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Likcani, Adriatik, PhD, LMFT

Dr. Adriatik Likcani is Associate Professor and Program Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program at the University of Central Missouri. He holds a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University, two master’s degrees: one in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Missouri Kansas City, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Medical Family Therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Likcani is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the state of Missouri and was appointed in 2019 to the State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists, where he serves as Chairperson. He is a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Dr. Likcani is a former President of the Missouri Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is the founder of Recovery Lighthouse, Inc., a community-based organization in central Missouri that provides recovery support services, family recovery programming, re-entry, and recovery court services. Dr. Likcani has extensive experience with mental health and substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery support services, prevention, and research, including peer-reviewed publications.

Presentation(s): 

Contemporary Ethical Issues: Personal Worldview and Professional Acculturation


Engaging Families in Services: The Family Recovery Program

 

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Larkin, Nicole, MS, CDAC, SMFT

Nicole R. Larkin is a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor and a Supervised Marriage and Family Therapist with Recovery Lighthouse, Inc. in Sedalia, Missouri. Nicole earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Development at the University of Central Missouri. Nicole has worked alongside University professors to co-author for the Systemic Handbook of Marriage and Family Therapy, published Fall 2020. Nicole acts as lead Treatment Provider and Program Coordinator for the 18th Circuit Recovery Court of Pettis and Cooper Counties, Missouri and the MO Department of Corrections sponsored Road to Re-Entry program.

Presentation(s): 

Contemporary Ethical Issues: Personal Worldview and Professional Acculturation

 

Engaging Families in Services: The Family Recovery Program

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Ethics, Telehealth, and the Digital Age

Speaker(s):

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

Presentation:

The purpose of this training is to provide attendees with an overview of telehealth and the use of technology with special consideration being given to ethical principles. Because of the unique challenges experienced in using technology as a means for providing services to clients, opportunities for ethical dilemmas are not uncommon. As professionals, we are accountable for our use of technology and making sure that ethical guidelines are adhered to, such as confidentiality, informed consent, and what is in the client’s best interest. Common ethical dilemmas regarding technology will be reviewed along with strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing ethical violations. The goal being that we provide excellent customer service to our clients, supervisees, colleagues, and agencies.
   


Objectives:

  1. Understand and describe the common uses of technology
  2. Identify unique challenges experienced in using technology as a means of providing services to clients
  3. Analyze and apply ethical guidelines in their use of technology
  4. Develop strategies in order to evaluate, identify, manage, and prevent ethical dilemmas and violations

 

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Cooley-Bennett, Terri, 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, and a Tobacco Treatment Specialist. She attends Tulane University School of Social Work (TSSW) and is in the doctoral in social work (DSW) program. Ms. Cooley-Bennett has provided services for vulnerable populations and works for Swope Health in the Behavioral Health Department.
Ms. Cooley-Bennett has over 20 years of experience as a presenter and educator. She is an ethics committee member of the Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), trained with the National NASW Office of Ethics and Professional Review. Ms. Cooley-Bennett provides field instruction for social work students, clinical supervision for professionals seeking licensure, and has held Adjunct Professor positions.

Presentation(s): 

Behavioral Health Ethics for Private Practice

Behavioral Health Ethics for Agency Settings


 

 

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Brown, Emily, MS, CRADC

Emily Brown graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a degree in Child and Family Development in 2014. Afterwards, she went on to Kansas State University where she received her Master’s degree in Human Development and Family Services with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2016. Emily is a CRADC, clinical supervisor and peer specialist supervisor. Emily is currently the Program Director at Recovery Lighthouse and works with the Johnson County Recovery Court program.


Presentation(s): 

1. Contemporary Ethical Issues in Treatment and Recovery Support: Ethics, Values, Morals and Personal Worldview

2. Family Recovery Program: Development and Implementation


 

 

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McCullough, Amanda, MS, SMFT, CRADC

Mrs. Amanda McCullough completed her Master’s Degree in Human Development and Family Science, with specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, at the University of Central Missouri. Mrs. McCullough is currently under supervision working towards licensure. Mrs. McCullough is a Certified Reciprocal Alcohol and Drug Counselor working at a community-based agency as a counselor, primarily with the Johnson County Recovery Court. Mrs. McCullough is a US military veteran and is passionate about helping military members and veterans in her career as a Marriage and Family Therapist.


 



Presentation(s): 

1. Contemporary Ethical Issues in Treatment and Recovery Support: Ethics, Values, Morals and Personal Worldview

2. Family Recovery Program: Development and Implementation




 

 

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Peterson, Ryan, Ph.D.

Dr. F. Ryan Peterson is a professor in the Child and Family Development undergraduate program and the Human Development and Family Science graduate program at the University of Central Missouri.  He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Georgia in Child and Family Development and his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University. He serves as evaluator for the Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR) Grant and for the Johnson County, Missouri expansion of drug court treatment services. 

