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Families of Treatment Refusers: The Neglected Victims of Untreated Mental Health Problems

Room Wingate 60-61

Speaker(s)

Melanie VanDyke, PhD

Description

A substantial portion of individuals with mental health problems do not seek the help they need. Family and friends struggle to understand why, especially when the disorder negatively impacts their lives. They may wrongfully conclude the treatment refuser is willfully choosing to be impaired, which can lead them to react in ways that are counterproductive, resulting in substantial family conflict. This presentation explains why some people behavior in ways that are incompatible with recovery. It introduces a concept called recovery avoidance and offers suggestions for how to respond to it constructively.
This interactive presentation will present the 5 steps of the Family Wellbeing Approach and provide examples of working with diverse family members of treatment refusers with emotional disorders.
First Step: PREPARE FOR CRISES:
The first step is to plan for the development and implementation of a sample family Crisis Plan.
Second Step: CLARIFY THE PROBLEM & SET REALISTIC GOALS
Then, the audience will be introduced to assessment forms that were designed to help families identify the impact of recovery avoidance on their lives and prioritize the changes they want to make.
Third Step: INCREASE ACTIVITY YOU VALUE
The third step shows how to build a plan to increase valued activity for a sample family member.
Fourth Step: DECREASE FAMILY DISTRESS & CONFLICT
Then, the audience will see how to develop a plan to decrease family distress and conflict for a sample family.
Fifth Step: PROMOTE RECOVERY-COMPATIBLE BEHAVIOR IN THE FAMILY MEMBER WITH RECOVERY AVOIDANCE
The final step includes developing a plan to promote recovery-compatible behavior in the person who is exhibiting recovery avoidance.

Objectives

  • Describe the 5 Steps of the Family Wellbeing Approach (FWBA)
  • Describe the 4 factors that can contribute to recovery avoidance
  • Identify 2 common family responses that can make recovery avoidance worse
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Effective Interventions in Working with Fathers who have Experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma

Room Wingate 60-61

Speaker(s)

Eddie McCaskill MSW, EdD, LCSW, LPC & Michelle Echols DSW, LMSW, CADC

Description

This workshop will examine effective interventions used to help clients work through past adverse childhood experiences or trauma.

Objectives

  • Define the difference between adverse childhood experiences and trauma
  • Define the difference between adverse childhood experiences and trauma
  • Describe the impact of adverse childhood experiences and trauma on the individual.
  • Discuss the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression.
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Adolescent Social Media: Myths Managing Risks and Maximizing Benefits

Room Wingate 60-61

Speaker(s):

Tim Welch PhD, Joyce Chang PhD & Desiree Dixon BS

Description

This presentation will review and summarize relevant research on the effects of social media use on adolescent well-being and mental health. The presentation will contrast research findings on social media use with the portrayal of the effects of social media in popular press and media. The presentation will describe research that explores different factors such as motivation to use social media influences the effects of social media more than the amount of time spent on social media. The presentation will then discuss the potential beneficial effects of social media use for adolescence. Lastly, the presentation will provide research-based strategies and recommendations for parents and others working with adolescents for minimizing the harm of social media use, while maximizing potential benefits.

Objectives

    • Describe the association between adolescent social media use and adolescent well-being and mental health.
    • Name several factors that influence the association between adolescent social media use and adolescent well-being.
    • Identify and describe the positive and beneficial effects of social media use for adolescents.
    • Identify research-based strategies and recommendations for safe(r) social media use in adolescents.
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The Efficacy of the CRAFT Model of Therapy in a Group Setting

Room Wingate 60-61

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Description

Dr. Robert J. Meyers and Jane Ellen Smith’s CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) has long-been known for its positive outcome measures when executed in individual and family settings as it pertains. We, at IMF Counseling in mid-Missouri, have been offering and facilitating the CRAFT approach in a group setting for the past three years with excellent results.
Mimicking a family system, the CRAFT approach is easily adaptable to a group therapy setting, providing not only education and behavioral strategies for loved ones, but real-time support to participants; this increases the quality of life for all involved.
This presentation will equip learners with tools, anecdotal examples, and a shortened mock group session so they can better facilitate the CRAFT model in their respective settings.

Objectives

    • Identify the three main goals of the CRAFT model
    • Practice the differences in executing CRAFT strategies in a group setting vs. individual therapy
    • Connect with other participants around the strengths and weaknesses of group therapy in general
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Assessment of Non-offending Partners in Child Sexual Abuse Cases for parenting and protective capacities

Room Wingate 60-61

Speaker(s):

Marie Clark, MA, LMFT, LSOE, LSOTP

Description

In child sexual abuse cases the Non-offending Partners are frequently omitted from the formal assessment process, although they play a major role in the safety and psychological well-being of the victims and their siblings. In general, they are referred for parenting classes, parenting capacity assessments, and/or counseling, without a formal assessment of their knowledge, role, and attitudes regarding the sexual abuse.

