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Geographical Picture of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders in MO and the Importance of Early Identification and Treatment 

Wingate 60-61

 

Speaker(s):

Woodruff, Jodi, PhD

Description

This presentation will discuss the current, regional prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Missouri. We will demonstrate the progression of diagnoses, across the lifespan using administrative data specific to Missouri, to highlight the importance of early recognition and need for treatment to reduce the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Finally, we will discuss the individual and environmental factors, using an epidemiological approach, that affect diagnosis and access to treatment.

Objectives

1. Review regional difference in people living with psychosis in MO Medicaid
2. Describe the progression of diagnoses across the lifespan for persons diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder
3. Identify critical age groups and regions needing care for persons experiencing first episode psychosis

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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Supporting Children With Developmental Disabilities

Nautical Wheeler

 

Speaker(s):

Hobson, Trisha, LPC, MA

Description

This presentation will focus on learning about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and how to tailor this effective treatment for children with developmental needs and their caregivers. PCIT is a well-supported evidence-based treatment for children that focuses on strengthening the parent-child relationship and reducing problematic emotional and behavioral concerns through positive play connections and behavioral management training for parents/caregivers. Families of children with neurodiversity, developmental, and/or medical needs often experience elevated stress that can impact the overall health of both the child and other family members, especially parents and caregivers.

Participants in this presentation will learn how PCIT can play an important role in the overall growth and development of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants will learn how the standard application of PCIT can be tailored to address the unique and individualized needs of children with developmental delays. This presentation will address how PCIT can support young children, in particular, reduce parental stress, and improve overall mental health during a very crucial time of child development. Participants will learn primarily through a didactic presentation format. Participants will have an opportunity for live observation and/or practice of skills learned.

Objectives

1. Provide an overview of standard PCIT and the research to support this effective intervention
2. Provide an overview of the benefits and outcomes of PCIT
3. Discuss how PCIT can be tailored to address the unique and individualized needs of children with developmental delays
4. Review examples of PCIT in action

Hobson Presentation

Hobson Persentation slides

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Suicide Prevention Training

Paradise Ballroom C

 

Speaker(s):

Barajas-Muñoz, Alex, PhD

Description

This training on crisis response and suicide prevention will enhance participants ability to recognize, respond, and support people at risk of suicide. They will learn statistics, warning signs, practice effective ways to assess and asking about suicide, enhance their communication skills, and improve their preparation to respond to people at risk and refer (when appropriate).

Objectives

1. Familiarize participants with statistics related to suicide and their relevance in suicide prevention
2. Identify suicide warning signs
3. Provide examples of effective ways to ask about suicide, assess, and manage risk
4. Describe the importance of collaboration in the development of a safety and treatment plan

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Self-Care Leads to Excellent Client Care

Leeward 74-75

 

Speaker(s):

Schlotzhauer, Le’Anne, BA

Description

We have all heard the flight attendants’ instructions of putting our own oxygen mask on first before helping someone else. It makes sense, but we often don’t follow this very basic rule in our own lives. We go into a supporting role to help someone live their best life. We want our clients to feel valued, loved, supported, and empowered. However, it is hard to give what you don’t have. The best way to help your clients is to ensure you have the tools to value yourself.

Whether you like it or not, your clients look up to you and often strive to be just like you. If they hear you putting yourself down, running yourself down, or utilizing bad habits to keep yourself down they may begin to model some of this behavior. People believe what you do more than what you say. Building a client up with your words won’t have the same impact as building them up through role modeling what having valued, empowered life looks like. Be the change you want to see in your clients.

Objectives

1. Discuss the impact staff have on their clients.
2. Utilize this impact for the purpose of building clients up.
3. Review tools to change your thought patterns.
4. Discuss to how treating yourself with dignity and respect leads to treating others the same way
5. Describe how progress is better than perfection.

Schlotzhauer Presentation

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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Psychological Evaluations

Wingate 62-63

 

Speaker(s):

Scaccia, Jamie, PsyD

Wilson, Amy, PsyD

Description

Psychological evaluations have a history of being an experience for clients that is sterile, removed, and opaque. In fact, clients are often separated from the process outside of the actual testing session, creating a barrier to fully understanding what is happening with the personal information being shared with their clinician. As a result, it is more difficult to internalize the information that is provided at feedback sessions. Children are especially vulnerable to this process and often times are not even included in feedback sessions at all.

We present a trauma informed approach to conducting psychological evaluations. Utilizing the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT; Dr. Bruce Perry), we have adapted the content, frequency, and approach to testing sessions to be more trauma informed, client centered, and educational. Furthermore, we utilize the Therapeutic Assessment Model (Dr. Stephen Finn) to create a process that is collaborative, transparent, and relationally therapeutic for children and their caregivers. This presentation will describe how these models come together in assessment and how they might be extended to ongoing therapeutic care. We will explore a case example from the first point of contact to the feedback session and follow up. Finally, we will review how a relational approach to assessment creates space for honesty, vulnerability, and therapeutic moments that might otherwise be missed in a more typical evaluation.

