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Networking with various community groups and social service agencies helps Tualatin Valley Centers better serve the mental health needs o f African Americans who may never seek help otherwise. continued from Front problems you're told that you're not coping and you get, ‘Be strong and make it.” ' Wary ofthe predominately white mental health care world, most Af rican Americans turn to their fami lies or their church for guidance before consulting a trained profes sional. “Lots o f people think, 'Hey, I'll just pray about it,’" Sloan-Clarke said. “ People think faith will bring them out.” Even when African Americans do take the step tow ards treat ment they are often confronted with traditionally European strat e g ie s an d a p p r o a c h e s to w ellness. S loan-C larke said cu l tural sensitivity and com petency as well as a general aw areness o f African American history and tra dition is necessary to earn the trust o f black clients. Oriental Medicine Seminar The Oregon College o f Oriental Medicine, 10525 SF. Cherry Blos som Dr., is offering a free seminar Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m. The sem inar's focus is health and wellness through traditional Chi nese medicine. Space is limited, to reserve a place cal 1,503-253-3443 ext. 550. H. & B. Too NOW OPEN Oregon’s Oldest Licensed Pawnshop 4709 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. 2 blocks south o f Alberta Weekdays til 6 p.m. - Saturdays til 4 p.m. Free Parking - State Controlled Rates - Se Habla Espanol “Therapists need to be aware of their own personal biases they can’t just take one class for coun seling minorities and think that’s enough," she said. “If we can con nect with people and teach them to cope then w e’ II be able to break this cycle.” TVC works to get the word out to the community through wellness fairs and networking with local agencies like the Juvenile Justice Department and the Department o f Corrections. Word o f mouth is probably the most powerful way to let people know help is out there, Sloan-Clarke said. “One person tells another per son that w e’re culturally com pe tent and the word spreads,” she said. “People come in and say, ‘Oh, I heard this place is somewhere I can be o pen w ith o u t b ein g judged.’” It's important that they know there is someone that under- stan d s.” Also important are a variety o f treatment options to meet the needs o f apopulation with a diverse list o f mental health issues. At T V C ’s center on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Beech Street, Clinical Supervisor John Oda, hosts a full day treat ment program in addition to outpa tient counseling and case manage ment. “ I feel like we have a one stop shop," Oda said. “O ur clients can pick and choose what fits their needs.” During day treatment, c I ients can attend motivational exercises, take art or fitness therapy, classes in anger management, coping skills and money management. 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Counselors help people move towards whatever desired outcome they would like to see with their therapy. “We teach people how to break through and empower themselves,” Oda said. “We let them know that they don't have to face things by themselves.” But the decision to get treatment in the first place is a decision that has to be made alone and ()da hopes it is a choice more African Ameri cans will make. "I tell people that knowledge is only potential power and action is real power,” he said. “People have to take action and seek help.” T hose interested in receiving mental health or addiction ser vices from Tualatin V alley C e n ters may call the intake line at 503- 645-9010. Harvey’s BBQ Celebrates A ftera short hiatus, Harvey’s I Bite BBQ is back in business and celebrating seven years o f Southern barbeque. H e’s host ing a barbeque buffet at 7 p.m., Friday, June 13 at Vancouver's Barberton Hall. 940« N.E. 72nd Ave. Tickets are $25 and diners should expect homemade cakes, H arvey’s fam ous hom em ade barbeque sauce and some o f the healthiest and leanest meat to ever cross their pallets. It takes hours for Harvey to clean his lightly seasoned meat because he uses all-natural meth ods and ingredients. Harvey continues to cater weddings, parties and corporate events and hopes to open a Florida-style barbeque restaurant in the Port land or Vancouver area in the near future. For more inform a tion, call 360-885-4546. African Film Festival Throughout the month o f June, The Film Center presents films from the African Film Festival. “ 100 Days" and "M angwana" comprise the second day o f films Thursday, June 12 beginning 7 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium, 1219SW Park. General admission ticketscost $6.50. Member, student and senior tick ets cost $5.50. The first film, “ 100 Days" cen ters on a young-Tutsi girl's family struggle to survive the Rwandan genocide. The film uses a church for the sto ry 's main setting -a church, which witnessed a geno cide massacre. The evening's sec ond film “Mangwa" is a film about a car crash and a chance encounter. The filming took place in Zimbabwe and the UK.