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Transforming from CSTAR to ASAM

Paradise Ballroom B

 

Speaker(s):

Johnson, Clif, CRAADC

Adams, Dan, MBA

Description

This presentation is one provider’s experience and update on how transforming from CSTAR to ASAM in a SUD program went and how after 6 months it is developing and affecting outcomes. The focus is to have some interactive discussion with those attending to share input and experiences.

Objectives

1. Explain different ways agencies have transformed to ASAM from CSTAR
2. Review agency documents being used to guide staff for LOCA
3. Discuss some ideas for their EHR development around ASAM

Adams Presentation

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Cultural Competence: Ethics and Models for Individual and Organizational Development

Paradise Ballroom A

 

Speaker(s):

Kingsbury, David, MA

Description

Though often misunderstood and misrepresented, cultural competence remains the preferred term and construct at the core of culture-related professional standards and guidelines from the APA, ACA, NASW, SAMHSA, and others. This is for good reason. When properly understood, cultural competence guides program development, professional development, and diagnosis and treatment in essential ways that relate to standards of care and boundaries of professional competence. Learn what cultural competence really means for both organizations and individual practitioners, why a correct understanding is important to quality of care, and how to pursue developing it.

Objectives

1. Explain the correct meaning of cultural competence as used in professional standards and guidelines including its relationship to subordinate constructs such as cultural humility, cultural responsiveness, and cultural intelligence.
2. Describe how professional standards limit scope of practice to one’s boundaries of cultural competence and how cultural distance can be used to assess the required degree of competence in individual encounters.
3. Identify a range of approaches that can be used to develop cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills and resources that can support such development.

 

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Super Session: Missouri’s Behavioral Health Strike Team

Paradise Ballroom C

 

Speaker(s):

Gierer, Beckie, MS

Backes, Alyssa, BS

Description

Come learn about the MO Behavioral Health Strike Team that was developed in MO to respond to different types of natural and human-caused disasters. This presentation will describe what the strike team is, how they are deployed, what types of events they respond to and what that response looks like. This team is open for mental health staff to join – Come learn about this unique team!

Objectives

1. Explain the role of the Behavioral Health Strike Team
2. Determine interest in joining
3. Define different types of disasters
4. Identify experiences where the strike team would be needed

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Super Session: Missouri Asylums – Their History and Evolution

Paradise Ballroom B

 

Speaker(s):

Vincenz, Felix, PhD

Description

An overview of the history of the state psychiatric hospitals in Missouri, focusing on their origins, changes in treatment approach, and evolution over time to the present day.

Objectives

1. Describe the origins of state operated psychiatric hospitals
2. Discuss the evolution in treatment provided
3. Review the changes in beds operated and the focus of care
4. Discuss today’s role in the overall provision of care in the State of Missouri

Vincenz Presentation

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Super Session: Top 10 Strategies for Effective CBT Sessions

Paradise Ballroom A

 

Speaker(s):

Steffen, Ann, PhD, ABPP

Description

This presentation is aimed at clinicians and service recipients who are familiar with cognitive behavioral therapies (the CBTs) and wish to enhance the impact of their psychotherapy sessions. The CBTs have been shown in more than 1000 research studies to be effective for many different disorders and problems experienced across the lifespan. National data indicate that treatment effectiveness and client outcomes can been improved with consistent implementation of key within-session strategies (both by therapists and by clients!). These research-supported practices will be described in this super session with some case examples used to illustrate.

Objectives

1. Describe foundational assumptions of all CBTs
2. Identify common within-session barriers to effective psychotherapy
3. Discuss at least 3 within-session strategies that can enhance therapy outcomes

Steffen_STI5-18-2023_Top10CBT_handouts

Steffen_STI5-18-2023_Top10CBT_slides

 

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Developing a CRSS/CPRS Certification Program: One Social Work Department’s Experience

Leeward 76-77

 

Speaker(s):

Ferguson, Aidan, PhD

Erwin, Jennifer, PhD, JD, MSW

Monge, Madelyn

Description

This lecture will describe the development and operation of the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CPRS / CRSS) training program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. We will provide background information on how peer support is used in behavioral health and its effectiveness, how the CPRS / CRSS program was developed, a description of the first two cohorts of students and their experiences and outcomes, and what was learned from a programmatic standpoint. The emphasis of this lecture will be discussing what aspects of the training program worked well and what unanticipated or unintended consequences we experienced and how we have adapted to address those issues.

