Kevin Foley, Clinical Director

The goal of the Clinical and Intervention Department is to create a healing system with a seamless culturally supporting and congruent ethical, humanistic and professional continuum of care for our clients/relatives from public intoxication to responsible independent living according to the Beauty Way or the Good Red Road.

NCI recognizes there is a clash between Western and American Indian world-views in delivering behavioral health services and makes a conscious effort to resolve the clashes/tensions for the benefit of our clients/relatives.  Because we are funded by state and federal dollars, we have accepted and adapted Western standards of delivering behavioral health care in a culturally, congruent manner.  A patient placement criterion is used according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) to place clients/relatives in the appropriate level of care.  However, NCI also has traditional practitioners to conduct sweat lodge ceremonies and other traditional interventions to facilitate the healing process from alcohol and drugs.

NCI provides a large range of care for individuals brought in from the streets of Gallup due to public intoxication (protective custody) from social model detoxification to protective custody intervention, to the First Step 15 day program treatment services to Hinaah Bit'sos (Eagle Plume) Society and Tsaa Bee Na' Nitin (Basket Teachings) (56 day) residential treatment to Ke' Na Hasglii outpatient services.

High Risk

Behavioral Health Technicians

PC Intervention

Outpatient

HBS/TNT

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