Trena Fowler is the Director of Activity Therapy at Center for Behavioral Medicine and the RESPECT Facilitator for the Kansas City area. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Recreational Therapy from Northwest Missouri State University in 1992 and has been a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) since1994.
Shawn Anderson, Ph.D. is the Director of Psychology and Psychology Training at Center for Behavioral Medicine and is an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She received her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a graduate of the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr Anderson conducted research on competency restoration with individuals with developmental disabilities, the results of which were presented in 1998 at a Missouri Department of Mental Health forensic conference and published in the June 2002 issue of Law and Human Behavior.
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This presentation will address the challenge of providing individualized psychotherapeutic interventions for inpatients with a wide variety of diagnoses and behaviors that cannot be conceptualized from a unitary theory or model. Presenters will describe the “Recovery Academy” – a multidisciplinary treatment program structured as an academic/college program through which patients “major” in one of three evidence-based treatments, complete “core curriculum” groups, and choose “electives” at the beginning of each new “semester” with assistance from an “advisor.” Attendees will learn about the creation and implementation of this treatment program.
Anderson Recovery Academy 2016 SAnderson – Slides in PDF format
Kathy Revell has had more than thirty-five (35) years experience in the healthcare industry, twenty-five (25) of which were in the psychiatric and chemical dependency field. She has held clinical and management positions in both inpatient and outpatient settings where she also did individual and family counseling. In addition, she has over thirteen (13) years of experience in the managed mental health care industry including product and network development, provider contracting and education, utilization management, appeals processes, case management design, reimbursement issues and quality improvement. Her managed care experience included multiple product design and operations including PPO, HMO, self-insured, and specialty products. She has been vice president of clinical operations for a mental health Medicaid HMO. In addition to being a registered nurse and nationally certified substance abuse counselor (NCAC II), she is a certified professional in healthcare quality (CPHQ). A published author, she holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in human relations and business. From 2001 to 2014 she was Vice President/Senior Consultant at REVELL INC. In July of 2014 she became an Independent Quality Advisor allowing for more flexibility in her schedule. Ms. Revell’s consulting specialties include organizational assessment and change, interpersonal communication, provider contracting, policy and procedure development, managed care case management design, and healthcare quality improvement.
Roger A. Revell is a consultant, trainer, author and trusted advisor. After twenty-five years as president of REVELL, INC., he closed the company in the summer of 2014 to pursue other interests. Until his consulting career began in 1984, he was responsible for the work of up to four hundred people. Revell has a master of business administration (MBA), and has been a senior officer of a Fortune 500 company. He brings clarity to clients around issues of leadership, organizational change, performance management, and planning. In recent years, working with CEOs, he has done extensive projects regarding mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and the creation of strategic partnerships. Clients regularly comment on his expertise at working with change and conflict, and in helping them learn to deal effectively with these and other workplace issues.
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Team building has come in many forms since the 1920s when early studies showed that increased worker interaction brought a sense of group identity, and increased social support and cohesion. In mental health treatment settings much of the work is structured around “a team approach” to patient care. Very few agencies and organizations get to create teams from the get-go (“team building”), so this session provides practical theory and approaches to assist in team development and to increase productive teamwork which is so vital in our current clinical work environments.
Dr. Radohl has been a faculty member at Park University since 2014 with specialization in Behavioral Health and practice with children and families. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Kansas, and received her PhD from the University of Kansas. Her current research focuses on mental health recovery. Peer-reviewed publications include a conceptual paper describing Family-Directed Structural Therapy and a paper exploring personal medicine (under review). She has presented skill-based workshops across the State of Kansas since 2002.
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Personal Medicine (PM) is a concept derived from the mental health recovery literature (Deegan, 2007). Based on a recent qualitative study (Radohl, 2015, pending), the definition of PM has been expanded to “activities and self-care behaviors outside of pill medication that help one handle their mental health symptoms and feel good about themselves.” This presentation explores how PM helps mental health consumers with maintaining a “meaningful life.” Findings, consumer narratives, and practice implications are discussed using lecture and group application activities.
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Terri Cooley-Bennett, LCSW, LSCSW, CCDP-D
Mental Health Professionals are increasingly becoming key members of interdisciplinary teams in healthcare settings. Studies on integrated care: integrating mental health and primary care systems (APA, 2012) are fairly new. According to the American Psychological Association (2012), “The U.S. health care system typically regards the Primary Care Physician (PCP) as the first point of contact for a client who is accessing medical services of any kind, whether the need is for basic health, mental health, or substance abuse treatment.” This article also found that 70-85 % of visits to the primary care clinic are due to psychosocial and behavioral causes (as cited by Gatchel & Oordt, 2003; Kroenke & Mangelsdorf, 1989). Clients are using their medical provider to not only meet needs for health, but for mental health and substance abuse as well. A Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) is available in some healthcare settings/clinics and the trend is growing to have mental health professionals available in primary care. How do mental health professionals work alongside medical professionals? What types of interventions are needed from the mental heath professional in the primary care setting? How do client’s respond to a BHC who is introduced to them by their medical provider? This workshop will examine behavioral health interventions that are the most effective in primary care.
Dr. Bart Andrews, Vice President of Clinical Practice at Behavioral Health Response, is actively involved in raising community awareness about suicide risk and conducts training in suicide assessment and intervention. He is the President Elect of the National Association of Crisis Organization Directors, co-chair of the National Suicide Lifeline Training and Standards Subcommittee. Dr. Andrews is a suicide attempt survivor and a strong proponent of the value of lived experience and peer support in improving suicide prevention efforts. Dr. Andrews attended the 2015 Zero Suicide Academy and is a valued member of the Zero Suicide Stakeholder Planning and Implementation Team.
