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PAGE 2 October 21, 1988 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Hamer dealing with sexual abuse C ) f f ' 1... - 'Vipf I X w. - V Jim Hamer by Pat Leno-B.aker "Sexual abuse is like a can of worms that was opened several years ago. Since that time, the worms continue to crawl out of the can," stated Jim Hamer. the counselor for sexual offenders hired by the Tribe to work with local offenders. He explained that the problem of sexual abuse is not new, as the problem was finally brought out to be dis cussed in the open. It has been a problem that everyone seems to nave heard about and now, for the first time, efforts are being made to actually deal with the problem in a fair and conscien tious manner. In the past, the Tribal Court sentenced offenders to treatment programs. However, there has not been a program within the Cen tral Oregon area. At one time, the court sentenced one offender to a treatment program in Salem. This did not work out for many rea sons, according to Chris Jansen Yee. Youth Services Clinical Director. Hamer whose office is located in Bend, was hired and, once a week, he will be at the Youth Services office to conduct group sessions for offenders. Program helps parents A unique program for parents is beginning in Central Oregon to help families give their children a good foundation before they be-' come "at risk. "Together for Child ren is an eight-month program in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties for parents of children 0 3 years of age. The program will build on fam ily strengths, provide informational and community resources to help parents succeed, and create sup port systems that allow parents to work together. The program is funded through a $140,000 state grant and administered through Central Oregon Community Col lege's Head Start program. . The program is open to all fami lies with children three years old and younger. Families can include single parents, grandparents, Applications needed by IHS for health care The Warm Springs Service Unit of the Indian Health Service (IHS) would like to encourage every In dian person who is eligible for health care through our organiza tion to complete an "Individual Application for Health Care" (PAO-21). Although by far the majority of the members of this community have completed the application and established eligibility for care, we occasionally run into a situation where this is not the case. There are some folks who have not used IHS services for many years and perhaps will never do so. However, in time of crisis our Contract Health Office seems to become a very popular and important place. Spilyay Spilyay Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Patricia Leno-Baker REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER INTERN . . Saphronia Coochise FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the Old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Ty moo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, PO Box 870, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone: (503) 553-1644 or 553-1 161. extensions 274. 285. 321 or 286 Subscription rates: Within the U.S.-S9 00 Out,idethe U.S.-SI5.00 Hammer entered into the field of sexual offenders treatment in Portland shortly after he received his Masters degree from Western College of Education at Mon mouth. He worked with another counselor and they developed a system, through trial and error, with the emphasis of their coun seling placed on breaking down the denial of offenders and then teaching them to be responsible for their actions and behaviors. It is the choice of the offender to exhibit behavior and actions of abuse. Only the offender can stop his actions and control his behavior. Group therapy is a stronger, more powerful approach to the ftroblcm. Hamer uses the "in-thc-acc" approach, which has proven successful. He stands face to face with a participant, confronting him until the offender responds to Hamer. The rest of the group can see certain behavior patterns that are often much like their own. Group members do not allow others in the group to minimize or deny behavior. Offenders then are confronted by other offenders. Once in group, an abuser realizes that his behavior is not as unique as many of them believe. However, their problems and behaviors are similar. Hamer does not allow issues to be "refocused." In group. Hamer finds that offenders are less inhibited and they can share more with others in the group. Before entering the group setting most offenders find it hard to communicate or verbal ize with anyone. The others in the group help to break down secrets. A close look at what is causing the behavior and then what is needed to curb or change the direction of the offender is taken. An example of behavior would be: the offender is driving down a street and he sees a good looking woman, he then begins to fan tasize about the woman and the fantasy turns to sexual thoughts. This type of behavior can be the adoptive parents, teachers, or any primary care givers. Space is avail able for over two hundred families in the program. . ' ; . v y.." A total of six hours of parent Holiday Fare set Classes, workshops and demon strations pertaining to holiday gifts, foods and decorations will be offered October 29 during the Hol iday Fare 38 Sponsored by Oregon State University Homemakers Study Groups of Jefferson County, the workshops will be held at Madras Jr. High from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The registration fee of $3 is due October 21. If lunch is included, the registration fee