 13, 2019; 9:00AM – 4:00PM
9:00 AM: Opening – Presenter Introductions, prayer
9:10 AM: Attendee introductions & overview of NAICJA
9:20 AM: Important definitions
Definitions that are important when discussing drug awareness, addiction and overdose
9:40 AM: Lesson 1: Types of Drugs
Brief overview of 7 types of drugs & “designer drugs”.
Will provide: examples, how they work and the effects they have on the user
10:15 AM: Group Activity - Participants will work in groups to provide a review drugs covered
10:30 AM: Break
10:40 AM: Lesson 2: Opioids and Narcotics
7 Types of Narcotics, their effects and signs of overdose
Part 1: Brain reaction – what happens in the brain as a result from the drugs as how is addiction formed
Part 2: Recognizing Overdose – deep dive into the signs, symptoms and next steps that need to happen should and overdose occur
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM: Group Activity – participants will work together to review recognizing an overdose and what to do in case of one
1:20 PM: Why Heroin?
What’s behind the increased use of heroin? This session will review currents trends in the US and some of the reasons these trends may be occurring
1:40 PM: Lessons 3: the Opioid Epidemic
Part 1: A look at the trends in the US
2:10 PM: Break
2:20 PM: Part 2: Treatment Options – what has been done to deal with the opioids epidemic?
This session will explore best practices and community specific solutions including but not limited to the incorporation of traditional practices into community resources
2:50 PM: Solution brainstorming for your community
Participants will work in groups to discuss how drug addiction and its compounding issues can be best dealt with in their community
3:50PM: Closing
4:00 PM: END
NAICJA Staff processed all evaluation. A total of 30/31 completed the evaluations.
Results for evaluations are as follows:
Evaluation Results
[Average responses and quoted additional comments]
Presenter: Kate Trujillo; N = 30
1. This training met my learning objectives – 4.87
2. This training increased my knowledge and skills on the topic presented – 4.77
3. The content was appropriate for my skill and level of understanding – 4.9
4. I plan to use this information in my future professional life – 4.8
5. I would recommend this training to others in my professional field – 4.83
6. The visual and audio content added were a valuable part of the training – 4.87
7. I would like more trainings in this topic – 4.53
8. Overall teaching effectiveness – 4.93
9. Presenter knowledge on subject matter – 4.97
Additional Comments & Recommendations:
• Thank you! Please send me more information
• It was a good training
• Loved it – the interaction was good
• I would like to see/learn more about brain chemistry
• Improved electronic functioning
• Have the power point set-up ahead of time
• None- it was great!
• I liked the interactive part in the afternoon
• Keep doing what you are doing!
• Nothing – it was an awesome training. Kate was a great trainer. This was one of the best trainings I have been to in a very long time!
• Technology was an issue
• Good information, interesting
• More sites computer links
• Love the resources, easy on the brain but thought provoking, interactive
• Very nice training, I learned a lot
• Nothing – great job!
• More information on emerging drug trends – especially really new ones that we haven’t heard of
• It was good, I really enjoyed the definitions to be able to understand the presentation
• Updated data on drugs, AZ opioid #s not up to date. Currently DHS has a real time data reporting deaths
• More information on Methamphetamine as this I the largest problem on our reservation
• More discussion about difficulty of “changing” current environment. Barriers as to why individuals may not receive treatment.
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