Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 12, 2014
Children and Family Services
Page 7
Administrative Team
Warm Springs Children and Family Services has a total of 31 employees,
serving in the various components of CFS program. Here is an introduction
to the CFS staff, and their roles at the department.
CFS Center (Shelter)
ferent shifts during the 24-
hour day: the morning and
afternoon shifts typically
have two staff working,
with the CFS Center Su-
pervisor assisting during
these two shifts.
There is an overnight
shift with one staff
worker on this shift. The
CFS Center is designated
to house youth up to 30
days while a foster home
is being sought for the
youth.
The shelter is licensed
by the Confederated
Tribes, and is operated 24
hours a day/365 days a
year.
The shelter is certified
to house up to 14 youth
between the ages of 0-17.
There is a CFS center su-
pervisor, six full-time Protec-
tive Care Provider positions,
and one part-time Protective
Care Provider.
The shelter has three dif-
Protective Care
Providers Maria
Machic-Holliday and
Susie Thompson,
Center Supervisor
Reggie Clements, and
Protective Care
Provider Terrance
Shuey (from left).
Special Programs
This component of Chil-
dren and Family Services con-
sist of the following positions:
Family Intake Coordina-
tor, Foster Care Certifier, In-
dian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA) Specialist, Service
Coordinator, Family Preser-
vation Coordinator, and a
CFS Assistant.
These staff deal with other
aspects of working with the
community, youth, foster par-
ents, and parents, for ex-
ample: Child abuse/neglect
investigations, cultural con-
nection classes for the youth,
parent support group, inde-
pendent living services, as-
sisted guardianship, foster
care certification, in home
services with families, etc.
Family Intake Coordinator Mariam Tias, Family
Preservation Coordinator Merle Kirk, Foster Care
Certifier Emily Courtney, In-Home Assistant Alley
Jackson, ILP Coordinator Charlieann Herkshan, and
ICWA Specialist Siagigi Hintsatake (from left).
CFS Specialists (Caseworkers)
The child protection com-
ponent of Children and Fam-
ily Services consists of a Su-
pervisor, three CFS Special-
ists and one transitional case-
worker.
These staff deal with the
children who have been
placed in the temporary cus-
tody of CFS, while the par-
ent is court-ordered to com-
plete certain stipulations to
regain custody of their child
or children.
These caseworkers are ba-
sically a “surrogate” parent
for the duration while the
child is in the temporary cus-
tody of Children and Family
Case
workers
Martha
Johns-
Stewart
(left) and
Penny
Danzuka
Services.
The staff works with the
parent or parents at least
weekly, providing support
and services for reunification
to occur.
Early Childhood Education hosting parenting classes
Early Childhood Educa-
tion is hosting a series of 12
classes
for Nurturing
Parenting starting this
Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 11
a.m. til 1 p.m.
The classes will be
Wednesdays at the Early
Childhood Education Cen-
ter.
The classes are designed
for parents, grandparents
and care providers of chil-
dren 0 to 8 years old.
The sessions will explore
the latest parenting tech-
niques, how to set limits, us-
ing positive approaches to
discipline and how to pre-
pare children for school suc-
cess. Nurturing Parenting
class is free.
To register call 553-3242.
Public Notice
IRRIGON PARK – BOAT RAMP AND DOCK IM-
PROVEMENT PROJECT - IRRIGON, OREGON
The Irrigon Marina Launch Ramp will be
closed to boaters for approximately 160 days,
beginning December 1, 2014 for the construc-
tion of a new Launch Ramp and Dock. The
next adjacent launch ramps are at Patterson
Ferry Road, Umatilla Marina and Boardman
Marina. If you have any questions regarding
this closure, please call Irrigon Park District
Marina Office at 541-922-4933 between the
hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Limited Duration Worker Dinah Belgard, Quality Assurance File Clerk Roberta
Tufti, Fiscal Officer Laurie Danzuka, Program Assistant Pam Fuiava, Assistant
Director Elizabeth Hisatake, Director Shelia Danzuka, Billing & Data
Coordinator Minnie Wallulatum, Receptionist Christine Johnson, and Secretary
Nancy BlackWolf.
The Children and Family Services
Administrative Team provides support
to the staff, clients, foster parents and
the community, while maintaining the or-
ganizations daily functions.
Family Preservation Program
One of Children and
Family Services’ program
goals is to intervene imme-
diately to stabilize the family
system, and address and cor-
rect the behaviors that are
creating harm to the child/
children and disrupting the
family.
The Family Preservation
Program (FPP) empowers
families to properly care for
their children, while maintain-
ing the safety of the child in
the home.
The Family Preservation
staff assist families in cop-
ing with problems that inter-
fere with successful
parenting, and help families
to find and use resources
and supports.
The Family Preservation
Program is not designed to
“fix” everything in the fam-
ily, but to help the family
learn the skills necessary to
provide a safe and caring en-
vironment for the child.
Family Preser vation
Programs are comprehen-
sive, short-term, intensive
services for families deliv-
ered primarily in the home,
and designed to prevent the
unnecessary out-of-home
In-Home Outreach Assistant Joni Wallulatum, Caseworker
Marie Kay Williams, Specialist Johnathan Courtney, In-
Home Outreach Assistant Jaycelene Frank.
placement of children, or to
promote family reunifica-
tion.
The Family Preservation
Program provides intensive
structured services for fami-
lies referred by Child Protec-
tive Services, Early Child
Education, and Head Start.
Services include crisis inter-
vention, family unity meet-
ings, parenting skills training,
child development education,
assessment of the safety of
the children, and brief fam-
ily counseling for such issues
as domestic violence, drug
abuse, mental illness, mal-
adaptive coping strategies, re-
lationship problems, and poor
communication skills.
The Secretary/Treasurer
Jake Suppah implemented the
Family Preservation Program
in-order to provide more ser-
vices to community members,
children, and grandparents, as
well as create more resources
and collaboration between all
departments for the well-be-
ing of the tribe.