NW Elders ECHO | June 11, 2024
Date of Presentation: June 11, 2024
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical Community
Program: Elders, Knowledge Holders and Culture Keepers
Keywords: #AI/AN #aian #elder abuse #elders #historical trauma #indigenous knowledge #indigenous ways #NW Elders #resilience #suicide #suicide assessment #suicide prevention #traditional indigenous knowledge #traditions #trauma
The Northwest Elders and Knowledge Keepers ECHO session took place on June 11, 2024. In this presentation, Barbara Franks (Tlingit) discusses “The Untold Stories Continue with Elder Abuse and Trauma “.
The faculty panel and staff members for this session of the Northwest Elders, Knowledge Holders, and Culture Keepers ECHO includes:
- Jesse Beers – Cultural Stewardship Manager for CTCLUSI
- Katie Hunsberger – Behavioral Health Aide Program Manager for NPAIHB
- Dolores Jimerson – Behavioral Health Education Director for NPAIHB
- Maleah Nore – NW Elders ECHO Faculty
- Jessica Rienstra – ECHO Case Manager for NPAIHB
- Marilyn Scott – Tribal Chair at Upper Skagit Tribe
- David Stephens – ECHO Clinic Director for NPAIHB
- Birdie Wermy – Behavioral Health Program Manager for NPAIHB
- Alison Whitemore – LCSW & RPT (Round Valley Indian Tribes)
Recording:
Presented by:
Barbara Franks
English name is Barbara Franks, my Tlingit name is Neech Tlaa, which means “Mother of the Shoreline.” I’m originally from Hoonah, Alaska but spent 30 years or so in Juneau.
Past Chairman of the Board for the Alaska Statewide Suicide Prevention Council as I fill the category of survivor, someone who lost a loved one to suicide. Also, a former member of the Alaska Board of Directors for NAMI, and the Alaska Psychiatric Institute. As a graduate of the University of Alaska, Anchorage, with an Associate Degree with emphasis on cultural diversity in Human Services that opened doors to share what steps I took to help me on my healing journey. After receiving permission from the Elders of the 12 Regional Corporations, it’s been my goal to share awareness in Alaska, I have clocked in 700,000 air miles as an employee of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and extensive work experience with Sealaska Corporation. I am a former trainer of several intervention models, safeTALK, ASIST, Survivor Voices, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Survivor Talking Circle and formerly a Level One for the international Critical Incident Stress Management Team for Alaska.
My self-care includes reading a variety of books but eventually, there will be a coping skill that I can use during my down time.
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Date added: June 13, 2024
