Presentation: This presentation will present facts from Christine’s road to recovery. She has BPD, severe anxiety, OCD and Bi-Polar along with manic depression. She will give symptoms of each illness, meds that were effective and non-effective along with treatment approaches. Some treatment approaches she will discuss are therapy 1:1, group therapy, DBT and Shock treatments.
Objectives:
Identify concepts and emotions while dealing hands on with a mental health diagnosis
Explain and give rationale towards different behaviors associated with mental illness
Describe skills that can be utilized to assist with management of a behavioral issues
Presentation: Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders are being diagnosed in children and adolescents at alarming rates and at earlier and earlier ages. Unfortunately, anxiety is all too often not diagnosed or misdiagnosed in children and adolescents due to the differing symptoms or characteristics of childhood/adolescent anxiety and anxiety in adults. This presentation will begin by focusing on differentiating between childhood/adolescent anxiety and anxiety in adults to assure an accurate diagnosis. A variety of individual and family treatments/interventions and techniques will be addressed and explored in regard to different types of anxiety experienced by children/adolescents as well as anxiety associated with different locations/environments. Methods for the prevention or/or minimization of anxiety in children/adolescents will be addressed as will various explanations for why anxiety is being seen in younger and younger children. Numerous case studies and examples will be utilized throughout the presentation and a list of resources will be provided. Participants will be encouraged to share their experience and expertise in regard to this area.
Objectives:
Provide a clear and concise description of childhood/adolescent anxiety that differentiates it from adult anxiety.
Describe interventions that can be implemented at school, at home, and in public that have been shown to decrease anxiety and that are appropriate based on child’s/adolescent’s reports.
Describe prevention strategies that have been implemented in public, at home, and at school that have been shown to minimize anxiety in children/adolescent
Presentation: This presentation will cover at how a person with anxiety disorder feels; treatments used; if treatments are effective; and discuss if we can change our interactions to decrease the anxiety in an anxious person. This presentation will cover a description of anxiety/panic/agoraphobia, anxiety and how it affects a person from the person’s point of view, ways anxiety is treated (inpatient and outpatient), medications used to treat these disorders, and substance use among the persons. There will also be a group discussion about if treatments are really effective and if it warrants a disability. We will also have a group discussion about ideas and thoughts on better ways we can interact with these folks.
Objectives:
Anxiety Disorder/Panic/Agoraphobia will be discussed and a general knowledge of all three will be learned including person’s attitudes towards, definitions, and statistics.
Substance use among the persons with the disorders will be discussed.
It will be established how often those who have the disorder(s) are disabled by the disorder.
Presentation: Current drug trends are ever changing. Counselors, social workers, nurses, doctors, police officers, deputy juvenile officers, Judges all need to know these trends to spot problems and provide early intervention. How has marijuana changed since the mid-1990s? What is Wax, Dips, Bars, Sizzurp, Robotrippin? How is the internet used by teens looking for information? Why is synthetic Marijuana so popular and abundant? This Presentation answers these questions for the professional, and provides an open forum for questions that need to be asked.
Objectives:
Review the four categories of mood altering chemicals, and what each does to the bodies central nervous system.
Describe the process of making and distributing Synthetic Marijuana, and its prevalence in our community today.
List 5 over the counter medications that people abuse regularly to get high.
List possible consequences and signs of usage from using synthetic and research chemicals.
Presentation: Young women between 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence – almost triple the national average! Learn proven methods Mr. Lotz has utilized in diagnosing and treating hundreds of teen dating violence cases since 2005 while having testified in court as an expert witness in numerous criminal and civil abuse cases. This interactive seminar will give participants the opportunity to practice diagramming both protective and risk factors in real teen dating violence cases. This high-energy and humorous seminar will give you practical activities to complete with adolescents that are both fun and highly effective at preventing and addressing dating violence issues.
Objectives:
Discuss the risk factors for teen dating violence.
Small group discussion on how technology and social media influences this
Review themes in large group
Presenter discusses how smart phones and social media have changed the game for practitioners and parents.
Discuss the protective factors against teen dating violence.
Diagram actual teen dating violence case using Mr. Lotz’s case conceptualization model (client anonymity preserved).
Apply this model to a current teen client of the workshop participants in small groups (client anonymity preserved).
Demonstrate ability to apply Mr. Lotz’s activity/skills packet for teen dating violence survivors to the participants’ work settings.
Presentation: Conversations between two people can often include resistance dynamics. Patient and counselor, client and consultant, employee and employee, family members and spouses — all of these frequently include resistance. It can be mild, intense, manipulative, overt or implied. All resistance behaviors have meaning. When the meaning is understood and effectively handled communication improves. This workshop presents techniques for identifying and reducing resistance. There will be time for questions and problem-solving. The presenters have years of experience in the clinical and organizational settings, and will combine their techniques to cover a wide range of applications. Participants will leave with new insights and techniques for identifying, addressing resistance and improving conversations.