Objectives

1. Describe how the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics influences the understanding of developmental trauma on current behaviors.
2. Identify what makes self-care hard to follow through on, despite knowing its value and relationship to secondary trauma and burn out.
3. Practice dosing self-care and outline how it may be implemented in their lives and lives of their clients.

Scaccia Wilson Handout

Wilson Presentation

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

Paradise Ballroom B

 

Speaker(s):

Cornell, Alison, MSW

Tobias, Amanda, AA

Tranbarger, Raven, MSW

Description

Substance use and mental health populations have rapidly increased since the pandemic, with numbers increasing to 4 in 10 Americans reporting mental health concerns and 13% of people reporting use of substances. We will be focusing on Substance use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with emphasis on the impact of underserved communities. With the increased numbers, it has become imperative that we are able to offer individualized treatment to individuals in our communities. By understanding the relationship between Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs related to the stages of change, we are better able to serve our communities by using this knowledge to provide individualized holistic treatment designed to address barriers that are specific to the rural community before and after the challenges the pandemic has created.

This training will emphasize each level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how it is related to the stages of change. We will examine each stage and how it can both elevate and hinder successful movement during treatment. The training will utilize an open dialogue to engage individuals in the training with case studies as we discuss resources available in rural areas as well as the barriers that are faced as we work with individuals who are engaging in mental health and substance use treatment.

Objectives

1. Discuss the impact of mental health and substance use on individuals.
2. Describe concepts related to stages of change and its relationship in treatment settings.
3. Obtain information on locating resources in a rural setting

Cornell Presentation

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Best Practice: Essential Historical and Clinical Knowledge for Counseling Clients from the LGBTQ+ and HIV Communities

Paradise Ballroom A

 

Speaker(s):

Scarberry, Chris, MA

Description

This presentation focuses upon interventions that work best with marginalized populations and also explores methods that can be problematic and unethical. Attendees will be given a history of the LGBTQ+ community from Stonewall on as well as examples from the presenter’s practice which focuses on working with Queer and Transgender clients. Information will also be provided pertaining to the history of HIV/AIDS as well as how to compose letters for Hormone Replacement Therapy and Gender Affirming Surgeries for transgender clients. The hope is that, making this information more readily available will increase comfort and competence in working with these clients.

Objectives

1. Identify 3 cultural factors common to LGBTQ+ clients.
2. Articulate 4 interventions useful in counseling HIV+ clients
3. Identify 3 interventions/methods counter indicated in working with this population

Scarberry Presentation

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Rose, Yvette, DNP

Dr. Rose been a faculty member in the nursing department since 2008, teaching in the areas of Mental Health, Transcultural Nursing, and Leadership. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Governors State University (2015), Master of Science in Nursing (2007) from Governors State University, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (1998) from Olivet Nazarene University. She holds a Parish Nursing Certificate from Olivet Nazarene University (1999). Her professional nursing experience has been in geriatric nursing, acute and long-term care, mental health, and case management.

Dr. Rose have a strong commitment to mental health (Veterans and African American Father/Loss and Grief), education, community service, diversity, inclusion, and equity.

Presentation(s):

Barbershop Talk: Grief and Bereavement in Black Fathers After the Loss of a Spouse/Partner

 

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Burgen, Kailey, BS

Kailey Burgen graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Child and Family Development and a minor in Psychology. She is a graduate student at the University of Central Missouri’s Human Development and Family Science program with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her clinical/research interests include adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and resilience, addiction in the family, and diversity and social justice. Kailey has multiple years of experience working with children and their families in several professional capacities including being a mentor and social emotional learning specialist at an afterschool program and working in early-childhood education as a preschool teacher.

Presentation(s):

Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: Risk and Resilience

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Keeton, Zhanna, MBA, MA, LPC, CCTS, BA

Zhanna Keeton, now a power forward Executive Director for Center for Life Solutions aims to provide leadership in the field of healthcare combining a results-driven approach with passion for the cause of life changing experiences for patients, staff and the community. She has held executive leadership positions over the last ten years, transforming companies’ brands and profitability avenues. Zhanna is a doctoral candidate, working toward a Ph.D. in Counseling and Care specializing in Trauma, MBA graduate from Webster University, with a bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies and a Master of Counseling from Missouri Baptist University. As a published author and licensed psychotherapist with over 100 hours of training on trauma she endeavors to utilize the in-depth understanding of the human experience to improve the delivery of behavioral healthcare services, driving both profits and effective services.
As a service to the community, she founded a nonprofit trauma counseling facility that incorporates canine-assisted therapy, now spearheading the cause as the Board Chair. She shares her vigor for life altering positive experiences through her writings as a published author, and as a speaker on topics in mental health. She gladly serves as a Board Director for two intuitive nonprofit organizations serving causes that Zhanna cherishes. Haven House of St Louis, an organization that provides a haven for families struggling with medical traumas. Zhanna’s approach to life and business is unparalleled as she continues her journey through leading the fight against opioid addiction epidemic connecting services, support, education and resources as the leader of the cause at Center for Life Solutions in St. Louis, MO.

Presentation(s):

We Understand Trauma for Patients…What About Us as Providers?