is $4. For more information, contact the OSU Jefferson County Exten sion Service at 475-3808. Relatives, hospitals and doctors offices calls to request that arrange ments be made to cover the cost of care resulting from an unexpected illness or injury. Unless a current application is on file and a patient's eligibility , our office must place the request in the pending file. This may result in delays and uncertainty at time when the patient is most unable to deal with them. This can be frustrating to relatives and the providers of care. For this reason it is wise that this important item of business be taken care of when there is no crisis. The peace of mind will be more than worth the effort. Our patient registra tion clerk will be pleased to help all applicants through the process. Tymoo onset ol an incident. I he offender is taught in group to carry the fantasy one step further by think ing a policeman stops the oltendcr during fantasy. The policeman than arrests the offender, he is taken to jail and soon the story is in the newspap ers so the public now knows his secret. The offender is then taken to court, found guilty, sentenced to prison for what he has done. Once in prison, the other imates brutalize him. Such fantasies will give the offender a chance to stop the behavior before it can lead to an' action. Hamer related he has counseled offenders from age eight years old to eighty years. So how is a par ent or adult able to differeniate a child's behavior as experimenting with life and being an offender. Hamer says all children explore their worlds. Sexual experimenta tion is no longer experimenting when force is used or threats are made to continue the behavior. A parent needs to know there are different types of molesting: touching, digital penetration, oral contact as well as intercourse. For the experimenter the incident occurs and they go on with the rest of living their lives without further incidents. For an abuser or offender, the behavior con tinues. Each time the behavior occurs, the offender will continue going further as times goes on. Parents need the same informa tion the children need. They need to know when it becomes abuse. , In Warm Springs there are presently three potential offenders who will take part in group ses sions. Hamer related it is impor tant for an offender in the group to be adjudicated, in other words, sentenced by the courts. In a study of ten offenders in a prison, the offenders showed they were responsibile for 25.000 separate offenses. In most cases "' the abused becomes a future abuser. , There are women who are abusers but women are reported less often to law enforcement succeed with children support and education per month is included in the program. Two group meetings will be held each' month, and one each hour will bd. spent for a home visit and a parent Volunteer aerobic instructors begin work Lucinda Green, Antoinette Pam- perien. Pinky Beymer and Viola Govenor have all been busily learn ing to become aerobic exercise leaders, says Wellness Coordinator Eva Montee. During the past year, explains Montee, the quartet has spent more than 80 hours studying muscles, movement, safety, music, ' technique, leadership, nutrition, injuries, target heart rates, taking pulse, choreography, physiology and a host of other topics which are essential for becoming aerobics instructors. even though the learning and keeping up with new developments and research in the field will con tinue, these community women are ready to begin their frist classes. ,; Green is teaching the aerobics portion of the Weight Loss Sup port Group which meets each Tues day and Thursday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Green also instructed several aerobics sessions during the summer at both the Seaside Health Promotion Con ference and at the IHS Health Promotion Conference held in Spokane. Those using the Com munity Center have also seen Green assisting with the noon and Early Bird aerobic classes as well as the Diabetic Chair Exercise Group. Pamperien, Govenor and Bey mer will be team teaching the new aerobics class for beginners which began October 17 and meets each Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The class is being con ducted at the Warm Springs Ele- mentary gymnasium. The class is open to anyone who wishes to par ticipate and there is no charge. Montee said, "I'm excited about this first group of community volunteer instructors and I am looking for others who might want to become instructors." Anyone interested can contact Montee at 553-1 161, ext. 205. If enough peo ple show interest, another training course will be conducted. All that is required of prospective instruc tors is a desire to teach others, a willingnes to devote some time to study and, upon completion of the training, be willing to volunteer some teaching hours to ti Well ness Program. There is no charge for the training. Other exercise classes currently being offered include: Early Bird Aerobics Intermedi ateadvanced level. Meets Mon day. Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 6:45 a.m. at the Center Gym. Body Conditioning Using Hand Held Weights Meets Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in the Center Social problems officials. But it a woman is in the group therapy sessions they are as easy to work with as men, says Hamer. The issues of the offend ers are the same regardless of sex I heir issues arc the same as their profiles. Offenders have a hard time dealing with malefemale rela tionships, they have very poor socializing skills and they show a great dislike for the opposite sex, according to Hamer. 