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Dog Walk Today, April 11!

Join a group of other HealthWest pet families on a leashed pack walk. Family and friends are welcome to join!


Tuesday, April 11, 2023

6:00-6:45 pm

Location: Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve

 

Contact Chelsea Kirksey with questions.

Get your Mental Health Matters Gear

Mental Health Matters Gear is back in the online store, just in time to sport for Mental Health Awareness Month in May. Items will be available for purchase until April 16. This will ensure that you receive them the first week of May.

Visit the HW store

Help Beautify Our Community

It is starting to look like spring, which means it is that time of year for us to get out and give back to our community!


There are three opportunities for you to join other HealthWest staff in cleaning up the HW adopted highway, Seaway Drive.


Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day)  - 9am to 1pm


Monday, May 8 - 5:30pm until dusk  


Wednesday, May 10 - 5:30pm until dusk  


Contact Kristian Kortman if you are interested in learning more about how to join the crew and help beautify our community.

NEW TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

COP CULTURE

May 9 & 10, 2023

8am-4:30 pm


Folkert Community HUB - Sports Complex Entrance

640 Seminole Rd, Norton Shores 


Cop Culture is a two-day training for behavioral health professionals developed and facilitated by local law enforcement in support of building an effective Crisis Intervention Team. The training combines lecture, interactive dialogue, and scenario-based training. You will learn the history of the Crisis Intervention Team and skills needed to have a more impactful working relationship with law enforcement. 



Each behavioral health professional who completes COP CULTURE training will receive a certificate of completion and be pinned in recognition of their commitment to serve as an effective CIT member.  

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The Westies Are Back: 

NOMINATE YOUR COWORKERS TODAY!

It is time again to celebrate those staff members that embody our agency values. The 3rd Annual Westies will be held virtually on May 18 and will recognize twenty HealthWest staff members in the categories of Diversity, Development, Excellence, and Integrity. 

 

All nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of last year's awarded staff. Nominations are due by 5 pm on May 5.

Nominate a Colleague Today

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

"I am inspired by her dedication for growth and learning. She is so ambitious and eager to develop herself. She is very hardworking, genuine."

Shannon Riley

Master's Level Clinician

Youth/Families Home-Based Services


Worked at HealthWest:

Intern from October 2021- June 2022. 

Started as a Masters's Level Clinician on July 25, 2022. 

 

What is your favorite part of working at HealthWest?

I love being a part of a team that enjoys what they do. Everyone is so focused on helping one another sharpen their clinical skills to strengthen our ability to assist the families we work with. 

 

Tell us a little bit about you!

I am a mother of a little boy named Sage. He is the reason I am here in Muskegon. I am from New Orleans. Lived in Houston, Texas, for six years before relocating here to Muskegon to be closer to my parents. We are family oriented. Raised in New Orleans, it has always been the five of us: my parents and my two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. To know me is to know I am all about my family, and I love how we support one another no matter what it looks like. I enjoy cooking southern food- gumbo, red beans, white beans, etc. I enjoy napping with my baby, lol. He has the best cuddles. 

 

What are your core values?

My core value is treating everyone the same: Respect and serving justice when it is necessary. 


What other committees, community groups, clubs, or passions are you involved in? 

I am not involved in any committees, but, I do enjoy giving myself to others to help them where it is needed. I love to volunteer; I always have!

NOMINATE A COWORKER TO BE FEATURED

Want to share with the agency how unique, awesome, and interesting a coworker is?

 You can nominate them to be featured in the newsletter using this form!

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