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Effectiveness of a Suicide Prevention Follow-up Program Linking Hospitals and Mental Health Care Providers in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri

Speaker(s):

Sale, Liz, PhD

Williams, Stacey, MSW, LCSW,

Millar, Kirsti, MS, LPC, 

Glowczwskie, Michelle, MSW, LCSW

Presentation:

This presentation will describe the implementation and evaluation of a continuity-of-care model in reducing suicide in adults. The program is implemented at two Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in the St. Louis area. Participants are primarily recruited through inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations and emergency department visits for a recent suicide attempt or suicidal ideation. The evaluation determined program effectiveness in reducing suicide attempts, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and suicidal ideation at 3- and 6-months post intake.


Objectives:

  1. Describe a continuity-of-care model being used in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas that immediately links adults in hospital settings to mental health services.
  2. Learn about and describe the effectiveness of the program in reducing suicide attempts, hospital visits, ER visits, and suicidal ideation. The presentation will provide detail as to how the program was evaluated.
  3. Develop plans to implement similar programs in their community. The evaluation demonstrated that this model is effective in reducing suicidal behaviors. Audience members should informed enough about the program components to replicate a similar program in their community.

 

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Effective Experiential Exercises for Assessment and Therapy

Speaker(s):

Carpenter, John, MSW, LCSW

Presentation:

Clients do not always reveal their true feelings and dynamics just in words alone. What they can show you in visual ways or physical demonstrations or metaphoric imagery can be more memorable, valid, and useful than hundreds of words could. This presentation will describe the clever and creative ways to reveal emotional distance and work with it to heal that undesired distance. This talk will also demonstrate the use of props and visual aids to make visible those invisible forces that impact and influence our clients and their families. Once those invisible factors become tangible and visible to work with effective therapy can happen. We will also have many examples of metaphoric imagery techniques to elicit hidden emotions and dynamics that seemingly innocent images can reveal. Like play therapy for adults, these indirect techniques can be a safer way to explore difficult topics. Even a consideration of emotional ages as perceived by a family can shed more light on difficult dynamics. These approaches have served me well during my 43 years of clinical practice.




Objectives:

  1. You will learn experiential exercises that are easily used in therapy sessions.

  2. You will learn how to make good use of emotional distance and empty chairs.

  3. You will learn metaphoric imagery techniques as assessment and treatment tools.

  4. You will learn how to use props effectively for creating change within relationships.

 

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Careers in Social Work: Life Transforming Opportunities to Help Others

Speaker(s):

Memmott, Jay, MSW, Ph.D.

Presentation:

Social work is a multifaceted profession committed to the improvement of human well-being by helping people meet their basic and often complex needs, with a particular emphasis on those who are vulnerable, oppressed, marginalized, and living in poverty. Drawing on his own 40+ years of experience as a social worker, Dr. Memmott will discuss why social work, with its focus on social, economic, and environmental justice, is a viable career path in the 21st Century. In addition, Dr. Memmott will demonstrate how social work is a profession that can be a catalyst for life-transforming changes in families, communities, and other social systems.


Objectives:

  1. Describe the mission of social work.

  2. Distinguish between a profession and an occupation–and explain why the distinctions matt

  3. Identify the three levels of social work practice

  4. Name at least three types of job that social workers perform.

  5. Explain how social work differs from other professions/occupations.

 

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“You’re ruining my career”

Speaker(s):

Osayande, Ferdinand, MD

Presentation:

This presentation will aim to discuss not only the DSM critieria for Bipolar disorder, but also describe concerns of current and future health care providers on mental illness. Although the acceptance of mental illness in the United States appears to be rising for the better, there are many healthcare professionals who fear backlash and negative consequences from seeking treatment.


Objectives:

  1. Apply the DSM 5 Criteria for a diagnosis of Bipolar I/II Disorder
  2. Understand what the Americans with Disabilities Act is and who it protects
  3. Appreciate the concerns of healthcare providers who have a personal history of mental illnes
  4. Recognize the existence of mental illness stigmas amongst health professional trainees
  5. Be aware of methods and techniques for creating a safer culture for inclusivity

 

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Parent Training: Treatment for Childhood Oppositional Behavior

Speaker(s):

Anderson, Andy, M.A., LPC, KPMT

Presentation:

Many high-quality and effective training programs for parents of children with oppositional behavior are available in the marketplace. These parent training programs go by many names, such as Parent Management Training, Behavioral Parent Sills Training, or just Parent Training. Without exception, though, empirically informed parent training programs utilize parents as the primary implementer to change their child’s behavior—the therapist-trainer trains parents to train the child to behave in an age-appropriate, socially acceptable manner.

Whether delivered in a family therapy without patient setting or class format, numerous studies have found that parent training is an effective treatment for children and adolescents with ODD, CD, and non-clinical behavior problems. This presentation will provide participants with an overview of a Behavioral Parent Skills Training treatment for childhood oppositional behavior.


Objectives:

  1. Describe a rationale for treating childhood oppositional behavior with parent training.
  2. Identify the treatment phases of Behavioral Parent Skills Training Therapy.
  3. Name four contributing factors of childhood oppositional behavior.
  4. List strategies parents can use to build an authoritative positive parent-child relationship.

 

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Belcher, Jonathan, MSW

Jonathan Belcher is a Senior Director of Programs at St. Patrick Center in downtown St. Louis, where he oversees fourteen different Long-Term Transformation programs. His programs support individuals and families that come to St. Patrick Center with the highest need. Since joining St. Patrick Center in 2009 he has helped thousands of individuals and families transform their lives by finding permanent housing, behavioral health and other support services. As a strong advocate for consumer directed care, Jonathan created St. Patrick Center’s consumer advisory board, a place where clients have a voice and also sits on the St. Louis City Continuum of Care Board. Jonathan graduated from St. Louis University with a Masters of Social Work in 2015 and received his Bachelors of Social Work from the University of Missouri St. Louis in 2009. He lives with his wife and son in St. Louis and is an avid Chicago Cubs fan.

Presentation(s): 

Behavioral Health Treatment through Housing


 

 

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Riedel, Edward, MSW, LCSW

Edward Riedel, MSW, LCSW is currently a project director for the Missouri Institute of Mental Health where he has been providing project evaluation and community education for 13 years. Edward’s position includes working with providers in the community and their implementation of evidence-based practices, fidelity assessment and organizational change. Edward is also a Mental Health First Aide instructor.

Prior to working at MIMH he spent 20 years working in the field of community mental health as both a clinician and director. He has been an adjunct instructor to the University of Missouri graduate School of Social Work, a field instructor and a licensee supervisor.

Presentation(s): 

Implementation of an Evidenced-Based Trauma Treatment in a Virtual Environment


 

 

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Reynolds-Lewis, Beth BS

Beth Reynolds Lewis, BS, is a compassion fatigue specialist, trauma informed care trainer and Registered Yoga Teacher. Her experience includes 30+ years as a Child Welfare case manager, a Forensic Interviewer, and work in a public behavioral health system. Beth is a co-owner of Compassion Resiliency, a training and consultation company that promotes the well-being of professionals who work in high stress/trauma-exposed work environments.

Presentation(s): 

Self-Care is NOT Selfish: 10 Creative Tools for Boosting Your Resiliency


 

 

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Reynolds, James, MD

Dr. James Reynolds is a forensic psychiatrist in private practice in Northwest Missouri. He is board certified in general and forensic psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. For 22 years he served as a medical administrator, clinical psychiatrist, and expert forensic examiner for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, retiring from State service in June, 2021.

Dr. Reynolds has prepared Guardianship packets on many consumers in both Missouri and Colorado, and has testified in court on nearly two hundred occasions, including a number of Guardianship hearings. He has lectured on numerous occasions to clinical and legal professionals in various academic venues. He holds an appointment as Associate Professor with the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and Assistant Professorships with several other medical schools.

Presentation(s): 

When Your Consumer Needs A Guardian: Practical, Ethical, and Legal Aspects of Seeking Guardianship