July - Labette Center for Mental Health Services

Company Newsletter
July 2016
Volume 10 Issue 7
Editor: Monica M. Simpson
“An Evening of Recovery”
Labette Center’s 4th Annual Recovery Month Event
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on our annual Recovery Month Event!
Mike Veny, founder of TransformingStigma.Com, is a sought after mental health
stigma expert, keynote speaker, and professional drummer. He delivers entertaining, engaging, and educational experiences to conferences and events throughout the
world.
Our Families
Our Stories
Our Recovery
www.lcmhs.com
After suffering from a devastating mental health breakdown in August of 2011, Mike made the decision to use his speaking and drumming skills to serve others. As a person who painfully struggles with mental health challenges every day, he
is committed to transforming the stigma surrounding m
ental health.
Mike discovered his path as a speaker through convincing the staff at a psychiatric hospitals to discharge him 3 times
during his childhood. In addition to being hospitalized as a child, he was expelled from 3 schools, attempted suicide, and
was medicated in attempts to reduce his emotional instability and behavioral outbursts. By the fifth grade, Mike was put
in a special education class. Aside from getting more individualized attention from the teacher, he learned that pencil
erasers make a great sound when tapped on a desk. He had no idea that drumming would become his career or his path
to recovery.
Today Mike is fiercely committed to the idea that transforming the stigma into strength starts with people taking an honest look at themselves. His core message is “Stigma starts with
shame. Shame leads to silence. Silence leads to self-destructive
behavior and suicide”.
For more information on Mike Veny, visit: http://www.transformingstigma.com/meet-mike-veny
Year 7 Wellness Program Kick-Off
It’s time for the Year 7 Wellness Program Kick Off event! The Kick
Off event will be held this year on July 27th from 7:30am - 10:30am
with a free health screening to all staff. Staff from Labette Health
will be here at the main building in the multipurpose room to conduct the screening. The results of the screening will provide you
with an assessment of your height, weight, body composition, blood
pressure, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides,
and HbA1C for diabetes. Labette Center’s Wellness Program materials will be available the morning of the health screening for those
participating employees.
Participation in the Wellness Program is voluntary. The Wellness
Program is avaible to all employees who have Labette Center’s
Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance. However, the Health
Screening is open to ALL employees. Eligible employees for the
Wellness Program that participate in the Health Screening will receive a $50.00 incentive in the form of a H.S.A contribution or cash.
Everyone is encouraged to participate and take advantage of this
wonderful benefit!! For questions and information about the Kick
Off event, contact Natasha Purcell, Human Resources.
Company Olympics!
It’s almost time again to start preparing for the annual Company
Olympics! Company Olympics is put on each year by the Parsons Recreation Commission as an effort to build relationships between companies and organizations in the community through fun,
friendly competition. This year’s Company Olympics will take place
between Sunday July 31st and Thursday August 4th.
As more information about this year’s Company Olympics becomes
available it will be distributed to employees through babble, email
and on the employee section of the website. Please be reminded that
the employee section of the website cannot be accessed directly from
the main website. Below is the link for the employee page. Feel free
to save this link in your favorites list in order to be able to have easy
access to information.
Once again this year, the Center will be using
the design for our annual Recovery Month
Event to wear for Company Olympics.
Each employee of the Center will receive
a Recovery Month shirt. Any employee
who would like to purchase a shirt for a family member, friend or just to have an extra may
do so at a cost of $6.00 per shirt. (Price may vary
depending on quanity of shirts order.)
Here’s to another great year of Company Olympics!!!
Employee Website Link:
http://www.lcmhs.com/employee-information.html
Satisfaction Committee Begins
work on Employee Picnic
The Employee Satisfaction Committee will be
working on plans for the employee appreciation
picnic. This year’s picnic will be held on Saturday September 10th. The committee will work
towards gaining information and ideas to create
an event that all can enjoy. Any employee with
ideas and/or thoughts on what they would like
to see take place for this year’s employee picnic
should contact a member of the employee satisfaction committee. Members of the committee are: Liz Davis - Psychosocial, Lisa Morse Business Office, Virginia Standley- CBS, Jessica
Ramsey- Out Patient, Nancy Dorsey- Medical
Office, Bert Queen- CSS. We are looking forward to another great picnic!