Objectives

1. Define peer support and describe the need for certified peer support workers in Illinois
2. Describe the process of developing a CPRS/CRSS certification program
3. Identify barriers to and issues with implementing a CPRS/CRSS certification program
4. Describe best practices and ways to address barriers in program development and implementation

Ferguson Presentation

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Geographical Picture of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders in MO and the Importance of Early Identification and Treatment 

Wingate 60-61

 

Speaker(s):

Woodruff, Jodi, PhD

Description

This presentation will discuss the current, regional prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Missouri. We will demonstrate the progression of diagnoses, across the lifespan using administrative data specific to Missouri, to highlight the importance of early recognition and need for treatment to reduce the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Finally, we will discuss the individual and environmental factors, using an epidemiological approach, that affect diagnosis and access to treatment.

Objectives

1. Review regional difference in people living with psychosis in MO Medicaid
2. Describe the progression of diagnoses across the lifespan for persons diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder
3. Identify critical age groups and regions needing care for persons experiencing first episode psychosis

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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Supporting Children With Developmental Disabilities

Nautical Wheeler

 

Speaker(s):

Hobson, Trisha, LPC, MA

Description

This presentation will focus on learning about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and how to tailor this effective treatment for children with developmental needs and their caregivers. PCIT is a well-supported evidence-based treatment for children that focuses on strengthening the parent-child relationship and reducing problematic emotional and behavioral concerns through positive play connections and behavioral management training for parents/caregivers. Families of children with neurodiversity, developmental, and/or medical needs often experience elevated stress that can impact the overall health of both the child and other family members, especially parents and caregivers.

Participants in this presentation will learn how PCIT can play an important role in the overall growth and development of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants will learn how the standard application of PCIT can be tailored to address the unique and individualized needs of children with developmental delays. This presentation will address how PCIT can support young children, in particular, reduce parental stress, and improve overall mental health during a very crucial time of child development. Participants will learn primarily through a didactic presentation format. Participants will have an opportunity for live observation and/or practice of skills learned.

Objectives

1. Provide an overview of standard PCIT and the research to support this effective intervention
2. Provide an overview of the benefits and outcomes of PCIT
3. Discuss how PCIT can be tailored to address the unique and individualized needs of children with developmental delays
4. Review examples of PCIT in action

Hobson Presentation

Hobson Persentation slides

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Suicide Prevention Training

Paradise Ballroom C

 

Speaker(s):

Barajas-Muñoz, Alex, PhD

Description

This training on crisis response and suicide prevention will enhance participants ability to recognize, respond, and support people at risk of suicide. They will learn statistics, warning signs, practice effective ways to assess and asking about suicide, enhance their communication skills, and improve their preparation to respond to people at risk and refer (when appropriate).

Objectives

1. Familiarize participants with statistics related to suicide and their relevance in suicide prevention
2. Identify suicide warning signs
3. Provide examples of effective ways to ask about suicide, assess, and manage risk
4. Describe the importance of collaboration in the development of a safety and treatment plan

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Self-Care Leads to Excellent Client Care

Leeward 74-75

 

Speaker(s):

Schlotzhauer, Le’Anne, BA

Description

We have all heard the flight attendants’ instructions of putting our own oxygen mask on first before helping someone else. It makes sense, but we often don’t follow this very basic rule in our own lives. We go into a supporting role to help someone live their best life. We want our clients to feel valued, loved, supported, and empowered. However, it is hard to give what you don’t have. The best way to help your clients is to ensure you have the tools to value yourself.

Whether you like it or not, your clients look up to you and often strive to be just like you. If they hear you putting yourself down, running yourself down, or utilizing bad habits to keep yourself down they may begin to model some of this behavior. People believe what you do more than what you say. Building a client up with your words won’t have the same impact as building them up through role modeling what having valued, empowered life looks like. Be the change you want to see in your clients.

Objectives

1. Discuss the impact staff have on their clients.
2. Utilize this impact for the purpose of building clients up.
3. Review tools to change your thought patterns.
4. Discuss to how treating yourself with dignity and respect leads to treating others the same way
5. Describe how progress is better than perfection.

Schlotzhauer Presentation