Objectives

    • Discuss the decision-making progress of the nonoffender.
    • Review the formal assessment process
    • Apply information to case planning and treatment referrals
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The Intersection of Play Therapy and EMDR to Address Children’s Trauma

Leeward 76-77

 

Speaker(s):

Schmitz, Sara, MEd, LPC

Description

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a well researched and valid method of working with clients to reduce trauma symptoms. Children experience trauma just as adults do, although they may not show it in the same ways. This presentation will explore how children demonstrate the effects of trauma that may go unnoticed, as well as exploring the specific ways that EMDR can be tailored to work with children using play therapy techniques. This presentation will use psychoeducation and case studies to demonstrate the myriad of ways that EMDR can be adapted to working with children.

Objectives

1. Review the 8 phases of EMDR.
2. Discuss how play therapy can be helpful for children.
3. Describe techniques combining both play therapy and EMDR.
4. Review the symptoms of trauma in children.

Schmitz Presentation

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Not Broken: Empowering Young Adults with a Mental Health Diagnosis

Leeward 76-77

 

Speaker(s):

Gerlach, Jennifer, MSW, LCSW

Description

Young adults facing significant mental health challenges such as Bipolar Disorder or a First Episode of Psychosis are often difficult to engage. Still, the research suggests that early intervention can be pivotal in encouraging a full recovery. In this workshop we will explore roadblocks to engagement from an ACT and Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy lens as well as strategies to improve sense of empowerment in this population

Objectives

1. Define empowerment as well as what it means in a clinical setting
2. Utilize strategies to assist clients experiencing psychosis and other symptoms take back a sense of self-agency
3. Describe how mental health conditions and coercive treatment strategies can be disempowering
4. Employ strategies deriven from ACT and Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy to Understand Beliefs underlying a lack of sense of self-agency

 

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Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: Risk and Resilience

Leeward 76-77

 

Speaker(s):

Welch, Tim, PhD, LMFT

Burgen, Kailey, BS

Description 

This presentation will first provide a definition of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and discuss relevant research on the association between exposure to multiple ACEs and numerous negative physical, emotional and mental health outcomes in adulthood. The presentation will examine exposure to ACEs through the lens of the Family Stress and Resilience theoretical framework. This approach highlights the role and value of enhancing protective factors to promote resiliency in the context of exposure to ACEs. This presentation will describe modern approaches to addressing the impact of adverse childhood experiences and discuss evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies for clinical and mental health practitioners including utilizing a trauma-informed framework when working with individuals exposed to ACEs.

Objectives

1. Define adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
2. Describe the negative effects of exposure to ACEs in adolescence and adulthood
3. Identify relevant protective factors to the harmful effects of exposure to ACEs
4. Describe evidence-based strategies for addressing the effects of of ACEs

Welch_STI_2023.pptx

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Burgen, Kailey, BS

Kailey Burgen graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Child and Family Development and a minor in Psychology. She is a graduate student at the University of Central Missouri’s Human Development and Family Science program with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her clinical/research interests include adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and resilience, addiction in the family, and diversity and social justice. Kailey has multiple years of experience working with children and their families in several professional capacities including being a mentor and social emotional learning specialist at an afterschool program and working in early-childhood education as a preschool teacher.

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Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: Risk and Resilience

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McCaskill, Eddie, MSW, EdD, LCSW, LPC

Dr. Eddie McCaskill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor, and a National Board-Certified Psychotherapist. Dr. McCaskill is certified by the American Psychological Association. Dr. McCaskill has been licensed in the State of Missouri since 1991 as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Dr. McCaskill completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University, Masters in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and completed his Doctorate in Psychology/Behavioral Management from Grand Canyon University. Dr. McCaskill area of expertise is trauma, depression, substance use, and adverse childhood experiences. Dr. McCaskill was recognized by Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative as a local Hero in 2011. Dr. McCaskill was recognized and honored for his work in the community by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.-Xi Zeta Chapter as an Unsung Hero in mental health for 2014. Dr. McCaskill received the 2015 Community Healthcare Award from St. Louis Celebrity Seniors non-profit organization for providing mental health services to the local community. Dr. McCaskill received the St. Louis American’s Excellence in Healthcare award in 2017 for his work in the St. Louis Community. Dr. McCaskill was recognized by the Missouri House of Representative in a resolution put forth by State Representative, Steven Roberts in 2017 for work in the community. Dr. McCaskill has presented at the Healthy Marriage and Responsive Fatherhood Conference in Washington DC in 2017; Missouri Department of Mental Health Conference in 2019; 2021; 2022, Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference, 2019; NAADAC 2019 Annual conference in Orlando, Florida, and the Missouri Child Support Education Association in 2022. Dr. McCaskill has been employed at the Fathers and Families Support Center since 2011.

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Effective Interventions in Working with Fathers who have Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma