Keystone Institute 2010 Schedule of Educational Events

Keystone Institute 2010 Schedule of Educational Events

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SRV Leadership Development Group

SRV Leadership Summit

SRV Film Series

History Series

Professional Development Series

Retreat Series

Event Registration, Attendance, and Cancellations

Person Centered Planning Facilitators Training Series Schedule

Directions to Keystone Institute Workshop Facilities

Event Registration, Attendance, and Cancellations

Person Centered Planning Facilitators Training Series Schedule

Directions to Keystone Institute Workshop Facilities

Registrations for educational events will be taken by telephone, email, or mail. Unless otherwise noted, events are on a first come/first served basis, so early registration is recommended. Waiting lists will be maintained for events which are filled to capacity, and cancelled spaces will be offered to those people on the waiting list. For all events contained within the annual Keystone Institute Events Schedule, there is no per-event fee for tuition, materials, or training space for employees and board members of Keystone Human Services, people served by Keystone Human Services or their family members. For other attendees, fees will be charged as outlined in the Keystone Institute Event Fees listing (available by contacting us at 717-909-9425). Unless otherwise noted, a simple lunch will be provided for each full day workshop. In order to make the most of the educational opportunities for all attendees, we ask that all participants make every effort to arrive on time to all events, return from breaks and lunch on time, and to stay until the conclusion of all events. Any plans to leave early or arrive late should be discussed with Institute staff prior to the event.

Cancellations for registrations are accepted up to three business days prior to the event. For cancellations received with less than three business days notice, there may be an event fee charged to the agency equal to the pro-rated cost of the event.

Please note: Meetings/workshops marked with an either have pre-requisites or require prior approval for attendance.

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SRV Educator Development Group: Date: January 15

Including Samuel: SRV Film Series – Session One; Date: January 7; Location: Keystone Education Center, Harrisburg, PA; Time: 10:00-12:00; This award-winning film examines the educational and social inclusion of several youth with disabilities. Filmed by Samuel's father Dan Habib, it chronicles the Habib family's efforts to include their son, Samuel, in every facet life.; Prior attendance at a three-day Introduction to Social Role Valorization workshop is required to register for this event.

The Power of Roles: Date: January 13; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-4:00; This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through small group discussion and multimedia presentation, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation, how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and harmed by society, and what the impact of that devaluation has been. Practical strategies to create a better life for the people we support are discussed.

Circles of Friends: Date: January 21; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:30-3:30; Friendships are part of what it means to be human and are an everyday part of our lives. No one “invented” friendship and true friendship cannot be engineered: it remains beyond the grasp of programmers and therapists. This workshop will describe an approach to enhancing inclusion of any person, of any age, who is experiencing difficulties in school, work or at home because of impairment, a personal crisis, or because of their challenging behaviors towards others. This workshop, led by Eileen Scott, is based on the concept that “Loneliness is the only real disability.”; Space is very limited…please register early!

Finding Meaning in the Work: Date: January 25; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:30-3:30; Contributions of Support Workers in Lives of Vulnerable People: We believe that direct support workers make essential contributions to the lives of the people they support when they are committed, competent, and capable. Opportunities to reflect on what is meaningful in direct service work are an important source of the learning that underpins good work and the effective leadership of service organizations. Please join us for focused discussion, conversation and facilitated exercises as we explore the contributions that direct support workers make in the lives of people they support, delve into what the work means to us personally and professionally, and gain a measure of clarity together on what is worth doing and doing well.

February

Helping People to have a Meaningful Life During the Day: An SRV Implementation Workshop: Date: February 1, 2; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-5:00; This workshop focuses on why it is so difficult to design and implement supports for people to have full, meaningful days, what kind of vision is required to guide our actions in this area, and how essential it is to help people develop positive social roles. In addition to the presentation, participants work in small groups to develop concrete ideas around supporting one person to spend their time in more fulfilling and meaningful ways during the day. This is an ideal workshop for people interested in developing supports for people that are quite different from the day and work programs typically available.

An Introduction to Social Role Valorization: Date: February 9, 10, 11; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 8-6:30, 8-6:30, 8-4:15; This workshop examines in detail the common life experiences of people who are devalued by society. The workshop presents the idea of assisting people to have positive social roles as a productive and helpful response to those wounding life experiences. People wishing to understand the life experiences of people they support, the implications of those life experiences, and who are committed to work towards making life better for them are encouraged to attend.; Participants should be prepared for significant lecture style presentation.

