First Nations Community HealthSource has experienced many successes over the years. Its major success has been providing accessible, affordable and available health services to a growing population of underserved and unserved individuals and families including individuals experiencing homelessness. Other successes include:
Current OccupationDr. Parker is a tenured, Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine and the College of Nursing UNM Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine; Director of the Center for Native American Health UNM Health Sciences Center; and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs UNM School of Medicine. Her research includes American Indian pediatric obesity prevention, mental and behavioral health of incarcerated American Indian youth in NM, integrated health care (depression treatment in primary care), and historical trauma and tribal contemporary health.
Background InformationDr. Parker was born and raised on the Seneca Nation in Western New York. She is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation and moved to NM in 1991 to pursue her education. Dr. Parker received a nursing degree in 1993 and a doctoral degree in medical sociology in 2001. She has two sons, Thomas and Max, and is married to Marcello Maviglia, MD, MPH.
Personal StatementMy continuing interest in serving on the Board is about serving the community that I live in; working with FNCH leaders, staff, and patients to create a health care center that is culturally welcoming and that provides excellent clinical and holistic care; ensuring fiscal responsibility; and expanding the vision for health and health care that includes consideration of community connectedness and translation of the best health science into applied, local benefit.
Facilitator: Tess DBT Skills Group DBT stands for Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This group focuses on the various skill-based modules from DBT with an emphasis on Mindfulness. DBT was designed as a treatment that is very effective in treating emotional and behavioral dysregulation. Clients with histories of trauma, e , ...
Facilitator: Meghan M Art Therapy Group this an art therapy group that is open to the community. It is co-ed and held at the FNCH site called ANWHC where breakfast and lunch are served to the community daily Monday-Friday. This is an ancillary group and is usually recommended to clients with anxiety and/or depressive , ...
Facilitator: Kirsten Mindfulness/Chair Yoga this is a co-ed group designed to teach and integrate an daily Mindfulness practice based on the Mindfulness model from DBT. There is a mild physical component to the group utilizing chair yoga stretches, breathing techniques and progressive muscle relaxation to ensure Mind , ...
Facilitator: Candy Suboxone Support Group this is a closed group designed to support the recovery of clients enrolled in the FNCH Suboxone Maintenance Program. This is a co-ed group utilizing a process-oriented model of group therapy. Clients in this group are being prescribed suboxone by the FNCH Psychiatrist. These , ...
Facilitator: Ruth Substance Abuse Education Group this group is designed for clients with substance addictions in early-middle recovery. This group utilizes a CBT curriculum that focuses on early recovery and relapse prevention skills through psychoeducation. This is a co-ed group. Substance Group is an open group wi , ...
Facilitator: Kirsten Alcoholic Anonymous Meeting this is an anonymous, open community 12-step meeting that FNCH Truman hosts weekly. This meeting is open to the community for anyone struggling with addiction issues. Court referred clients may attend this group as part of court requirements to attend a community or 12 , ...
Facilitator: Gregory Mens Moral Reconation Therapy this is group is designed for men in early recovery or who are in precontemplation. The group utilizes the MRT Workbook and uses a group accountability model. Participants complete sections of the MRT Workbook then make presentations of their work to the group. Th , ...
Facilitator: Tess Early Recovery Group this group is designed for clients that are in the early phase of recovery from substance addiction. This group utilizes a CBT curriculum employing the use of psychoeducation and worksheets to teach and integrate early recovery skills. This is a co-ed group. Early Recovery Group , ...
Facilitator: Juliana Intensive Outpatient Groups (16 week program) The Intensive Outpatient Program encompasses at least 9 hours of group counseling and uses the Matrix Model Curriculum combined with culturally sensitive and co-occurring modalities like Dialectical Behavior Therapy interwoven to meet participant need , ...
Facilitator: Kirsten Veterans Recovery Group this group was designed for veterans (specifically Community Veterans Court participants). This group utilizes psychoeducation through a CBT model to teach early recovery and relapse prevention skills. To support the integrity of the group, please refer only veterans to th , ...