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Conquering the Generational Challenge: Creating a Harmonious and Productive Workplace

Speaker(s):

Keith Neuber, M.S.

Presentation:

Generational diversity is more pronounced in the workplace than at any other time in history. The challenge is in blending the distinct talents and potentials of Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z to create a productive, harmonious workplace.    The presentation examines factors which contribute to generational ideology and the potentials each generation bring to a work environment. The presentation will also explore the similarities in human dynamics which exist across generations and how these similarities can facilitate a common collaborative focus. With a refinement of standard business practices to accentuate individual strengths a diverse work force can become an inclusive, thriving enterprise.    


Objectives:

  1. Provide a framework for understanding generational differences and ideology
  2. Examine the impact of generational difference has on workplace productivity
  3. Identify human characteristics that are common to all generations and how they can be used to create collaboration   
  4. Provide a model that re-structures common business practices to maximize productivity through a shared perspective

Slides and Handouts:

NEUBER_Conquering the Generational Challenge

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Best Practices for Working with Urban Girls with Challenging Attitudes

Speaker(s):

Angela Gray, MSW, EdS

Presentation:

Teen girls from urban backgrounds often display challenging attitudes as defense mechanisms to hide the pain or trauma that has impacted their lives. Girls in pain are often misunderstood as simply “trouble makers,” without unpacking the root causes of the behaviors.

This interactive workshop will provide a lens to better understand teen girls’ urban experience. We discuss both internal and external factors-including low self-esteem, depression and anxiety, bullying, and the pressures they absorb from social media, music videos, and explicit songs. The workshop includes lecture, role play, and group sharing to enhance participants’ skills to empower teen girls. 


Objectives:

1.   Define attitude and how it relates to teen girls from urban backgrounds   

2.   Explore how self-esteem impacts teen girls   

3.   Explore the correlation of stress and poverty affects teen girls   

4.   Explore negative self-talk and negative thinking of teen girls   

5.   Examine internal and external factors in today’s society  

6.   Explore the attitudes of professionals and how they could impact teen girls   

7.   Discuss strategies that administrators, social workers, and counselors can use to help teen girls

Slides and Handouts:

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Evans, Rhiannon, MS, BCBA, LBA

Rhiannon Evans is the Statewide Targeted Prevention Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH). Rhiannon works on developing programs, systems, assessments, and trainings to help reduce crisis situations and support a better quality of life both for people served by DMH and for the staff working with them. Her areas of expertise are in effective supervision, data analysis, performance management, and behavior analysis. Rhiannon started with DMH in 2013 at Fulton State Hospital (FSH) as a Behavior Technician also working as a Behavior Analyst practicum student. She successfully worked both on individual behavior support plans as well as whole-systems approaches to reducing crisis situations and promoting positive behavior across the entire hospital. In 2018 Rhiannon began work as the Statewide Tiered Supports Coordinator for DMH where she further developed the Tiered Supports system by leading the ATSCs and collaborating with providers across the state. In 2019 Rhiannon was promoted to her current role. Rhiannon graduated from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with an MS in Applied Behavior Analysis. She has over 14 years of supervisory experience and her research has centered on ways to sustain implementation of programs. 

Presentation(s): 

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

 

 

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Ouellette, Brian, MA, LPC


 I’ve got 17 years total counseling experience, having started my counseling journey as a Missouri DYS Youth Specialist. I currently work for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Springfield Vet Center in Springfield Missouri. I have been working with veterans with PTSD, as well as other dual disordered veterans since January of 2007, when I started working for the Veterans Administration as an Addictions Therapist. I began working for the vet center side of the VA in August of 2012, working as a Readjustment Counseling Therapist.

I received a Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling from Lindenwood University May of 2006, and I am currently working a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision.  I am a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor, a National Certified Counselor, and a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. I’m in the process of becoming a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. In addition to my work with the Department of Veterans Affairs, I also worked as an after hours crisis counselor for Community Support Services for two years. 

Presentation(s): 

Moral Injury and The Development of PTSD




 

 

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Reynolds, James, MD


Dr. Reynolds graduated a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee in 1986. He was a general and aerospace medicine physician in the Air Force before training in Psychiatry at Wright State University, and Forensic Psychiatry at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He trained in threat analysis and criminal profiling at the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit. Board certified in General and Forensic Psychiatry, and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he has testified as an expert witness on more than 190 occasions in Military, Federal, and State courts. He joined Missouri DMH and the Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center in 1999, and has been the Medical Director of that facility since 2002. Dr. Reynolds has presented at forensic conferences in the U.S. and Europe, and teaches medical students and resident physicians from several universities in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.