SRV Educator Development Group: Date: February 18, 19

March

What is a Home?: An SRV Implementation Workshop: Date: March 2; Location: Keystone Education Center, PA; Time: 9:00-4:00; This day of reflection, discussion, and discovery will focus on the concept of home – what does it mean to have a home, the importance and meaning of home, how do we create home for others? Through small group work, presentation, and discussion, we will explore ways to assess how we are doing in this area, which is so central to much of the work that we do. This popular event has frequently been requested, so please sign up early.

The New Asylums: SRV Film Series – Session Two; Date: March 4; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 10:00-12:00; There are nearly half a million people with mental disorders serving time in America's prisons and jails leading many to wonder if the prison system has replaced state hospitals and institutions as a means for segregation and congregation of many devalued people. Come view this PBS documentary of the Ohio state penitentiary system and explore the complex and growing concerns related to this issue and the profound impacts and consequences it is having on people with mental disorders.; Prior attendance at a three-day Introduction to Social Role Valorization workshop is required to register for this event.

The Community Leader: Exploring the Power of Facilitation – Focus on the Virtue of Humility: Professional Development Series 2010 - Session One; Date: March 10; Location: Millersville University, Millersville, PA; Time: 9:00-3:30; How is humility related to leading social change? How does it figure into the work that you do within your community and within the lives of others? Dr. Thomas Neuville, facilitator of the popular and fascinating Professional Development Series for the past 4 years, may not have all the answers, but he will assist us with a process of discovery and insight. Our theme this year for the series is Community Leadership and Facilitation. Be prepared for significant struggle, deep discussion, and lots of participant-directed learning experiences. This workshop is the first of three related but separate sessions – they may be attended individually, and participants will gain the most if all are experienced! Prepare to come, contribute, create, and leave enriched.

The Power of Roles: Date: March 15; Location: Keystone Human Services Mid Atlantic, Newark, DE; Time: 9:00-4:00; This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through small group discussion and multimedia presentation, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation, how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and harmed by society, and what the impact of that devaluation has been. Practical strategies to create a better life for the people you support are discussed.

Visual Rhetoric: Exaggeration and Deception in Photographs of People called “Feeble-Minded” during the Eugenics Era, 1900-1930 with Martin A. Elks, PhD.: Date: March 22; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-Noon; Eugenics is the science of being "well-born," of breeding in good traits and breeding out bad traits. It was widely believed during the eugenics era that it would be possible to improve the human race by eliminating feeble-mindedness and other "degeneracies" via selective breeding of humans. This presentation gives the results of research on more than 1,000 photographs of “the feeble-minded” published in medical and psychology textbooks and journals during the eugenics era. It shows how professionals perceived “the feebleminded” and illustrates how photographic exaggeration and deception were used by doctors and psychologists in furthering their scientific, professional and eugenic agendas. More than 100 slides of the original photographs will be shown. Parallels with some current imagery will also be drawn.

April

The Power of Roles: Date: April 1; Location: Impact Systems, Inc., Great Valley Conference Center, Malvern, PA; Time: 9:00-4:00; This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through small group discussion and multimedia presentation, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation, how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and harmed by society, and what the impact of that devaluation has been. Practical strategies to create a better life for the people you support are discussed.

Inclusion Works: Date: April 6; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-4:30; Part of our hope and vision is for people with disabilities and other devalued conditions to experience the fullness of everyday life and this implies having a variety of valued roles. Supporting people to live, work, learn, and recreate in typical ways, with typical people, doing typical things – this can lead powerfully to a full and rich life. Join us for a discussion on practical experiences with inclusion, with a special focus on inclusion in our schools.

SRV Educator Development Group: Date: April 8, 9

Introduction to Person Centered Planning: Date: April 15; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-12:30; This workshop introduces participants to the basic principles and techniques of person centered planning. Person centered planning is both a philosophy and an approach to meaningful planning and service provisions for vulnerable people. It focuses on creating a positive vision of the future for the person based on his or her capacities, strengths, and preferences, and creates a support network built around personal commitment and community involvement. Person-centered planning emphasizes listening carefully to the individual and his or her "circle of support" to assist in making changes to achieve desired short and long-term goals.

