Thursday

Home > Blog > Thursday

Tag: Thursday

By

Wilson, Amy, PsyD

Dr. Amy Wilson is a licensed psychologist who’s conducted psychological evaluations with children for over ten years in the St. Louis community. Dr. Wilson is certified in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and specializes in evaluating foster and adopted children who’ve experienced trauma. For evaluations, Dr. Wilson takes a collaborative approach in working with caregivers and providers to conceptualize how early trauma has impacted a child’s social, emotional and behavioral development. Furthermore, Dr. Wilson has interests in enhancing support for traumatized children in schools, working with caregivers to better understand their child, and program development.

Presentation(s):

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Psychological Evaluations

Using “Dosing” as a Model for Self-Care: Clinicians and Clients Alike

By

Scaccia, Jamie, PsyD

Dr. Jamie Scaccia is a clinical psychologist from St. Louis, Missouri. Her career has been dedicated to working with families with a history of trauma. She is trained in the Neursosequential Model of Therapeutics framework, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), and EMDR, amongst other trauma focused approaches. Dr. Scaccia also enjoys training and supervision, community engagement, and advocacy.

Presentation(s):

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Psychological Evaluations

Using “Dosing” as a Model for Self-Care: Clinicians and Clients Alike

By

Tranbarger, Raven, MSW

Raven Tranbarger is the SUD/ITCD team leader for North Central Missouri Mental Health where she supervises multiple caseworkers and Certified Peer Specialists. Tranbarger began as team lead in February of 2022 and began her career with the agency in August of 2021 as a Community Support Specialist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Central Missouri in 2020. During this time, she was in the McNair Program and the university’s Honor Society. She conducted research regarding homeless populations in Warrensburg and presented this information at the McNair conference in 2020. After graduation, Tranbarger enrolled in the Advanced program at the University of Kansas for her Master’s in Social Work degree that allowed her to graduate in 2021. She was additionally accepted into the Integrated Scholars program, where she had the opportunity to conduct research and build a mock program designed to assist adolescents in crisis through community resources including hospitals and school districts.

Presentation(s):

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

By

Tobias, Amanda, AA

Amanda Tobias is a Certified Reciprocal Drug and Alcohol Counselor as well as a Qualified Addiction Professional with North Central Missouri Mental Health Center for over 5 years. Tobias’ career with North Central Missouri Mental Health has included work as a Family Support Specialist, Community Support Specialist and has most recently included her role as SUD counselor and specialist on the ITCD/DOC/SUD program. Tobias received her Associates in Teaching at North Central College. Tobias specializes in working with individuals in the substance use program, integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders program, youth and transitional aged youth substance use program as well as individuals who are engaged with the Department of Corrections. Tobias has experience working with transitional aged youth, individuals with substance use diagnosis, Department of Corrections probationers and parolees, individuals experiencing barriers with mental health and substance use combined and has engaged in developing a relationship with the Child Advocacy Center. In addition to her employment activities Tobias engages in volunteer activities with local resources such as the area homeless shelter which provides services to a nine-county service area.

Presentation(s):

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

By

Cornell, Alison, MSW

Alison Cornell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Missouri with a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Missouri. Ms. Cornell specializes in Integrated Treatment in Co-occurring disorders currently servicing rural areas. Ms. Cornell has extensive training and background work in domestic violence, substance use disorders, mental health, Department of Corrections, transitional aged youth and past student experience with Children’s Division. Ms. Cornell has had extensive work as a first responder for domestic violence cases, crisis intervention, and trauma work.
Ms. Cornell has currently been engaged with North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Trenton Missouri as the ITCD specialist for the past seven years. She has been an integral part of the building and creation of the ITCD team for the agency and has been overseeing treatment for individuals receiving services in the Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, youth Substance Use Disorders, Department of Corrections and Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center programs during her time with the agency.

Presentation(s):

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

By

Scarberry, Chris, MA

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years experience working as a therapist and doing community-based crisis intervention. I have had my private practice for 13 years. In the past, I worked as a mobile outreach crisis counselor for 11 years (in addition to my practice) supporting clients who are in need of immediate assistance. I have experience treating grief and loss, sexual orientation/gender dysphoria-related concerns (I write letters for HRT and surgery), depression, substance abuse, trauma, and anxiety. I am specially trained in Prolonged Exposure Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I perform couples, individual, and group counseling with diverse client populations, specializing in therapy with the LGBTQIA community and those living with HIV/AIDS. I take a body/sex-positive approach and am open and affirming of LGBTQIA identities, various relationship structures including polyamory/non-monogamy, and am kink aware. I have spoken at local and state-wide conferences on LGBTQIA+ concerns and have served on the HIV funding planning counsel. I am a prior volunteer with the Humane Society and grassroots homeless outreach. I am an avid music and theater enthusiast, reader, traveler, and animal lover.

Presentation(s):

Best Practice: Essential Historical and Clinical Knowledge for Counseling Clients from the LGBTQ+ and HIV Communities

By

Kelly, John, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Kelly is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School – the first endowed professor in addiction medicine at Harvard. He is also the Founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine (CAM) at MGH, and the Program Director of the Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS). Dr. Kelly is a former President of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Society of Addiction Psychology, and is a Fellow of the APA and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as a consultant to U.S. federal agencies and non-federal institutions, as well as foreign governments and the United Nations. Dr. Kelly has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, chapters, and books in the field of addiction medicine, and was an author on the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. His clinical and research work has focused on addiction treatment and the recovery process, mechanisms of behavior change, and reducing stigma and discrimination among individuals suffering from addiction.

Presentation(s):

Addiction Recovery Support Services: Rationale and Science

By

Barajas-Muñoz, Alex, PhD

Alex Barajas‐Muñoz has a PhD in Counseling Psychology, a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance, and a master’s degree in Neurosciences. Dr. Barajas is currently employed as a staff psychologist at the University of Kansas (KU) Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and serves as adjunct professor at the Counseling Psychology doctoral program at UMKC. His clinical interests include multicultural issues, trauma, gender identity, psychological assessment, and group counseling. Dr. Barajas’ theoretical interests include interpersonal and mindfulness-based approaches. He also worked for over ten years as a Research Associate, Evaluator and Trainer with Mid‐America Addiction Technology Transfer Center at UMKC. His areas of expertise include evaluation and research (development of evaluation instruments, data collection, data analysis and technical report writing); counseling; training, editing and translating (English/Spanish) professional literature in the areas of psychology, neuroscience and substance use disorders; psychotherapeutic medications; and counseling special populations (Hispanic, LGBT).


Presentation(s): 

Suicide Prevention Training

 



 

 

By

Crees, Thomas, BA, CIT, CBHL, CPO

Thomas Crees is currently enrolled in Webster University’s Master of Arts program in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health. He received his bachelor’s degree in Criminology from Webster University. Tom’s area of research is based around Post Traumatic Stress within first responders, Trauma-Informed Care, and utilization of alternative therapy methods for PTS. Tom has presented to multiple law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and military installations on post-traumatic stress, Trauma-Informed Care, and crisis intervention for first responders and their families. His knowledge and research in these areas come from several years of lived experienced in both law enforcement and military service.

Tom’s current professional role is as the Community Treatment Liaison at ARCA, Assisted Recovery Centers of America. In this role, Tom assists law enforcement with crisis intervention response to calls for services involving individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Before this role, Tom was a police officer with the St. Louis County Police Department. His last assignment within the police department was the Crisis Intervention Unit as the first Homeless Outreach Officer in the St. Louis County Region. Tom’s primary role was to develop best practices for law enforcement’s response and interactions with the unhoused population. Tom’s law enforcement experience ranges from criminal investigations, drug interdiction, executive protection, crisis intervention, and response to civil unrest. During his tenure with the St. Louis County Police Department, Crees served as an executive board member to the department’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the St. Louis Area CIT Council.

Crees is a Missouri POST certified instructor in crisis intervention, interview and interrogations, human behavioral analysis, and basic/advanced law enforcement training. Crees is currently a lead instructor for the St. Louis area Crisis Intervention Team program. In which Crees instructs officers on Hospital Procedures for Individuals in Mental Health Crisis, Building Legitimacy in Diverse Communities, as well as Law Enforcement and the Unhoused.

Prior to his law enforcement career, Tom served eight years in the United States Army as an infantry sergeant assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. Tom served multiple tours in hostile environments around the world.

Tom is a member of the American Counseling Association, the St. Louis County Continuum of Care, the Missouri Crisis Intervention Team Council, the International Association of Undercover Officers, and the St. Louis Area CIT Council. Tom Crees also works for Loaves and Fishes and St. Louis County Government as the Homeless Outreach Coordinator for the St. Louis County Region.

Presentation(s): 

Compassion Fatigue among First Responders


 

 

By

Keynote Address – A Spectrum of Clinical and Practical Applications Derived from Behavior Analysis

Speaker(s):

Friman, Patrick, Ph.D., ABPP

Presentation:

The core idea of behavior analysis is revolutionary in that it attributes the source or cause of behavior not to the behaving person him or herself but to what has happened to that person up to the exhibition of the behavior. This is one of the most powerful ideas ever invented by mankind for understanding, knowing, and dealing with human behavior, especially when it is a problem (because it seeks not to fix the blame but rather seeks to fix the problem instead). And virtually everything this idea touches improves. It has revolutionized approaches to habit disorders, incontinence, addictions, delinquency, and numerous other major concerns of our time. Still, the idea has only begun to be harnessed. Not only can it be used to improve the lives of clients in need, but it can also be used to improve the lives of their providers, and indeed the lives of all people. This talk will describe several options derived from behavior analysis the application of which could exert a powerful beneficial influence on everyday life. Examples range from reducing stage fright to improving relations with significant others and much in between.

Objectives:

  1. Describe the core idea of behavior analysis.

  2. Identify a way to use emotion to enhance persuasion.

  3. Describe a way to use choice to reduce inappropriate responses to aversive circumstances