OCR Text |
Show T Fctrvary 23.3999- - Basin LIFE Pasc-- ii Uintah Basin Standard dren who are aenousiy emotionally disturbed. They are taught about their illnesses, taking prescribed Northeast Counseling Services medications, basic social skills, and how to maintain in a group. "The goal is to ... have them adapt to a normal environment such as a classroom or a family said Williams. "This group is for ages 6 to 12 Expanding mental health programs aid variety of illnesses & disorders 'rata health experts eay its not the chronically mentally ill who (rnefit from therapy: help is also vailablt for those who unexpected-yfin- d themselves stressed out when ft throws them an expected curve. Mary Wertz Th term "mental health1 haa maVr different connotations for dif- fers t people. It waa not ao long ago that beta people were "crazy," warehoused in locked aayh me, chained to beda and treated w th ahame. However, the men italh alth field has come a long way tl e past century: slowly hospi-- a ire closing and outpatient and dayjreatment centers opening. Northeastern Counseling Servie-e- s (formerly Uintah Basin Counsel ing) provides mental health treatarea. ment services in the The three general categories of treatment provided are for substance abuse, chronically mentally ill and people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndromes (PTSD), or other kinds of stressful transitions andor compulsions. Family therapy and individual and group counseling for children with behavioral and emotional problems is also available through Northeastern ofmentally-il- l ty fices. Substance Abuse random urine testa to make sure they are not using drugs and go before the judge once a week. If the participants are not making treatment appointments or are using drugs and or alcohol they are sent to jail, or given community service to perform. If they are doing well they graduate from phase one in a few months and move on to the second phase of the program. In phase two, participants continue therapy and explore community resources and optima for jobs or educational training. They take part in support groups not linked with the counseling center such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. In the final phase, drug-couattendees are to be enrolled in either an educational or vocational e or worktraining program They continue some ing rt full-tim- full-tim- e. while therapy and stay drug-freparticipating in AA andor NA Currently Northeastern Counseling is partnering with the Uintah County courts, but has a couple of Duchesne County participants, and hopes to implement the drug court program in Duchesne County. "We are really excited about Duchesne County taking a look at it said Carol Williams, director of Northeastern Counseling. "This is the first rural area to try the drug e, Northeastern Counseling began court Meth Epidemic Hurting Chilproviding services in conjunction with the Uintah Basin Drug Court dren Too d in Vernal last October. As a partner In addition to prosubstawith the court system, they ofTer a grams, intensive three-phas- e treatment is available treatment program to nce-abuse drug and alcohol offenders who are to all members of the community through the Northeastern Counselwilling to try recovery. "Once a person pleads guilty, they ing offices in Roosevelt and Vernal. Three deaths Iron heroin overhave the plea held in abeyance in doses were reported in the Uintah lieu of completing intensive outpatient treatment," explained Randall Basin last year. Heroin use is on the W. Bachman, executive director for rise and marijuana and crack cocaine are also problem drugs in the Northeastern Counseling. "Participants are carefully screened; they Basin. However, Williams and cannot have committed a violent Bachman say methamphetamine is the biggest street drug problem. crime or be dealing drugs In the first phase, offenders and "There is a rising tide of meththeir family members attend treatsaid amphetamine ment three times a week. They take Bachman. Its drug use, relatively easy to court-ordere- out-patie- nt make with chemicals and it is highly addictive. It stays in the system for a while and gives users a lot of energy and strength. When users crash they tend to get paranoid and violent" They said the vastness of the area and being located on the corridor between Denver and Salt Lake City make the Basin an attractive place to operate a clandestine drug Children are becoming victima, often because their parents manufacture and use the drug. "If young children are around while they are codling the drug, they can inhale the fumes from it. aid Bachman. "Nationwide drug abuse is as much if not more of a problem for Do you know for many people who have survived some kind of trauma. It was originally associated with war veterans and called "shell shock. However, now PTSD is a diagnosis thst can be given to victims of physical or sexual abuse, persons who have seen people die, or who have experienced other trauma. Williams said children in divorce situations often have this kind of disorder, which causes anxiety and stress. "All of this can be helped with counseling," said Williams. "Wecan work through it. People may have "triggers" all through their lives that bring the trauma tack up. They can learn to manage it through counseling. Many people suffer through it." boys,said gtrls as e Bachman. "Abuse among is girls increasing. He said recent statistics show e one in four girls has tried "huffing" gas or glue, and there has been a 60 percent increase in drug usage among pregnant women. Also more and more children are exhibiting symptoms of being exposed to drugs and alcohol in the womb. Behavioral problems and conduct disorders, learning disabled and Fetal teen-ag- e junior-high-ag- 8th-grad- Anger management treatment is available for teens and in cotj unction with family therapy. "We have other groups that help teach children how to have a fun time without using alcohol or drugs, or shoplifting," said Williams. A day treatment program meets twice a week after school for chil- - A (Post-Traumat- ic "Suicidal thoughts "Change in sleep patterns "Sudden weight gain or loss. These are a few warning aigns that you or others may be in need of professional help. Call us ifyou would like to discuss them confidentially with one of our trained professionals. teen-ag- e TALKING ABOLT IT-part of Northeastern Counseling Center's professional staff. Ralph Laub listens to problems anJ helps people male better decisions in thier lives y self-estee- ts Library Speakers Bureau day-toda- "Low "Difficulty in concentrating. "Prolonged anxiety or extended fearful ness. "A marked change in behavior, including at work, school, with friends or peer groups. Mental Health Programs for Children 722-297- Therapy is helpful to people who have many types of psychological problems that interfere with their activities and yet are not necessarily diagnosed with a "mental illness. PTSD Stress Disorder) is common Nearly every person at sometime in his or her life either needs assistance or has a friend or family member in n eed of professional help for a mental health or substance abusa problem. Following are some common symptoms that may indicate that professional help is warranted: "The person is unusually sad, or irritable for an extended period of time. "Excessive use of alcohol or use of illicit drugs. "Extended feelings of guilt or worthlessness. pre-scho- ol 722-903- 3. iors someone who needs help? u St. Helen's annual Catfish Dinner will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 5-- 8 p.m at the St. Helens Parish Center. Come join us for fried catfish, coleslaw, combreod, potatoes and dessert. For tickets, call Pat k LaVcrn Music h, 5 also tickets will be available or Father Tom, at the door. DepressionAnxietyPTSD Obsessive Compulsive Behav- lab. Alcohol Syndrome symptoms ars bowing up in children young as and kindergarten. St. Helens Catfish Dinner and currently has about ten members. Northeastern Counseling also works with victims of child abuse, both physical and sexual, and provides treatment for juvenile offenders. i Severe depression, dark ' thoughts, and blue moods can all be helped through outpatient treatment. disorder, which used -- , to be called manic depression, is characterized by a cycle that goes from super-hig- h energy and optimistic manic moods, to very tar crashes. Panic disorders occur when people are plagued with anxiety and are afraid to go into the community and function. "All of these can be helped with therapy." said Bachman. "Most peo . ple now believe that serious mental and genetillness has ic components, however, severely mentally-il- l people represent only three percent of the total population. There are people who are between chronically mentally ill and well abutted that need to come in They could be going through some kind of life stresa like a divorce or death in the family." Obsessive compulsive behavior is characterized by persons repeating thoughts to a point where it incapacitates them, according to Bachman. This can be compulsive g or checking the locks on the doors repeatedly. T reatmenl is available through drugs, psychotherapy and community support hand-washin- Outpatient Treatment Northeastern Counseling has outpatient "clubhouses" in both Roosevelt and Vernal. These are programs for adults who are chronically mentally ill. The clubhouses are modeled after a program implemented in New York City. Clients help run the program which focuses