The Gya’ Wa’ Tlaab Healing Centre is honored to offer this holistic healing model approach to all First Nations, Inuit and other people of Canada who choose to attend our program which alternates between eight (8) and seven (7) week programs. This program can be defined as an assessment, orientation, and readiness phase to treatment for clients. The program utilizes the following correlated program resources to assist clients: Acu-Detox, Equine Therapy, Physical Fitness Instruction, Psycho-educational group facilitation, Mental Health Counselling, Methadone Prescribing Physician, Primary Care Physician, and Culturally Appropriate Ceremonies.

Program Rational

Our Vision of Service is one of a Holistic Model as an evidenced-based residential treatment program that is supported by a number of well defined beliefs, which include:

It is consistent with the public health approach.

There is an understanding that no single treatment is appropriate for      all individuals.

It is recognized that effective treatment attends to multiple needs of      the individual, not just his or her substance misuse.

It acknowledges that counselling (individual and/or group) and other     behavioural therapies are critical components of effective treatment     for addiction.

Primary Purpose

To teach clients that chemical dependency is a disease, and this disease causes physical, psychological, social and spiritual problems. And their total person is affected.

The Holistic Model of Recovery will inform and teach the clients to:

Be fully informed of the exact nature of the disease of addiction.

Have accurate information to recover from substance abuse and     addiction.

Objectively evaluate their own alcohol and drug use to see if they     have a substance abuse or addiction problem.

Take ownership of the information; they’ll need to apply it to      themselves, and then they’ll need to put what they’ve learned into      action.

Recognize that relapse is not an accident and some people fail to      recover because they do not understand their addiction and,      therefore, fail to do what is necessary to avoid relapse.

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Head Office
P.O. Box 1018
Haisla, B.C. V0T 2B0

P: 250.639.9817
F: 250.639.9815

Email: gyawatlaab@xplornet.ca

Funding Provided by: First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB)