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Likcani, Adriatik, PhD

Dr. Adriatik Likcani is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Missouri. He holds a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) form Kansas State University, two master’s degrees: MFT from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and MSW from 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. He has served as President of the Missouri Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and Co-Chair of Family TEAM for Missouri organized by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Dr. Likcani is a Clinical Fellow with AAMFT and Alumni of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP), where he also served for two years as member and one year as chair of the MFP Advisory Committee. He has extensive experience in residential and outpatient treatment and recovery support programs for substance use disorders. Dr. Likcani is invested in bridging academia with practice in order to provide his students the best training and networking possible. His goal is for students to leave UCM with a culture of service, and the knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed and lead in the region, state, nation and the world.

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Social & Emotional Loneliness

Family Recovery: Partnering with Families to Combat Opioid Use Disorders

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The Ethical Case for Prioritizing Suicide Prevention in Training, Practice and Systems, Part I

Speaker(s):

Ryan Lindsay, MSW

Presentation: Suicide represents a significant public health priority in the United States. For social workers, counselors, nurses, educators, administrators, and others who interact with those at-risk of dying by suicide, understanding how to not only prevent but to assess, refer and treat is an ethical mandate. Professionals from across multiple disciplines are driven by a “do no harm” approach; however, our training programs, systems, and professional development priorities often lack suicide prevention as a priority. This talk will provide an overview of the ethical mandates across professions and generate arguments from the literature that makes an ethical case that suicide prevention should be prioritized in training, practice, and systems.

Objectives:

  1. Identify ethical principles relevant to suicide prevention
  2. Describe the problem of suicide
  3. Identify strategies for upholding an ethical mandate of addressing the problem of suicide in training, practice, and systems
  4. Explain how to use existing Codes of Ethics, including NBCC and NASW, to inform trainings, practice and systems regarding prioritizing suicide prevention
Ethical Case for Suicide Prevention in Training Programs-MIMH 2019Download
Safety Plan For Suicide Risk Simuluation Assignment 3.7.19Download
Suicide Risk Assessment Fidelity Checklist 7.24.17Download
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Lindsay, Ryan, MSW, LCSW

Ryan Lindsay’s career has focused on training new and experienced providers in various evidence-based treatments, consulting with organizations on how to implement evidence-based programs, and aiding organizations in program development utilizing evidence-based principles. At the Brown School he chairs, teaches and advises students within the Mental Health concentration in the Master of Social Work program.

Lindsay completed a post-master’s fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry and Social Work within the University of Michigan Health System. As a result, he developed specialties in several evidence-based treatments. Currently, he is a Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist by the Linehan Board of Certification, an expert in the application of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for complicated PTSD, and a trainer in Motivational Interviewing.

Lindsay’s early experience working in both the public and private sectors sparked a desire to increase community access to evidence-based treatments and programs. In 2009, Lindsay co-founded the St. Louis Center for Family Development, a social enterprise which provides mental health services that are trauma-informed and evidence-based.

The Ethical Case for Prioritizing Suicide Prevention in Training, Practice and Systems, Part II

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McAndrew, Craig, MA, LPC, LCAC, LMHC

Craig McAndrew is a Licensed Professional Counselor working in private practice. He worked at a detox center, and two outpatient treatment centers before going into private practice in 2001. He specializes in addictions, stress, anxiety and depression as well as PTSD and PTG. He is an international speaker and the author of three books on Forgiveness: “Forgiving Judas – A Man’s Journey to Forgive His Brother”; “Forgiving Our Fathers, Forgiving Ourselves”; and “Forgiving the World”. He has also produced a meditation CD called “Meditations for Forgiveness and Relaxation.”
Craig has his MA, LPC, LCAC, LMHC and is a Counselor in Private Practice in the Kansas City area.

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Ethics of Self Care

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Bennett, Justin, MSW, LCSW

Justin Bennett is a Missouri native and Licensed Clinical Social Worker who discovered his calling for public service over 15 years ago. While hospice ignited his passion for the field, he would go on to spend much of his career providing much needed state and federally funded mental health services. He is passionate about mental health care being free of barriers and stigma. While his practice has always involved direct care, he’s worked to change policies and procedures at departmental and state levels to improve access to care. He has taken an active role in advancing the social work profession through advocacy and in developing rules and regulations to improve practice. He also believes in educating and mentoring the next generation of social workers, and as such has taught at a local School of Social Work for over a decade. He has led a variety of professional speaking engagements to help other professionals grow their knowledge and to offer space for them to share their perspective. His commitment to the field of social work and those served has led him to his current role coordinating admissions for a federal agency’s substance abuse program, to serve as a member of a committee governing the practice of social work across the state, and to educate social work students on the ethics of diagnosing and treating mental health. Most recently, he became the owner of Mindful Perspective LLC, where he will help people and organizations find balance through developing perspective in the many facets of their life and practice.

