Speaker(s)

Kent Newcome, LCSW

Matthew Lovasz

Bond A. Lovasz

The speakers will present a brief overview of hoarding disorder as it is conceptualized from three points of view; hoarding as a mental illness and best practices to treat the hoarder and family, as a bio-hazard and what safe clean up of the property entails and as a legal challenge to protect the rights and privacy of all parties involved. A model for the integration of these viewpoints will be outlined, suggestions on how to design and organize teams for specific situations will be offered. A case study illustrating application of the model will be presented with participate role-playing exercises. Attendees will be provided educational materials to offer those who suffer from hoarding disorder, handouts and lists of resources and supportive organizations to facilitate implementation of the approach.

Lovasz Newcome Hoarding PP – Slides in PDF format

Speaker(s)

Janice Bunch, MA, NCC, LPC, SQP

Do you need help identifying consumers with dual diagnosis? Are you looking for new creative ways to work with your co-occurring clients? Need the opportunity to brainstorm techniques with other professionals? This program will help professionals identify individuals who have a dual diagnosis as well as help identify case management obstacles for those with co-occurring diagnoses. The presenters will provide you with resources for free worksheets and other tools/techniques you can use to work with your most difficult consumers. This program will also help you to think about potential team and community collaborations and give you ideas of how to begin networking within your community.

Bunch Co-Occurring Case Management and Community Collaboration – Slides in PDF format

Speaker(s)

Amy Wobbe, MA, LPC

Through this presentation, participants will know and understand the definitions of trauma, toxic stress, and the prevalence of each. The presenter will review the ACE study and its relevance to today’s current medical issues. She will also discuss the medical impacts of trauma and how this affects interpersonal effectiveness, the five components of Trauma Informed and the meaning of it, and the four stages of being trauma informed. Participants will leave able to apply the first phase of awareness in their current roles.

Wobbe-MIMH conference2016 Slides as PDF

Speaker(s)

Leah LaRue, PharmD, PMP

Through the use of case studies in Mental Health, this program will demonstrate how PGT and UDT results may provide more complete information about current medication use, medication efficacy, and adverse effects. Participants will learn how genetic variability can influence medication efficacy and toxicity, as well as conceptualize how PGT may provide valuable data for personalized therapy. Discussion will include differentiating the advantages and limitations of the various types of UDTs and interpreting results in the context of a patient’s clinical presentation.

LaRue UDT and PGT Mental Health LaRue_LL Edit 5 4 16 Sponsor PDF Ver – Slides in PDF format

Speaker(s)

Krissy Bender-Crice, MS

Kimberly Bye, PhD

The presentation will focus on identifying Dynamic Risk Factors, as identified in the work of Mann and Colleagues, from the case conceptualization. Examples of these risk factors include offense supported attitudes, deviant sexual interest, and negative social influences, among others.
The presentation will also include a discussion of different techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Safe Offender Strategies that are used to address the difficulties associated with these risk factors and to manage risk. Potential treatment outcomes to assist in managing risk include the development of prosocial influences, the management of deviant sexual interest, and an increase in perspective taking and positive thinking, among others.

Bender-Bye DRF’s and Various Treatment Modalities 6.2016 – Slides in PDF format

Speaker(s)

Marianne M. Burke, LPC

The presentation will incorporate how trauma impacts the neurological structures of the brain, leading to syptoms of PTSD. It will describe ways of using skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to enable clients to cope with the strong emotions that are experienced during trauma processing, both in individual and group settings. It will also describe how EMDR can be utilized in a DBT group setting, including which EMDR protocols are appropriate for a group setting, and which can be incorporated into the various DBT modules of Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, and Interpersonal Relationships.

Burke Integrating DBT and EMDR Therapies in Abuse and Trauma Recovery – Slides in PDF format

Burke References for Integrating DBT and EMDR Therapies in Abuse and Trauma Recovery

Burke Still Waters Brochure-02.15

Speaker(s)

Andrew Taegel, MEd

This is a two-part presentation
In part 2 of this presentation a description of each of the 6 core processes with ACT, including Acceptance/Willingness, Cognitive Defusion, Mindfulness, Contact with the Present Moment, Values, and Committed Action. Specific examples and experiential exercises will provide a clearer understanding of each of the core processes. Research in the field regarding the effectiveness of ACT will also be reviewed and updates will be provided about the work being done currently in the state of Missouri and the impact on the national ACT community that is taking place at the state level.

Speaker(s)

Andrew Taegel, MEd

This is a two-part presentation.
In part 1 of this presentation an overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy will be provided as well as the concept of psychological flexibility as a learned intervention. Educational material will be provided regarding ACT philosophy involving third tier behavioral interventions in psychology, using acceptance/willingness and mindfulness strategies to improve psychological flexibility as well as the ability to have and experience distressing thoughts, feelings, and/or physical sensations in order to live a more vital and meaningful life.