on sc IF help. work, mutual aid and independent learning skills to help them go back into the world and be successful at working and living. The clubhouse in Roosevelt is part of an apartment complex owned the counseling center where apartments are rented to mentally-il- l people. Williams explained that housing can be a huge problem for the mentally ill. by The two vehicles rollidoi. ar.J unfortunately the dnvr r of thi ear. Richard Chavar.a, was killed inMarch 6, 1998 was a tragic day stantly. The passenger. R bert for several people traveling on west Yzaguirre, was sermusiy injured Highway 40. Edward D. Freston Both were Coastal employee whu was driving hi Fennxuil semi-trucThev were m the an a on basilic east bound during a severe snowwere going to Sait Lake City to storm when he noticed an oncom ing catch their fights home to I lou -- ion. car aliding toward him because of Texas. slick road condition. According to the Utah Highway k Patrol accident report, Freston Disabled American Veterans Department Service Officer.Mr. John Maher, will be available to provide assistance with Department ofVeterans Affairs (VA) issues at the Roosevelt Workforce Office, 140 West 425 South, on am. and at the Workforce Office at 1050 Wednesday, Feb. 24 from West Market Drive, Vernal on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 11:30 a.m.-lp- Community Policing Meeting The SherifTs Department will hold a community policing (neighborhood watch) meeting on Wednesday, Frit. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Commission clumbers at the Duchesne Courthouse. Fourth of July Activities - Fourth ofJuly activities in Roosevelt will be held this year on Monday, July 5, since the 4th is on a Sunday. The Great American Outhouse Rsice will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Main Street followed fay the parade at 6 p m. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Constitution Park and fireworks start at dark. To sign up for the program, contact Pat Stringham at For all other information, contact Beverly Hansen at 722-253- 4. AW ARDED FOR HEROIC ACTIONS-Ed- w aid Freston is aw arded a w awh. commemorative plaque, and a letter Hum (he president of Coastal. Pictured left to right are: Dave Kale. Acting Superintendent Re frniuwl QuokriMitc; Bobby Dennis, SafctvfTnining Re Coastal: Tom Alvarado. Cnqvrate Safety Supervise Re Coastal: Edward Freston. Pennzoil Track Driver, and Robert Haircloth. Director of Plant Operations for Coastal. 722-341- 1. Annual Lincoln Day Dinner Former State Senator Alarik Myrin will be the Keynote Speaker at the Uintah County Republican Party Annual Lincoln Day Dinner. The Dinner will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999 at 7 p m. at Western Park. He will present his thoughts on the theme Whats Good in American today." Tickets can be purchased from a Republican Precinct Chairman, Clark Hall, Kathlene McKeachnieor at the door. Be An Advocate For Children Volunteers are needed in Duchesne and Uintah Counties to servo as advocates for abused and neglected children. For mors information on the CASA program, call the CASA Coordinator for the Uintah Basin area, Carolyn While at the office of the Guardian ad Litem, 789-251- Credit Union Members Tribes interested in Ute's feedlot venture come to check out Arcadia By Leelee E. Whitinf Cattlemen from northern Indian tribes w ho are interested in joining with other Native Americans to find a place to feed their cattle, recently took a good look at the Ute Tribes new foedlot in Arcadia. Feedlot agricultural manager. Rod Wearer, says "theres a good chance" those tribes could be sending same of their cattle this way next faU. Members of the MoatanaWyo-minIndian Stockgrowers participated in a livestock producers' seminar sponsored last month by I'te Feeder and the Ute Tribe Business Committee and went away with ine formation on the tnbc'a new g Annual Meeting for all Kings Peak Credit Union Members will be at the Moon Lake Budding on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. Weight Loss Surgeon to Speak 80-acr- Those interested in learning more about the surgical treatment for obesity ars invited to hear Dr. Charles B. Edwards, M.D, FACS, speak at the July meeting of the Vernal Area Gastric Bypass Patient Support Group. The meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 25, 7 p m. at Ashley Valley Medical Center. 151 West 200 North. Vernal. For more information contact group leader Wendy Lymon at of Colleen Cook, program director, St Mark's Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity in Salt Lake at 800) 789-952- 5 1 V -- , found Yzaguirre unconscious a;.d not breathing Through hi trail ing as an EMT and because he had his "jump kit" with him. Kn-i.