Lisa Parker Scott, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Team Leader for Ward E in the TruThought Program within the Cognitive Behavioral Program at St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center. One of her primary interests focuses on increasing client and staff morale within long term care psychiatric forensic inpatient settings. She specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral treatment of severe mental illness, trauma, and personality disorders. Dr. Parker Scott has also received training in EMDR and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

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The Human Side of Severe Psychopathology: Improving Morale and Meaning for Inpatient Clients within Long Term Care Psychiatric Settings

On the Faculty at the Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Grant has devoted his career to developing new understandings of schizophrenia designed to dramatically improve the lives of affected individuals and their loved ones. In conjunction with Dr. Aaron T. Beck, Dr. Grant is the co-developer of recovery-oriented cognitive therapy and has conducted a clinical trial to validate it. He has developed innovative group versions of the therapy to improve supported employment outcomes, prevent transition to psychosis in ultra-high risk youth, and promote resiliency and recovery for individuals in an early episode of psychosis. Dr. Grant has developed a milieu version of the treatment and implemented it in long-term hospital units (both civil and forensic) and conjugate living residences in the community. He has helped develop a network that links state hospitals with independent living to promote continuity of care and flourishing for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in large mental health systems. He and his colleagues have trained mental health personnel in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia. He is a coauthor of Schizophrenia: Cognitive Theory, Research and Therapy and the forthcoming Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia.

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Empowerment Relative to Common Challenges to Promote Recovery and Resiliency

Promoting Recovery, Resiliency, and Flourishing with Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy

Rev. Roxanne Pendleton worked for 23 years in local church ministry, hospital chaplaincy, and hospice chaplaincy where she developed an abiding interest in both healing from and protecting against secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. In 2014, her expertise led to a job at Truman Medical Centers Behavioral Health Acute Care units where she developed training and special projects to support the resiliency of staff and patients alike. In July, she moved into her current position as Senior Projects Coordinator for the new Center for Trauma Informed Innovation where she and her colleagues work to advance compassion, resilience, and wellbeing.

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Understanding Family Trauma

Dena Sneed, OTR/L, is the Director of the Center for Trauma Informed Innovation at Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health. She is also a registered occupational therapist specializing in sensory processing, particularly as it relates to trauma. Dena has provided direct services for over 25 years to clients across the life span, including over 14 years working with the youngest survivors of abuse and neglect at The Children’s Place in Kansas City, Missouri. Her desire for advancing resilience, compassion and wellbeing comes from her work as an occupational therapist and from her personal mindfulness practice.

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Understanding Family Trauma

Shane has worked in the Social Service field for 24 years. Currently Shane is employed with ReDiscover as a Program Coordinator for the USDC program. Shane has worked in hospice for the past eight years as a Social Services Consultant. He has been employed in several aspects of Juvenile Justice (detention, residential care, and probation) this includes time as a Deputy Juvenile Officer in Buchanan and Johnson Counties in Missouri. Shane has also worked in the field of Adult Corrections (including work with the Buchanan County Drug Court). In addition to his work experience, Shane has participated in martial arts disciplines that include Judo, Tae Kwon Do, and Krav Maga. In 2008, Shane completed his Masters in Social Work from the University of Missouri. During his career, he has been the Chairman, Vice-Chair, and a Board Member for the Juvenile Justice Coalition in St Joseph, Missouri. In 2012, Shane became a Certified Trauma Specialist through TLC (Trauma and Loss in Children).

Shane began performing professional development trainings in 2006. He has completed a number of train-the-trainer certifications for the Search Institute and the Truthought organization. During his training career he has performed professional development trainings for the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association, Missouri Coalition for Community Mental Health Centers, Missouri Western State University Child Abuse Education, Prevention, and Investigation conference, Midwest Regional Suicide Prevention Conference, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and the Department of Mental Health’s Spring Training Institute

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How will Ethical Boundaries Aid Me as a Professional?

Rachel Winograd, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL) – Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH). Her clinical, research, and program development interests have revolved around alcohol and drug use, consequences, and treatment. Dr. Winograd received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she conducted multiple studies conceptualizing and characterizing “drunk personality” and its clinical relevance. She completed her predoctoral internship with the VA St. Louis Healthcare System. While at the VA, her interests shifted from alcohol use to opioid addiction, treatment, and overdose prevention. Now at UMSL-MIMH, Dr. Winograd is leading the Institute’s administration and evaluation of Missouri’s State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis (STR) and the Missouri Opioid-Heroin Overdose Prevention and Education (MO-HOPE) project. She devotes the majority of her energy to clinical, programmatic, and empirical efforts to the implementation of evidence-based opioid treatment and harm reduction approaches, namely the use of buprenorphine and methadone maintenance medications and community-based naloxone distribution.

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Missouri’s State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis and the implementation of the ‘Medication First’ Treatment Model

Rachel Morgan graduated with her Master’s in Education with an emphasis in early intervention in Autism & Sensory Impairments from Lindenwood University in 2013. While pursuing her master’s degree, she worked as graduate assistant for the education department at Lindenwood University (2011-2014). Rachel became Internationally Certified as an Autism Specialist in January of 2014. She is the Owner and CEO of Consultants for Children (CFC); an educational consulting business that assists parents, providers, and educators to collaborate and effectively problem solve in the educational planning of students receiving special education support.

Rachel is a proud wife and mother of four amazing children of all abilities! She founded a non-profit organization called the Adam Morgan Foundation (AMF) in 2008. The foundation assists families raising children with autism, and other co-occurring disabilities, in locating resources and funding: summer camps, sensory equipment, and iPads. Rachel earned her EdD in Fall 2017 in Education Leadership with an emphasis in andragogy from Lindenwood University.

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Inclusive Education – A Look at Beliefs, Values and Attitudes

Sarah Knopf-Amelung, MA-R is a Senior Project Manager with Mid-America ATTC. She has contributed to development of family-centered care curricula and ongoing training and technical assistance for pregnant and postpartum women’s treatment providers through the ATTC Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Families. She has also been Project Coordinator of two SBIRT health professions training grants.

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Easier Together: Providing Family-Centered Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Substance Use Disorders

Patricia (Pat) Stilen, MSW serves as the Co-Director of the Mid-America ATTC and Director of the ATTC Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health for Pregnant & Postpartum Women and Their Families (ATTC CoE PPW). Stilen has led the development of a family-centered care curriculum, a web-based toolkit (www.attcppwtools.org), and initiated technical assistance activities for substance use disorder care organizations serving PPW.

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Easier Together: Providing Family-Centered Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Substance Use Disorders

Scott Breedlove holds a Master of Science Degree in Addiction Studies from the University of South Dakota and has 17 years of experience working with clients and serving in various roles including peer, counselor, supervisor, director and trainer. Scott currently serves as the Assistant Director for the Missouri Credentialing Board, teaches as an adjunct for Columbia College and has a private practice in which he conducts substance use disorder classes. Scott has been a master trainer for the ATTC Network since 2006 focusing primarily on Clinical Supervision training and Technology Based Clinical Supervision training. Scott is a frequent conference speaker across the nation including providing keynote sessions for the Iowa Governor’s Conference on Substance Use, the West Coast Problem Gambling Conference and the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association Conference.  Scott celebrated 25 years of personal long-term recovery in September 2017 and tells his story whenever he gets a chance at recovery events, faith based events and professional conferences.

On a lighter note, Scott is a sold out Dallas Cowboys fan, is an avid runner, and started his recovery journey while in college in 1992.

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Innovation and Certified Peer Specialists – the Past, the Present and the Future!