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Klaus, Jason, BS


Jason Klaus is a Detective Corporal for the Perry County (MO) Sheriff’s Office in Perryville, Missouri.  Jason has been with the Perry County Sheriff’s Office since September of 1996 and has served as a Jail Officer, Patrol Deputy, School Resource Officer and Detective.  Jason attended the Southeast Missouri Law Enforcement Academy in the summer of 1996 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Southeast Missouri State University in 1998.  Jason is currently the Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (MO CIT) Coordinator and responsible for expanding CIT throughout the state and develop and maintain relationships with community behavioral health and advocacy partners.



Presentation(s): 

Understanding Cop Culture



 

 

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Hanks, Rachel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Rachel Hanks, MSW, LCSW, RPT, has been the therapist at the Therapeutic Preschool at FamilyForward since 2016. She received her MSW from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2016 with a concentration in Family Practice and a focus on violence and injury prevention. She has over eight years of experience in various levels of care in supporting people of all ages, backgrounds, and developmental abilities. Her interest in supporting young people and families dealing with trauma started in 2013 as a paraprofessional and continued throughout graduate school, culminating in a concentration practicum at the Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis. At FamilyForward, she is part of team that uses the most up-to-date practices in healing the effects of developmental trauma in young children with high levels of dysregulation. She became a Registered Play Therapist in 2019. She presented at the Missouri Department of Mental Health’s 2019 Spring Training Institute and is also a trainer with the St. Louis Play Therapy Institute.


Presentation(s): 

Lessons Learned: Effective Interventions and Support for Young Children with Trauma

 

 

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Gray, Angela, MSW, EdS

I am a School Social Worker of seventeen years for the Alton School District at Alton High School. I am also the Executive Director of Empowered 2b Me, an educational consulting organization. I have a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Social work with a Specialization in School Social work. In 2014, I obtained a Specialist degree in Education Administration. I  have extensive knowledge with working with students from diverse socio -economic backgrounds. In addition, I have knowledge with working with at-risk students, especially female students.

I am an author of two books to help teen girls overcome negative attitudes, “Help! I Have an Attitude Problem! A Self-Help Book and Journal to Help Teen Girls Overcome Negative Attitudes” and Check that Attitude!”, a book designed to provide strategies for educators when dealing with girls with negative attitudes. 


Presentation(s): 

1. Best Practices for Working with Urban Girls with Challenging Attitudes

2. Trauma Awareness: Invisibility and Victimization of Black Girls

 

 

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Finzo, Stephen, Psy.D.

Dr. Finzo has over 25 years of experience in the field of mental health both providing direct services and administration. His experience from having worked in many settings in the field has allowed him to compile theory and skills of application resulting in effective treatment of clients, and the ability of passing that knowledge to other therapists through workshops and seminars. Dr. Finzo engages participants in the process of learning difficult and challenging information combining solid content and humor.

Dr. Finzo has taught with two universities in Behavioral Health departments. He has presented seminars and workshops for clinicians for the purposes of continuing education and building competencies and confidence. Workshops have also been provided for the Department of Family Services for both social workers and foster parents.

Presentation(s): 

Solution Focused Brief Therapy 


 

 

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Evans, Lucas, MA, BCBA, LBA

Lucas Evans is a behavior analyst with Missouri’s Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities. He has helped community and inpatient providers build and maintain supports for individuals with complex behavioral needs and mental health concerns.  Lucas is a doctoral student of behavior analysis at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.  His research interests include professional practice, instructional design, and quantitative models of behavior.


Presentation(s): 

How to Increase Sustainability Without Magic in Psychiatric Facilities & Community Settings 

 

 

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Ellis-Ordway, Nancy, MSW, PhD

Nancy Ellis-Ordway, LCSW, PhD, is a psychotherapist with more than thirty years’ experience, specializing in treating eating disorders, body image issues, stress, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. She has a private practice in Jefferson City, MO. In addition to a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University, she completed the Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy training program at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute and a Ph.D. in Health Education and Promotion from the University of Missouri. She is the author of “Thrive at Any Weight: Eating to Nourish Body, Soul, and Self-Esteem” (2019).

Presentation(s): 

Weight Stigma and Ethics: Clinical Applications

 

 

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Dellenbaugh, Timothy, MD

Dr. Dellenbaugh attended medical school at the University of Illinois, and completed his residency in psychiatry at Kansas University School of Medicine. After residency he worked in community mental health before joining Western Missouri Mental Health and the faculty at University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Dean representing Center for Behavior Medicine to the School of Medicine and Assistant Medical Director for CBM. He is on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pilot MOC committee and previously was on the exam writing and assembly committee for general psychiatry. He has chaired a committee on psychiatric pharmacogenomics for the Missouri Department of Mental Health. He has collaborated with faculty from the UMKC-School of Pharmacy on more than 15 clinical trials in the area of schizophrenia and has given more than 24 invited lectures on topics related to schizophrenia, memory, learning, pharmacogenomics, and psychiatric genetics at local, regional and national meetings.

Presentation(s): 

Psychiatric Genetics 101


 

 

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Cooley-Bennett, Terri, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, CCDP-D, TTS

Ms. Terri Cooley- Bennett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (MO), a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (KS), a Co-occurring Disorders Professional-Diplomate (MO) and a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Ms. Cooley-Bennett is the Outreach Services Manager at Swope Health Services. She is experienced as a presenter, workshop leader, and educator and served as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. She provides field instruction for social work students. In addition, she provides Continuing Education for professionals and has been a speaker and workshop presenter for various agencies and groups for over 20 years. Ms. Cooley-Bennet speaks and serves on the board of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Missouri Chapter and is trained with the National NASW Office of Ethics and Professional Review.

Presentation(s): 

Vicarious Liability and Ethics in Healthcare

 

 

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Colwick, Rachel, M.A., LPC

Rachel Colwick has her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a National Board Certified Counselor. Rachel is published and co-authored in two articles in the Safer Society Press. Rachel has a vast amount of clinical experience in working with those who have suffered from mood disorders, personality disorders , psychotic disorders, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, grief, trauma, and self-harming behaviors, to name a few. For over 5 years, Rachel has implemented process groups, psycho-educational groups, and individual therapy for those who are civilly committed sexual violent predators (SVPs) while at Missouri Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services (SORTS) and Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). Currently, Rachel is providing individual therapy as well as family and couples therapy within an outpatient clinical mental health setting. Lastly, Rachel is performing individual risk assessments for those who are civilly committed SVPS while at SORTS. 

Presentation(s): 

Lessons Learned: The Road to Sexual Offending

 

 

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Burgess, Doug, MD

Doug Burgess is an addiction psychiatrist who joined Truman Medical Centers in 2011. He received his residency training at Duke University where he served as chief resident during his final year. He completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was the medical director of outpatient psychiatric services until February of 2019 when he transitioned to the role of Medical Director of Addiction Services. Clinically, he sees patients in TMC’s substance use disorder specialty clinic which provides evidence based care to over 800 patients. He is also a treating clinician for the NFL’s Program for Substances of Abuse. Locally, Doug leads regional trainings related to mental health and substance use disorders. He is on the steering committee for the region’s EPICC program, facilitates Missouri’s Opioid Use Disorder ECHO group and actively participates in the area’s perinatal collaborative. He has received Missouri’s Department of Mental Health Addiction Medical Champion Award and was recognized as one of Kansas City’s “Top Docs” by Ingram’s Magazine in 2019.

Presentation(s): 

1. Opioid Use Disorder ECHO

2. Chronic Disease Model of Addiction: Implications for treatment of Opioid Use Disorders and Measuring Success