LCMHS Staff Working with
Youth Crisis Shelter to Help Kids
LCMHS staff are working with employees at the
Youth Crisis Shelter located in Parsons to provide
trainings and various issues youth may face. The
partnership that has been created with the Youth
Crisis Shelter has the goal of improving treatment
and care for the youth who live at the Shelter and
face struggles of being in the foster care system.
Trainings that have occurred so far are:
Childhood/Adolescent Sexuality Issues, presented by Beth Engels, LMSW on June 16th.
Child/Adolescent Psychopathology, presented by
Sally Clay, LPC on June 23rd.
Child /Adolescent Development, presented by
Jeanne McCallum, LCPC on June 23rd.
Upcoming trianings:
Substance Use Disorders, presented by Mark
Mikel, LSCSW, LCAC on July 7th.
Trauma Based Informed Care, presented by Margo Moore, LPC on July 7th.
Labette Center is pleased to be able to provide
this service to the Youth Crisis Shelter and look
for more collaborative efforts to come in the future!
New Employees!
Labette Center for Mental Health Services is pleased to welcome Jordan Reitz to
our Center! Jordan was hired on June 7th,
2016 and will be working in the children’s
psychosocial program. Jordan is a 2016
graduate of Oswego High School and
will be attending Independence Community College on an art scholarship. In
her spare time she enjoys working on her
artwork and spending time with friends.
Welcome to Labette Center Jordan!
Labette Center would like to welcome
Ashley Koger to our staff! Ashley began
working at the Center on June 7th in the
children’s psychosocial department. After graduating from Labette County High
School in 2004, Ashley attended Labette
Community College where she received
her Associates in physical education with
a minor in athletic training in 2006. Currently she is a substitute teacher in USD
districts 101, 506, and 503. Ashley enjoys
sports of all kinds and being outdoors. As a single parent of
an active four year old, she has taken great pleasure in watching as her daughter begins to play sports and be active outdoors. Welcome to Labette Center Ashley!
Labette Center would like to welcome
Susan Baker to our staff! Susan began
working at the Center on June 9th, 2016
as adult attendant care staff. Originally
from Miami, OK, she received her associate’s degree in nursing from Northeastern
Oklahoma A&M College in 2010. Susan
enjoys spending time with her husband
and their adult daughter. Additionally,
she and her husband enjoy spending time
in the yard with their numerous animals,
including ducks and chickens. Welcome to Labette Center
Susan!
Labette Center would like to welcome
Laura Gilliland to our staff! Laura began
working at Labette Center on June 9th,
2016 as adult attendant care staff. Raised
in Labette County, Laura graduated from
Oswego High School and is currently attending Labette Community College. She
is studying to obtain a degree to become
a pediatric oncology nurse. Laura enjoys spending time with her one year old
daughter and volunteering. She spends
time teaching the kid’s church at the Oswego Assembly of
God church. Welcome to Labette Center Laura!
Labette Center would like to welcome
Leslie Hines to our staff! Leslie began
working at the Center on June 13th and
will be a case manager in the children’s
department. With an Associate’s degree
in psychology and a Bachelor’s degree
in Social work, Leslie has experience
as in child welfare as a case manager,
in mental health, and in corrections.
In her free time, Leslie enjoys spending
quality time with family. Welcome to
Labette Center Leslie!
Labette Center would like to welcome
Cheryl Hazen to our staff! Cheryl began
working at Labette Center on June 16th.
She will be working in the adult program
providing attendant care services. A Parsons native, Cheryl has studied business
administration and was previously an
EMT. She enjoys animals, watching deer,
going on nature walks, fishing, horseback riding and gardening. Welcome to
Labette Center Cheryl!
Silver Dollar City
Renews Discount Program for 2016
Great news everyone! Our company rates for Silver Dollar City have been renewed!
The code has remained the same and is 25712. To utilize this code and receive a 15% discount on tickets, go to
http://store.silverdollarcity.com. Additionally, if persons
want to upgrade their ticket to a season pass their will be a
$10.00 discount. This is more than a 20% discount! The
normal upgrade cost is $45.00 but by using the Center’s
code, it will only cost $35.00 to upgrade to a season pass!
New Moon
July 4th
First Quarter
July 11th
Full Moon
July 19th
Last Quarter
July 26th
Our Vision ~ Provide the highest quality of comprehensive services to empower the people and communities of
Labette County. We envision fulfilling and meaningful
lives for those we serve.
Our Mission ~ Create hope and opportunities for life
change by providing education, support, consultation and
therapeutic behavioral health services to the people and
communities of Labette County.
Shared Leave Donation
July 1st markes the second of two donation times throughout the
year for employees to be able to donate accured vaction time. Per
the Center’s Shared Leave Policy, employees may donate accumulated vacation hours to a bank for distributuion to aid another
employee who is experience a life-therening or catastrophic illness
or injury.
Birthdays:
Rebekah WellsJuly 15th
Children’s Case Manager
Colton Richards
July 23rd
Children’s Case Manager
Rebecca Gray
Crisis Therapist
July 26th
Sally Clay
Therapist
July 29th
Donations to the Shared Leave bank are completely voluntary. For
question about his program contact Natasha Purcell, Human Resources Coordinator. (Shared Leave donation form included with
newseltter.)
New Arrival!
Andrea Geiger, Billing Clerk, and her husband Adam Geiger welcomed a new daughter, Lillian Nicole Geiger. Lillian was born at
12:56am on June 27th. She weighed 8lbs 2oz and was 20 1/2 inches
long. Congratulations on the new addition to your family Andrea
and Adam!!!
Guiding Good Choices
This course runs for a total of five weeks and is held in the multipurpose room of the main building. No class will be held on July
4th so the last day of class for the current session will be held on July
11th. The cost is offered to residents of Labette County free of cost
and dinner is provided to attendees.
For more information about the Guiding Good Choices group contact Renee Roberts.
Active Parenting of Teens
Ari Haviland
July 7th
Peer Support
2yrs
The next Active Parenting class will begin on Monday July 25th and
run for six weeks, ending on August 29th. This course will be held
in the multipurpose room of the main building. The cost is offered
to residents of Labette County free of cost and dinner is provided to
attendees.
Jessica Ramsey
Therapist
11yrs
For more information about the Guiding Good Choices group contact Renee Roberts.
Monica Simpson
July 19th
Administrative Assistant
12yrs
Have You Heard About
Mental Health First Aid?
Mark Gardner
July 23rd
A/D Counselor
9yrs
Anniversaries:
July 18th
Nikkii Rosenstiel
July 28th
13yrs
Children’s Community Based Services
Coordinator
Employees who are interested in taking either the adult or youth
version of the Mental Health First course can contact their direct
supervisor to discuss options for taking this amazing course. The
next youth training will be held on August 11th. The next adult
trainings will be held October 3rd. More courses will be scheduled
soon to provide opportunities to be trained. Mental Health First
Aid is worth continuing education credits for most licensures and
certifications.
Staff Attends Gambling Conference
diction Counselors in Kansas.
Misti Mustain, Director of Clinical Services,
and Mark Mikel, therapist, attended the 2016
MCPGSA Gambling
Conference,
Crossroads of Change. The
three day conference
was held in Kansas
City and marks the
13th year being available for Gambling Ad-
MCPGSA is a committee comprised of addiction specialists, problem
gambling program coordinators and organizations throughout a fivestate region that includes
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Mustain and Mikel attended the conference through the use of scholarships provided by KDADS (Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services). Attending the conference and education
session provides further professional development and opportunities to network with regional and national providers.
Labette Center is proud to have two certified gambling addiction counselors on staff. If you or someone you know is
suffering from a gambling addiction, please call our office
today! Help is available to cover cost of gambling treatment
for individuals dealing with this form of addiction and/or
their family members. Call TODAY! 620-421-3770 or 800303-3770 or visit our website at www.lcmhs.com
July is . . . .
2
Made In The USA Day: 2
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
World UFO Day: 2
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Stay Out Of The Sun Day; 3
Dog Days (7/3 to 8/11)
Superman Day: 3
Family Golf Month
Boom Box Parade Day: 4
Independent Retailer Month
Fourth of July or Independence Day: 4
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Indivisible Day: 4
National Blueberries Month
Fried Chicken Day: 6
National Child-Centered Divorce
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day: 6
Month
Chocolate Day: 7
National Cord Blood Awareness
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together
Month
Day: 7
National “Doghouse Repairs” Month Global Forgiveness Day: 7
National Grilling Month
Tell The Truth Day: 7
National Honey Month
Coca Cola Day: 8
National Ice Cream Month
Collector Car Appreciation Day: 8
National Horseradish Month
Taos Pueblo Pow Wow: 8-10
National Hot Dog Month
Bald Is In: 9
National Make A Difference to Chil- Body Painting Day: 9
dren Month
Carver Day: 9
National Parks & Recreation Month
Grange Day: 9
National Vacation Rental Month
Don’t Step On A Bee Day: 10
National Wheelchair Beautification
Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day: 10
Month
Cheer Up The Lonely Day: 11
Sandwich Generation Month
International Town Criers Day: 11
Smart Irrigation Month
National Rainier Cherries Day: 11
Social Wellness Month
Slurpee Day or 7-11’s Birthday: 11
Tour de France Month (2-24)
World Population Day: 11
Wheat Month
Night of Nights: 12
Women’s Motorcycle Month
Simplicity Day: 12
Beans and Bacon Days: 6/30-7/4
Embrace Your Geekness Day: 13
National Tom Sawyer Days: 1-4
National French Fries Day: 13
Rosewell UFO Days: 1-4
World Cup Soccer Day: 13
National Unassisted Homebirth Week: National Macaroni and Cheese Day:
1-7
14
Freedom Week: 4-10
Shark Awareness Day: 14
National Ventriloquism Week: 13-16 Be A Dork Day: 15
Everybody Deserves A Massage Week: Gummi Worm Day: 15
17-23
National Give Something Away Day:
National Zoo Keeper Week: 17-23
15
National Baby Food Week: 20-23
National Pet Fire Safety Day: 15
Comic Con International: 20-24
Celebration of The Horse Day: 16-17
Hemingway Look-alike Days: 21-24 Disneyland Day: 17
National Moth Week: 23-31
National Ice Cream Day: 17
Garlic Days: 29-31
Global Hug Your Kid Day: 18
World Lumberjack Championships:
International Cake Day: 20
29-31
Moon Day: 20
Second Half of The Year Day: 1
Space Exploration Day: 20
U.S. Postage Stamp Day: 1
National Lollipop Day: 20
Zip Code Day: 1
Gorgeous Grandma Day: 23
Hop A Park Day: 2
National Day of the Cowboy : 23
I Forgot Day: 2
National Hot Dog Day: 23
International Cherry Pit Spitting Day: Aunties Day: 24
Cousins Day: 24
National Drive-Thru Day: 24
Tell An Old Joke Day: 24
Carousel Day or Merry-Go-Round
Day: 25
Take Your Houseplant For A Walk
Day: 27
Walk on Stilts Day: 27
Lumberjack Day: 28
National Chili Dog Day: 28
National Milk Chocolate Day: 28
National Refreshment Day: 28
Lasagna Day: 29
Rain Day: 29
System Administrator Appreciation
Day: 29
Cheesecake Day: 30
Father-In-Law Day: 30
Friendship Day: 30
Health Care Now! Medicare’s Birthday: 30
National Dance Day: 30
National Support Public Education
Day: 30
Paperback Book Day: 30
World Day Against Trafficking in
Persons: 30
World Ranger Day: 31
NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is the largest grassroots non-profit organization, founded in 1979. We are dedicated to provide
support, advocacy, and education to individuals living with mental illness and their families. We are
America’s voice on mental illness & have Affiliates and Support Groups located in every state.
We have had several members of the Parsons’ community visit our group in Pittsburg and we want to
address the need for a NAMI Support Group in Parsons. Please join us to find more information about
this Support Group forming in Parsons. This group will be open to all persons age 18 and over who
deal with mental illness, their families, and friends.
When: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 5:00 - 6:30pm
Where: @ Labette Center for Mental Health Services, 1730 Belmont, Parsons
Community room, enter through the west door on 18th St.
(temperatures may vary in this room, suggest wearing layers)
For questions or more information please call our Message Phone: 620-240-3740!
Or E-mail: [email protected].
Check our web: www.namikansas.org or www.nami.org & our NAMI Southeast Kansas Facebook page
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
We provide Hope for Recovery!
Shared Leave Program
Leave Donation Form
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Employee Full Name
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I wish to donate ______ hours of vacation leave (full hour increments, 40 hour maximum per year
donation) to use as part of the Shared Leave Program.
An employee who donates leave must retain a total of 40 hours of leave in his/her accrued vacation
balance.
I agree that my donation is strictly voluntary. I agree that the hours to be transferred have already been
accrued. I agree that after my leave donation has been charged against my balance, it is irrevocable
and cannot be withdrawn.
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