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In addition to support groups, workshops and it's Professional Lecture Series, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services provides informational and educational lectures and events available to the general public. These events are usually available free of charge.
Upcoming Events
January 6
Karen VanDam Michmerhuizen Featured Artist at the Postma Center Leep Art Gallery
Pine Rest welcomes artist Karen VanDam Michmerhuizen to the Bruce and Mary Leep Art Gallery at the Postma Center beginning on January 6, 2010. The gallery is located on the main campus of Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services at 300 68th Street.
VanDam Michmerhuizen’s display, titled “Mostly Michigan” is a compilation of pieces inspired by the beautiful Michigan coastline. She is a native of West Michigan. Her work has been on display at a number of venues in Spring Lake, Petoskey, and Douglas, Michigan.
“We are too busy living and doing to stop, take a second look, and enjoy. Putting these everyday views on canvas gives others a chance to see through the eyes of an artist. God has given me the gift of artistic ability, and to let others see the beauty of the ordinary is a privilege” says VanDam Michmerhuizen.
“Mostly Michigan” will run January 6, through April 6, 2010. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. through 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, additional times available by appointment. No admission fee. For more information, please call 616/222-4530. March 12
Cultural Competence
Presentation by Marva L. Lewis, Ph.D., from 9 a.m - 4 p.m. at the Hagerty Center, NMC Great Lakes Campus, 715 East Front Street, Traverse City MI 49686. Cost for sponsoring agency employees is $25/person per session. Cost for non-sponsoring agency employees is $75/person per session. To register on-line, go to the TBAISD Website at www.tbaisd.k12.mi.us. From the Professional Development tab, select Online Registration. Select Professional Development Opportunities, click Go. Then select The Impact of Culture on Early Development and follow the instructions. If on-line registration is not possible, call Robin at 231/922-6437.
9:00 to 10:15
· Introductions and overview of day
· Brief Didactic: Theoretical principals, the concepts of ethnicity race & culture and concepts of acculturation and assimilation.
· Survey and Experiential exercises – Embracing your ethnicity, finding out your score and beliefs on racial openness and attitudes and beliefs about diversity; and practicing cross-cultural communication.
10:15 to 10:30 - Break
10:30 to 12:00
· Brief Didactic and Video: Sources of diversity within cultural and ethnic groups based on stages of social identity development and internalized oppression, and implications for practice with diverse groups.
· Practice skill: How to create a psychologically safe space for discussion of issues related to race, culture & ethnicity.
· Small groups discussion on issues of racial openness, trust, and feelings of cultural competence.
12:00 to 1:00 – Lunch
1:00 to 2:15
· Brief didactic: ‘A kernel of truth’ theory – the creation of stereotypes of diverse populations.
· Evidenced-Based Discussion. Anonymous data previously collected from the participants from The Survey on Diversity Competence and Inter-Group Relations will be used to discuss societal stereotypes the participants hold as a group about diverse populations in their local work settings.
2:15 to 2:30 – Break
2:30 to 3:45
· Small group presentations – Strategies and needs for cultural competence with diverse groups.
3:45 to 4:00
· Conclusions and evaluation
· Introductions and overview of day
· Brief Didactic: Theoretical principals, the concepts of ethnicity race & culture and concepts of acculturation and assimilation.
· Survey and Experiential exercises – Embracing your ethnicity, finding out your score and beliefs on racial openness and attitudes and beliefs about diversity; and practicing cross-cultural communication.
· Brief Didactic and Video: Sources of diversity within cultural and ethnic groups based on stages of social identity development and internalized oppression, and implications for practice with diverse groups.
· Practice skill: How to create a psychologically safe space for discussion of issues related to race, culture & ethnicity.
· Small groups discussion on issues of racial openness, trust, and feelings of cultural competence.
· Brief didactic: ‘A kernel of truth’ theory – the creation of stereotypes of diverse populations.
· Evidenced-Based Discussion. Anonymous data previously collected from the participants from The Survey on Diversity Competence and Inter-Group Relations will be used to discuss societal stereotypes the participants hold as a group about diverse populations in their local work settings.
· Small group presentations – Strategies and needs for cultural competence with diverse groups.
· Conclusions and evaluation
May 7
Why Do They Do That? Understanding Children's Behaviors Through A Cultural Lens
Presentation by Rosa Milagros Santos, Ph.D., from 9 a.m - 4 p.m. at the Hagerty Center, NMC Great Lakes Campus, 715 East Front Street, Traverse City MI 49686. Cost for sponsoring agency employees is $25/person per session. Cost for non-sponsoring agency employees is $75/person per session. To register on-line, go to the TBAISD Website at www.tbaisd.k12.mi.us. From the Professional Development tab, select Online Registration. Select Professional Development Opportunities, click Go. Then select The Impact of Culture on Early Development and follow the instructions. If on-line registration is not possible, call Robin at 231/922-6437.
In this session, participants will learn about the intersection between culture and language and social emotional development. Participants will also learn about specific strategies that will help early care providers facilitate the social and emotional development of young children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Discussions will focus on the CSEFEL’s “Teaching Pyramid” that focuses primarily on supporting social and emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors of young children. Participants will engage in small and large group activities designed to raise awareness, learn specific strategies, and evaluate and reflect on their current practice.
1. Gain an understanding of the different ways children's behaviors are perceived and interpreted.
a. Describe behaviors children exhibit that may be misinterpreted as challenging but are in fact deemed acceptable by their families and communities.
b. Describe behaviors associated with specific developmental phases that children learning a new language typically go through.
2. Gain an understanding of how differing expectations at home and at center-based, early care programs can impact children's opportunities to learn.
3. Identify strategies designed to bridge center-based programs and home expectations of children's behaviors.
9:00 – 10:30
Introductions
Importance of promoting social emotional skills and preventing challenging behaviors
Variations in expectations in children’s behaviors at home, school, and community
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
Variations in expectations in children’s behaviors at home, school, and community (continued)
Cultural and linguistic differences versus challenging behaviors
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:30
Overview of CSEFEL
Teaching pyramid: Evidenced-based strategies for supporting children’s social emotional development and preventing challenging behavior
2:30 – 2:45
Break
2:45 – 3:50
Teaching pyramid: Evidenced-based strategies for supporting children’s social emotional development and preventing challenging behavior (continued)
3:50 – 4:00
Conclusion and Evaluation
May 21
Traverse City Clinic Charity Golf Classic
This year's Traverse City Golf Outing will be at Crystal Mountain Resort with all proceeds going to the Patient Assistance Fund. Registration is $125/person. Check in is 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
For more information, please call 231/947-2255 x8146 or email contactus@pinerest.org. Click here to register online.
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