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Minority Student Growth and Development in a Rural 4-Year College

Speaker(s):

Hall, Aisha, EdD, MSW

Presentation:

The presentation will focus on minority student growth and development in a rural 4-year college. The purpose of the study was to examine the perceptions of minority faculty and students regarding student learning associated with minority students’ relationships to minority faculty. Critical race theory was used as part of the conceptual framework which provides a narrative on the perspectives of race and dispels myths, racial beliefs, and misrepresentations of the truth. Social learning theory was also used as part of the conceptual framework because it explains how social influences impact the beliefs and actions of individuals in society. A basic qualitative study was the research design and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 5 minority faculty and 8 minority students. The data noted that 92% of the minority participants thought there were advantages to having minority faculty compared to 8% who did not. A recommendation paper was the result of the research study. Based on the findings, positive social changes may occur that affect minority students and faculty by improving minority student learning, increasing minority student enrollment, and possibly an increasing minority faculty at higher education institutions.

Objectives:

  1. Define minority student learning in higher education

  2. Describe the impact higher education has on minority students

  3. Identify the importance of a diverse learning environment

 

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How to Improve Your Community: Encourage and Promote Indigenous Helping

Speaker(s):

Memmott, Jay, MSW, Ph.D.

Presentation:

Every community contains natural or indigenous helpers–people who are sought out by friends, neighbors, and relatives because of their knack for effective problem solving and social support. More often than not, indigenous helpers are the first-line providers of informal health, social, addiction, and mental health services. Indigenous helpers represent every walk of life and the help they render is in most cases free of charge. Using an ecological framework and illustrations drawn from in-depth interviews with indigenous helpers, Dr. Memmott will discuss the impact this important human activity has on individuals, families, groups, and larger organizations. In addition, Dr. Memmot will offer tips on how to encourage and promote indigenous helping to make our communities healthier, safer, and more livable.

Objectives:

  1. Define indigenous helping and provide examples from their own lives.
  2. Identify and describe the types or helping styles of indigenous helpers.
  3. Discuss the helping methods employed by indigenous helpers.
  4. Explain how indigenous helping improves the quality of life in a community.
  5. Discuss ways to encourage and promote indigenous helping in neighborhoods and communities.

 

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Helping People Achieve Employment-related Recovery Goals without IPS Services

Speaker(s):

Lynde, David, MSW

Presentation:

While many people with mental health challenges have employment as one of their recovery related goals, not all people have access to Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) or Supported Employment services. This workshop will provide information, ideas, strategies and lessons learned regarding helping people to achieve their employment related goals when access to IPS is not an option for the providers or the people in services.


Objectives:

  1. Identify the principles of successful IPS services
  2. Describe how to play a critical role in helping people with employment goals even without IPS services based on the principles of IPS
  3. Describe basic strategies and skills to enhance employment success when a referral to IPS is not possible

 

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Helping People Achieve Employment-related Recovery Goals with IPS Services

Speaker(s):

Lynde, David, MSW

Presentation:

This workshop will provide a hands-on overview of the principles of Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) or Supported Employment for people with mental health challenges. The workshop will focus on the critical role of multiple provider stakeholders in working in an integrated and collaborative manner with IPS teams to help people develop and achieve their own individual employment-related recovery goals. The workshop will include information regarding skills, strategies and lessons learned from sites and providers across the country.


Objectives:

  1. Identify the principles of successful IPS services
  2. Identify some of the key stakeholder and service collaborator for IPS services to be effective
  3. Describe basic strategies and skills to enhance employment success

 

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Grief Process and Support Systems for Young Military Widows

Speaker(s):

McCullough, Amanda, MS, CRADC, PLMFT

Likcani, Adriatik, PhD, LMFT

Hartenstein, Jaimee, PhD, CFLE

Presentation:

For the last 19 years the US military has been engaged in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. There have been many casualties because of these combat operations. These casualties of war left behind families that grieve their loss. This has created many young widows, a role which is traditionally thought to be at a much later stage in life. The loss of a spouse can be one of the most difficult losses to experience with far-reaching consequences. Presenters will describe findings of their study with young widows which explored how these young widows experienced the sudden traumatic loss of their spouse, explore the support systems used by these widows to cope with their loss and navigate the transition in their identity. Researchers will present findings and discuss interventions that counselors and therapists can utilize when working with this population. Preliminary findings of this research were presented at STI 2019 (very well received) and now authors return to present finding and implications upon having completed this research project.


Objectives:

  1. Describe how these young widows experienced the sudden traumatic loss of their spouse.
  2. Describe the support systems used by these widows to cope with their loss and navigate the transition in their identity.
  3. Identify interventions that can be utilized when working with this population.

 

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Ethics, Telehealth, and the Digital Age

Speaker(s):

Cooley-Bennett, Terri, LCSW, LSCSW, CCDP-D, TTS

Presentation:

The purpose of this training is to provide attendees with an overview of telehealth and the use of technology with special consideration being given to ethical principles. Because of the unique challenges experienced in using technology as a means for providing services to clients, opportunities for ethical dilemmas are not uncommon. As professionals, we are accountable for our use of technology and making sure that ethical guidelines are adhered to, such as confidentiality, informed consent, and what is in the client’s best interest. Common ethical dilemmas regarding technology will be reviewed along with strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing ethical violations. The goal being that we provide excellent customer service to our clients, supervisees, colleagues, and agencies.
   


Objectives:

  1. Understand and describe the common uses of technology
  2. Identify unique challenges experienced in using technology as a means of providing services to clients
  3. Analyze and apply ethical guidelines in their use of technology
  4. Develop strategies in order to evaluate, identify, manage, and prevent ethical dilemmas and violations

 

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Escaping the Pain: Dissociation in Young Children with Trauma

Speaker(s):

Hanks, Rachel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Presentation:

“I don’t know what happened. She seemed fine and then she just started screaming.”
   
Young children who have experienced early adverse events have few tangible defenses. While fight and flight may be easily pictured, dissociation is an overlooked and often misunderstood survival mechanism for these children. While we all dissociate at times, the child who has experienced overwhelming or chronic traumatic stress may struggle to leave their protective dissociative states, even after the danger has presumably passed. This can cause difficulties with day-to-day functioning, relationships, and emotional regulation, leaving the child and family confused, frustrated, and even frightened by the seemingly-erratic nature of dissociative behaviors.
   
In this presentation, we will explore the presentation and mechanisms of dissociative behaviors in young children with developmental trauma across settings. We will also discuss implications for treatment by using play therapy techniques to engage the dissociative child by moving them into a state of felt safety.


Objectives:

  1. Identify symptoms of dissociation in young children who have experienced adverse events
  2. Describe relational and environmental factors that impact a dissociative child’s functioning
  3. Apply play therapy techniques to help engage the dissociative child

 

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Benefits & Employment – You Have the Knowledge with MO DB101

Speaker(s):

Love, Nicholas, SME

Presentation:

Lack of information or worse misinformation on how benefits and employment interact does not lead to informed decisions. Accurate information on health coverage and disability benefits is a key factor for people who have disabilities when making career decisions. Missouri Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) is an online tool that can help navigate the complexity of benefits and employment interactions. DB101 provides information and tools on employment and career planning, health coverage, disability benefits, and more all in one location. Learning how to incorporate Missouri DB101 (www.mo.db101.org) is vital for all service providers. Come learn how to embed MO DB101 into the work you already do to motivate and support people in competitive integrated employment decisions without having to learn a whole new skill-set.


Objectives:

  1. Learn how to access the rules governing SSDI/SSI, Social Security work incentives, Medicare and Medicaid, employment impact on state/federal benefits, and other work-related concerns through MO DB101.
  2. Increase knowledge of all service providers on the complex interaction of public disability benefits and competitive integrated employment without having to learn a whole new skill-set.
  3. Understand how the utilization of MO DB101 responses to federal and state directives – ex. WIOA.
  4. Incorporate MO DB101 as a supplement existing work to motive and support for competitive integrated employment without having to learn a whole new skill-set.

 

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Behavioral Health Treatment through Housing

Speaker(s):

Belcher, Jonathan, MSW

Craig, Jessica, MS

Presentation:

The presenters will share information on the impact housing insecurity and homelessness has on a person’s health and cognition. Next, a review of the human hierarchy of needs and the impact on a person’s health, and the effectiveness of treatment when needs go unmet. We will then navigate the vast research on the Housing First Model and explain why it has become the most supported model to serve those experiencing homelessness and chronic behavioral health diagnosis.
   
Both presenters have years of working within the Housing First Model. With their expertise, they will present the model and bring case analysis demonstrating ‘real’ examples of how Housing First improves health outcomes and increases the effectiveness of any treatment.


Objectives:

  1. Describe signs and symptoms of the impact of housing insecurity and homelessness.
  2. Understand hierarchy of needs and impact on behavioral health conditions.
  3. Gain a basic understanding of Housing First Model.

 

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Advancing Understanding Of Trauma To Include Childhood And Community Experiences As Informants Of Discrimination-Based Developmental Trauma

Speaker(s):

Boddie, Courtney R., Ph.D.

Thompson-Gibson, Lisa, MA, MA, LCPC

Presentation:

“Ellis and Deitz (2018) discussed the addition of community and environmental factors to the familiar factors present as part of the adverse childhood experiences (ACES) framework. They put forth the idea that a greater range of social determinants of health (e.g., discrimination) contribute to developmental trauma, along with ACES, given their adverse nature. This presentation explores implications of these findings to consider updating the existing ACES questionnaire, with particular focus on additional social and community factors. Using findings from Ellis and Dietz (2018), and exploring applications of Polyvagal Theory (Dana, 2020; Porges, 2006), and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (Perry & Dobson, 2013), session participants will develop strategies for trauma-informed interventions in the conceptualization and treatment of discrimination-based developmental trauma among adults.”


Objectives:

  1. Conceptualize discrimination as a broad community/environmental factor that can disrupt human development
  2. Examine the influencing role of discrimination in early childhood development (e.g., access to resources, help-seeking tendencies, development of self-regulatory processes, parenting practices)
  3. Explore interventions that are a by-product of conceptualizing the role of various forms of discrimination as a developmental stressor