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Diversity and Inclusion: Increasing Access to Services for Underserved Populations

Speaker(s):

Hartenstein, Jaimee, PhD, MS, BS

Likcani, Adriatik, PhD, MS, BS

Barrett, Janelle, MS, MAADCII

Presentation:

Diversity encompasses any dimension of differences and diverse perspectives that make each of us unique. Understanding what diversity is and how it contributes to our daily interactions amongst individuals, allows us to be one step closer to bridging gaps for minority groups. Minority groups include populations with less privilege than the average white male. It can include but is not limited to national origin, ethnicity, race, color, language, physical or mental disability, gender, age, religion and religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, marital status, family structures and any other category protected by law. These differences tend to be deciding factors for access to services, jobs, promotions, and equitable treatment in our day to day lives. Many minorities experience this more often than none. Diversity is about acceptance and respect for difference. This session will focus on self of the professional and organizational policies and procedures that help create a professional climate that promotes and reflects diversity and inclusion in mental health and substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services.

Objectives:

  1. Define privilege, learn how to recognize it and how to use it to help bridge the gap for minority and underserved groups.
  2. Change the stigmas of minorities in order for a group to flourish in a meaningful manner.
  3. Learn to advocate for groups of people who feel powerless and to encourage such groups to have a voice of their own.
  4. Specify the differences between equity and equality for minority groups.
  5. Identify personal and organizational strategies for change and growth to help create a professional climate that promotes and reflects diversity and inclusion and increase access to services for underserved populations.
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Barrett, Janelle, MS, MAADCII

Janelle Barrett earned her M.S. degree in Human Development and Family Science with Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Central Missouri. She is a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE-P) with the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and a Missouri Associate Alcohol Drug Counselor II (MAADCII). She is dedicated to her advocacy of Mental Health and sharing the importance of being mentally healthy to produce positive relationships, whether it is within work, parenting, partnerships, or socially. She is the founder of Nelle’s Notes LLC which provides life coaching services to underserved populations.

Presentation(s): 

Diversity and Inclusion: Increasing Access to Services for Underserved Populations


 

 

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When Heroic Force Fails: Trickster Stories Show the Way (Encore 2022)

Speaker(s):

Strabala, David, MSW, LCSW

Presentation:

The attitude, “That’s my story and I’m sticking to it,” is often humorous, but in today’s chaotic times it can exemplify a rigid and dysfunctional pattern that doesn’t serve us well. We need more diverse stories as guides or maps to reflect on, hold us and provide meaning and resilience. Yet most of our stories of heroes or superheroes treat them as conquering and claiming something that is brought under control. So where are the stories or maps for chaotic situations that can’t be conquered? Turns out there is another type of “heroism” called the trickster that is less hyper-masculine or forceful and more relational and receptive. Trickster characters are often vilified or at least misunderstood and underestimated, but they often do nothing less than transform or create new consciousness at many levels as they work with excesses of appetite or other emotions.
   
In this encore presentation from last year, new stories are included with a focus on deepening the nuances within each type of story at micro and macro levels. Most stories are hundreds of years old, demonstrating a universality and resilience to all times and places that can strengthen us today.  The presenter will tell stories of heroes and tricksters from many cultures. He will compare heroes and tricksters to show how they complement each other in healing.

Objectives:

  1. Discover how stories connect us more deeply to ourselves and the world

  2. Experience how stories yield insights and creativity

  3. Open up non-violent conflict resolutions through stories

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What Can I Say?

Speaker(s):

Cooper, Caroline, MS

Presentation:

Sharing our recovery journey is beneficial to others and ourselves. When we tell our story, we encourage others and give them hope that they, too, can live full, productive, meaningful lives even while living with their disability. In the process, we remind ourselves that through the ups and downs of our journey, we have persevered, and can continue to do so. Session attendees will learn how to plan, prepare, and practice their stories. Presentation content includes: (1) choosing what to say and what not to say; (2) knowing their listeners; (3) preparing to share; (4) communicating effectively; and (5) creating a presentation. Practice exercises are provided throughout the presentation to guide individuals in the planning process. Most importantly, the presenter will encourage each person to recognize the uniqueness of their journey and the comfort and motivation they can bring to someone else who may need to hear their story.

 

Objectives:

  1. Be confident that their story is worth sharing
  2. Determine the audience they want to reach (even if 1 person)
  3. Write their story
  4. Prepare notes or an outline for sharing/presenting
  5. Communicate effectively both verbally and nonverbally
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The Current State of Missouri’s Overdose Crisis & Recent Mitigation Strategies

Speaker(s):

Winograd, Rachel, PhD

Presentation:

This talk will describe the recent landscape of drug use and overdose deaths in Missouri, including the ever-expanding role of fentanyl in our drug supply and the increase in deaths involving stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine. Though ongoing initiatives funded by the State Opioid Response grant have understandably continued to focus on increasing access to medical treatments for Opioid Use Disorder and opioid-related harm reduction initiatives, the necessity of greater implementation of stimulant-focused intervention strategies is clear. To that end, this presentation will provide an overview of Missouri’s Contingency Management pilot programs for people with Stimulant Use Disorder, as well as harm reduction training, education, and drug checking resources designed for people who use stimulants. Additional attention will be paid to the widening racial disparities between Black and White Missourians regarding addiction treatment outcomes and overdose fatalities, including highlights of what is being done at the state and local levels to reduce deaths among those at highest-risk. Strategies for data-driven drug policy, funding, and community engagement will be highlighted.

