2003 Spring Training Institute
"Lives Beyond Limitations: Implementing the Vision"
Approximately 800 professionals from the field of substance abuse and mental health treatment, developmental disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, corrections, probation and parole, youth services, education, and other human service organizations participated in the Department of Mental Health's Spring Training Institute on May 28-30. Keynote speakers included Stuart Perry, a nationally known mental health advocate; Peter Bell, expert in cultural competency; and T. Marni Vos, who delivered an inspirational and motivational closing address.
This year's conference included nine tracks-opioid treatment; trauma; co-occurring disorders; prevention and early intervention; hot topics; full community membership; children and youth; services and supports for special populations; and, criminal justice/other areas of interest. The primary purpose of the Institute is to provide affordable continuing professional education to those of you who work directly with Department of Mental Health consumers and their families along with other persons with mental illness, substance abuse disorders, or developmental disabilities that are served by our partnering State agencies. The Institute is self-supporting with the total cost covered by registration fees, exhibitor fees, and educational grants.
The conference agenda below contains links to materials made available by some of the presenters. Please check periodically for new items which will be posted as we receive them.
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AGENDA
Wednesday, May 28
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
A Key for Victims of Domestic Violence: Universal Screening and Service Collaboration - Jennifer L. Carter, M.S.W., Program Development Specialist, Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Jefferson City
Writing Successful Grants - Jill Meyer, M.S., L.C.P.C., Grant and Contract Specialist, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, St. Louis
Substance Abuse 101 - John Benshoff, Ph.D., C.R.C., Professor and Coordinator, Rehabilitation Institute, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale
Medications for Seizure Disorders in Children and Youth - Steve C. Stoner, Pharm. D., BCPP, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Person-Centered Planning (Part I and II) - Jennifer Wyble, M.Ed., Quality Assurance Specialist and Amanda George, M.Ed., Person-Centered Planning Coordinator, Kansas City Regional Center
The Federal Confidentiality Regulations for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services - Mark Shields, M.Ed., L.P.C., C.A.S.A.C., Program Specialist and Teresa Robbins, M.S., C.A.S.A.C., Program Specialist, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Transition from Prison to Community Initiative - T. Clements, J. Carter, G. Morgan, M. Stringer
Treating Difficult Patients, Part I & II - Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Super Sessions
Creating Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Sensitive Systems of Care - Andrea Blanch, Ph.D., Director, Collaborative for Conflict Management in Mental Health, Tampa, Florida and Norma Finkelstein, Ph.D., LICSW, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for Health and Recovery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
What Outcomes Should We Plan For?: Employment as a Critical Goal of the Service Matrix - John Benshoff, Ph.D. C.R.C., Professor and Coordinator, Rehabilitation Institute, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Looking at Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services through a Trauma Sensitive Lens - Andrea Blanch, Ph.D., Director, Collaborative for Conflict Management in Mental Health, Tampa, Florida and Norma Finkelstein, Ph.D., LICSW, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for Health and Recovery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overcoming the Barriers to Treatment for Hepatitis C - Roberta Renicker, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.A., Consultant Community Health Nurse, Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City
Changing our Worldview on Disability: A Comprehensive Clinical Review of Addictions and Mental Illness and Their Prevalence in the World of Disability - John Benshoff, Ph.D., C.R.C., Professor and Coordinator, and Stacie L. Robertson, Ph.D., C.R.C., Rehabilitation Institute, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale
Childhood and Behavioral Disorders - Steve Stoner, Pharm. D., BCPP, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri, Kansas City
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Phases of Treatment for Women with Co-Occurring Disorders and Histories of Violence - Norma Finkelstein, Ph.D., LICSW, Founder/Executive Director, Institute for Health and Recovery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
QPR for Suicide Prevention - J. Scott Perkins, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Jefferson City
Identifying Early Forms of Psychotic Disorders - John Csernansky, M.D., Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry and Conte Center Director, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
DMH
Service Delivery System for Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance
Use Disorders - Andrew Homer, Ph.D., Program Coordinator, Division
of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
St. Louis' Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS Prevention Faith Mentoring Project - Daphne Walker-Thoth, M.Ed., Faith/Public Liaison and Brendolyn Bailey-Burch, M.Ed., Principal Investigator, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, St. Louis
Thursday, May 29
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Super Sessions
Parenting IS Prevention - Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Strengthening Our Families Program, Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Opioid Maintenance Pharmacotherapy: A Course for Clinicians (Part I and II) - J. Thomas Payte, M.D., The Colonial Management Group, Orlando, Florida
Building a System of Care for Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Sensitive Services - Norma Finkelstein, Ph.D., LICSW, Founder/Executive Director, Institute for Health and Recovery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Common Factors of Psychotherapy and Counseling - Allison Felton, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri, Columbia
Adult Diagnoses Using the DSM-IV-TR - Lori DeRosear, D.O., Medical Director, St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center
Job Placement 101 for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Counselors - Stacie L. Robertson, Ph.D., C.R.C., Professor and Coordinator, Rehabilitation Institute, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale
11:15 a.m. - 12:30
p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Models of Care for Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Sensitive Services - Norma Finkelstein, Ph.D., LICSW, Founder/Executive Director, Institute for Health and Recovery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dealing with Resistance in Psychotherapy and Counseling - Allison Felton, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri, Columbia
Strengthening Our Families Program - Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Strengthening Our Families Program, Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
The Missouri Foundation for Health: Improving the Health of the People in Communities it Serves - J. Kimmey, D. Cooper
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Buprenorphine and Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence - Nick Reuter, Supervising Public Health Advisor, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Division of Pharmacologic Therapies, Rockville, Maryland
Consumer Empowerment and Spirituality for Trauma Survivors - Andrea Blanch, Ph.D., Director, Collaborative for Conflict Management in Mental Health, Tampa, Florida
A Group Therapy Approach to Motivational Interviewing with Substance Abusers and Dual Diagnosis Clients (Part I and II) - Niels Beck, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri, Columbia
School Readiness: Beyond Literacy - Kathy R. Thornburg, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, and Deborah E. Scott, Director, Office of Early Childhood, Department of Social Services, Jefferson City
Treatment Planning for Successful Community Outcomes (Part I and II) - John Benshoff, Ph.D., C.R.C., Professor and Coordinator, and Stacie L. Robertson, Ph.D., C.R.C., Rehabilitation Institute, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale
Children's System of Care (Part I and II) - Linda Roebuck, Deputy Director, Department of Mental Health; Connie Cahalan, Assistant Coordinator of Children and Youth Services, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services; and Judy Finnegan, Children and Youth Services Area Director (Eastern Region), Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Providing Effective, Individualized Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - Heather Drake, L.C.S.W., C.A.S.A.C., Clinical Director and Stacey McDonald, B.S.W., R.A.S.A.C. II, Community Support Work Supervisor, and Donna Thompson, Intake and Eligibility Supervisor, Kansas City Regional Center
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
DMH Readiness and Disaster Support Team - Lynn Carter, Coordinator, Disaster Readiness, Department of Mental Health
The National Cross-Site Evaluation of High Risk Youth Programs - Elizabeth Sale, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Director of Midwest Operations, EMT Associates, Inc., St. Louis
Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment - Ruth Hurtado, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Friday, May 30
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Child Traumatic Stress Initiative - Jeffrey N. Wherry, Ph.D., CEO, Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Psychotropics Made Simple (Part I and II) - Valerie Ruehter, R. Ph., BCPP and Katie Carls, PharmD., Western Missouri Mental Health Center, Kansas City
A Framework for Developing Multicultural Competency - Susan Wilson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Swope Health Services, Kansas City
Homeless No More - Karia Basta, Housing Coordinator, Department of Mental Health; Cynthia Larcom, J.S., M.S.W., Director, Homeless Services Coalition of Greater Kansas City; and Greg Vogelweid, CEO, St. Patrick Center, St. Louis
Diagnostic Issues in Working with Children and Youth -- Patsy Carter, Ph.D., Clinical Director for Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Mental Health, St. Louis
Providing Effective Supports for People with Asperger's Syndrome -- Jennifer Fuchs-Haughey, B.A., Judevine Center for Autism, St. Louis
Managing Conflict - Andrea Blanch, Ph.D., Director, Collaborative for Conflict Management in Mental Health, Tampa, Florida
10:00 a.m. - 11:15
a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Identifying Trauma-Related Symptoms and Their Corresponding Treatment Interventions - Jeffrey N. Wherry, Ph.D., CEO, Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Preliminary Findings from the SPIRIT Program - Charles Williams, Coordinator of Prevention Services, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and Carol Evans, Ph.D., Missouri Institute of Mental Health, St. Louis
Improving
Access to Mainstream Services - Karia L. Basta, Housing Coordinator,
Department of Mental Health, Rita McElhany, Program Manager, Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS and Ryan White Title II Supportive
Services Program, Department of Health and Senior Services, Mary Fallen,
Assistant Deputy Director, Division of Family Services, and Jeannie
Chaffin, Program Manager, Community Services Block Grant, Homeless
Challenge, and Emergency Shelter Grant Programs, Division of Family
Services, Jefferson City
Professional Ethics for the Therapeutic Relationship - Mark Shields, M.Ed., C.A.S.A.C., Program Specialist and Brooke Dawson, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Program Specialist, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Drugs in Missouri: A Law Enforcement Perspective - P. Stockard
What Does the Research Say About Early Detection and Intervention for Children with Autism? - P. Thomlinson