Objectives:
Site the definitions of resistance in both clinical and other settings
Experience what it sounds and feels like in a learning environment
Review techniques to elicit the meaning behind the resistance
Suggest new approaches to reduced resistance in interpersonal communication
Presentation: In order to raise awareness and educate communities on the topic of mental health, Mark Norwine walked 200-miles across the state of Missouri. Along the way he presented information and held discussions in schools and small towns, one which had recently lost three young people to suicide in less than a two month time frame. He also stopped in Jefferson City to talk about this often overlooked topic with state representatives, senators and experts in the field. He was joined by his son, Eric. During their quest, father and son were forced to confront their own mental health struggles, which they had kept secret for so long. Walking Man is an honest look at one family’s journey with mental illness while displaying the need of education and awareness in our communities.
Objectives:
Address and discuss the need for awareness and stigma reduction regarding mental health and suicide prevention, particularly in rural areas.
Analyze possible reasons for mental health stigma.
Identify ways the “message of hope” is presented to communities in the film Walking Man.
Message from the presenters:
Greetings,
We are excited to be presenting the documentary Walking Manon Friday at 9:30 am at the Spring Training Institute. (You can view the trailer here).We hope to see you there for the screening and a short discussion about mental health stigma and awareness, particularly in rural areas.
Additionally, we plan to discuss the new expectations surrounding mental health education and suicide prevention for Missouri students and educators. In hopes of saving some time and in order to show more of the film, we wanted to send this note ahead of time so you may have a chance to review the new changes if you have not done so already. Please see the highlighted sections of the attachment and view an article about the law here.
With this new model, school districts will be looking for ways to comply and get their staff and students the training and education they need. If you work with school districts or have the ability or desire to help students and educators learn more about mental health, while also complying with this new model, we can assist. We offer programs and services in the areas of suicide prevention, bullying prevention and more. Using the film in these programs is well-received as it shows a personal story and a sense of reality; we’d be happy to spread awareness and help schools as much as possible.
We are glad to be moving forward as a state in the area mental health education. Please feel free to get in touch prior to the conference if you would like. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Mark Norwine & Maria Craft
Norwine Behavior Health Advocates
Presentation: Many individuals with developmental disabilities engage in maladaptive behaviors that result in self-harm or harm to others. Behavioral interventions can significantly reduce problematic behaviors and increase adaptive functioning. This presentation reviews Skinnerian principles and their applicability to the treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities with problematic behaviors. Participants will learn how to conduct a functional analysis of a behavior and how to measure the efficacy of interventions designed to reduce the maladaptive behavior and increase adaptive functioning.
Objectives:
Articulate the Skinnerian principles of operant conditioning
Define a target behavior, identify antecedents and consequents of a targeted behavior, learn about the function of a targeted behavior, and collect data to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention
Avoid common pitfalls that contribute to unsuccessful treatment
Presentation: Genetics is a field where new information is being uncovered every day. For many mental health conditions as well as physical conditions, gene mutations are being discovered. This may not only inform treatment choices but also leads to issues that are potentially ethically challenging such as genetic testing, disclosure, legal implications, genetic discrimination and more. Modern practitioners need to have a basic understanding of genetics and be prepared to deal with ethical decision-making. Is genetic testing always appropriate? Can you understand the implications of a positive (or negative) genetic testing on the client and on the family? What should you know and educate your client about before genetic testing or disclosure? This workshop seeks to provide an overview of genetics and begin addressing some of the advanced constructs that all practitioners should know.
Objectives:
Define the basic principles of genetics and genomics
Articulate the ethical issues inherent at the intersection of genetics and mental health
Expand understanding of the risks, benefits and limitations of genetic testing
Explain how to use existing Codes of Ethics including NBCC and NASW to inform practice with genetic conditions
Presentation: SAMSHA’s working definition of recovery from mental disorders and/or substance use disorders is: a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self- directed life, and strive to reach their full potential and our job as mental health/substance abuse professionals is to help the people we serve reach their full potential. So why at times do we and those we serve feel stuck, not making progress feeling like we are doing the same thing over and over wondering why we get the same results. This presentation gives an overview of the group supervision process which is a major component of the Strengths Model Case Management and is designed to help staff think outside of the box and get staff moving forward as they assist individuals reach their full potential using principles of trauma informed care.
Objectives:
Describe how to use the Strengths Assessments as a Trauma Informed Tool designed to help individuals identify goals and resources.
Identify the 7-step process of Group Supervision.
List 3 ways that Person Centered Supervision is trauma informed.
