Greg Holtmeyer, MEd, is a survivor of sexual abuse in recovery. His own personal journey to recovery gave him the experience of the lack of resources for male victims of sexual abuse and assault. He founded The Phoenix Project to provide awareness, education, and resources to victims and their loved ones.
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This presentation will expose participants to a personal journey from victimization to recovery and give insights into road blocks that are specific to men who have been sexually abused. The presentation will discuss treatment considerations that are specific to men.
Tara Crawford is a master’s-level professional with 11 years of experience in the behavioral health field. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminal justice and her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Central Missouri. Tara has experience working in the comprehensive psychiatric program, developmental disabilities waiver program, and in community corrections. As a staff member of the Missouri Division of the Behavioral Health, Tara acts as the Division’s Integrated Care Liaison for the Disease Management and Healthcare Home programs. She also serves on the Division’s Policy Team, Advance Directive Advisory Committee, and as the Division’s representative for the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health.
Tim Rudder received his bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Saint Louis University and is finishing his MSW through the University of MO-Columbia. Mr. Rudder holds a CADC and MARS credential from the Missouri Credentialing Board. Mr. Rudder has been with the DBH since 2008, prior to that working as a CADC at a treatment facility for adolescents with substance use disorders. Currently, he is the Manager of the DBH Billing and Services Review team, prior to that, Mr. Rudder served as the program specialist for the SAMHSA Access to Recovery (ATR) grant from 2008-2015. Mr. Rudder also services as the Program Manager for the State of Missouri’s Medication Assisted Treatment-Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA) grant.
Mark Shields is a licensed professional counselor and certified reciprocal advanced alcohol and drug counselor with 30 years of experience in the behavioral health field. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in counseling from the University of Missouri in 1981 and 1984, respectively. His post-graduate professional work experience includes: Inpatient psychiatric hospital-based substance use disorder treatment; Prison-based substance use disorder treatment; Halfway house services for offenders; Psychiatric day treatment; and Community-based outpatient substance use disorder and mental health counseling. For the past 15 years, Mr. Shields has served in various roles related to the Statewide administration and oversight of community-based substance use disorder treatment and recovery services as a staff member of the Missouri Division of Behavioral Health. He is currently the project director for Missouri’s Access to Recovery (ATR) and Medication Assisted Treatment-Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA) grants.
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Missouri’s Medication Assisted Treatment-Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA) grant. The purpose of this grant is to increase capacity and provide accessible, effective, comprehensive, coordinated/integrated, and evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) and other recovery support services to individuals with opioid use disorders seeking or receiving MAT. Goals of the grant are to: 1) increase the number of individuals receiving MAT services with pharmacotherapies approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid use disorders; 2) increase the number of individuals receiving integrated care; and 3) decrease illicit drug use at 6-months follow-up.
Christopher Robertson, PhD is a Missouri Department of Mental Health Certified Forensic Examiner at Center for Behavioral Medicine, which operates an outpatient forensic evaluation department and an inpatient competency restoration unit. Dr. Robertson obtained a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
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Defendants diagnosed with Intellectual Disability and committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health as Incompetent to Stand Trial at two hospitals in western Missouri were examined to determine likelihood of competency restoration following treatment. The influence of demographic, criminal, psychological, and treatment variables on restoration was also examined. The background, method, results, and implications/future directions (including methods of restoration treatment) of this study will be presented.
Bond A. Lovasz is Second Associate Vice President of Protective Asset Protection. Ms. Lovasz is a regulatory attorney, member of the Missouri Bar Association and a graduate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Matthew Lovasz is President of Bio-One St. Louis and a regional expert on bio-hazardous clean up. Mr. Lovasz is a graduate of Missouri Central University and spent ten years in law enforcement.