-- r. was able to clear Yzaguirre' airway and stabilize his neck, ultimately allowing him to regain consciousness About two months later Fn-l.- n received a letter fromS D Chew In . president of Penniotl. Inch tai-that, There seems to be ht:!e dcubi thst one gentlemen owes lu i.fv to your training and dedication in becoming an EMT and through your actions following the March 6th incident. On behalf of IVnrzoi!. and personally. I would Lke t extend my appreoslm to you and com mend your professional handling of this very difficult Situation " On February 11. Coasts.' torv honored Freston for his hero-.,- ac tion which saved the l.fe f ih r 0:1 employee Hubert D behalf of Steven V Fi id President and CKO of C a Services, presented Frv.-V- n Kgncd letter from Zui kw t.ivr aid a h commemorative plaque ar-.- j d m. Copy indej-cndcn- By Joeee Ashby Veterans Outreach Program 9 day-to-da- Freston commended for saving life of accident victim You're all invited to participate in the Duchesne County Library Speakers Bureau at 7 p m. pn Wednesday, Feb. 24; Colleen Whitley is the guest speaker. Her topic will be about notable but not unnoted women oTUtah. This is by the Utah Humanities Council 339-912- "We have the apartments to help u people transition and the community," she explained Clubhouse members ran be schizophrenics, or people w ho have been depressed for many years, and people with chronic mental illnesses w hose medications haven't helped them enough to adjust' to typical y living without some he! p Through mutual a:d from each other. me mtvrs are encouraged to work toward grttmg jhs in the commut nity and functioning ty. The Roosevelt clubhouse has 17 to 16 members, while (he Vernal Clubhouse has had up to 22 members has a Northeastern C ounsc-l.nstaff of approximately 50 specialist that inci ud psychiatrists. pv chologists, licensed clinical scia! workers, professional counselors, nurses, licensed substance-abuscounselors, certified case manager-an-d a designated mental health r examiner The center provides crisis intervention Office are located in Vernal. Roosevelt ar.d Duchesne and counselors work within the school ;n Manila as well as Duchor.e and Uintah County School Northeastern Counsel. rg i sup ported through a combination of public and private source Jvm services are eligible f r private insurance and Medicaid reimbursement A sliding fee Kale is available for the uninsured feedlot. The oeminar, which w as spearheaded by Business Com-nutte- e member Kirby Arrive, hopefully result in boosting business for the tribe. The tribes joint venture partner in the deal. AzTx Cattle Company, out of H.reford. Texas, also presented a lecture on w-i- il how ttatr company t working with tho tribe by guaranteeing them a place to market their animal. Representatives from fire tnbes attended the seminar, along with about 40 tribal member who raise rattle, "The northern tnbes had asked to come down and visit the fredlot," W saver recounted "Rather thaw just having them come and wander around th lot we wanted something that would provide them ilk a lot of information on our opera- Ute Feeders began cpnstMii last CVtobrr and art Currently folding 2.151 calve s They have already vttl nM-watc- "The Coastal Curpurabun Reis that its most valuable assets are 1U employees." said Fairvluth. "and i deeply concerned when thnr employees welfare 1 in jcvpanjy Hod and it not been far vrur trmr-.nability to respond to the at band, this could well have been a double tragedy enu.-rgei.c- shipped out 634 calvi-- t fi. rig yards About 50 percent ufthe cal.ro at Ute Feeder romc from I he tribes cattle enterprise, about To peroert of the remaining 50 penvr.t : th tribal yard were purchased ft member Therrtw-r- r taught from non Indian cattler-e- r in ita lUsir. The feedlot will be "full at 4.5-head," and Zhat'a where the problem lie Right row the availability of calvrs in the 450 lb to 500 lb range the right size for the grow er yard at the right price - are ataut ml. explained Weaver Tt s a fordi't between 42roH. to 45 ernts a pound to put weight on thecalves By rompans'in, livestm k owner ran get the results' spenihr.g ji;- -t TO cent f r eerh fort. must s tion" The day-lon- g seminar focused on technique such as proper nutrition and marketing, and services, discussing how producer can safeguard their own profitability by ensuring repeat customers through "tame consistency of therr product. "Beef is finally getting into line with the rest of the business world. If youre not producing what somebody else want to buy. pretty son youre not going to he able to produce Weaver med Zid(:ir'. - Rod Weaver. ipKvIru'il manager Re IrcJcrv, say he antic ipatev the grower yard to pnvtae a cadi flow profit by t!ie end id the year lit -- |