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Healing Plan Description
‘Aghelh Nebun CRF offers an Indigenous wellness and employment training program. The program is continuous intake which allows residents to arrive at any point or date. The Resident Healing Plan at ‘Aghelh Nebun takes five months to complete. Please note there is some flexibility in this as the majority of Work Releases are 120 days in length. The Resident Healing Plan is based on Medicine Wheel teachings and addresses the four components of the Medicine Wheel, the Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Components of each individual resident and how these relate to their healing and reintegration. The ‘Aghelh Nebun Resident Healing Plan is designed to be completed within five months. The employment training, paid employment, cultural work, CSC programs, and TARP program are all designed to be completed in approximately four months. For residents on community release, the fifth month is a transition period to move on to the community, either in the general community or at Activator CRF. This period of transition needs to be supported by the Parole Officer and is based on resident progress and completion of the Resident Healing Plan. This month allows for a gradual transition for the offender to move to an urban setting while still maintaining the supports established at ‘Aghelh Nebun. For those residents who are transferring to another community or returning to an institution on a Work Release, there is the same expectation of a completed Healing Plan. If there is ongoing employment available at 'Aghelh Nebun and the resident wishes to stay longer, or the supervising parole officer feels an extended stay is required to manage risk, a resident may be to remain at 'Aghelh Nebun past five months for an extended residency. CSC Programs
CSC offers programming at ‘Aghelh Nebun on a weekly basis. A Program Officer from Prince George Parole travels to the camp on Wednesday each week to deliver CSC mandated programming. |
Cultural Activities
‘Aghelh Nebun is privileged to have the support and guidance of three local community Elders who each attend camp on a weekly basis, on separate days. There are two Talking Circles per week which all residents are expected to attend. Talking Circle take place on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 0900 and are facilitated by an Elder. On-duty staff and in-camp residents all attend the talking circles which take place in our on-site Round House. A sweat lodge ceremony is facilitated by a local Elder twice per month and all residents are expected to participate in the sweat lodge day in some capacity, either by direct attendance or assisting the Elder, working the lodge door, preparing the feast, etc. In addition to the formal talking circles and sweat lodge, Elders are also in the camp three times a week, offering one to one resident/Elder counseling when and where needed. Each resident completes a regular CRF intake upon arrival and then meets, within a week of their arrival, in the Round House individually with an Elder and the Camp Manager to commit to their stay at ‘Aghelh Nebun and to their Resident Healing Plan. Work to Give Program
In addition to paid employment, all residents are expected to participate in the CSC founded “Work to Give” program at a minimum of 4 hours a week. This volunteer program is designed to build volunteer hours to be included on a resume and “give back” to the community. The “Work to Give” program operates such activities as building drum frames for local community agencies to use, providing firewood for those in need in the local community and many more community building type activities. These volunteer hours are recorded on the resident’s payroll time sheet in addition to regular work hours. |
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Community Functioning
Each resident works with their assigned CRF case worker at ‘Aghelh Nebun, and with the assistance of the ACLO, to obtain documentation and identification necessary to function in the community. This includes basic identification, health card, birth certificate, bank account, status card (if relevant), drivers licence, and educational certificates. These are classified in to a “need” to do, such as a health card, and a “nice” to do, such as a drivers licence. Each resident is required to have all “need” identification prior to the end of their five month stay at ‘Aghelh Nebun. As residents earn money while at the facility, each resident is expected to save $1000 upon completion of their five month stay and to have it saved in their bank account.
Each resident works with their assigned CRF case worker at ‘Aghelh Nebun, and with the assistance of the ACLO, to obtain documentation and identification necessary to function in the community. This includes basic identification, health card, birth certificate, bank account, status card (if relevant), drivers licence, and educational certificates. These are classified in to a “need” to do, such as a health card, and a “nice” to do, such as a drivers licence. Each resident is required to have all “need” identification prior to the end of their five month stay at ‘Aghelh Nebun. As residents earn money while at the facility, each resident is expected to save $1000 upon completion of their five month stay and to have it saved in their bank account.
Site Specific Protocols
All residents must abide by a common boundary while at 'Aghelh Nebun. This boundary is designated as the cleared area on which the buildings sit in addition to the sweat lodge and cultural grounds. This area is identified by a posted map in the main building of ‘Aghelh Nebun for all residents to access. The boundaries are marked by flagging paint to distinguish any unclear paths or areas to indicate out of bounds. An aerial map of these established boundaries of the CRF is supplied to residents at intake, including an explanation of the boundary flags. Residents who are on a Work Release or Unescorted Temporary Absence will not have access to the wilderness surrounding the CRF and must abide by the established boundaries at all times, unless they are accompanied by a staff member. With this escort, the offender is limited to travel up to a 15 km radius from the CRF.
All residents must abide by a common boundary while at 'Aghelh Nebun. This boundary is designated as the cleared area on which the buildings sit in addition to the sweat lodge and cultural grounds. This area is identified by a posted map in the main building of ‘Aghelh Nebun for all residents to access. The boundaries are marked by flagging paint to distinguish any unclear paths or areas to indicate out of bounds. An aerial map of these established boundaries of the CRF is supplied to residents at intake, including an explanation of the boundary flags. Residents who are on a Work Release or Unescorted Temporary Absence will not have access to the wilderness surrounding the CRF and must abide by the established boundaries at all times, unless they are accompanied by a staff member. With this escort, the offender is limited to travel up to a 15 km radius from the CRF.
Trauma, Addiction, and Recovery Program (TARP)
In addition to our regular Indigenous cultural activities and work with Elders, ‘Aghelh Nebun has an in-house mental health professional, Rob Ziegler, who attends camp once a week. TARP is run every Monday morning after Talking Circle and is an educational session for all residents on issues such as trauma resolution, communication, substance misuse, emotional regulation, and relationships. This program is not group therapy but is designed for residents to educate themselves on the above issues and enable them to follow up with one-on-one sessions on Monday afternoons. Rob Ziegler is a certified mental health professional and substance abuse counselor. One-on-one substance abuse programming sessions targeting individual needs is also available. This one-on-one program is 12 sessions long and the individual resident would be required once a week, completing the TARP substance abuse component in twelve weeks time.
In addition to our regular Indigenous cultural activities and work with Elders, ‘Aghelh Nebun has an in-house mental health professional, Rob Ziegler, who attends camp once a week. TARP is run every Monday morning after Talking Circle and is an educational session for all residents on issues such as trauma resolution, communication, substance misuse, emotional regulation, and relationships. This program is not group therapy but is designed for residents to educate themselves on the above issues and enable them to follow up with one-on-one sessions on Monday afternoons. Rob Ziegler is a certified mental health professional and substance abuse counselor. One-on-one substance abuse programming sessions targeting individual needs is also available. This one-on-one program is 12 sessions long and the individual resident would be required once a week, completing the TARP substance abuse component in twelve weeks time.