Best Part of Me: Retreat Series; Date: April 15, 16; Location: Key Service Systems, Farmington, CT; Time: 9:00-5:00, 9:00-3:00; The retreat series that includes Best Part of Me, Vision & Values, Community & Culture and Foundations of Service may be attended individually or as a sequential set. Each workshop focuses on exploring our work in human services. The workshops are for many different types of human service workers. What are the best parts of ourselves that we bring to the work we do? Best Part of Me is aimed at identifying and acknowledging the gifts people have and bring to their work. This workshop includes individual reflection and group discussion. Held over two days, participants are welcome and encouraged to stay overnight at no additional expense.

SRV Leadership Summit: Date: April 26, 27

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An Introduction to Social Role Valorization: Date: May 3, 4, 5; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 8-6:30, 8-6:30, 8-4:15; This workshop examines in detail the common life experiences of people who are devalued by society. The workshop presents the idea of assisting people to have positive social roles as a productive and helpful response to those wounding life experiences. People wishing to understand the life experiences of people they support, the implications of those life experiences, and who are committed to work towards making life better for them are encouraged to attend.; Participants should be prepared for significant lecture style presentation.

SRV Educator Development Group: Date: May 12, 13

The Community Leader: Exploring the Power of Facilitation – Focus on Mentoring: Professional Development Series 2010 – Session Two; Date: May 20; Location: Millersville University, Millersville, PA; Time: 9:00-3:30; Albert Schweitzer famously said, “One thing I know; the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” Join us to discover the connections which draw us to lead, learn, and model with and from others. Dr. Thomas Neuville, facilitator of the popular and fascinating Professional Development Series for the past 4 years, may not have all the answers, but he will assist us with a process of discovery and insight. Our theme this year for the series is Community Leadership and Facilitation. Be prepared for significant struggle, deep discussion, and lots of participant-directed learning experiences. This workshop is the second of three related but separate sessions – they may be attended individually, and participants will gain the most if all are experienced! Prepare to come, contribute, create, and leave enriched.

Best Part of Me: Retreat Series; Date: May 27, 28; Location: Camp Hebron Halifax, PA; Time: 9:00-5:00, 9:00-3:00; The retreat series that includes Best Part of Me, Vision & Values, Community & Culture and Foundations of Service may be attended individually or as a sequential set. Each workshop focuses on exploring our work in human services. The workshops are for many different types of human service workers. What are the best parts of ourselves that we bring to the work we do? Best Part of Me is aimed at identifying and acknowledging the gifts people have and bring to their work. This workshop includes individual reflection and group discussion. Held over two days in a beautiful wooded retreat setting, participants are welcome and encouraged to stay overnight at no additional expense.

June

The Power of Roles: Date: June 21; Location: Key Service Systems, CT; Time: 9:00-4:00; This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through a combination of multimedia presentation and small group discussion, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation. This event includes discussion of how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and harmed by society, and what the impact of that devaluation has been. Participants will learn about ways to help people have better lives by helping them achieve positive valued social roles. Practical strategies to make this a reality for the people you support are discussed.

Hospitality and the Art of Welcoming: Date: June 24; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-Noon; Hospitality is a time-honored expression of high regard, welcoming, and connection to others. It has also been described as a fading art in these times. Both offering and receiving hospitality is an experience that enriches us and completes us. Join us as we explore the practice and meaning of hospitality, and consider what it can bring to the lives of people who often have not had opportunities to experience it or offer it.

SRV Educator Development Group: Date: June 28, 29

July

The Freedom Tour: 2010 Social Role Valorization Study Group SRV Film Series; Date: July 8; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 10:00-12:00; This incredible documentary was created by the People First Canada Movement to raise awareness about the government's decision to invest 40 million dollars into the Manitoba Developmental Centre (MDC), an institution where about 350 people labeled with an intellectual disability are still being warehoused. The crew toured Canada and quite poignantly documented and interviewed people who have been institutionalized, what that experience was like and how it continues to affect their lives. It is the hope of those who are portrayed and who produced the film that The Freedom Tour will help people understand that “no person should ever have to live in an institution regardless of the labels attached to them.”; Prior attendance at a three-day Introduction to Social Role Valorization workshop is required to register for this event.

