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Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen, PhD, LP

Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD, is an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine and a licensed psychologist and certified Health Service Provider in the state of Missouri. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed her predoctoral internship at The University of Chicago Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Fitzsimmons-Craft’s work aims to disseminate evidence-based interventions for eating and weight-related disorders from research to practice, as well as extend treatments in ways that will reach the large number of people in need of clinical care but who are not receiving services. For example, she serves as the Executive Director for the Missouri Eating Disorders Council Training Initiative, whose mission is to provide training for community mental health clinics across the state in evidence-based treatments for eating disorders. Dr. Fitzsimmons-Craft also researches innovative and cost-effective approaches for the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and obesity, including the use of technology for intervention delivery. Dr. Fitzsimmons-Craft has authored or co-authored over 50 publications and serves on the editorial boards for top journals in the eating disorders and body image fields, including Body Image, Eating Behaviors, and Psychology of Women Quarterly. Among other notable honors, she was named a Faculty Scholar for the Institute of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis.

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The Missouri Eating Disorders Council’s Toolkit for Eating Disorders, Screening, Prevention and Treatment

 

 

 

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Berry, Bethann, MA, QMHP

Ms. Berry earned a Master’s Degree in K-12 School Counseling from Missouri Baptist University, a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Elementary/Early Childhood Education from Southeast Missouri State University, and an Associates of Arts in Elementary Education from Three Rivers Community College. She has been working in the mental health field at FCC Behavioral Health for the past year, in the youth program and recently in the adult ERE program.

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Family Support Provider/Peer Support Specialist and How They Can Help

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Fongemie, Tanya

Ms. Fongemie is currently a Peer Support Specialist with FCC Behavioral Health Clinic in Poplar Bluff, MO. Previously she was a Family Support Provider with the same agency. She has survived a lot in her years. With her job, she can help others with similar struggles or just be there for them when they need the extra support. When she went through her hard times, she wished she was aware of the programs that could have been available. Since she has been with the agency, she has found many strengths that she never knew existed within herself. She would like to share her story and talk about others she has helped since she has been with FCC Behavioral Health.

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Family Support Provider/Peer Support Specialist and How They Can Help

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Family Support Provider/Peer Support Specialist and How They Can Help

Speaker(s):

Tanya Fongemie

Bethann Berry, MA, QMHP

Presentation: Ms. Fongemie will share her personal story, describing the struggles she went through and how she is able to use those experiences to help others. This presentation will provide an overview of the roles that a Family Support Provider and a Peer Support Specialist may have in an organization and how they can help others.

Objectives:

  • Share personal story and life’s obstacles (told by Ms. Fongemie)
  • Describe the Family Support Provider role
  • Describe the Peer Support Specialist role
  • Discuss how the FSP and PSS can help others

Slides and Handouts:

Berry_Spring Con. PP2

 

 

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Sanders, Mark, LCSW, CADC

Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is an International Speaker in the Behavioral Health Field whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. He is the author of five books. Recent writings include: Slipping Through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for clients with Multiple Addictions and Disorders, Recovery Management, and Relationship Detox: Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships in Recovery. He has also had two stories published in the New York Times Best Selling Book Series, Chicken Soup for The Soul.

Mark is the recipient of numerous awards including: The Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the Social Work Profession as a Loyola University of Chicago alumni, Health Care Alternative Systems Leadership Award and The Professional of The year Award from the Illinois Addiction Counselor Certification Board.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees for MacMurray College, past Board President of the Illinois Association of Addictions Professionals and Co-Founder of Serenity Academy Chicago, the only Recovery High School in Illinois.

Presentation(s)

When the Titanic Meets the Iceberg: Addressing the Trauma Underneath Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, Criminality and Self-harming Behavior

Effective Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment

8 Principles Which Guide Ethical Decision Making in the Clinical Relationship

 

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When the Titanic Meets the Iceberg: Addressing the Trauma Underneath Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, Criminality and Self-harming Behavior

Speaker(s):

Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC

Presentation:

In this workshop you will learn strategies that will help you address five types of trauma in the clinical relationship, including: acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, 24-7-365 trauma, and historical trauma. Emphasis will also be placed on the use of humor and centering rituals to prevent secondary PTSD.

