Spily^y Tyrnoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
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October 30, 2013
Counseling Center welcomes new staff
Let’s Talk Diversity coalition
to host gathering on Nov. 6
The Warm Springs Com
m unity C ounseling C enter
w elcom ed three new staff
members recently.
The three individuals bring
a diversity o f experience and
expertise to Warm Springs,
said Dr. Shilo Tippett, direc
tor o f Community Counsel
ing.
The new employees are
A shley B lo d g e tt, D av id
D avid and A lvina M arris.
Here is some brief informa
tion letting the community
know something o f each o f
their backgrounds. ■
Ashley B lodgett is an en
ro lle d m e m b e r o f th e
Yakama Nation. She grew up
in Redmond, and still lives
there today.
A shley graduated from
Portland State U niversity’s
Master o f Social Work pro
gram. She graduated this past
summer, and is now the Child
and Family M ental H ealth
Specialist at the Community
Counseling Center.
“I work with children o f
all ages, adults, parents and
families,” Ashley says. “I have
b een w o rk in g in W arm
S prings fo r a b o u t tw o
m onths now, and it has been
an exciting experience so
far!”
D avid H ow enstine was
born in southwest Oklahoma,
and lived there m ost o f my
life. H e m oved to Dallas,
Texas, for a while before re
locating to W arm Springs,
where is a Certified Alcohol
and D rug Counselor III at the
Community Counseling Cen
ter.
“I wanted to move to O r
egon for years,” he said. The
job opportunity at Commu
nity Counseling was the op
portunity to make the move.
“I love being here in O r
egon and W arm Springs,”
Howenstine said. “The worst
part so far is apparently I ’m
allergic to sagebrush. T he
people have been really nice
and I appreciate the welcome
and hospitality.
Besides a an alcohol and
drug counselor, Dave is also
a N ational C ertified G am
bling Counselor,
H e also has specialized
training in critical incident
The Let’s Talk Diver
sity Coalition works to
w ard
th e
goal o f
multicultural understand
ing and fairness.
More than 20 organi
zations participate in the
coalition, which has pro
vided multicultural, train
ing to over 550 individu
als.
The coalition will meet
in W arm S prings on
Wednesday, Nov. 6. The
m eetin g w ill be at the
C om m unity C ounseling
Center from 12:30-3 p.m.
The meetings are open to
the public.
T h e co a litio n was
formed in 2008, to move
fo rw a rd w ith c u ltu ral
c o m p eten cy
and
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Alvina Marris and David
Howenstine (above), and
Ashley Blodgett (right).
Alvina Marris is a mem
ber o f the Colville Confed
erated Tribes. She grew up in
Nespelem, Wash.
She obtained her Doctoral
Degree in Clinical Psychology
a t O klahom a-State U niver
sity.
“I ’ve w orked, in various
tribal Mental Health settings
throughout my graduate train
ing, spanning from rural res
ervation communities to clin
ics that serve urban Indian
populations,” Alvina was say
ing recently. She continued:
“I m et my husband while
in graduate school. H e is a
m em b er o f th e C h o ctaw
Tribe. We have one son, and
are expecting our second child
Luncheon for Veterans
\T h e U.S. P ublic H ealth
Service officers at the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
Center would like to invite all
veterans to attend a luncheon
on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
stress m a n ag e m en t, “ My
work experience has been al
m ost 30 years, and includes
both in-patient and out-pa
tient services,” he said.
H ow enstine has w orked
w ith ch ild ren , y o u th an d
adults in all sorts o f settings,
including schools, universities,
community based programs,
treatm ent settings, prisons
and juvenile detention centers.
multicultural understand
ing in the communities o f
the Confederated Tribes
and Jefferson County.
, In 2011 the coalition
received a grant from the
Oregon Health Authority,
with the goal o f develop
ing policy changes to ad
dress inequities in educa
tion, transportation, rec
reation and other areas
effecting a person’s over
all health and well-being.
T he co alitio n w el
comes all interested par
ties to stop by the meet
ing next Wednesday. You
can also learn more at:
Letstalkdiversity.òrg
O r call Erin Tofte, di
versity co o rd in ato r, at
541-325-5001 ext. 4221.
The luncheon, at noon in
the Indian H ealth Srevice
clinic atrium, will include la
sagna, garlic bread and tossed
salad.
Lunch fundraiser Friday
There will be a luncheon
fundraiser from 11 a.m. till
2 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 1
at the Community Center
Social Hall.
This is a chance to sup
port the efforts to build an
art studio, and enjoy Some
great food.
T h e re w ill be garlic
ch ick en alfred o over
penne pasta, with tossed
green salad and F rench
bread . H o ste d by B lue
Pearl Pottery.
Logo contest deadline Friday
very soon.
‘W e are a very active fam
ily, and enjoy running, hiking,
swimming, exercising, going
to pow w ow s, and playing
nearly any sport.”
She also likes baking and
sew ing, an d is a b eginner
header.
“I am very excited about
o u r re lo c a tio n to W arm
Springs, as it is much closer
to my hometown in Washing
ton,” she said.
The reservation is also very
similar to h er W ashington
hometown in terms o f geo
graphical area and cultural
practices. “I am thankful to
be here, and look forward to
becoming a part o f the com
munity,” Alvina said.
T he Warm ’Springs'Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) Coalition is in need
o f a logo.
T he logo should send a
positive message and address
the prevention o f FASD.
... E ntries' will be accepted
until Friday, Nov. 1. You can
get m ore details by calling
541-553-2211. All entries will
receive a prize, and the win
ner will get a $100 gift card.
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— Dave McMechan
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