Part 1: The Rise and Fall of Byberry: The History Series; Date: July 14; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:30-11:30; Much can be learned about human effort, the societal forces of oppression and marginalization, and the possibilities for change by studying the rise and fall of “The Great Institutions.” This presentation will describe the fascinating history of the Philadelphia State Hospital, known as Byberry. Through photos, stories of patient's lives, and narrative we will explore the initial hopeful vision of a positive future for Pennsylvanian's experiencing mental illness, and how that vision resulted in one of the most inhumane, brutal and corrupt institutions in the country.

The Community Leader: Exploring the Power of Facilitation – Focus on Transformation: Professional Development Series 2010 – Session Three; Date: July 19; Location: Millersville University, Millersville, PA; Time: 9:00-3:30; Creating social change is what we are asked to do within our work – whether we strive towards that transformation on an individual level, within our communities, in our schools, or in our neighborhoods. In striving, we may also find that we ourselves are changed in some transformational fashion. Let's explore this! Dr. Thomas Neuville, facilitator of the popular and fascinating Professional Development Series for the past 4 years, may not have all the answers, but he will assist us with a process of discovery and insight. Our theme this year for the series is Community Leadership and Facilitation. Be prepared for significant struggle, deep discussion, and lots of participant-directed learning experiences. This workshop is the second of three related but separate sessions – they may be attended individually, and participants will gain the most if all are experienced! Prepare to come, contribute, create, and leave enriched.

Woman writing on a diagram on easel-sized paper

Circles of Friends: Date: July 22; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:30-3:30; Friendships are part of what it means to be human and are an everyday part of our lives. No one “invented” friendship and true friendship cannot be engineered: it remains beyond the grasp of programmers and therapists. This workshop will describe an approach to enhancing inclusion of any person, of any age, who is experiencing difficulties in school, work or at home because of impairment, a personal crisis, or because of their challenging behaviors towards others. This workshop, led by Eileen Scott, is based on the concept that “Loneliness is the only real disability.”; Space is very limited…please register early!

August

Group photo of workshop particpants posing outside

Adventures in Attitudes: Date: August 4 & 5; Location: Fort Hunter, Harrisburg, PA; Time: 8:30-4:30; Everyone a student, everyone a teacher...this is the Adventures in Attitudes experience. Keystone held its first Adventures in Attitudes workshop in 1986, and we are pleased to continue to offer this popular event. This active, participatory workshop focuses on leadership development and personal and professional enrichment through an engaging process. Effective listening, communication skills, attitudes of empowerment, creative problem solving, team building strategies, and reaching one's potential are focal points around which participants both learn and teach.

Part 2: American Eugenics: The History Series; Date: August 11; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:30-11:30; There are many ideologies that have influenced the evolution of our society and how we have chosen to treat others. Few of them are more powerful or have had more devastating impact than the Eugenics movement, the ideas of which were most fully developed in this country and passed on to Germany in the early 1920's with horrific consequences that are well known. This presentation will initially focus on the American Eugenics movement, its champions, its foes, and its work to wage war against the least of us through massive sterilization, brutalization, segregation, and euthanasia.

Popular Film, Powerful Image: Shaping Attitudes or Expressing Them?: Social Role Valorization Study Group SRV Film Series; Date: August 12; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 10:00-12:00; SRV suggests that images, particularly those of people who are socially devalued are conveyed in a number ways. Images are very powerful and can help create and affirm a certain reality in the minds of perceivers. The media certainly has great power with regards to imaging people positively or negatively and this year's SRV study groups have focused on film as a medium for depicting societies beliefs about its most vulnerable people. This session will take a look at several award winning films produced in recent years including Million Dollar Baby and Murderball and offer an opportunity to explore and analyze the images that are portrayed, the roles people are seen in and what is communicated about the people being imaged.; Prior attendance at a three-day Introduction to Social Role Valorization workshop is required to register for this event.

September

SRV Educator Development Group: Date: September 1, 2

Nurturing our Spirits to Serve: Date: September 9; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00am-4:00pm; Walking with the people who use our services on their life's journeys' can be very exciting and also challenging. At times we may grow weary in our spirits and lose our focus on what attracted us to serving. It is difficult for us to nurture the spirits of others when our own spirits are discouraged, frustrated and worn out. This workshop is an expanded version of the very popular shorter workshop offered at the 2009 KHS Conference. It will give participants an opportunity to think deeply about what it is that causes our spirits to suffer and to reflect on what can be done to refresh and renew our spirits. Time will be given for personal reflection and sharing as well as opportunity to explore personal actions that can be taken in the face of human service dysfunctionalities.