 

Objectives:

  1. Describe the difference between fentanyl and stimulant contamination vs. co-use of both substances
  2. Define the behavioral basis of Contingency Management as a treatment approach
  3. Describe how and why individuals who use drugs may benefit from using fentanyl test strips
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Self-Care is NOT Selfish: 10 Creative Tools for Boosting Your Resiliency

Speaker(s):

Glidden, Kay, MS

Reynolds-Lewis, Beth, BS

Presentation:

You have been working very hard most recently through a global pandemic. You are balancing your family needs and you are working diligently to meet the demands of the people you serve.

We now have over two decades of research that working in high stress, trauma-exposed professions carries risk to the staff.

The level of compassion fatigue staff experience can ebb and flow from one day to the next. Even very healthy staff with optimal life/work balance and self-care strategies can experience compassion fatigue.

Participants will improve their understanding of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and burnout and will be given ten practical take-away tools, resources and strategies to include in daily self-care planning for improving health and resiliency.

Objectives:

  1. Define compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and burnout.
  2. Identify the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and burnout.
  3. Utilize ten hands-on tools and resources for building resiliency.
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Effectiveness of a Suicide Prevention Follow-up Program Linking Hospitals and Mental Health Care Providers in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri

Speaker(s):

Sale, Liz, PhD

Williams, Stacey, MSW, LCSW,

Millar, Kirsti, MS, LPC, 

Glowczwskie, Michelle, MSW, LCSW

Presentation:

This presentation will describe the implementation and evaluation of a continuity-of-care model in reducing suicide in adults. The program is implemented at two Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in the St. Louis area. Participants are primarily recruited through inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations and emergency department visits for a recent suicide attempt or suicidal ideation. The evaluation determined program effectiveness in reducing suicide attempts, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and suicidal ideation at 3- and 6-months post intake.


Objectives:

  1. Describe a continuity-of-care model being used in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas that immediately links adults in hospital settings to mental health services.
  2. Learn about and describe the effectiveness of the program in reducing suicide attempts, hospital visits, ER visits, and suicidal ideation. The presentation will provide detail as to how the program was evaluated.
  3. Develop plans to implement similar programs in their community. The evaluation demonstrated that this model is effective in reducing suicidal behaviors. Audience members should informed enough about the program components to replicate a similar program in their community.

 

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Reynolds-Lewis, Beth BS

Beth Reynolds Lewis, BS, is a compassion fatigue specialist, trauma informed care trainer and Registered Yoga Teacher. Her experience includes 30+ years as a Child Welfare case manager, a Forensic Interviewer, and work in a public behavioral health system. Beth is a co-owner of Compassion Resiliency, a training and consultation company that promotes the well-being of professionals who work in high stress/trauma-exposed work environments.

Presentation(s): 

Self-Care is NOT Selfish: 10 Creative Tools for Boosting Your Resiliency


 

 

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Sale, Liz, PhD

Dr. Elizabeth Sale is the Director of Evaluation and a research associate professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Dr. Sale has over 25 years of experience in the field of survey and evaluation research, with a particular focus on the evaluation of suicide prevention and substance use prevention programs. She has been the lead evaluator for several SAMHSA-funded suicide prevention initiatives, including programs for youth and adults in school and hospital settings. Currently, she is directing the evaluation of the Missouri Foundation for Health-funded Safer Homes Collaborative that focuses on suicide prevention education and training for the gun-owning community. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, the Community Mental Health Journal, the American Journal of Community Psychology, and the American Journal on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. She is currently a member of the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network and the St. Louis Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition.

Presentation(s): 

Effectiveness of a Suicide Prevention Follow-up Program Linking Hospitals and Mental Health Care Providers in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri


 

 

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Williams, Stacey, MSW, LCSW

Stacey Williams is the State Suicide Prevention Coordinator for Missouri Department of Mental Health and serves as the suicide prevention lead for the department. She is the Project Director for the Youth Suicide Prevention Grant, the Zero Suicide in Health Systems grant, oversees the Emergency Suicide Response for COVID-19 Project as well as numerous other statewide crisis services activities. Stacey has a Masters in Social Work, with an emphasis in Policy, Planning and Administration from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Stacey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twelve years’ experience working in mental health. She brings forth experience in state government, residential and community mental health settings as well as experience in both policy and clinical practice. Stacey is passionate about helping people through the process of bringing about systems change. In her free time, you can catch her baking, spending time outdoors or spending time with her teenage son Camden and German Shepherd Bella. 

Presentation(s): 

What you need to know about 988 in Missouri

Effectiveness of a Suicide Prevention Follow-up Program Linking Hospitals and Mental Health Care Providers in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri