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More than Physical: Substance Use & Mental Health Coercion in Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence

Speaker(s):

Kate Mallula, MPH, LMSW

Presentation: This workshop will provide participants with the information and tools necessary to screen for substance use and mental health coercion and to support clients’ ability to safely cope with these dynamics. Workshop participants will review literature on the prevalence of DV/IPV among clients seeking mental health and SUD services. Common coercive dynamics as they relate to clients’ ability to seek and obtain mental health and SUD services will also be discussed in conjunction with trauma-informed practices for screening and safety planning in a variety of practice settings (ie: shelters, outpatient treatment programs, MAT clinics, at home). Using case-based scenarios, workshop participants will actively practice developing collaborative safety and treatment plans that are reflective of clients’ unique needs.

Objectives:

  1. Describe the prevalence of DV/IPV among clients seeking mental health and SUD services
  2. Define mental health and substance use coercion
  3. Describe how coercive tactics in abusive relationships that may affect a survivor’s ability to seek and obtain services
  4. Screen for mental health and substance use coercion and DV/IPV in a variety of settings
  5. Respond effectively to disclosures of DV/IPV and/or mental health and substance use coercion
  6. Collaborate with survivors to develop safety plans that reduce harm and promote their ability to access treatment

 

 

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Cultural Considerations in Treating Hispanic/Latino Populations

Speaker(s):

Ignacio “Alex” Barajas Munoz, PhD

Presentation: This presentation focuses on how culture and cultural change affects Latinos’ Mental Health. Cultural factors in treatment and clinical issues related to culture are explored, and approaches to integrating culture into therapy are proposed. Problems faced by individuals around access and readiness for treatment, and sustaining a course of recovery are discussed.

Objectives:

  1. Provide examples of how culture and culture change effect Latinos’ mental health
  2. Describe the role of cultural factors in treatment, and
  3. Identify approaches to integrating culture into therapy

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The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences & Trauma on Fathers

Speaker(s):

Eddie McCaskill, MSW, EdD, LPC, LCSW, NCC, CADC

Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC

Geoffrey Schaefer, MSW, LCSW

Presentation: The purpose of this workshop is to examine to what extent trauma and adverse childhood experiences impact the lives of Black fathers who have experienced trauma or one of the ten indicators of adverse childhood experiences.

Objectives:

  1. Discuss the impact of trauma
  2. Define ACE
  3. Describe the connection between ACE, trauma and substance use

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Best Practices for Working with At-risk Girls with Challenging Attitudes

Speaker(s):

Angela Gray, MSW, EDs

Presentation: Do you work with an at-risk girl who has a negative or challenging attitude? Challenging attitudes displayed are often camouflaged as a defense mechanism to hide the pain and protect the student from being hurt. These girls are often misunderstood as “troublemakers”. They are dealing with “adult-like” issues, such as drug use in their families, single parent homes, raising their siblings, and some girls are the “breadwinner” of the family. Not to mention the teen issues they are facing, such as a low self-esteem, relationship drama, mean girl bullying, and living up to the expectations placed upon them from social media, music videos, and explicit songs. This workshop session will help participants to better understand and respond to girls with challenging attitudes. Relational aggression among girls will also be explored. During this session, Angela will teach innovative techniques that can help girls empower themselves. She will also share powerful and useful tools to develop a trauma free atmosphere to create girl empowerment. Relationships is the key to building relationships with girls with challenging attitudes. This will be an interactive, fun, and down to earth session you don’t want to miss.

Objectives:

  1. Define Attitude
  2. Explore how attitudes are shaped and formed
  3. Explore how self-esteem impacts teen girls
  4. Explore the correlation of stress and teen girls
  5. Describe the socio-economic differences among youth and how it impacts their self-esteem
  6. Discuss strategies to work with at -risk youth with challenging attitudes
  7. Examine strategies that professionals can use to help girls with challenging attitudes

 

 

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What’s in It for Me: Empowering Your Finances & Preserving Your Benefits (Midwest Special Needs Trust)

Speaker(s):

Nathaniel McKee, JD

Heather Allen, BSW

Presentation: This presentation focuses on three core concepts: (1) Special Needs Trusts (2) ABLE accounts and (3) a comparison between the two. Midwest Special Needs Trust (MSNT) will define both Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts and discuss how these valuable financial planning tools benefit individuals living with a disability. Additionally, MSNT will explain parameters – like eligibility requirements – and give audience members a basic framework to understand who may benefit from a consultation about either, or both, service(s). Because MSNT is a pooled trust, MSNT will describe its charitable mission and give information about who may benefit from its program. Lastly, MSNT will, time allowing, take questions from the audience relating to the presentation.

