NEWhorizons

January 2015

Labette Center calls for Nominations for the

Fifth Annual Care and Compassion Awards
Labette Center for Mental Health Services (LCMHS)
is asking for nominations for the fifth annual Care and
Compassion Awards. The Care and Compassion Awards
recognize those in the Labette County community and
LCMHS staff members who routinely go above and beyond to show care and compassion to others.
Nominees can be anyone in the Labette County community, including employees of LCMHS, who have gone
above and beyond to show care and compassion to others, LCMHS Executive
Director Matthew Atteberry said. This person does not necessarily have to be
someone who volunteers for a lot of different things, but someone who is extraordinarily caring and routinely demonstrates compassion towards others.
Community members and LCMHS staff may submit entries. All entries must
have the name of the person being nominated, an address and if possible a phone
number. It is also helpful to include the name and phone number for the person
who is submitting the nomination. A detailed description of why the person is being nominated must also be included. For more details on submitting an entry for
the award, individuals can visit Labette Centers website at www.lcmhs.com or on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/LCMHS, or call Monica Simpson at 620-4213770 or 800-303-3770, email monica@lcmhs.com. Be sure to like the Centers
Facebook page to receive updates and information about the Care and Compassion Awards.
The deadline for entries is 5 pm February 20th, 2015. Entries will then be reviewed, judged, and Award winners chosen by February 28th. Award winners will
be officially announced during the annual Care and Compassion Awards Banquet.
Entries can be mailed to, or dropped off at Labette Center for Mental Health Services, PO Box 258, 1730 Belmont, Parsons, KS 67357, attention: Monica Simpson. All mailed entries should have CCAB on the envelope. Entries may also
be submitted through our website, www.lcmhs.com or our Facebook page.
For more information about Labette Center for Mental Health Services
call 620-421-3770, check out our website at www.lcmhs.com, or follow
us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter!
Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they
remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.
M. Scott Peck

Employee Receives Award

Check out our new LOOK!

Kansas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) office, honored Sandra Dickerson with
Labette Center for Mental Health Services with a Patriot Award in
recognition of extraordinary support of her employee serving in the
United States Navy Reserve.

Our new website is officially available! go to www.lcmhs.

com to check it out! New features on our redesigned website include Pay Your Bill online, contact forms to send
questions and comments, nominate your HERO for our
upcoming Care and Compassion Awards online, register
for Mental Health First Aid online, and much more! The
new design offers easier use and an updated look. PLUS
- we went mobile as well!! Check us out on your smart
phone or tablet and youll see a stream line, mobile ready,
version of our website!

Sandra Dickerson was nominated for being highly supportive of the

United States Navy Reserve by her Reserve Component employee,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea N. Geiger.
In Geigers nomination of Dickerson she stated, Sandra Dickerson goes out of her way to accommodate time off for my military
duties. Not only does she take on my job responsibilities, but she
calls to check on my family and me several times a week while I
am gone. She offers her support with anything my family might
need. Sandra is one of the best supervisors because she genuinely
cares for her subordinates. Coming from a military family herself,
she thoroughly understands the demands and responsibilities of the
Armed Forces and is more than willing to work around my schedule. For more information about his award, visit: http://www.
esgr.mil/News-Events/ESGR-In-The-News.aspx

As with all changes, we appreciate your patience as we

get these new and exciting features up and going! Heres
to 2015!

Pictured L R: Lt. Cmdr. Scott Hatch, Kansas ESGR Volunteer, Joe Burke, Sandra
Dickerson, Mason Geiger, Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea N. Geige and Adam Geiger.

Lead Your Health Workshop

LCMHS is hosting a "Lead Your Health, Living with a Chronic
condition" workshop! Trinette Vance, Health Home Care Coordinator, and Deb Williams, MHA, MMPA, will present this exciting workshop geared to help individuals learn how to manage
their health needs. This program, which is a six week workshop,
will begin on Wednesday January 21st and last through Wednesday Feberuary 25th.Participants will meet at 1:30 pm each of
these Wednesdays and will be dismissed no later than 4:00 pm.
There will be an informational/registration meeting offered on
Wednesday January 14th. This workshop is available to all community members at no cost.
This workshop will be held at the Rector Diabetes Center, South
Hwy 59, Parsons KS. For LCMHS clients, if transportation is a
barrier, please contact one of the individuals providing the workshop and they will attempt to coordinate it.
Lead Your Health is a highly interactive workshop series that
promotes the development of skills necessary to lead a healthy
life with any physical or mental chronic condition, like arthritis,
depression, heart and lung disease, schizophrenia, diabetes, etc.
The program was developed by Stanford University and is used
around the world. It is all about "self-management" in that it