An Introduction to Social Role Valorization: Date: September 13, 14, 15; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 8-6:30, 8-6:30, 8-4:15; This workshop examines in detail the common life experiences of people who are devalued by society. The workshop presents the idea of assisting people to have positive social roles as a productive and helpful response to those wounding life experiences. People wishing to understand the life experiences of people they support, the implications of those life experiences, and who are committed to work towards making life better for them are encouraged to attend.; Participants should be prepared for significant lecture style presentation.

Part 3: Moral Treatment, A Forgotten Success: The History Series; Date: September 22; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:30-11:30; Time after time, the history of society's treatment of people with mental disorders reveals that backsliding nearly always follows progress in our understanding of and response to mental disorders. Periods of enlightenment have been followed by periods of darkness, with long stretches of periods of neglect in between. The reformation period of Moral Treatment during the 19th century is of great significance in the history of psychiatry, followed on the heels of some of the worst abuses and most brutal treatment of people with mental illness. Moral treatment has been responsible for some of the greatest successes in terms of outcomes for the people in whose lives it was used, and yet we barely hear about it today. The ideas and assumptions of this movement remain highly positive, useful, and yet barely acknowledged, studied, or taught. Come learn about the history of Moral Treatment in the US and abroad.

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The Power of Roles: Date: September 27; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-4:00; This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through a combination of multimedia presentation and small group discussion, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation. This event includes discussion of how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and harmed by society, and what the impact of that devaluation has been. Participants will learn about ways to help people have better lives by helping them achieve positive valued social roles. Practical strategies to make this a reality for the people you support are discussed.

Introduction to Person Centered Planning: Date: September 30; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 1:00-4:30; This workshop introduces participants to the basic principles and techniques of person centered planning. Person centered planning is both a philosophy and an approach to meaningful planning and service provisions for vulnerable people. It focuses on creating a positive vision of the future for the person based on his or her capacities, strengths, and preferences, and creates a support network built around personal commitment and community involvement. Person-centered planning emphasizes listening carefully to the individual and his or her "circle of support" to assist in making changes to achieve desired short and long-term goals.

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Introduction to PASSING: Date: October 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; Location: Camp Hebron, Halifax, PA; Time: 5 full days, late nights, overnight stays.; This five day workshop is for those who are interested in deepening their knowledge about the principles of Social Role Valorization. The workshop involves learning to use the PASSING assessment tool, which looks at the realities of Social Role Valorization in practice. Most of the work done in PASSING is done in teams and involves visiting and assessing the quality of two human service programs based on SRV criteria. The week's work is conducted under the guidance of an experienced team leader. Prior attendance at a three or four day Introduction to Social Role Valorization workshop is required to register for this event.

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Helping People to have a Meaningful Life During the Day: An SRV Implementation Workshop: Date: October 25, 26; Location: Keystone Human Services Mid Atlantic, Newark, DE; Time: 9:00-5:00; This workshop focuses on why it is so difficult to design and implement supports for people to have full, meaningful days, what kind of vision is required to guide our actions in this area, and how essential it is to help people develop positive social roles. In addition to the presentation, participants work in small groups to develop concrete ideas around supporting one person to spend their time in more fulfilling and meaningful ways during the day. This is an ideal workshop for people interested in developing supports for people that are quite different from the day and work programs typically available.

November

Community & Culture: Retreat Series; Date: November 4, 5; Location: Black Rock Retreat Quarryville, PA; Time: 9:00-5:00, 9:00-3:00; The retreat series that includes Best Part of Me, Vision & Values, Community & Culture and Foundations of Service may be attended individually or as a sequential set. Each workshop focuses on exploring our work in human services. The workshops are for many different types of human service workers.; Community & Culture provides a forum for addressing assumptions and attitudes around the work we do. What is our role in society's evolving understanding of differences between people, their abilities and contributions? What effect can we have on future generations? Held over two days in a beautiful wooded retreat setting, participants are welcome and encouraged to stay overnight.

What is a Home?: An SRV Implementation Workshop: Date: November 8; Location: Impact Systems, Inc. Location TBA; Time: 9:00-4:00; This day of reflection, discussion, and discovery will focus on the concept of home – what does it mean to have a home, the importance and meaning of home, how do we create home for others? Through small group work, presentation, and discussion, we will explore ways to assess how we are doing in this area, which is so central to much of the work that we do. This popular event has frequently been requested, so please sign up early.

SRV Educator Development Group: Date: November 9, 10

Praying with Lior: SRV Film Series – Session Five; Date: November 18; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:30-12:00; Based on a true story this award-winning film documents the spiritual life and preparations for Bar Mitzvah of a young man with Down Syndrome. While in many ways Lior is portrayed in valued roles such as spiritual leader and friend, they are often overshadowed by the very negative and powerful roles of burden, object of ridicule and holy innocent. Join as us we view the film and analyze the impacts these roles have on Lior's life.; Prior attendance at a three-day Introduction to Social Role Valorization workshop is required to register for this event.; *Please note that in order to view the film in its entirety and have time for discussion and exploration, we will begin this study group at 9:30am.

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Understanding the People We Serve: Date: November 22; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-3:00; The first step in assessing what people may need in terms of supports, services and assistance is understanding the unique identity of the person. Nothing so powerfully shapes human identities like the life experiences that people have endured and survived. Many of the people we have supported over the years have difficulty articulating the stories of their lives, have few connections with people who can recount that history for them, and have few possessions to connect them with their past. Because of this, people's histories tend to be poorly understood, factually incorrect, full of myth and rumor, or even completely unknown. This leads to great difficulty in the people trying to assist the person to have a sense of the true identity of the person, their motivations, and their perspectives, with dire consequences to the person. This workshop will introduce you to tools, methods, and techniques to help re-discover people's histories, mine them for valuable meaning and relevance, and learn from them to better understand the person.

December

Misperceptions, Perversions, and Misunderstandings of SRV: Date: December 1, 2; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-4:00; This workshop will cover advanced topics in Social Role Valorization theory, and is designed for participants who have attended Introductory SRV training, and have some experience using the ideas. Normalization, and later Social Role Valorization, have been principles on which a significant part of our service system has been based – the ideas that the good things in life will come to people who live in typical circumstances shared by the valued core of society and who have many highly valued social roles. Over the past 40 years, these ideas have often been badly misunderstood and misrepresented. This workshop will identify the most common misperceptions, and help participants identify and respond to these in helping others understand and apply the principles to their work on behalf of devalued people.; Prior attendance at a three-day Introduction to Social Role Valorization workshop is required to register for this event.

The Power of Roles: Date: December 9; Location: Keystone Education Center; Time: 9:00-4:00; This workshop gives participants a practical introduction to the principles of Social Role Valorization. Through a combination of multimedia presentation and small group discussion, participants will learn about the phenomenon of social devaluation. This event includes discussion of how people with disabilities and other devalued groups have been systematically hurt and harmed by society, and what the impact of that devaluation has been. Participants will learn about ways to help people have better lives by helping them achieve positive valued social roles. Practical strategies to make this a reality for the people you support are discussed.

This series is open to employees who have received the endorsement of their agency's Executive Director and requires a commitment to participate in the complete series for a total of 50 hours of training.

Session 1: Introduction to Person Centered Planning: August 18; Session 1 includes an introduction to the Person Centered Planning process, Throwing Away the Garbage exercise, Judge's Wig exercise, a look at Learning Styles, Koru Question, several tools of the process (Circle of Relationships, MAPS, PATH), North Star exercise, and Change Gauge.
Session 2: PATH: August 19; Session 2 is a PATH practice session. Participants take on the role of focus person, graphic facilitator and process facilitator. Each person leaves having been in each role at least once.
Session 3: MAPs: August 20; Session 3 is a MAP practice session. Participants take on the role of focus person, graphic facilitator and process facilitator. Each person leaves having been in each role at least once.
Session 4: Tools for Change: September 23; Session 4 includes a look at other tools of the Person Centered Planning process including Personal Futures Planning, Essential Lifestyles Planning, Negotiating Roadblocks, Four Questions, Color, Six Thinking Hats, Mind Mapping and others.
Session 5: The Art of Facilitation: September 24; Session 5 looks at what is masterful facilitation and the personal qualities, skills and abilities needed within this role, reviews of the person centered planning cycle, selecting the tool, and the role of the facilitator throughout the process.
Session 6: Mindfulness Forum: October 21; Session 6 is an exploration into each participant's motivations and values surrounding the role of facilitator. The purpose of the forum is to increase our mindfulness about those motivations and values in order to gain clarity and more fluidly and consciously step into the role of facilitator.
Session 7: Series Wrap-Up: October 22; Session 7 wraps up the series by bringing everyone together to review the series, future facilitation ideas, personal action statements, upcoming learning opportunities, questions, and sharing of resources.
The Facilitator's Retreat: November 12; Time: 9:30-3:30; Location: Fort Hunter; This retreat brings together those people who have successfully completed the seven part Facilitator's Training Series to continue our journey in learning and growing in the role of “masterful facilitator.”

