Keystone Human Services

JOBS717 Virtual Job Fair
2023-01-15 - 2023-01-31 | Online
New Year, New Career!
Start the new year with a new career where you make a difference in people’s lives every day. Learn about Keystone Human Services and our Mental Health Services at the virtual JOBS717 job fair and get started on your new career supporting people in recovery from mental health conditions. You’ll learn about our open positions in the 717 area code in central PA.
Additional benefits of a job at Keystone Human Services:

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time, part-time, and casual employees
Generous paid time off
Competitive pay
Retirement savings plan with employer match contributions
Tuition reimbursement
Career development and advancement
Extensive training and learning opportunities
Work environment that offers strong, positive team connections
Additional employee discounts

Already know a career with Keystone Human Services is for you? Search our open positions and apply today!
For more information about the virtual job fair, visit JOBS717.com.

Distance Introduction to Social Role Valorization
2023-01-17 09:00 - 2023-01-25 16:00 (America/New_York)
Distance Introduction to Social Role Valorization
The Introduction to Social Role Valorization is an intensive workshop, which presents the idea of assisting people with disabilities and other devalued conditions to have positive social roles as a productive and helpful response to wounding life experiences. Social Role Valorization is a comprehensive theory which provides insights as to why certain groups of people become devalued in society, what life experiences are likely to befall people once they have become devalued in the eyes of others, why valued social roles are a powerful response in combatting the negative life experiences, and ten essential themes which can guide implementers in pursuing valued roles by, with, and for those practitioners desire to serve.
This foundational material is essential to those wishing to serve others in meaningful ways, and to those who are impassioned to make a difference in the lives of others. Many participants experience the learning within this event as the most helpful, inspiring, and clarifying body of knowledge they have been exposed to in their professional development, and it assists in long-term understanding and focus on being of service to others in ways that matter.
The workshop includes pre-recorded as well as live presentations, small and large group live reflection and discussion, online forums and resource materials. Participants should be prepared for significant presentations.
Week 1
Day 1: Tuesday January 17, 2023: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm Live session with 2 additional hours of independent assignments
Day 2: Wednesday January 18, 2023: 10:00 am to 2:15 pm with 30 additional minutes of independent assignments
Day 3: Thursday January 19, 2023: 10:00 am to 4:15 pm A combination of live session and independent assignments
Week 2
Day 4: Monday January 23, 2023: 3 hours of independent assignments prior to logging on for the live session from 12:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Day 5: Tuesday January 24, 2023: 9:00 am to 2:30 pm Live session with 1 hour of additional independent assignment
Day 6: Wednesday January 25, 2023: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm A combination of live sessions and independent assignments
Register

Foundations of Inclusive Practice: A Glimpse of SRV (Bengali)
2023-01-23 15:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Foundations of Inclusive Practice: A Glimpse of SRV (Bengali)
Across India, change leaders committed to better lives for people with developmental and psychosocial disability are talking about and learning about Social Role Valorization, a powerful set of ideas about how to assist people to have full, rich, meaningful lives. SRV provides a high-order framework for understanding the society in which we live, and the place people with disabilities tend to hold within it. As well, SRV thinking is accompanied by very practical implementation strategies to help people with disabilities have access to the good things of life.
Please join us as we introduce participants to the basics of Social Role Valorization. This overview event will present the idea of assisting people with disabilities and other devalued conditions to have positive social roles as a productive and helpful response to wounding life experiences. People wishing to understand the life experiences of people they support and the implications of those life experiences and are committed to the work of making life better are encouraged to attend.
This foundational material is essential to those wishing to serve others in meaningful ways, and who are impassioned to make a difference in the lives of others. Many participants experience the learning within this event as the most helpful, inspiring, and clarifying body of knowledge they have been exposed to in their professional development, and it assists in long-term understanding and focus on being of service to others in ways that matter.
The workshop includes multi-media presentation, small and large group reflection and discussion, and resource materials. Participants should be prepared for significant presentations as well.
Collaborating Partners: The Rural India Supporting Trust
Lead faculty: Ranjana Chakraborty and Manisha Bhattacharya
Language: Bengali
Pre-Requisites: Open to All
Capacity: 45
Registration Contact: Mr. Rachit Pandey, rpandey@khs.org
