New Master Facilitator of Supervision Training
In May, Keys Inc. delivered the new training track, Master Facilitator of Supervision, for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. The five day certification process focuses on the skills necessary to build and maintain an Empowering Treatment Milieu through the use of Keys to Innervisions. Candidates were trained and evaluated in three competency areas: Supervision of Delivery - Facilitators; Supervision of the Empowerment Team; Integration of KIV into Supervision and Program Processes. Certified were Duane Poole, Peter Luszczak, Ernest Varela, Bill Stanwich, Imani Asya Muhammad, Clarence Wade, Henry Watson, Terry Villars, Bob Morrison, Ann Marie McBride, Tana Martinez, and Vickie Comet. Also pictured are KIV trainers - Wayde Glover, Ed Martinez and Phyllis Antonelli.
Another Group of Masterful Trainers Joins the KIV Trainer Network!
An eclectic group of professionals converged on Scottsdale in March to be certified as Master Facilitators of Training. Playing at the edge of their skill, this group did an excellent job of learning, sharing and demonstrating skills in four competency areas. As part of the celebration dinner, at Rawhide, the trainees arranged for Phyllis Antonelli, training director, to be arrested by the town sheriff. The charge was - being too bossy! Certified were: North Dakota Supreme Court - Cass County - Nicole Guthmiller, Northeast Court - Kristie Tollefson; New Jersey Juvenile Risk Reduction Initiative - Elizabeth McGoldrick, Melody Flemings; Washington - Pioneer Human Services - Alyssa Pease; West Virginia Department of Education - Barboursville School - Helen Bean, Anthony Correction Center - Sue Massey; and Prehab of Arizona - Dan Martin. Also pictured are trainers for Keys, Inc. Ed Martinez, Phyllis Antonelli and Ron Kuhn. A wonderful addition to the training team was Janis Mayer, Director of the New Jersey Risk Reduction Initiative and a national trainer for J. Mayer and Associates. Keys to Excellence, Inc. extends appreciation to the administrators who sponsored the candidates and to the staff who enabled them to be absent from their regular responsibilities. We are sure your investment in this group will extend and enhance the use of Keys to Innervisions within your facilities.
1998 Keys to Innervisions Awards
At the 1998 CEI conference, co-sponsored with the Correctional Education Association of Arizona, Keys to Excellence honored the following professionals for their outstanding contribution to their communities and agencies:
FACILITATOR OF THE YEAR - BETTY HARE, Mojave County AZ Juvenile Court
Betty is an extraordinary example of using your personal power to make a difference. She and her partner, Master facilitator Bob Hare, live in the question, "What else is possible?" They have facilitated KIV in the "Weekend Wake UP Workshops" for juvenile probationers, done Possibility Parenting workshops, and taught Keys Adult Basic Education classes. What's really remarkable is that they may be the only great-grandparents delivering KIV.MASTER FACILITATOR OF THE YEAR - TRAINING JANIS MAYER OBERMEIER, New Jersey Juvenile Risk Reduction Initiative.
Trainer, Supervisor, Champion for Youth, Visionary - that's Janis. She has been responsible for the coordination and delivery of Keys to Innervisions within the New Jersey Justice Commission. She assists Keys, Inc. with the training and recertification of Master Facilitators. Janis lives the KIV concepts and is a role model for staff and clients. This is a photo of Janis when she was certified as a Master Facilitator in 1996. Looks like she completed all the goals from that poster!
PRESIDENT'S AWARD - ELBERT GRIMES, Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Each year Keys, Inc. selects a person in the KIV network who over time has been an exemplary role model for staff and youth. This years honoree, Elbert Grimes, has lived KIV in many facets of the service continuum. He was director of a large residential facility, Pine Bluff, when we were hired to train the staff and youth in KIV. Elbert not only supported the program, he integrated it into his supervision style. He became the director of the JUMP program - the serious juvenile offender unit, and created an extraordinary blend of structure, education, and treatment that reflected the KIV philosophy. Students from JUMP presented workshops which featured African drumming and mask making at our annual CEI conference in Scottsdale. They were the "stars of the conference" for two consecutive years. Elbert completed Master Facilitator training in 1996. In the last few years, he has been promoted to administration positions in which he can share his skills and develop programming.
