The first step you can take is to contact our office.
Gya'wa'tlaab Healing Centre Society
PO Box 1018
Haisla, BC V0T 2B0
Tel: (250)639-9817
Fax: (250)639-9815
Email: intake@gyawatlaab.ca
Following is a list of relevant information you need to know: (Adobe Reader required)
Gya’ Wa’ Tlaab Healing Centre offers an ALL-MALE EARLY RECOVERY/STABILIZATION PROGRAM. Intake schedule can be viewed below.
NOTES:
1. There are 4 programs this year rather than the usual five. Two of them are 15-week programs. One is and eight- week program and one is a six-week program.
2. OAT clients are welcome (Methadone/Suboxone/Naloxone/ etc.)
3. Mandated clients are welcome.
4. ‘Wet’ clients are welcome, however, those with acute symptoms of withdrawal must go through a medical detox before coming to treatment.
5. Graduation is on Wednesdays so that clients who are using public transportation have all day Thursday and Friday to travel home.
Public Transportation is:
o Air: Northwest Regional Airport in Terrace to/from Vancouver or Prince George and on to connecting flights in the province / country.
o VIA rail: to Prince Rupert on Thursday evenings.
o Northern Health Connector Bus: to/from Prince Rupert, and all points between Terrace and Prince George as well as limited trips to the lower mainland and north of Prince George.
o First Nations run bus – unknown schedule at this time.
Please talk to the Intake Worker at the number or email address cited above if you have questions or concerns about the programming.
2024 Client intake: (as of January 2, 2024)
| Length/Type | Intake Date | Grad Ceremony at 14:00 | Travel Home Day |
| Intake #1 8 week A&D - Adult male |
January 8, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 |
Intake #2 |
Mar 18, 2024 | June 26, 2024 | June 27, 2024 |
| Intake #3 15 week A&D - Adult male |
July 29, 2024 | October 23, 2024 | October 24, 2024 |
| Intake #4 6 week A&D - Adult male |
November 4, 2024 | December 11, 2024 | December 12, 2024 |
PDF Version of Adult Referral Application Package
Intake process:
The potential client will need to obtain a 'referral worker/counsellor' who will be available to work with them both 'pre' and 'post' treatment. Together they will fill out the intake package and then the client will need to go in for a medical examination and TB Testing which will require their physician to fill out a further section of their intake package.
When all is completed they send it in to our treatment centre, via fax, or email.
Our Intake Worker will then look through the package and see if everything is completed and looking for any obvious items that the Review Panel may flag. If there is anything out of order or incomplete, they will send it back to the Referral Worker in the form of a 'Confirmation of Receipt' that will note anything that needs further clarification or completion.
The Confirmation of Receipt will also provide the 'cut-off date' and 'time for the package to be completed' in order to be considered for the next Intake Program (this is 2 Wednesdays@ 14:00 before Intake Starting Date.)
The Referral Worker will continue to work with the Client until all those requirement have been met. After the Intake Worker has received in writing all the completed information, they will send the potential client's file to a Review Panel- (made up of 3 Program Counsellors) who will look the file over and deem whether this client would be a good fit for our Program at this time. They will give their findings to the Intake Worker, which may deem them to work further with the Referral Worker and Client to
clarify or add additional information.If all is accepted, at 'this time the Intake Worker will send out an acceptance letter to the Referral Worker with additional recommendations for the client to follow prior to attending treatment.
In the event that they were not accepted, the Intake Worker will draft a letter to the Referral Worker indicating this and giving reasons as to why this was the case. In the event that we have received the sufficient numbers of clients to fill our Program
quota, additional completed and approved client files will be placed on a waiting list to be called in the event that one or more of the accepted clients do not show for program.
Some of the common things that are flagged in the looking over the package might include:
• Incompletion of the Intake Package and/or the Medical portion of Intake Package
• Literacy concerns - It is necessary that the client be able to read and write and comprehend at a Grade 8 Level, as there is much reading that the clients are expected to do our their own, We do not want to further frustrate or set people up to fail if they are not able to do this.
• Legal Documentation not submitted - We require a copy of all Bail, Probation, Parole Orders, including knowledge of court dates and nature of charges.
"Dr. Griffith was most helpful in helping me a lot in my recovery and health"
"Dr. Griffith was extremely helpful....helped me to quit smoking, and when I had concerns about my health, she was there for me. Thank you, Dr. Griffith!"
"This program has opened my eyes to see things I didn't see before. The problems or challenges, even if they were handled wrong, were quickly resolved correctly and safely and in a healthy way. There was at no time I felt unsafe or threatened. Thanks to the staff for making this 6 weeks something I can look back and feel good about for coming here."
"I believe every staff member was prayed in - sought after - to be here. Each person on staff is dedicated, caring, kind - and show and live what they teach, and more! This is one dynamic team of people. I don't know how they got to be under one roof."
"I have learned a lot, and will take home some vital tools to my recovery. Thank you for my sobriety."
"I'll miss all the staff. You're all totally Awesome."
Gya’ Wa’ Tlaab – Haisla translation meaning “Helping Each Other”