Upcoming Events

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To register for these events, contact Brandy Beer at 1-800-362-0180 ext. 6443 or 316-284-6443.


+	Capabilities Awareness Profile© & Perceived Competence of Functioning Inventory© Outcomes Certification Training

• June 11-12, 2009 (Newton, KS) • September 21-22, 2009 (Wichita, KS) • December 3-4, 2009 (Newton, KS) Designed for trainers, consultants, therapists, facilitators, program directors, researchers and nurses, Prairie View’s CAP/PCFI Outcomes Certification Training will help you understand, measure and develop social-emotional competencies. Our two-day training session will provide you with the knowledge you need to pinpoint areas of strength and weakness in your programs as well as reliable information to guide performance 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Prairie View at Legacy Park 9333 E. 21st St. North Wichita, KS Lunch is on your own. Learning Objectives and Anticipated Outcomes: Define emotional intelligence and relevant research. Describe self-efficacy, including mechanisms of change and implications for human performance and behavior. Discuss the theory and research behind the CAP and PCFI. Explain the psychometric properties of the CAP and PCFI. Describe ethical and appropriate applications of the CAP and PCFI. Demonstrate ability to interpret CAP and PCFI outcomes. Suggest ways to incorporate CAP and PCFI into your work. Successfully pass an examination of core competencies. This training is sponsored by the Prairie View Learning Institute which is: Approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education credit for psychologists. The Prairie View Learning Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content Approved by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board for continuing education for social workers. (BSRB approval #02-014). Approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This workshop offering is approved for contact hours applicable for RN, LPN or LMHT relicensure. Number of contact hours for each workshop is listed above. (Kansas Provider #LT0020-0949). Capabilities Awareness Profile and CAP© are copyrighted trademarks of Prairie View, Inc. All rights reserved 2002. Unauthorized use prohibited. Perceived Competence of Functioning Inventory and PCFI© are copyrighted trademarks of Prairie View, Inc. All rights reserved 1994. Unauthorized use prohibited.

+	Food for Thought: Jacki Lyden

• April 14, 2008, Hutchinson and Newton Brochure Jacki Lyden currently hosts National Public Radio’s “Weekend All Things Considered,” and has garnered several awards for her work telling stories of ordinary people in less-than-hopeful circumstances. Traveling into the hostility of the first Gulf War, the Middle East and the war in Afghanistan, Lyden has reported captivating stories of innocent civilians, minorities and others caught in the middle of the fighting. Her work has been used as a teaching tool in the US Army and Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights. She continues to tell the stories of ordinary people through her written work about America’s prisons, the individual in society and her current online series, “The Secret Lives of Girls Around the World,” is produced in collaboration with the San Francisco-based Kitchen Sisters. The New York Times has compared her own story, Daughter of the Queen of Sheba, to classics such as Angela’s Ashes and The Liar’s Club. Daughter is a memoir recounting the life-long experience of her mother’s mental illness. It will be on sale and available for signing at both programs. Locations and times are as follows: 11:30 a.m. Hutchinson Town Club, 200 E. Sherman, Hutchinson 6:00 p.m. Prairie View Recreation Center, 1901 E. First Street, Newton A meal will be served during the first half-hour. Registration is due by Thursday, April 9. Tickets are $15. For more information about this event, or to register, contact Brandy Beer at 1-800-362-0180 ext. 6443 or 316-284-6443. This event is sponsored by Radio Kansas.
+	Process Mentoring Seminar®

• April 13, 2009 Students will learn what makes them tick, how to value different perspectives, communicate effectively, and to be a role model in this Process Mentoring® PCM seminar. Anyone can be a leader with the right tools. We look forward to working with the youth of our community. 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. McKinley Administration Building (Board Room) 308 E. First St Newton, KS Lunch is provided. Each participant will receive a personality profile, workbook and personal action plan. Limited to youth ages 13-19. Twelve full-paid scholarships are available per seminar. If you don’t meet the criteria for the grant scholarship, you may attend for $50. Ryan Kopper is a licensed and certified independent distributor of the Process Communication Model and all materials related thereto, which are the proprietary rights of Kahler Communications, Inc. The Kahler Communication name is used by express permission and this person, entity, or firm is otherwise not associated with, nor owned, in whole or part, or controlled or managed by Kahler Communications, Inc.

+	Process Parenting Seminar®

• July 24, 2009 A Process Parenting® seminar for parents, grandparents and caregivers who want to learn new skills to connect, motivate and reduce conflict with the youth in their lives. Learn new ideas, network and share what’s working for you! 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. McKinley Administration Building (Board Room) 308 E. First St Newton, KS Lunch is on your own. Each participant will receive a personality profile, workbook and personal action plan. Twelve full-paid scholarships are available. To see if you qualify, call Brandy at 316-284-6443. If you don’t meet the criteria for the grant scholarship, you may attend for $99. Ryan Kopper is a licensed and certified independent distributor of the Process Communication Model and all materials related thereto, which are the proprietary rights of Kahler Communications, Inc. The Kahler Communication name is used by express permission and this person, entity, or firm is otherwise not associated with, nor owned, in whole or part, or controlled or managed by Kahler Communications, Inc.

Prairie View is the exclusive KWCH-TV Health Source partner for behavioral and mental health.