Keystone Education Center: 124 Pine Street, Harrisburg, PA. Approximately 45 minutes from Lancaster, 1 hour from Sunbury and Chambersburg, 1 hour and 20 minutes from Westminster, MD and 1 hour and 40 minutes from Conshohocken: Our workshop facilities are located on the second floor at 124 Pine Street in Harrisburg, PA. Nearby parking is available at the South Street Garage. From Second Street, turn right onto State Street. Then turn right onto Susquehanna Street; the entrance to the South Street parking garage is on the right. KHS employees can have parking tickets from the South St. Garage validated at Keystone Institute events. Please bring your employee number and program number for validation.
Fort Hunter Centennial Barn: 5300 N. Front Street, Harrisburg PA. Approximately 45 minutes from Lancaster, 1 hour from Sunbury and Chambersburg, 1 hour and 20 minutes from Westminster, MD and 1 hour and 40 minutes from Conshohocken: Fort Hunter Centennial Barn is located at the Fort Hunter Park in Harrisburg. From U.S. Route 81: Take Exit 66 (Front Street Exit) and take North Front Street. 2 miles on North Front Street, Fort Hunter Mansion is on the left, the barn is on your right. From Downtown Harrisburg: Follow Second Street to Division Street. Left on Division for one block, right onto North Front Street. Follow North Street for 3 miles. The Mansion is on the left, the barn is on your right.
Camp Hebron: 957 Camp Hebron Road, Halifax, PA. Approximately 20 minutes from Harrisburg, 50 minutes from Sunbury, 1 hour from Lancaster, 1 hour and 15 minutes from Chambersburg, 1 hour and 45 minutes from Westminster, MD and 2 hours from Conshohocken. From Harrisburg take 322 W. towards Lewistown/State College for about 5 miles. Take the exit for 225/Halifax and follow 225 for about 7 miles. After traveling over Peters Mountain, turn right onto Camp Hebron Rd. Follow this road for about 3 miles. The entrance is on your right. From Sunbury take US-11/15 S toward Harrisburg for about 32 miles. Merge onto US-22/322 E . Take the PA-147 N ramp toward Halifax. Turn left onto S River RD / PA-147 N. Turn right onto Mountain Rd. Turn left onto Peters Mountain RD / PA-225. Turn Right onto Camp Hebron Rd.
Millersville University: 1 South George Street, Millersville, PA. Approximately 1 hour from Harrisburg, 15 minutes from Lancaster, 1 hour and 45 minutes from Chambersburg, 2 hours from Sunbury, 1 hour and 25 minutes from Conshohocken. From Harrisburg and areas west: 283 to 741 to 999 to George Street. From Conshohocken and areas east: 76 to 222 to 30 to 741 to 999 to George Street. From Maryland and areas south: 83 to 30 to 741 to 999 to George Street.
Black Rock Retreat Center: Black Rock Retreat, 1345 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville, PA 17566. Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from Harrisburg, 35 minutes from Lancaster, 2 hours from Chambersburg, 2 hours and 15 minutes from Sunbury, 1 hour and 10 minutes from Conshohocken. Located on Route 472, approx. 4.5 miles south of the town of Quarryville, PA and approx. 8.5 miles north of the town of Oxford, PA.

The Keystone Institute is the Educational Institute of Keystone Human Services.

█ = Regular event; █ = Pre-requisite or prior approval required