Professional:
Kennedi Childs is a certified substance abuse prevention specialist within the AmeriCorps program at the Southwest Behavioral Health Center, and serves as a Utah Community Healthcare Worker certified by the Utah Department of Health. Through her time working at the Southwest Behavioral Health Center Kennedi has earned certifications in Mental Health First Aid and CPR/First Aid. Kennedi is currently nearing the completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology through Southern Utah University. As a result of her exemplary academic standing, Kennedi has been awarded the Founder’s Academic scholarship through SUU, earns consistent placement on the Dean’s List, and is a current member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society of Psychology. Kennedi is an active member of numerous clubs and organizations including Psi Chi, the Psychology Club, the Sustainability Club, the Iron County Prevention Coalition, and the Healthy T-Birds Coalition, where she serves as a workgroup leader specializing in On-Campus Education. In addition to investing time into work and school, she recognizes her interest in yoga and teaching and has received her first level of yoga teacher training, a 200hr YTT, through School Yoga Institute. She taught yoga at North Elementary in Cedar City through the school year 2020-2021 and continues to teach community classes. Recently, Kennedi has returned from Ghana, Africa where she served as a lead representative for the non-profit organization Getting Out by Going In by coaching as a peer mentor to workgroups who were interested in learning about the application of evidence-based positive decision making. In the future, Kennedi hopes to continue to serve humanity and promote holistic health by pursuing a PhD in environmental psychology after completing her undergraduate education.
Kennedi Childs is a certified substance abuse prevention specialist within the AmeriCorps program at the Southwest Behavioral Health Center, and serves as a Utah Community Healthcare Worker certified by the Utah Department of Health. Through her time working at the Southwest Behavioral Health Center Kennedi has earned certifications in Mental Health First Aid and CPR/First Aid. Kennedi is currently nearing the completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology through Southern Utah University. As a result of her exemplary academic standing, Kennedi has been awarded the Founder’s Academic scholarship through SUU, earns consistent placement on the Dean’s List, and is a current member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society of Psychology. Kennedi is an active member of numerous clubs and organizations including Psi Chi, the Psychology Club, the Sustainability Club, the Iron County Prevention Coalition, and the Healthy T-Birds Coalition, where she serves as a workgroup leader specializing in On-Campus Education. In addition to investing time into work and school, she recognizes her interest in yoga and teaching and has received her first level of yoga teacher training, a 200hr YTT, through School Yoga Institute. She taught yoga at North Elementary in Cedar City through the school year 2020-2021 and continues to teach community classes. Recently, Kennedi has returned from Ghana, Africa where she served as a lead representative for the non-profit organization Getting Out by Going In by coaching as a peer mentor to workgroups who were interested in learning about the application of evidence-based positive decision making. In the future, Kennedi hopes to continue to serve humanity and promote holistic health by pursuing a PhD in environmental psychology after completing her undergraduate education.
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Personal:
I was born in American Fork, Utah as the second oldest of what would soon be six children. I grew up as a dancer in the heart of Utah County, where I was competitive in a pre-professional training program. In high school, my interests shifted from dance and grew into a love of the outdoors as I moved away from home to Cedar City. Now a current resident of Cedar City, I am constantly in awe of the beautiful desert we live in and strive to spend quality time outdoors hiking, backpacking and rock climbing. I took the intuitive step from my past in dance to the practice of yoga and enjoy connecting with my mind and body and finding comfort in difficult positions.
I was born in American Fork, Utah as the second oldest of what would soon be six children. I grew up as a dancer in the heart of Utah County, where I was competitive in a pre-professional training program. In high school, my interests shifted from dance and grew into a love of the outdoors as I moved away from home to Cedar City. Now a current resident of Cedar City, I am constantly in awe of the beautiful desert we live in and strive to spend quality time outdoors hiking, backpacking and rock climbing. I took the intuitive step from my past in dance to the practice of yoga and enjoy connecting with my mind and body and finding comfort in difficult positions.
Why I chose prevention:
Through an opportunity presented to me by a coordinator at the school, I discovered the world of prevention services and took a position as an AmeriCorps Vista with SBHC. I enjoy prevention services because I am able to spend my time encouraging others through positive interventions to care for their bodies and be mindful of the substances they are taking in, the quality time and connections they are building with family and friends, and the behaviors they engage in. In a world so keen on masking holistic health behind things like fast food and normalized substance use, it is refreshing to work towards community-wide health through connecting like-minded organizations and people.
Through an opportunity presented to me by a coordinator at the school, I discovered the world of prevention services and took a position as an AmeriCorps Vista with SBHC. I enjoy prevention services because I am able to spend my time encouraging others through positive interventions to care for their bodies and be mindful of the substances they are taking in, the quality time and connections they are building with family and friends, and the behaviors they engage in. In a world so keen on masking holistic health behind things like fast food and normalized substance use, it is refreshing to work towards community-wide health through connecting like-minded organizations and people.
