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Mental Health Services

Mental Health Department Staff
Mental Health Counselor - Roy Ericksen, MFT, LADC

The Nevada Urban Indians, Inc. Mental Health Program provides culturally-sensitive counseling to the Urban Native American population and to the general population.  There is no cost for our services.  Nevada Urban Indians Inc. services the Reno and Carson City areas, as well as rural communities.   The Mental Health Program provides outpatient mental health services to individuals and families.

Services include:

Eligibility and Intake
Eligibility for the program at this time is not based on income.  Preference is given to Native Americans, but no one is turned away because of ethnicity.

The intake process involves an assessment done by the Community Liaison before an appointment is made for a session.

 Goals

Treatment Modality
Counseling  is based on Rogerian, Cognitive/Behavioral and Interpersonal therapies but draws from other methods and techniques as needed. Individual, couple, family, and group therapy as well as case management service is provided. Home visits for families suffering the loss of suicide are provided. “Phone sessions” are also provided for individuals too ill to leave their home. Parenting classes are held on an individual basis.

The Mental Health Program uses the Accu-Care System to record treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge plans. This provides uniformity to paperwork and files and has allowed information to be more freely shared among the N.U.I. coordinators.

Referrals
Referrals from the municipal courts, tribal agencies, parole and probation and other programs in the community provide a steady flow of clients.  The Mental Health Program also receives inter-agency referrals from Victims of Crimes Assistance, Community Health, Substance Abuse, and the Johnson O’Malley program.

Workshops
A culturally sensitive workshop on Stress, Depression, and Worry has been given to N.U.I. staff. This same workshop has been given twice to a self-help group at Washoe Medical Hospital.

Hours of service for Mental Health Counseling are:

Reno Office  
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Carson City Office
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