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Psychotherapy with Black Clients: Rumbling with Theory, Feelings, and Meaning-Making PART 1

Parasol I

 

Speaker(s):

Boddie, Courtney, PhD

Thompson-Gibson, Lisa, MA, MA

Description

From theories of human development (Erickson, Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky) to models of personality and change (Freud, Rogers, Beck, Ellis), most clinicians are taught from a euro-centric worldview. As grounded in Ellis and Deitz’s (2018) contribution of community and environmental factors to the ACES framework, it is imperative that we rumble with the conceptual and affective gaps a euro-centric perspective creates when attempting to work with specific communities, like Black-identified clients.

Expanding on the previous year’s presentation advocating for updates to the ACES framework, part one will support participants in conceptualizing discrimination as a broad community/environmental factor that can disrupt human development and examining the influencing role of discrimination in early childhood development (e.g., access to resources, help-seeking tendencies, development of self-regulatory processes, parenting practices).

In part two, participants will be supported in examining personal biases that are a byproduct of under-education on and underexposure to Blackness. Through the use of art-making, participants will explore personal feelings and meaning to prepare for the refinement of clinical skills.

Objectives

1. Critically examine the clinical implications of the absence of Blackness in the training of mental health providers
2. Grapple with feelings that may impede capacity to humanize Black clients
3. Explore personal meaning surrounding counseling Black clients

Boddie Presentation

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Supporting Employment: Helping People with Employment Recovery Goals

-Cancelled-

Parasol II

 

Speaker(s):

Lynde, David, MSW

Description

Evidenced-based practices like Supported Employment (SE) are not always available to all people in services. This session provides participants with the opportunity to learn about and explore strategies for helping providers of services to be respectful, responsive, and supportive regarding people in services with employment recovery goals. The session will also include lessons learned regarding enhancing agency leadership support for people in services with employment-related recovery goals.

Objectives

1. Describe how some of the practice principles of Supported Employment can be effectively applied in settings where access to Supported Employment is not available.
2. Identify key strategies and techniques for supporting interest in employment services by people in services.
3. Explain the important roles that team members play in helping people in services to be successful with employment-related recovery goals when Supported Employment is not available.

Lynde Presentation

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Super Session: Missouri’s Behavioral Health Strike Team

Paradise Ballroom C

 

Speaker(s):

Gierer, Beckie, MS

Backes, Alyssa, BS

Description

Come learn about the MO Behavioral Health Strike Team that was developed in MO to respond to different types of natural and human-caused disasters. This presentation will describe what the strike team is, how they are deployed, what types of events they respond to and what that response looks like. This team is open for mental health staff to join – Come learn about this unique team!

Objectives

1. Explain the role of the Behavioral Health Strike Team
2. Determine interest in joining
3. Define different types of disasters
4. Identify experiences where the strike team would be needed

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Super Session: Missouri Asylums – Their History and Evolution

Paradise Ballroom B

 

Speaker(s):

Vincenz, Felix, PhD

Description

An overview of the history of the state psychiatric hospitals in Missouri, focusing on their origins, changes in treatment approach, and evolution over time to the present day.

Objectives

1. Describe the origins of state operated psychiatric hospitals
2. Discuss the evolution in treatment provided
3. Review the changes in beds operated and the focus of care
4. Discuss today’s role in the overall provision of care in the State of Missouri

Vincenz Presentation

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Super Session: Top 10 Strategies for Effective CBT Sessions

Paradise Ballroom A

 

Speaker(s):

Steffen, Ann, PhD, ABPP

Description

This presentation is aimed at clinicians and service recipients who are familiar with cognitive behavioral therapies (the CBTs) and wish to enhance the impact of their psychotherapy sessions. The CBTs have been shown in more than 1000 research studies to be effective for many different disorders and problems experienced across the lifespan. National data indicate that treatment effectiveness and client outcomes can been improved with consistent implementation of key within-session strategies (both by therapists and by clients!). These research-supported practices will be described in this super session with some case examples used to illustrate.

Objectives

1. Describe foundational assumptions of all CBTs
2. Identify common within-session barriers to effective psychotherapy
3. Discuss at least 3 within-session strategies that can enhance therapy outcomes

Steffen_STI5-18-2023_Top10CBT_handouts

Steffen_STI5-18-2023_Top10CBT_slides

 

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Rapp, Sherry, AAS

Sherry Rapp is a certified Missouri Recovery Support Specialist. For the past three years she has been employed at Recovery Lighthouse as the Family Advocate for the Family Recovery Program. She co-facilitates recovery workshops, the local family support group, holds community events to reduce stigma, and meets with families as needed to provide support and resources. Prior to this job, Sherry worked for other 15 years in the legal community at the Johnson County Circuit Clerks office and 13 years in a private attorney office. She identifies as a mother in recovery and brings her lived experience along with learned skills as MRSS to the role of the Family Advocate at Recovery Lighthouse.

Presentation(s):

Engaging Families in Services: The Family Recovery Program

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What’s My Role as a Non-Prescribing Clinician?

Speaker(s):

Barajas-Muñoz, Alex, PhD

Presentation:

This workshop will familiarize participants with the important role non-medical professionals such as counselors, case managers, and social workers can play in the management of behavioral health medications treatment. Strategies for communicating with clients about their medications and typical client concerns and barriers will be discussed, as well as ways to address concerns and barriers. Tips for communicating with physicians and improving multidisciplinary collaboration will be presented. Information about the free BHMEDS-R3 App for your Android or iPhone/iPad available for your mobile device from the Google Play or iTunes App Store will also be presented.

Objectives:

  1. Define the role non-medical professionals have in medication-assisted treatment for behavioral health clients. 
  2. Describe how to address client concerns and barriers. 
  3. Identify tools available to help work with clients and communicate with physicians about a client’s medication. 
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McCaskill, Eddie, MSW, EdD, LCSW, LPC

Dr. Eddie McCaskill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor, and a National Board-Certified Psychotherapist. Dr. McCaskill is certified by the American Psychological Association. Dr. McCaskill has been licensed in the State of Missouri since 1991 as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Dr. McCaskill completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University, Masters in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and completed his Doctorate in Psychology/Behavioral Management from Grand Canyon University. Dr. McCaskill area of expertise is trauma, depression, substance use, and adverse childhood experiences. Dr. McCaskill was recognized by Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative as a local Hero in 2011. Dr. McCaskill was recognized and honored for his work in the community by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.-Xi Zeta Chapter as an Unsung Hero in mental health for 2014. Dr. McCaskill received the 2015 Community Healthcare Award from St. Louis Celebrity Seniors non-profit organization for providing mental health services to the local community. Dr. McCaskill received the St. Louis American’s Excellence in Healthcare award in 2017 for his work in the St. Louis Community. Dr. McCaskill was recognized by the Missouri House of Representative in a resolution put forth by State Representative, Steven Roberts in 2017 for work in the community. Dr. McCaskill has presented at the Healthy Marriage and Responsive Fatherhood Conference in Washington DC in 2017; Missouri Department of Mental Health Conference in 2019; 2021; 2022, Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference, 2019; NAADAC 2019 Annual conference in Orlando, Florida, and the Missouri Child Support Education Association in 2022. Dr. McCaskill has been employed at the Fathers and Families Support Center since 2011.

Presentation(s): 

Effective Interventions in Working with Fathers who have Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma