The Awo Taan Self Assessment Wheel© Training Manual

The Awo Taan Self Assessment
Wheel© Training Manual
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Presenters:
Josie Nepinak, Executive Director
Carolyn Woodroffe, Residential
Program Coordinator
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Introduction
History of Development
• Awo Taan Native Women’s Shelter – 1993
• Awo Taan Initial Assessment Wheel –
2003
• Aboriginal Framework Model – 2005
• Awo Taan Healing Lodge – 2007
• Awo Taan Self Assessment Wheel
Training Manual – 2007
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Elder Advisors
• Annie Bare Shin Bone (Blackfoot)
• Carolla Calf Robe (Blackfoot)
• Beryl Kootenay (Stoney)
• Andy Black Water (Blackfoot)
• Patrick Deranger (Dene)
• Florence Large (Cree)
• Tom Crane Bear (Blackfoot)
• Olive Manitopyes (Cree)
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Research
The training model was grounded in
research drawn from:
• Medicine Wheel models across North
America
• Family Resilience Research
• Strengths Perspective
• Aboriginal Conceptualizations of Healing
& Wellness
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Purpose/Value
The Awo Taan Self Assessment Wheel©
Training Manual was developed to benefit
service providers dedicated to working
with Aboriginal women in the promotion of
violence-free lifestyles and wholistic
wellness.
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Training Manual
Learning Objectives
The teachings will enhance counselors
capacity to:
1 Identify and articulate the various
components and meaning of the
Medicine Wheel.
2 Describe the differences between the
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual
aspects of wellness.
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3 Understand the value and benefits of
the assessment wheel.
4 Outline the assessment wheel process
and the benefits from its continued use.
5 Describe the steps in applying the Self
Assessment Wheel.
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6 Learn how to apply the Self Assessment
Wheel in developing goals and activities
to improve well being and to guide case
management best practices.
7 Learn about the value of the traditional
knowledge of Elders and the transfer of
that knowledge as sacred.
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Extent of the issue
• Among the most serious health problems
affecting Aboriginal people in decades,
since the Second world War are injuries
sustained as a result of accidents &
violence.
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Self Assessment Wheel Training
The Training Manual is presented in four parts
with two assumptions:
Assumption #1:
In mainstream society, the majority of shelter
professionals are non-Aboriginal and may
benefit from an Aboriginal perspective.
Assumption #2:
There is often a high turnover of shelter staff.
The manual provides a foundation for learning.
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Training Manual: Part I
• Provides an overview of family violence in
general with a focus on Aboriginal family
violence within an historical context of
colonization.
• This context further shapes how family
violence is defined and manifested.
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Training Manual: Part II
• Examines Aboriginal conceptualizations of
healing and wellness.
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Training Manual: Part III
• Provides detailed training on how to
incorporate the wheel as a practice tool.
• There are three sub-sections which
address unique populations:
1. Healing Lodge Shelter residents
2. Parent-Link Centre (resource centre)
3. Outreach Program (community based)
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Wellness Counselor’s Checklist
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Awo Taan Self Assessment Wheel©
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Pre Assessment example
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Post Assessment example
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Sample population of Client Pre & Post
Assessment Scores January - December 2010
Sample Client
Population
Physical Mental Spiritual Emotional
Person 1-pre 1 2 4 2
Person 1-post 3 3 4 3
Person 2-pre 2 2 1.5 1
Person 2-post 3.5 3 2 3
Person 3-pre 1 2 2 2
Person 3-post 2 2 2 3
Person 4-pre 2 2 1 2
Person 4-post 3 3 4 3
Person 5-pre 2 2 2 1.5
Person 5-post 3 3.5 3.5 3
Person 6-pre 2 3 1 1
Person 6-post 3 3 2 2
A few
comments from
ex-residents:
“…very supportive and
helpful”
“” I liked the
encouragement and
positive attitudes”
“Very insightful helpful
and empathetic”
“Helped me to find
solutions for future
living arrangements &
explored feeling about
personal situations”
Person 7-pre 2 2 1 3
Person 7-post 4 4 2 3
Person 8-pre 2 2 3 1
Person 8-post 2.5 3 3 2
Person 9-pre 2 3 4 2
Person 9-post 3 3 4 3
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Graph
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Training Manual: Part IV
• Provides information on the application of
the Self Assessment Wheel and the
dimensions of Well-Being:
Key Areas of Growth
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The Awo Taan Self Assessment
Wheel© Training Manual can be
purchased through Awo Taan Healing
Lodge Society.
To purchase a copy, please contact
Josie Nepinak at 405-531-1970 ext
202
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Thank You.
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