Presentation: Conversations between two people can often include resistance dynamics. Patient and counselor, client and consultant, employee and employee, family members and spouses — all of these frequently include resistance. It can be mild, intense, manipulative, overt or implied. All resistance behaviors have meaning. When the meaning is understood and effectively handled communication improves. This workshop presents techniques for identifying and reducing resistance. There will be time for questions and problem-solving. The presenters have years of experience in the clinical and organizational settings, and will combine their techniques to cover a wide range of applications. Participants will leave with new insights and techniques for identifying, addressing resistance and improving conversations.
Objectives:
Site the definitions of resistance in both clinical and other settings
Experience what it sounds and feels like in a learning environment
Review techniques to elicit the meaning behind the resistance
Suggest new approaches to reduced resistance in interpersonal communication
Presentation: In order to raise awareness and educate communities on the topic of mental health, Mark Norwine walked 200-miles across the state of Missouri. Along the way he presented information and held discussions in schools and small towns, one which had recently lost three young people to suicide in less than a two month time frame. He also stopped in Jefferson City to talk about this often overlooked topic with state representatives, senators and experts in the field. He was joined by his son, Eric. During their quest, father and son were forced to confront their own mental health struggles, which they had kept secret for so long. Walking Man is an honest look at one family’s journey with mental illness while displaying the need of education and awareness in our communities.
Objectives:
Address and discuss the need for awareness and stigma reduction regarding mental health and suicide prevention, particularly in rural areas.
Analyze possible reasons for mental health stigma.
Identify ways the “message of hope” is presented to communities in the film Walking Man.
Message from the presenters:
Greetings,
We are excited to be presenting the documentary Walking Manon Friday at 9:30 am at the Spring Training Institute. (You can view the trailer here).We hope to see you there for the screening and a short discussion about mental health stigma and awareness, particularly in rural areas.
Additionally, we plan to discuss the new expectations surrounding mental health education and suicide prevention for Missouri students and educators. In hopes of saving some time and in order to show more of the film, we wanted to send this note ahead of time so you may have a chance to review the new changes if you have not done so already. Please see the highlighted sections of the attachment and view an article about the law here.
With this new model, school districts will be looking for ways to comply and get their staff and students the training and education they need. If you work with school districts or have the ability or desire to help students and educators learn more about mental health, while also complying with this new model, we can assist. We offer programs and services in the areas of suicide prevention, bullying prevention and more. Using the film in these programs is well-received as it shows a personal story and a sense of reality; we’d be happy to spread awareness and help schools as much as possible.
We are glad to be moving forward as a state in the area mental health education. Please feel free to get in touch prior to the conference if you would like. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Mark Norwine & Maria Craft
Norwine Behavior Health Advocates
Presentation: Many individuals with developmental disabilities engage in maladaptive behaviors that result in self-harm or harm to others. Behavioral interventions can significantly reduce problematic behaviors and increase adaptive functioning. This presentation reviews Skinnerian principles and their applicability to the treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities with problematic behaviors. Participants will learn how to conduct a functional analysis of a behavior and how to measure the efficacy of interventions designed to reduce the maladaptive behavior and increase adaptive functioning.
Objectives:
Articulate the Skinnerian principles of operant conditioning
Define a target behavior, identify antecedents and consequents of a targeted behavior, learn about the function of a targeted behavior, and collect data to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention
Avoid common pitfalls that contribute to unsuccessful treatment
Presentation: Genetics is a field where new information is being uncovered every day. For many mental health conditions as well as physical conditions, gene mutations are being discovered. This may not only inform treatment choices but also leads to issues that are potentially ethically challenging such as genetic testing, disclosure, legal implications, genetic discrimination and more. Modern practitioners need to have a basic understanding of genetics and be prepared to deal with ethical decision-making. Is genetic testing always appropriate? Can you understand the implications of a positive (or negative) genetic testing on the client and on the family? What should you know and educate your client about before genetic testing or disclosure? This workshop seeks to provide an overview of genetics and begin addressing some of the advanced constructs that all practitioners should know.
Objectives:
Define the basic principles of genetics and genomics
Articulate the ethical issues inherent at the intersection of genetics and mental health
Expand understanding of the risks, benefits and limitations of genetic testing
Explain how to use existing Codes of Ethics including NBCC and NASW to inform practice with genetic conditions
Presentation: SAMSHA’s working definition of recovery from mental disorders and/or substance use disorders is: a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self- directed life, and strive to reach their full potential and our job as mental health/substance abuse professionals is to help the people we serve reach their full potential. So why at times do we and those we serve feel stuck, not making progress feeling like we are doing the same thing over and over wondering why we get the same results. This presentation gives an overview of the group supervision process which is a major component of the Strengths Model Case Management and is designed to help staff think outside of the box and get staff moving forward as they assist individuals reach their full potential using principles of trauma informed care.
Objectives:
Describe how to use the Strengths Assessments as a Trauma Informed Tool designed to help individuals identify goals and resources.
Identify the 7-step process of Group Supervision.
List 3 ways that Person Centered Supervision is trauma informed.
Presentation: In the past year the Consumer Operated Service Program (COSP) and Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) programs have begun to merge, paving the way for revolutionary changes to the way individuals living with mental illness, homelessness, or both, access clinical and peer support services, a safe refuge, and recovery focused resources. This presentation highlights the impetus for the merging of these two programs; the benefits to consumers, staff, and the community; challenges that have arisen and are anticipated, and ways that those challenges have been met.
Objectives:
Discuss the differences and similarities among the types of drop-in centers including those operated by PATH and COSP.
Determine strategies for engaging hard-to-reach clients in a nonresidential, nonclinical setting.
Explain the role and value of peers in recovery and engagement.
Presentation: This presentation will serve as a basic level training and can be applied toward certification as a Clinician in the Kazdin Method℠ Parent Management Training (PMT) at the Parent Management Training Institute in Madison, Connecticut. PMT is an Evidence-Based treatment for children and adolescents with moderate to severe Disruptive Behavior Disorders such as ODD and Conduct Disorder.
Objectives:
Describe the Evidence-Based Treatment, Parent Management Training for children and adolescents with moderate to severe Disruptive Behavior Disorders.
Demonstrate Parent Management Training skills with Certified Clinicians.
Apply role-play activities to have audience interact and practice Parent Management Training skills on their own.
Presentation: Across professions, workers spend more time listening than reading, writing & speaking combined. BUT, the average untrained worker forgets more than 50% of what’s heard within 24 hours. Come discover why 60%+ of Fortune 500 companies offer formal listening training to employees. In this high energy & interactive seminar you’ll learn 6 Strategies of Effective Listening, 5 Barriers to Effective Listening and you’ll be able to take your work with domestic and sexual survivors to the next level!
Objectives:
Discuss field research verifying need for active listening especially in today’s technology-driven culture.
Present, explore and review active listening terminology.
Explore the eight guidelines for Effective Listening in small groups.
Present the 6 Strategies for Effective Listening.
Discuss and explore how these can be applied in the participants’ workplaces.
Present the 5 Barriers to Active Listening.
Complete a self-assessment about how well (on a scale of 1-10) you currently demonstrate the Guidelines of Effective Listening. If desired, facilitator will mail a follow-up self-assessment to a participant-provided work address in 90 days.
Dean Andersen, MEd serves as the Project Coordinator for the Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Partnership Grant through the Department of Health and Senior Services. Dean is a research associate for the University of Missouri – Kansas City, Institute for Human Development. Dean works to develop partnerships related to grant initiatives. Dean has served on the Injury and Violence Prevention and Behavior Health Alliance Committees. He has worked for the University of Missouri for over 28 years, and holds a master’s degree in education.
Jan Wrolstad, M.Div., is Associate Director of Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Mid-America ATTC), one of 15 federally funded centers throughout the United States dedicated to improving treatment for behavioral health disorders. Mid-America ATTC is located at UMKC’s School of Nursing and Health Studies. Wrolstad provides project oversight for Mid-America ATTC, assists in grant writing, and is one of the organization’s trainers. She has worked in the field of behavioral health education for 21 years, presenting at state and national conferences and conducting trainings throughout the Midwest. Her passion is working to increase the rights of marginalized individuals and groups.
