Gierer, Beckie, MS
Beckie Gierer is the Director for the DMH Office of Disaster Services and a contracted trainer with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Author: Kayla Bunch
Monge, Madelyn
Madelyn Monge is a second year MSW student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Madelyn is the graduate assistant for the CRSS/CPRS grant project and provides programmatic support and assistance to program participants. Madelyn earned her Bachelor’s degree from Illinois College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology. After graduation, she intends to pursue her LCSW.
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Developing a CRSS/CPRS Certification Program: One Social Work Department’s Experience
Erwin, Jennifer, PhD, JD, MSW
Jennifer Erwin currently works as an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She is helping with an Illinois state grant whose purpose is to fund CPRS / CRSS training programs to increase the number of certified CPRS / CRSS individuals in Illinois. The program has recently welcomed its second cohort. Jennifer earned her MSW from the University of Georgia and her PhD in social work from the University of Tennessee. She also holds a JD from Cumberland School of Law. Prior to earning her PhD, Jennifer worked on a Assertive Community Treatment team at a behavioral health nonprofit in Washington, DC. Her research interests lie at the intersection of social work and the criminal justice system.
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Developing a CRSS/CPRS Certification Program: One Social Work Department’s Experience
Ferguson, Aidan, PhD
Aidan Ferguson currently works as an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She is co-PI on an Illinois state grant whose purpose is to fund CPRS/CRSS training programs to increase the numbers of CPRS/CRSS certified individuals in Illinois. The program is currently on its second cohort of students. She received her BSW, MSW, and PhD from Florida State University. She also received an MS in Geographic Information Science from Florida State University and an MS in Bioethics from Albany Medical College, Alden March Bioethics Institute. Prior to returning for her PhD, she worked in primary care, crisis intervention, and medical social work for the Veterans Administration at an outpatient clinic in Florida, where she worked with CPRS/CRSS trained individuals. Her research interests lie in accurately identifying and understanding nonmonosex populations, research ethics pedagogy and social work research ethics, as well as program development and evaluation.
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Developing a CRSS/CPRS Certification Program: One Social Work Department’s Experience
Hobson, Trisha, LPC, MA
Trisha Hobson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been practicing therapy in the St. Louis, Missouri area for 15 years. Trisha provides outpatient mental health services to children, teens, and parents/caregivers and has clinical experience in the areas of child trauma, child maltreatment, children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, child Anxiety and OCD, children and teens with ADHD, and children with emotional and behavioral difficulties. Trisha also provides support to parents and caregivers as they navigate stressors related to parenting a child with developmental and/or medical needs, as well as works with parents and caregivers to help strengthen parent-child attachment and connection through supportive experiences and interactions. Trisha utilizes a variety of therapeutic interventions, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Sandtray Play Therapy and other Play-based therapeutic interventions. Trisha believes strongly in treatment for children and families that is supported by research and shown to be effective, and is a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) International Certified Therapist and Level 1 Trainer, a Missouri Rostered Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Clinician, and trained in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE).
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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Supporting Children With Developmental Disabilities
Schlotzhauer, Le’Anne, BS
Le’Anne Schlotzhauer has worked in the field of adults with IDD for over 30 years. In that time, she has worked directly with clients and has been training supervisors and staff in the field for over 14 years. She is a Certified Autism Specialist. She is a certified trainer in Mandt, CPR/First Aid, and Tools of Choice. Le’Anne has been focused on supervisors and their wellness for the past year.
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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.
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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Psychological Evaluations
Using “Dosing” as a Model for Self-Care: Clinicians and Clients Alike
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.
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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Psychological Evaluations
Using “Dosing” as a Model for Self-Care: Clinicians and Clients Alike
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.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting
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.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting