Speaker(s):

Scott Kerby, MA, LPC

Presentation: This presentation will provide an overview of Motivational Interviewing in treatment. Based on the book, “Motivational Interviewing in Groups” by Chris Wagner and Karen Ingersoll, this workshop will provide a brief overview of different ways MI is being incorporated into group sessions, from MI “infused” Cognitive Behavioral skills groups to those built entirely on the foundation of Motivational Interviewing skills. There will be demonstration and discussion of several specific MI group exercises so that participants can walk away with a few practical strategies to implement in their current practice.

Objectives:

• Identify two primary ways that Motivational Interviewing is being utilized in group treatment
• Discuss MI in a group role play scenario
• Identify at least 3 ready-to-use MI strategies for group practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker(s):

Leasa Weghorst, MEd, PLPC, RN

Presentation: Since mental health is a vastly underfunded and often unsupported field of medicine, it is important for practitioners to be creative and think “outside the box,” when addressing clients’ mental health needs. This presentation focuses on alternative and supplemental strategies for treatment that are supported by evidenced-based research. Nutrition, physical activity, and other homeopathic remedies can have a significant impact on an individual’s well-being and can often be implemented affordably. Holistic strategies will be identified, examined, and considerations of implementation will be addressed.

Objectives:

• Examine current challenges to the affordability of pharmacological interventions and briefly review some of the negative side effects
• Increase awareness of alternative and supplemental strategies available for use, with mental health clients
• Define strategies for implementing evidence-based holistic strategies into daily therapy sessions

Slides and Handouts: 

Weghorst_Outside the Box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker(s):

Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC

Presentation: Addictions and mental illness overlap at the rate of 50 percent. Compared to clients with a single diagnosis, those with co-occurring disorders experience more relapses, arrests, hospitalizations, evictions, suicide attempts, and completed suicides. In this skill-building workshop, participants will be introduced to strategies to effectively work with clients with co-occurring disorders.

A partial list of topics includes: Challenges in Diagnosing a Dual Disorder; The 5 Hidden Psychiatric Disorders Common among Clients with Chemical Dependence; The New Person-centered Approach to Co-occurring Disorders Treatment; Evidence-based Approaches to Co-occurring Disorders Treatment; How to Address the 4 Psychiatric Disorders that Co-occur the Most Frequently with Chemical Dependence; and 10 Strategies for Helping Clients with Co-occurring Disorders Avoid Slipping through the Cracks.

Objectives:

• List 7 challenges in assessing mental illness among chemically dependent clients and how to overcome them
• Discuss 5 hidden psychiatric disorders common among clients with chemical dependence
• Identify strategies for overcoming resistance when working with clients who have a co-occurring disorder
• Reveal the 10 tenets of the new person-centered approach to co-occurring disorders treatment
• Review 3 evidence-based approaches to co-occurring disorders treatment
• Discuss treatment of 4 psychiatric disorders that co-occur with chemical dependent clients
• Define 10 strategies to help clients with co-occurring disorders avoid slipping through the cracks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker(s):

David Lynde, MSW, LICSW

Christine Powers, MSW, LICSW

Presentation: This session will provide an overview of some of the effective ways to provide employment services to people who have co-existing ID/DD and mental health challenges. Information regarding effective strategies and techniques for gathering and developing a working understanding of a person’s mental health challenges as they relate to e employment will be reviewed including ideas and considerations for working with staff who are providing mental health treatments to the person.

Objectives:

• Describe some of the key areas to gather mental health information when working with people who have co-existing ID/DD and mental health challenges on employment
• Identify different critical sources of mental health information regarding a person’s mental health symptoms and challenges when providing employment services
• Identify strategic methods to understand and engage mental health treatment providers in supporting the person’s employment goals

Slides and Handouts:

Lynde_Sub_Use_employment.slides

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker(s):

David Lynde, MSW, LICSW

Christine Powers, MSW, LICSW

Presentation: This session will provide information regarding the key principles of the Supported Employment and Education intervention developed as part of the NIMH RAISE Study. Information will be provided regarding effective techniques and strategies for integrating SEE services in the ACT/TAY team structure in Missouri.

Objectives:

• Identify the key principles of Supported Employment and Education Intervention
• Describe the fundamental goals and functions of ACT/TAY teams in Missouri
• Provide an overview of how SEE services are integrated within ACT/TAY teams in Missouri
• Explain how Individual Resiliency Training (IRT) and Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) help people be successful with their employment goals

Slides and Handouts:

Lynde_Overview_SEE_ACT_TAY_slides