SCF’s original Tribal Doctors are Rita Blumenstein and Lisa Dolchok. Tribal Doctors have their own specialties, based on their experience. SCF implements an internal qualification process with heavy consultation with community Elders. SCF does require a Tribal Doctor applicant to have a personal or family history of practicing traditional healing and to meet with SCF’s:
If the applicant is approved by SCF’s President/CEO, the applicant completes an apprenticeship with the Tribal Doctors and a certification by the Traditional Healing Elder Council.
Traditional Healing services are available to customer-owners by referral from a primary care provider.
Services provided at SCF Traditional Healing include:
SCF Traditional Healing has intentionally stayed away from prescribing traditional plants as medicine. Rather, Tribal Doctors may provide recommendations for traditional medicine, but customer-owners must discuss those recommendations with their primary care provider to ensure the traditional medicine is compatible with any other medications the customer-owner may be taking.