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Revell, RN, Kathy

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.

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Revell, MBA, Roger

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 in the Clinical Setting

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Kathy Revell, RN

Roger Revell, MBA

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.

Revell – Slides in PDF format

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Radohl Sigley, PhD, Tami

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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Living a Meaningful Life with Serious Mental Illness: Defining and Understanding Personal Medicine

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Tami Radohl Sigley, PhD

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.

Radohl MIMH_Powerpoint_PM_June2016 – Slides in PDF format

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Behavioral Health Consulting in Primary Care Clinics

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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.

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Andrews, PhD, Bart

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.

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Life, Canaries and Suicide Prevention: The Power of Leaders Sharing Lived Experience

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Bart Andrews, PhD

Many behavioral health professionals have lived experience with suicide, addiction and mental illness. The behavioral health and suicide prevention field has varying degrees of acceptance of open discussion of providers’ own experiences around suicide and behavioral health history. Some studies report lived experience is a motivating factor to enter the helping professions, that mental health professionals experience significantly higher rates of mood disorders, substance use disorders and suicide attempts BUT most providers do not feel safe discussing this, fearing prejudice, discrimination and rejection. In fact, the amount of research on prevalence of mental illness in providers is … well, surprisingly thin. Dr. Andrews will review some of the literature base on prevalence of lived experience- the results are surprising. One study showed up to 19% of doctors level graduate students reported past experience with suicide thoughts. The lack of research around the prevalence of mental illness and suicide experience is an indication of taboo strength. We expect the persons we are serving to freely disclose their own fight with mental illness, suicide and substance use and yet are reluctant to publicly share our own experience. There are leaders in our field, including Cheryl Sharp with the National Council and Dr. Marsha Linehan who have freely disclosed their lived experience. These courageous women had an impact on me and laid the ground work for me to tell my own story of lived experience. Dr. Andrews will tell his story of suicide and recovery and how he decided to share his experience with colleagues and other professionals. He will provide examples of challenges he experienced early in recovery, the impact of low acceptance among professionals and the process of re-telling his story after he had achieved professional success. He will review current challenges involved in our reliance on the word “stigma” and need to create a more specific and intentional language around prejudice against persons with lived experience and a renewed emphasis on positive and person centered language. He will also discuss the power of leaders stepping forward to share their lived experience. Yes, we need more research on how to prevent suicide. We also need to change the culture around how we provide suicide prevention services, and that has to start with us. There is an “us-them” dynamic at play in our current suicide prevention efforts, and it is holding us back. There are even leaders in our field who openly discount the role of lived experience in learning more and improving our suicide prevention efforts. It is time for this to change. Leaders with lived experience must be canaries, we must tell our story in the fresh air, so others, our peers, our team members and our clients can see that we walk the walk and just don’t talk the talk. Not only will this change our culture, it will save lives.

Slides in PDF Format

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Using Safety Planning to Assess Risk and Manage Adults at Risk for Suicide

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Monica Matthieu, PhD

This workshop is designed to prepare front line workers with competencies for engaging and responding to adults who may be at risk for suicide. This training will focus on appropriate intake questions, assessment issues, and a recommended tool for managing risk, with specific focus on safety planning in the context of suicide prevention. The focus of this presentation is on assessing and managing adults at risk for suicide and skills related to micro practice. Case examples will focus on the veteran population and materials from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide prevention program.

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Monica Matthieu, PhD

This workshop is designed to prepare front line workers with competencies for engaging and responding to adults who may be at risk for suicide. This training will focus on appropriate intake questions, assessment issues, and a recommended tool for managing risk, with specific focus on safety planning in the context of suicide prevention. The focus of this presentation is on assessing and managing adults at risk for suicide and skills related to micro practice. Case examples will focus on the veteran population and materials from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide prevention program.