Objectives:

  1. Define Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts and understand their benefits
  2. Identify who in their care may benefit from a Special Needs Trust or ABLE Account
  3. Utilize the knowledge gained to refer constituents to appropriate parties for consultation on   their unique circumstances
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High Conflict Couples Therapy

Speaker(s):

Angela Skurtu, MEd, LMFT

Presentation: In this presentation, Skurtu offers specific tools clinicians can use when couples are in high crisis and high conflict. Many clinicians have never been given any tools for how to address conflict in the moment. Clients come in fighting about a variety of issues and clinicians can feel overwhelmed by their chaotic presentation. However, helpful couples therapy cannot take place if a couple is too emotionally dysregulated. If clinicians don’t find ways to bring the crisis down, they often lose the client and the potential to help. Skurtu will describe specific interventions that can be used to help couples calm down both in sessions and outside of sessions. Skurtu will also describe case by case scenarios for how to organize sessions. Finally, she will offer some best practices for worst case scenarios including cases where Intimate Partner Violence may be present. This will be presented from a systemic perspective but will also include some elements of emotion regulation from DBT. 

Objectives:

  1. Develop tools for reducing client conflict in sessions
  2. Understand how to use systemic models to address couples’ problems as a unit
  3. Identify at least 3 interventions clinicians can use the next day in therapy
  4. Evaluate when to incorporate a crisis plan for situations such as Intimate Partner Violence

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Darkness to Light; Stewards of Children, Part I

Speaker(s):

Tara Brace, BA

Annie Wilson, BS

Presentation: Stewards of Children is a prevention training that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The program is designed for organizations that serve youth and for individuals concerned about the safety of children. It is the only nationally distributed, evidence-informed program proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes, and change child protective behaviors. The training is typically a 2-hour training; however, for the Spring Training Institute, the training will be broken in to two parts, a Part I, 60-minute Super Session and a Part II, 90-minute Breakout Session. This training will teach participants the five steps in preventing child sexual abuse. Participants also receive a free workbook.

Objectives:

  1. INCREASE AWARENESS of the prevalence, consequences, and circumstances of child sexual abuse
  2. Develop NEW SKILLS to help adults prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse
  3. Discuss POSITIVE CHANGE to organizational policies and procedures
  4. Describe INDIVIDUAL EMPOWERMENT through an understanding of personal responsibility and actionable ways to make a difference
  5. Discuss the Five Steps to Protecting Our Children

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Psychotherapy and Behavioral Health Interventions with Older Adults

Speaker(s):

Ann Steffen, PhD, ABPP

Nick Schmidt, MA, MS

Presentation:   As the U.S. population ages, the number of age-related morbidities continues to increase. There is a national shortage of mental health practitioners who are prepared to work with older adults (Institute of Medicine, 2012). This presentation focuses on the specific opportunities and challenges for addressing the interaction of physical and mental health concerns in older adults and their involved family care partners. State of the art information will be provided about the unique mental health concerns of older adults who are also experiencing physical health problems. This presentation will address best practices in evidence-based assessment and intervention strategies with older adults and family care partners. Participants will also be provided with resources for future professional development in mental health and aging. 

Objectives:

  1. Identify attitude, knowledge and skill competencies for evidence-based assessment and treatment of older adults
  2. Describe key considerations in the assessment and treatment of older adults with co-morbid physical and mental health concerns
  3. Discuss in-session strategies for overcoming challenges in psychotherapy with older adults

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Steffen, Ann, PhD, ABPP

Ann Steffen, Ph.D., ABPP is currently a professor of psychology and gerontology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she has spent her career in teaching, research, supervision and direct clinical services. Dr. Steffen is a faculty clinician at the UM-St. Louis Community Psychological Service, and is dual board certified in Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology and in Geropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).

Presentation(s): 

Culturally-Attuned Behavioral Activation to Support Psychological Resilience

CBT to Support Healthy Grief in the Face of Loss

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Move, Play & Heal with Clients – Self-Care & Resiliency Station Presentation | *Session Limited to 25 Participants

Speaker(s):

Jennie Bedsworth, LCSW

Peter Brown, LMSW

Presentation: Learn about body mindfulness, movement, and playful healing with clients. Jennie and Peter will describe the basics of InterPlay, a program based in honoring your body spirit with easy, incremental movement and related arts. This will be an active event held in the Self Care & Resiliency Station. Come ready to participate, play, and de-stress while also learning some actual healing movements you can incorporate for yourself and clients.

Objectives:

  • Reveal new mindfulness techniques
  • Practice 1 to 3 healing movements attendees can use with clients
  • Practice 1 to 3 playful activities for self-care and de-stressing