helps people regain control and make positive decisions about

the direction of their life and health. We teach people about different tools they can use in various situations, promote things
like being prepared for doctor's appointments with a list of problems, symptoms, medications, etc. Program graduates typically
feel more activated, more able to advocate for themselves, and
more prepared to live their life rather than live their diagnosis.
There needs to be a minimum of 12 participants to proceed with
the workshop and the maximum is 20. There are currently still
available openings. If you or someone you know could benefit
from learning more self-management skills and adding to their
personal 'toolbox' of leading their health please share this information with them. This workshop is not condition-specific, so
regardless of whether it's asthma, arthritis, diabetes, bipolar, or
depression, this class can benefit people regardless of their diagnosis. The curriculum was developed by Stanford University and
Trinette Vance and Deb Williams will be the leaders!
For more information about the Lead Your Health workshop,
please contact Labette Centers Health Home Department at
620-421-3770.

Now find us in even more places on the web!

Labette Center can be found on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Google Blogspot.
And dont forget to check out our website as well!

Active Parenting of Teens Course Being Held at LCMHS

Labette Center will be holding an Active Parenting of Teens course from February 2nd through
March 9th in the Centers community room. This course will last from 6pm 8pm. Dinner will
be provided for all of those who attend. The course is provided FREE to the community. Interested individuals should contact Labette Center at 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 and ask for
Renee Roberts or Virginia Standley.
Active Parenting of Teens is designed to serve all parents of teens and preteens from about fifth
grade up. The program is designed to serve an ethnically diverse population of families, as well as a wide range of family structures from single parenting, blended families and intact families. Active Parenting of Teens addresses working
with families that have significant teen problems such as drug use, those with everyday challenges such as disrespectful
behavior, and can be used in special populations such as those with ADHD, parents who have been ordered by court to
take parent education, parents in correctional institutions, parents of hospitalized teens and many others.
The Active Parenting Teens program is an interactive approached program designed for small groups of 10 to 20 participants at a time. Groups meet for six 2 hour sessions on a weekly basis. Parents received a comprehensive model
for parenting teens and preteens. As a model program it contains information and skills for parents including:

Understanding of parenting styles and
the role of Active Parenting

Understanding and application of recent brain research on teen development

Emphasis on character development as
a means of equipping teens to survive and thrive

Parenting skills necessary for developing qualities of courage, cooperation, respect,
responsibility and self-esteem and at the same
time how to handle behavioral problems.

Explanation of how to apply the model
for the goal of prevention in the areas of substance use, sexuality, and violence
The Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for Help and
Hope is an entity governed by a Board of Trustees, which is jointly shared
with Labette Center for Mental Health Services. The foundation creates opportunity for individuals in the community and surrounding areas to be able
to give to a local non-profit organization whose mission is to create hope and
opportunity for life change by providing education, support, consultation,
and therapeutic behavioral health services to the people and communities of
Labette County.
The foundation enables us to grow and expand the hope and help we are able
to provide. The Foundation for Help and Hope provides a tax deductible entity for individuals or organizations to be able to donate to.
To give to the Foundation, donations can be mailed to or dropped off at:
Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc. Foundation for Help and Hope
c/o Labette Center for Mental Health Services
PO Box 258
Parsons, KS 67357
To make a donation by Credit/Debit card by phone, individuals may call:
620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770
Labette Center for Mental Health Service, Inc Foundation for Help and Hope is a 501 (c) 3.
Any donations are considered tax deductible.

Celebrating 35 Years of Serving Labette County!

Mental Health First Aid Course

April 7th 2014

Labette Center for Mental Health Services will be holding a Youth Mental Health First
Aid course on Tuesday April 7th, 2015 from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. The course will be held
at Labette Centers main facility located at 1730 Belmont Parsons KS in the multi-purpose room. Participants must register prior to the course. Cost of registration is $50.00
which includes materials, lunch and snacks.
According to the Mental Health First Aid website, this program is intended for a variety
of audiences: friends and family of individuals with mental illness or addiction, key professionals (such as police officers, human resource directors and primary care workers),
school and college leadership, faith communities, or anyone interested in learning more
about mental illness and addiction. The training venues will also vary as Mental Health
First Aid program sites reach out to Chambers of Commerce, professional associations,
hospitals, nursing homes, Rotary Clubs, parent organizations, social clubs and other
groups who make up the fabric of a community. The core program is tailored for response
to the general adult population. Youth Mental Health First Aid specifically focuses on the
ways individuals who work with youth age 12-25 can help in these situations.

For more information contact Monica Simpson or Nikkii Rosenstiel at 620-421-3770 or 800-303-3770 or visit www.
lcmhs.com.
Also, please check into our Adult Mental Health First Aid Course!!!!
For more information about the Mental Health First Aid program, visit: http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org

Labette Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.

PO Box 258
1730 Belmont
Parsons, KS 67357
www.lcmhs.com

Check out our new website! Same website address but with a new and improved look! Now pay your bill online!!!