AROUND THE ROCKS - CLIENT STORIESThe following poem was contributed by a facilitator in Kansas, Loreli Smith-Hoard. She did not know the author. It is an apt description of making changes in order to approach life as an empowered person.
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters |
Master Facilitators Liz McGoldrick and Melody Flemings from the New Jersey Juvenile Risk
Reduction Initiative forwarded this poem. It was composed by residents at Oceanfields RGC
as part of their KIV theme song and poster. Thanks to Liz, Melody, and the creative authors.
OCEANO is for the Original way I came in.C is for the Commitment I made. Eis for the Education I have received. A is for the Attitude I have learned to control. N is for the Next-Time I will think twice before I do a crime. |
Joining the KIV Network in 1998!Since January, many different types of agencies have added Keys to Innervisions to their programming. The KIV network is approaching 1000 sites who are using empowering concepts and tools to give staff, families and clients choices in their lives. Each of you are a resource for others - if you want to chat, give us a call and we can put you in touch with people all over the country |
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NORTH DAKOTA GEORGIA
NEW JERSEY WEST VIRGINIA
KANSAS WASHINGTON
SOUTH DAKOTA |
Circle of Nations Standing Rock Community Schools Prairie Learning Center Southwest Key Program -Mandan Ecumencial Youth Gathering -Petersburg Bobby Ross Group - Emanuel YDC
Seohl Middle School
Department of Institutional Education Mahnomen High School Concordia Community Coalition Pioneer Human Services
Regional West Center for Behavioral Health |
MASTER FACILITATOR OF THE YEAR - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANN ROLLINS,
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In 1997, Ann Rollins enrolled in the Master Facilitator Training in Scottsdale.
Although she had coordinated two Facilitator Trainings in her community, she had a vision
that required her to become an expert on KIV. In the year that followed, she has
established new precedents for networking and finding creative ways to fund and implement
Keys to Innervisions. Ann's high energy and willingness to get outside the box keeps her
community on the leading edge of empowering families and youth.
Recertification of Master Facilitators
All Master Facilitators of Keys to Innervisions are required to update their skills every two years to maintain certification. As part of the annual CEI/CEAA conference, Keys, Inc. offered a one day training for recertification candidates. Eight Master Facilitators joined Ed Martinez, Wayde Glover and Phyllis Antonelli for a day of renewal. Each candidate presented a new training idea or shared a learning moment from their experience. Recertified were: Sonny Campbell, Sally Cobb, Marie Dils and Gina Ramos from Arizona Dept. of Juvenile Corrections; Bob Sebourn, Pat Bell and Joyce Perez, Arkansas Dept. of Human Services; and Cheri Langei, North Dakota Supreme Court. If you are interested in attending the next recertification training or in scheduling a training for your agency, please call the Keys Office.
ATTENTION!!! Price Increase in January 1999
Over the past four years, Keys to Excellence, Inc. successfully found creative ways to keep our prices for written materials static. Since our last price increase in 1994, the costs of printing and paper have risen 350%. Therefore, as of January 1, 1999, the price of KIV written materials will increase 10-15%. This notice is intended to give you the opportunity to project your needs and order materials in this calendar year at the current prices.
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E -Mail your stories at West Virginia Dept. of Institutional Education Sets the Criteria for Excellence:
The West Virginia Legislature, the State Board of Education, and business leaders collaborated to develop a school system that fosters higher student achievement by combining a rigorous academic program with a realistic understanding of workplace expectations. All subjects must be taught using the State Board approved instructional goals and objectives(IGO's). The Dept. of Ed organized a state KIV Core Planning Team to plan and evaluate the ongoing use of KIV. This team with the assistance of Keys, Inc. staff, Wayde Glover, has completed IGO's for the KIV curriculum. It is anticipated that the State Board will approve the IGO's and enable KIV to be taught and credited as a separate class. The team also matched the State approved Process/Workplace Goals and objectives with KIV in the areas of problem solving, communication, working with others, technology, self management, and career development. Through their work the Core Planning Team will enable many more students to learn and earn credits for KIV and enable schools to get the funding to provide the materials. Congratulations to Frank Andrews, Executive Director, and Susan Lattimer, Special Needs Coordinator, for their vision and commitment to youth in coordinating this project.
State Instructional Goals and Objectives.