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The Ethics of Competence

LGBTQIA+: History, Diversity, Inclusion

 

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Humans of Behavioral Health: Real People – Real Ethics *Ethics Hours

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Mark Shields, MEd, LPC,  Scott Breedlove, MS and Timothy Rudder, MSW

Presentation: This session will identify ethical challenges that social workers, counselors and recovery support professionals face and present methods to encourage the development of an ethics supportive workplace that adheres to each disciplines codes of ethics.

Objectives:

  • Realize the importance of creating an agency culture that is supportive of open and honest communication from staff regarding their ethical challenges.
  • Review the process by which a supervisor and staff clarifies their specific job functions and the ethical considerations related to various staff positions. (Social Worker, Counselor, Peer, Community Support Specialist).
  • Express the responsibility of supervisor and supervisee two-way communication regarding professional self-care and ethics association codes review to minimize the risk of ethical violations.

Slides:

Shields_2017 STI Ethics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Supervision and the Code of Ethics *Ethics Hours

Speaker(s):

Terri Cooley-Bennett, MSW, LCSW and Caroline Cooper, CMPS

Presentation:  Mental Health Professionals supervise in different capacities: for licensees, students, and employees. Sometimes they are clinical supervisors only or employment supervisors only and sometimes have a dual role.  How do Ethics Codes impact the supervision experience?  What types of ethical dilemmas arise for the supervisor?  What do various ethics codes say about supervision?  All of this will be covered in this presentation which meets the Ethics Requirement for Social Workers, Substance Abuse Professionals, Certified Counselors and possibly others.

Objectives:

  • Several Codes of Ethics including NBCC and NASW will be reviewed that relate to supervision of employees, students, licensees including social workers, counselors, etc.
  • Ethical dilemmas in regards to supervision in a behavioral health setting or substance use treatment setting will be discussed and ways for appropriately managing these dilemmas
  • Supervision strategies will be discussed in order to facilitate the prevention of ethical violations

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Cooley Bennett_Cooper_20170601 STI SUPERVISION AND THE CODE OF ETHICS

Cooley-Bennett- NASW CODE OF ETHICS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Beyond Confidentiality: Ethical Considerations in Genetics *Ethics Hours

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Stacey Barton, MSW, LCSW

Presentation:  Genetics is a field where new information is being uncovered every day. For many mental health conditions as well as physical conditions, gene mutations are being discovered.  This may not only inform treatment choices but also leads to issues that are potentially ethically challenging such as genetic testing, disclosure, legal implications, genetic discrimination and more.  Modern practitioners need to have a basic understanding of genetics and be prepared to deal with ethical decision-making.  Is genetic testing always appropriate?  Can you understand the implications of a positive (or negative) genetic testing on the client and on the family?  What should you know and educate your client about before genetic testing or disclosure?  This workshop seeks to provide an overview of genetics and begin addressing some of the advanced constructs that all practitioners should know.

Objectives:

  • Define the basic principles of genetics and genomics
  • Articulate the ethical issues inherent at the intersection of genetics and mental health
  • Expand understanding of the risks, benefits and limitations of genetic testing
  • Explain how to use existing Codes of Ethics including NBCC and NASW to inform practice with genetic conditions

Slides:

Barton_Beyond_Beyond Confidentiality – Ethical Considerations in Genetics MIMH 2017

Barton-NASW Code of Ethics

Barton-NASW Standards for Integrating Genetics into Social Work Practice

Barton-NBCC Code of Ethics

 

 

 

 

 

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Myra Jenkins, ST

Myra Jenkins, ST, is currently completing her BSW at the University of Central Missouri. Prior to returning to college to complete her social work degree, she completed her education in surgical technology and worked for over ten years in the Kansas City, MO medical/hospital community. She has authored a manual, “Grief Support Groups: A Biblically Based Ministry for Those Who Have Suffered the Loss of a Loved One.” She is an avid volunteer, and her experiences have included patient advocacy; initiating a soup delivery stewardship for the sick and shut-in; homeless shelter administrative aide; lead grief support group facilitator and trainer. Currently, she volunteers as a children’s program advocate with Community LINC, in Kansas City, MO. While at Community LINC, she was selected to write, and have published, an article for their community/website newsletter. She is currently working on a book series on faith and its relationship to mind, body, and spiritual health.

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

Ms. Terri Cooley- Bennett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, and a Co-occurring Disorders Professional-Diplomate.  She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Missouri Western State University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University Of Kansas. She is experienced in homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, sexual exploitation, trauma and poverty.  Ms. Cooley-Bennett is a Behavioral Health Consultant at Swope Health Services and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas.  She is a speaker and has served on the board of the National Association of Social Workers Missouri Chapter.