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CHILD ABUSE
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
JOB TITLE:
SEARCHER
SOCIAL SERVICES RE-
RESPONSIBLE TO: SOCIAL WORKER
CLASSIFICATION: FULL-TIME PERMANENT
DUTIES: COLLECT DATA RELATING TO SO
CIAL SERVICES NEEDS; MEET WITH SOCIAL
SERVICE AGENCIES IN THE SIX COUNTY
AREA; DEVELOP LIST OF AGENCY CONTACT
PEOPLE; PREPARE A MANUAL DETAILING SO
CIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE SIX
COUNTY SERVICE AREA; ASSIST IN CREATING
A DATA BASE ON TRIBAL POPULATION; AS
SIST MEMBERS IN OBTAINING SOCIAL SERV
ICES; COORDINATE SOCIAL SERVICES; PRO
VIDE A REFERRAL SERVICE TO TRIBAL MEM
BERS; AND ASSIST IN ADMINISTERING
AWARENESS WORKSHOPS.
QUALIFICATIONS: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR
G.E.D; ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ORALLY
AND IN WRITING; ABILITY TO ESTABLISH
AND MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT FILES;
ABILITY TO WORK WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITY
AND OTHER AGENCIES; HOLD A VALID OREGON
DRIVERS LICENSE;
HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION; AND MUST
BE WILLING TO TRAVEL AND RECEIVE
TRAINING.
SALARY: $12,000 TO 15,000 DEPENDING
ON EXPERIENCE
SUBMIT RESUME TO: CONFEDERATED TRIBES
OF GRAND RONDE P.O. BOX 38, GRAND
RONDE, OR 97347
ATTN : GENERAL MANAGER
CLOSING DATE: MAY 18, 1987, 5:00 P.M.
FOOD BANK
TRIBAL MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY UTIL
IZING THE USDA FOOD PROGRAM, PLEASE
CONTACT MARY RING, SOCIAL SERVICES, AT
THE CEMETARY OFFICE AT 879-5253.
BLOOD DEGREE PROOF
Adoptees wishing to obtain proof of
biological parentage for tribal enroll
ment now have the help of Children's
Services Division, according to Sande
Schmidt, NAPOLS Staff Attorney.
The Adoptions Section of CSD wants to
provide the necessary information for
tribal enrollment without requiring a
court order to open the sealed adoption
files. Until a procedure is in place,
CSD will assist people on an individual
basis. This assistance is limited to
adoptions which took place in Oregon,
and include those handled by CSD as
well as those conducted privately.
For information, contact Lee Comforth,
CSD, Adoption Services, 198 Commercial
St. S.E., Salem, OR 97310. 503378
4121. Toll Free: 1-800-556-6616.
NAPOLS wants to hear from people about
their experiences in working with CSD
in getting this information. Contact
NAPOLS at 917 SW Oak, Suite 410, Port
land, OR 97205. 503223-9483.
Hardly a day goes by that the media
does not report some case of child
abuse. In 1986 there were over 2 mil
lion children in the U.S. who were re- .
ported physically injured, neglected,
or sexually or emotionally abused by
their parents or guardians. Over 1300
of these children died as a result of
the abuse.
Over $2 billion was spent responding
after bodies had been beaten, person
alities crushed, families shattered.
The best studies suggest this approach
is successful in preventing future
abuse less than half the time. Even as
families are in treatment, recurrence
of serious abuse and neglect occurs
over 30 of the time.
"If child abuse and neglect was a con
tagious disease, Oregon would be under
strict quarantine." Since 1971, 91,891
children have been identified as vic
tims of child maltreatment. And it is
likely that three times that number
remain unidentified without protection.
We now know that the physical and sex
ual abuse of children exists in every
community. We are beginning to realize
that it exists in places we'd never
suspect.
Behind closed doors, children may be
abused in families where secrecy is top
priority. Jobs may be at stake; social
prestige may be involved. Private
shame must not become public knowledge.
By combining the powerful elements of
the community, we are seeking to in
crease public awareness, in order to
establish constructive solutions to an
immense problem.
According to Oregon Revised Statute
418.750, "Any public or private offi
cial having reasonable cause to believe
that any child with whom the official
comes in contact in an official capac
ity has suffered abuse, or that any
person with whom the,, official comes in
contact in an official capacity has
abused a child shall report or cause a
report to be made..." Those public or
private officials include:
Physician, including any intern or
resident
Dentist
School employee
Licensed practical nurse or registered
nurse
Employee of the Department of Human
Resources, county health department,
community mental health program, a
county juvenile department, or a li
censed child-caring agency.
Peace officer
Psychologist
Clergyman
Social worker
Optometrist
Chiropractor
Certified provider of day care, foster
care, or an employee thereof
Attorney
Naturopathic physician
Any tribal member concerned that a
child they know may be being abused,
can report it to the Social Services
Department at 879-5253. Any reports or
referral are kept confidential. Let's
work together to stop child abuse in
any form within our community. We
don't want our children to become one
of these statistics.
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0.2 ALTERNATIVES TO WHACKING YOUR KID
1). Stop in your tracks. Step back.
Bit down.
2). Take five deep breaths. Inhale.
Exhale. Slowly, slowly.
3). Count to 10. Better yet, 20. Or
say the alphabet outloud.
4). Phone a friend. A relative. Even
che weather.
5). Still mad? Punch a pillow. Or
munch an apple.
6) . Thumb through a magazine, book,
newspaper, photo album.
7) . Do some sit-ups.
8) . Pick up a pencil and write down
Vour thoughts.
9). Take a hot bath. Or a cold shower.
fLO) . Lie down on the floor, or just put
our feet up.
11) . Put on your favorite record.
12) . Water your plants.
TAKE TIME OUT. DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON
tfOUR KID.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence in American Indian
and Alaskan Native Communities is the
theme for the 16th Annual Meeting of
the Associaton of American Indian Phy
sicians, July 26-29, 1987, at the
Sheraton Hotel in Spokane, WA. This
theme has been selected because of the
rising incidence of violence by Ameri
can Indians, most ofter carried out
against family members, relatives and
friends. The purpose of the meeting
will be to provide a forum for health
professionals to share findings of
their research and discuss plans for
dealing with this serious problem. For
more information, contact AAIP, 10013 S
Pennsylvania, Building G, Oklahoma
City, OK 73159, 405692-1202.