1 hey are also great controllers and they like to control those around them. It is important for them to control their families. Power is something they want over others. They use whatever methods they can to gain the control. In reality. the abuser is a person who docs not deal with feelings, they "stuff their feelings." In other words, they disconnect themselves from others. Counseling abusers to accept the responsibility for their behav ior and then teaching them to avert any further incidents from occurring is the answer to abuse problems. Not everyone who enters a program will admit they have a problem and if they con tinue to deny and refuse to take any responsibility for behavior, Hamer said, they need to be taken off the streets. In other cases an offender will continue to say it is not their fault. They elect to use excuses such as, "if she had not argued with me and made me so angry, I would not have done it." Hamer said some offenders refuse treatment and these are the oltcndcrs who should be imprisoned. It is important for the com munity to offer support for the work being done by the offenders, the group and the counselor. It is important for community members to know and understand the problem is serious but it is not impossible to treat. If the public would like to talk with Hamer he can be reached through Youth Services, 553 1161. ext. 216. child play period. For more information, or to enroll in the Together for Children program, contact Carol Stile9 at 382-2486. Ilall. Stretching for Flexibility and Relaxation Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 2: 1 5 to 1 2:45 p.m. - U L J w. -. ... IK ' K I ;-jtj -9 ) "r-j 1 KKi; y J K! V - x .1 si&4 . . Krx . r; V f ' . V -- i.,.., i.:.: u :?5 .,...5: ... .;. , , t : ::. ..: - lr')li n ,Mi iiriijgT ...I..,', ,-1 ... i ,i i, n.r i -- I- hi mi nihil Hitii ..I, n .., . " t i ,lr WV-irrr-fr ui,i Volunteer aerobics instructors Pinky Beymer (facing camera, center) and Antoinette Pamperien prepared recently for the beginning low impact aerobics class which meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Warm Springs Elementary gymnasium. Instructor training was conducted by Wellness Coordina tor t va Montee. 0ii inn flujr 0titBum -T . iil a A i . k4 Jm-4 a J A . i-4 A . A - . J w mmmm (dfM -for More Wood sculpture dedicated The new wood sculpture at the south end of Madras "has created quite a controversy," says Madras Mayor Rick Allen during dedica tion of the wayside October 7. Most people like it but some feel that not enough of the population of Jefferson County is represented. The 22-foot sculpture created by Bend artist Clyde Keller is a pictor ial history of the area. The eagle dancer on the pinnacle of the pole represents the period before the white man's appearance. At the dancer's feet are two coyotes and leaping salmon. Beneath the dancer are the faces of an Indian chief and his wife. The settlement of the Indian wars is represented by two calvalrymen. At the base of the pole is a pioneer family. Dogwood seen near the Metolius River and around Mt. Jefferson decorates the entire sculpture. The back side of the sculpture contains approximately 100 picto graphs representing those found in the Columbia River Basin. A space is available for 45 cattle brands from area ranchers, thirteen of which have already been placed. Much hisorical reading and re search went into the sculpture, explains Keller. He says it was necessary to learn about the his tory of the area and about Indian history before beginning work. Once work on the carving began Keller spent from four to six hours each day for ten months working on the sculpture. A rolling plat form allowed him to turn the 38 inch diameter western red cedar pole. A hole dug in the ground permitted rotation of the log after the 8-foot wing span of the eagle dancer was added. The design was not Keller's alone but came from the Madras Beauti fication Committee working with Indian artist Suzanna Santos and Keller. The committee, consisting of Madras art gallery manager Camille Green, Chamber of Com merce executive director Marjean Whitehouse, Chamber president Carlos Kemper and local optome trist Steve Evers and Kate Evers, had worked on the idea for a way side attraction for three years. Once a wood sculpture was decided upon work began on the design. The final design is seen on the sculp-, ture. i "The committee wanted some thing that showed us from the in the Center Social Hall. Chair Aerobics Meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8: 1 5 to 9 a.m. in the Center Social Hall. tyring, Qrqon irtforMafivTl call (Iti) SSl'illl MTAL1 ... Lit. 241 AHTA ext. 205 atf beginning to now,"says Whitchousq. They wanted something "to salute the history of the county," some thing that was "unique and differ ent." They also wanted an attrac tion "to show how we started in this area." and "a reunification of all of us working together," says the Chamber director. It's also "a tourist attraction," she adds. Santos recommended the eagle dancer at the top. "It adds more flavor and action," says Keller. The $7,500 cost for the sculpture was raised by means of an auction at the Fancy Food and Wind Fes tival held in Madras. Wcyerhaucscr Company donated the pole and the committee donated their time. Keller was assisted by an apprent ice, Dick Schwenk of Bend. Keller hopes someday to pro duce a wood sculture for the Warm Continued on page 8 . y n m m Is. .4 Vobd sculpture designed by. Bend artist Clyde Keller welcomes tra velers to Madras. A All classes are sponsored by the Wellness Program and the Com munity Center and are free of charge. !