Dr. Peterson has presented at state and national conferences on the topic of treatment for Substance Use Disorders. In addition, he provides professional development training for community-based recovery centers and serves as a professional development coach for alcohol and drug counselors and peer mentors.  His current research interests are the role of family in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders, sibling relationships, and emerging adult risky behavior.






Presentation(s): 

Contemporary Ethical Issues in Treatment and Recovery Support: Ethics, Values, Morals and Personal Worldview





 

 

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Contemporary Ethical Issues in Treatment and Recovery Support: Ethics, Values, Morals and Personal Worldview

Speaker(s):

Adriatik Likcani, PhD

Ryan Peterson, PhD

Amanda McCullough, MS, SMFT, CRADC

Emily Brown, MS, CRADC

Presentation:

This presentation on ethics is beyond the ‘typical’ topics of dual relationships and abuse of power with clients. It is about us as professionals and our personal worldview and professional acculturation. Why do ethical codes exist? What do I do when my values and morals conflict with ethical codes? How to deal with ethical dilemmas? What is wrong with faith-based approaches? What is wrong with evidence-based treatment? What is wrong with recovery support services? This session will help you find the answers to any of those questions!

This is a session about ethics, values, morals, personal worldview and professional acculturation in the practice of treatment and recovery support for opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders. Participants will learn about the ecology of substance use treatment and recovery support and issues that arise with scientific discovery such as evidence-based practices and effective interventions, medication assisted treatment/recovery, integration of faith-based approaches, etc. Such contemporary issues tend to challenge the stability of any professional and require of them to affirm or resist change. They will learn models of working through dissonance and finding a new stability. They will identify external and internal influences that impact their emerging worldview, personal and professional acculturation.

Discussion with participants will be based on morals, values, sources of power and influence in the acculturation process, and the ethics of providing value-sensitive care and due care to individuals and families struggling with opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders.


Objectives:

  1. Discuss how participants can use existing Codes of Ethics, including AAMFT, NBCC and NASW, to inform and reflect upon their personal worldview and professional acculturation
  2. Identify personal lenses that cause dissonance among professionals in their practice
  3. Recognize professional acculturation process through the ecology of substance use treatment and recovery support approaches
  4. Identify issues that threaten status quo of the helper, prompt resistance or create dissonance, and require them to find a new professional stability
  5. Learn and utilize models to apply in their professional development when facing contemporary ethical issues

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Weight Stigma and Ethics: Clinical Applications

Speaker(s):

Nancy Ellis-Ordway, MSW, PhD

Presentation:

Weight stigma is a challenging, pervasive and overlooked difficulty that affects individual and public health, with substantial ethical implications. This program addresses the current research on the topic through the lens of social justice. As mental health professionals, we have an ethical responsibility to address the social justice impact of weight stigma in our society and in our clinical practices.

Objectives:

  1. Articulate the risks of focusing on weight loss and the benefits of questioning accepted assumptions.
  2. Define acceptable and unacceptable discrimination.
  3. Delineate the relationship among body image, self-esteem and quality of life.
  4. Review the ways that weight stigma interferes with ethical practice according to different professional codes of ethics.
  5. Identify cultural influences in the development of disturbances in eating and body image.
  6. Specify effective treatment approaches.

Slides and Handouts:

ELLIS-ORDWAY_MIMH2021PP

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Vicarious Liability and Ethics in Healthcare

Speaker(s):

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

Presentation:

Professionals in Behavioral Health and Healthcare often function in a variety of roles. These include being key members of interdisciplinary teams, providing clinical oversight and supervision, and delivering services to vulnerable populations. Because of the unique challenges experienced, opportunities for ethical dilemmas and vicarious liability are not uncommon. As professionals, we are accountable not only for our own ethical behavior, but for the behavior of others including colleagues and supervisees. This continuing education program will provide an overview of common ethical principles with a special emphasis on Vicarious Liability or the doctrine of “imputed negligence”. As an important aspect of practice, resources for identifying, managing, and preventing ethical violations will be provided with the goal being excellent customer service to our clients, supervisees, colleagues, and agencies.

Objectives:

  1. Participants will be provided with an understanding and overview of common ethical principles

  2. Participants will define Vicarious Liability and will discuss the variety of ways that professionals and clinicians can be held accountable for Vicarious Liability or “imputed negligence”

  3. Participants will describe Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration as it relates to Ethics and Liability

  4. Potential Ethical Dilemmas which are common in a healthcare setting that arise from Vicarious Liability will be considered and options for managing the dilemma will be introduced

  5. Participants will examine strategies that will aide in the prevention of ethical violations and will determine how to address good, better, and best responses to common dilemmas

Slides and Handouts:

COOLEY-BENNETT_2021 Vicarious Liability and Ethics In Health Care