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Johnson Klierthermes, Andrew, MEd

Andrew Johnson Kliethermes Assistant Director, The Succeed Program with The University of Missouri-St. Louis Andrew Johnson Kliethermes serves as theAssistant Director of Succeed. Andrew has been with Succeed for over 8 years and has over 15 years of experience in business management, employee training, as well as working with individuals with disabilities and their families. Prior to joining Succeed in 2015, Andrew was an Employment Advisor with St Louis Arc. There he was able to collaborate with the leading team; Special School District, Vocational Rehabilitation, SSM St Mary’s Health Center, and St Louis Arc to help facilitate a pilot Vocational Skills Employment Training Program, or V-SET, complete its second year. Andrew holds his Bachelors in Business Administration from Lindenwood University, a Masters in Higher Education and Adult Learning from The University of Missouri-St Louis, and is currently a doctoral student with The University of Missouri-St Louis.

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A Discussion over the Film, Intelligent Lives

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A Discussion over the Film, Intelligent Lives

Windgate 60-61

 

Speaker(s):

Johnson Kliethermes, Andrew, MEd

Description

Participate in, and learn from, a stimulating discussion over the film Intelligent Lives. Intelligent Lives is a film by award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib.

Objectives

  • Discuss various perspectives on the film and disability
  • Describe key themes present in the fight for disability rights
  • Utilize key perspectives from people with disabilities in their practice and profession

 

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Digitization of Vulnerability – Social Media and Mental Health

Parasol II

 

Speaker(s):

Nwokwor, Ejike, MBBS

Description

Increasing Social media use and the possible impacts Drivers of social media growth and the mental health implications.

Objectives

  • Concerns about increasing social media usage
  • What drives the rapid increase in use of social media
  • Impact of social media use on mental health
  • Suggestions on controlling abnormal use of social media
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Nwokwor, Ejike, MBBS

I had my medical school at University of Jos Nigeria; Completed one year of internship and worked with different organizations and institutions. Started postgraduate training in Psychiatry in Nigeria before moving to USA. I am currently in my 3rd year of Residency training in Psychiatry. My passion for mental health was borne of early life experiences and I have special in Community Psychiatry and Addiction.

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Digitization of Vulnerability – Social Media and Mental Health

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Burries, Cassandra

Cassandra Burries has been a member of Independence Center for over 9 years, where she is also on the Board of Directors.  In addition, she has been on the Clubhouse International Advisory Board for the past 8 years.  Cassandra is a MO certified Peer Specialist and has been working on the ITCD team (Integrated Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders) at BJC Behavioral Health for the past 7 years.  She also recently obtained a certificate in Pregnant and Parenting Families.
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Matlock, Tanya, MA

Tanya Matlach has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL).  She worked at Youth in Need for about 8 years as a Hispanic community support worker.  She completed a master’s in counseling from UMSL in 2010.  Tanya has been a member of Independence Center’s Clubhouse for 4 years, where she facilitates weekly Dual Recovery and Clubhouse Orientation meetings. She is also a Missouri Certified Peer Specialist.

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Restoring Lives -The Clubhouse Model Approach to Recovery

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Thomas, Andy, MA, CCJP, MARS

Andy Thomas is the Housing Director for Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers (MCRSP). He has extensive history in criminal justice by working as an institutional parole officer, field officer, intensive supervision officer, drug court officer, and as a supervisor. After retiring from Missouri Probation & Parole, he worked as a counselor for the federal program and drug court program through Reality House Programs in Columbia, MO. He has a BA in Criminal Justice as well as an MA. He currently has certification in substance use counseling with a CCJP, MARS, and CPSS.

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Super Session: Missouri Housing Resources

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Kemna, Kelli, MSW

Kelli Kemna is the Housing Director for Missouri Department of Mental Health. Kelli administers Department of Mental Health’s Shelter Plus Care, Show Me Recovery Housing, VA GPD, Rental Assistance Program, PATH, SOAR and Housing Liaison projects throughout Missouri. These duties include providing technical assistance to housing centers to ensure grant compliance, fiscal management, working with coordinated entry systems to obtain referrals, writing policies and procedures for the implementation of the grants, writing policy for various Continuums of Care and advocating for equitable affordable housing options for those experiencing mental health or substance use issues. For the previous decade, Kelli ran the gamut of housing positions from supportive services to administration. The variety of experiences gives her a unique perspective on the homelessness and housing system. Her work is directed by the beliefs that everyone has the right to housing regardless of history or current circumstances and homelessness is a solvable problem through continuous improvement in housing choice. These core beliefs make her a great champion for housing first and finding creative strategies to the barriers faced in addressing homelessness and housing instability.
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Super Session: Missouri Housing Resources

Windgate 60-61

 

Speaker(s):

Kemna, Kelli, MSW

Thomas, Andy, MA, CCJP, MARS

Description

A presentation of housing resources and information in Missouri. A few of the specific housing options which will be covered are HUD sponsored housing, Recovery Housing and Veterans housing. The presentation will include how to locate affordable housing.

Objectives

Understand housing resources in Missouri

Knowledge of tools to search for affordable housing

Understand subpopulation specific housing resources

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Ethos Laboratories

Ethos Laboratories

Ethos Laboratories’ story began in 2010 in a 5,500 square foot facility in Fairfield, Ohio.  Driven by the mission to Help More Patients, the three founders, Tim Adams, Todd Bladel, and Brian Kincaid, had plans to expand their toxicology service offerings into a comprehensive set of diagnostic tools for the pain management provider to better care for their patients.  This would be accomplished by creating a dedicated Research & Development company.

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