Objectives:

  • Review diagnostic criteria for five types of traumatic stress disorders
  • Describe five evidence-based practices to address varieties of traumatic stress disorders
  • Discuss research on the effective use of humor to reduce the risk of secondary PTSD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Firebaugh, Marie-Laure, LMSW

Marie-Laure Firebaugh, LMSW completed her Masters of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and is now a Clinical Research Coordinator at Washington University School of Medicine. In this role, she serves as coordinator of the Body U Program, an initiative of the Missouri Eating Disorders Council that offers online eating disorder screening and a suite of tailored online/mobile interventions aimed at promoting healthy behaviors and addressing eating disorders, founded in 2013. Ms. Firebaugh developed a passion for eating disorders awareness, prevention, and evidence-based treatment as a teenager, when she witnessed the devastating effects of these illnesses and their widespread misunderstanding. Ms. Firebaugh has harnessed this passion to fuel her work with the Body U Program. Under her leadership, the number of participating Missouri universities has doubled and the number of students screened for eating disorders by the program has increased by more than 350%. Ms. Firebaugh has made it her mission to integrate Body U into the campus culture on participating campuses and increase awareness of eating disorders through this work. She frequently travels to participating campuses across the state to deliver presentations and workshops on the topic of eating disorders, facilitate panel discussions, and offer on-site eating disorder screening.

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The Missouri Eating Disorders Council’s Toolkit for Eating Disorders, Screening, Prevention and Treatment

 

 

 

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The Missouri Eating Disorders Council’s Toolkit for Eating Disorders, Screening, Prevention and Treatment

Speaker(s):

Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD, LP

Marie-Laure Firebaugh, LMSW

Presentation: Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that are associated with high levels of medical and psychiatric  comorbidity, poor quality of life, and high mortality, with mortality from anorexia nervosa being the highest of all mental disorders. Eating disorders affect up to 30 million Americans at some point in their lives, including people of all genders, ages, body sizes, races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic statuses. Eating disorders are a major public health concern and need to be addressed, but problematically, access to evidence-based care for these devastating problems is limited. This session will: 1) provide the information providers need to understand DSM-5 eating disorder diagnostic categories, prevalence, causes, warning signs, and consequences–common eating disorder myths will also be busted; 2) provide a toolkit of resources for eating disorder screening and prevention; 3) provide an overview of evidence-based treatment options for eating disorders, including family-based treatment, interpersonal psychotherapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, and information about how to receive accessible training in these approaches. Throughout the presentation, the presenters will provide an overview of the work of the Missouri Eating Disorders Council to date, including updates on its Training Initiative and Body U Program, and how attendees can help increase access to evidence-based care for these serious mental illnesses in our state. This session will utilize interactive videos to demonstrate key points and handouts of pertinent resources of use to attendees will be provided.

Objectives:

  • Learn DSM-5 criteria for eating disorders
  • Review the prevalence, causes, and consequences of eating disorders
  • Describe available resources for eating disorders screening and prevention
  • Identify evidence-based treatment options for eating disorders
  • Describe available resources for receiving further training in eating disorders in the state of Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Human Side of Severe Psychopathology: Improving Morale and Meaning for Inpatient Clients within Long Term Care Psychiatric Settings

Speaker(s):

Lisa Parker Scott, PhD

Katherine Arenella

Presentation:Patients committed to inpatient psychiatric long term care settings with the Missouri Department of Mental Health have an average length of stay of over six years currently. Some patients remain in these settings much longer due to treatment-resistant severe mental illnesses, problems related to head trauma or dementia, and problems related to personality disorders. The demoralization and poor quality of life that can result from the long term-institutionalization of these individuals is well-documented yet problematic to address. We will offer a review of the research literature on improving meaning and quality of life for psychiatric inpatient clients in long term care settings in general and with respect to various mental illnesses and psychiatric diagnoses. We will share our efforts and observations within our inpatient unit within a Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program to boost meaning and quality of life for our clients.

Objectives:

  • Describe the factors which impact quality of life for many psychiatric clients in long term care inpatient settings
  • Describe the efforts as demonstrated in research to improve meaning and quality of life for psychiatric inpatient clients in long term care settings
  • Learn the efforts to improve meaning and quality of life for psychiatric inpatient clients at one unit within SLPRC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Arenella, Katherine

Ms. Katherine Arenella is a Doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at University of Missouri – St. Louis. She is currently completing her Psychology Clerkship at St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center on Ward E in the TruThought Program within the Cognitive-Behavioral Program. Her research interests include treatment of severe mental illness and personality disorders as well as Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

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The Human Side of Severe Psychopathology: Improving Morale and Meaning for Inpatient Clients within Long Term Care Psychiatric Settings