Presentation(s): 

When Your Consumer Needs A Guardian: Practical, Ethical, and Legal Aspects of Seeking Guardianship





 

 

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Sewell, Steven, BACEED, CPS

Steve Sewell graduated from Biola University and has completed several hundreds of credit hours in educational settings in grief and bereavement, theology, leadership development, pastoral care studies, and thanatology.  Steve’s 28+ years of leadership, counseling/coaching, and teaching background in churches, community development, hospice/corporate chaplaincy, bereavement specialist, and as a business owner gives him a wide range of experience working with people of all kinds.  His encouraging and empowering conflict reconciliation presentation has been welcomed in many settings, including healthcare, faith-based organizations, and corporations.  Steve is a regular contributor to the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and has recently retired from Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association Chaplain Committee Team Leader.  Steve travels nationally as a conference keynote speaker, workshop/seminar leader, team facilitator, and chaplain endorser.  His books, AT A LOSS – Learning How to Comfort Others, FINDING HOPE – a Children’s book about grief, and FINDING HOPE ACTIVITY BOOK- a companion children’s workbook during grief seasons is encouraging professionals in many industry fields.  His newest writing project is a Grief Journal.  His heartfelt approach to others is always engaging, never pushy, always full of open-handed welcome; never a fist-pound or demand.  Steve has made it his mission to encourage leadership and strengthen teams during times of change, adversity, and loss.  He is originally from California and currently resides in Northwest Missouri.  www.stevensewell.me 

Presentation(s): 

Finding Hope in Crisis:  helping children and adolescents find their smile during grief and loss









 

 

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McCaskill, Eddie, MSW, EdD

Dr. Eddie McCaskill is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Master’s Addiction Therapist, and a National Board-Certified Counselor.  Mr. McCaskill has been licensed in the State of Missouri since 1991 as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Mr. McCaskill completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University. Mr. McCaskill completed his Master’s in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and completed his Doctorate from Argosy School of Professional Psychology and Grand Canyon University. Mr. McCaskill is recognized as a Military Family Life Consultant expert by the Department of Defense. Mr. McCaskill area of expertise is trauma, depression, and adverse childhood experiences. Mr. McCaskill was recognized and honored by Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative when he was selected a 2011 Local Hero. Mr. 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. Mr. McCaskill received the 2015 Community Healthcare Award from St. Louis Celebrity Senior’s non-profit organization for providing mental health services to the local community. Mr. McCaskill received the St. Louis American’s Excellence in Healthcare award in 2017 for his work in the St. Louis Community. Mr. McCaskill was recognized by the Missouri House of Representative in a resolution put forth by State Representative, Steven Roberts for his 30 years of providing services to the under-served community in the St. Louis Area.

Presentation(s): 


The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression on Black Males


 

 

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Strabala, David, MSW, LCSW

David Strabala, MSW, LCSW, currently works full-time as Juvenile Office Counselor for Clay County, MO.  As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1994, he has worked in mental health centers, TBI day treatment, employee assistance, mobile crisis and with military/PTS. His primary specialty has been with troubled youth. For 20 years, he has discovered how the telling of meaningful stories can feed clients’ willingness to integrate shadow aspects of life, thus building strength and insight about how gifts are near our wounds. Most stories he offers are fairy tales of heroes or tricksters that reveal coded maps of the psyche’s paths toward wholeness. He plays an African djembe drum in groups to hold the story space. His interest in personal story prompted a six-year filmmaking project, resulting in an award-winning feature documentary, “What Is Synchronicity?” which he will give to session attendees who would like a DVD copy.


Presentation(s): 

When heroic force fails: trickster stories show the way









 

 

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Shoffner, Amy, Psy.D.

Amy M. Shoffner, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist and founder of Northland Behavioral Health & Wellness. Dr. Shoffner specializes in treatment of mood disorders, emotional regulation, and Borderline Personality Disorder.  She administers fully adherent Dialectical Behavior Therapy with suicidal and self-harming populations with a primary goal to develop a “life worth living.” In 2009 Dr. Shoffner was named “Provider of the Year” by Tri-County Community Mental Health Services. Since 2011 she has served as a trainer for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center delivering the Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk Curriculum to mental health professionals.  In 2017 she became adjunct faculty at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU) and in 2019 starting teaching undergraduate classes at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. 


Presentation(s): 

The Basics of Emotional Regulation: Understanding and Teaching Emotion Regulation Skills








 

 

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Scott, Shari, M.A., LPC

Shari is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado with over 19 years of experience in the helping field.  After career foundations in investigations of child abuse/neglect cases, Shari decided to further her experience with a Master’s degree in counseling.  She currently works full time in her own private practice while providing on-site counseling for a Kansas City area corporation.  In addition to that, Shari maintains national board certification and various other certifications in telebehavioral health, mediation, and critical incident response.  Throughout the course of her career, Shari has served as a grief support specialist and worked alongside children, teens, and adults who suffered the death of someone close to them.  She speaks locally and regionally to professionals about suicide-related grief and also talks with metro high schools about mental health and suicidality awareness.  She’s previously presented at MO DMH Spring Institute, various local hospitals and schools, the American Counseling Association of Missouri, and the Suicide Prevention Conference.  






Presentation(s): 

Youth Suicide:  A Look At Before and After