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In the Aftermath of Pediatric Suicide and Loss: A Survey of Before and After

Speaker(s):

Shari Scott, MA, LPC, LCPC, NCC, CISD

Presentation: Suicide slipped into the top ten as far as causes of death in the United States (according to the CDC). Deaths among school-aged children and teens continue to be on the rise; so much so, that suicide has statistically risen to the second leading cause of death among people aged 10-34. Suicide traumatizes those left in its path, but what do we do when those traumatized include an entire school and its staff? This presentation covers common grief reactions, statistics, red flags in youth, and how to ‘get grief right.’

Objectives:

  • Define basic reactions for grief
  • Identify red flags in suicidal youth
  • Explore educational program ideas to reduce the incidence of suicide
  • Identify steps to take following suicide/death of a student
  • Describe survivor’s guilt and guilt related to suicide
  • Explore ‘complicated grief’ reactions
  • Discuss ways to get through grief together

Slides and Handouts:

Scott_In the Aftermath of Loss and Suicide DMH 2018

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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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Post Traumatic Growth and Veterans

Speaker(s):

Craig McAndrew, MA, LPC, LCAC

Presentation: Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can actually grow from this disorder. Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) refers to positive changes in one’s life after experiencing PTSD. This presentation will discuss the paths to PTG. Treatment for PTSD can be frustrating for the client as well as the therapist as the process does take time. By educating clients about growth after Trauma, the therapist can assist the clients with better treatment planning and provide hope and direction to the veteran with PTSD.

Objectives:

  • Define Trauma Resistant, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post Traumatic Growth
  • Show how different instances of Trauma in soldiers resulted in growth for that soldier and the resulting good to their life and lives of others
  • Identify and explain the THRIVE system to help vets with Post Traumatic Growth

Slides and Handouts:

McAndrew-POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH and Veterans

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Scott, Shari, MA, LPC, LCPC, NCC, CISD

Shari Scott, MA worked 12 years for the State of Missouri in child welfare conducting assessments and investigations when child abuse or neglect allegations surfaced. In 2011 she went to grad school and obtained a master’s degree in counseling in 2013. Since then, she has worked as a therapist in private practice, a grief support specialist for persons grieving the loss of a loved one from suicide/homicide/sudden death, and as a consultant to provide seminars for teaching the helping professional how to cope with stress and burnout. She also began working in private practice and in a psychiatric emergency room. She became certified as a trauma response (Critical Incident Stress Management) provider and currently maintains employment both in private practice and as a grief support specialist. Her job primarily includes assisting individuals in coping with sudden traumas (suicide in school, suicide/homicide/sudden death of employees, etc) and ongoing or long-term grief.

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Stress, Burnout and Self-Care for the Helping Profession

In the Aftermath of Pediatric Suicide and Loss: A Survey of Before and AfterIn the Aftermath of Loss and Suicide

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Stress, Burnout and Self-Care for the Helping Profession

Speaker(s):

Shari Scott, MA, LPC, LCPC, NCC, CISD

Presentation: Participants will learn how to identify the differences between stress and burnout, as well as how to recognize their personal signs of both. From there, participants will also explore ways to manage stress and burnout through holistic measures. Those include taking care of one’s body and physical health, setting professional boundaries, practicing time management, and increasing one’s emotional intelligence.

Objectives:

  • Identify one’s personal signs (emotional, cognitive, behavioral/physical) of prolonged stress and burnout
  • Describe the difference between stress and burnout
  • Explore techniques to prevent and treat professional burnout
  • Teach practical self-care strategies to reduce stress and burnout
  • Describe ways in which the helping professional can establish boundaries
  • Define the work-life balance and explore its importance
  • Identify ways to manage stress holistically

Slides and Handouts:

Scott_Stress presentation DMH 2018

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Skurtu, Angela, MEd, LMFT

Angela Skurtu is a speaker, author, and president of St. Louis Marriage Therapy, LLC at www.therapistinstlouis.com. She is a Missouri Licensed Marriage Therapist and Nationally Certified Sex Therapist through AASECT. She has written “Pre-Marital Counseling: A Guide for Clinicians” (2016) and the upcoming book “Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity: A Therapist’s Manual,” (expected January 2018). She has contributed at local and national conferences, schools, businesses, radio, podcasts, her YouTube channel, articles and blogs. She runs a podcast at www.aboutsexpodcast.com where she covers a variety of topics related to emotional and relationship health.

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Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity: Treatment Strategies and Interventions

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Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity: Treatment Strategies and Interventions

Speaker(s):

Angela Skurtu, MEd, LMFT

Presentation: In this presentation, I cover some basic milestones that couples need to work through in order to work through infidelity. Cases of infidelity are commonly reported to be the hardest problems to treat. The milestones I cover come from my upcoming book: “Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity: A Therapist’s Manual” (Routledge, 2018). These milestones include: Reducing the crisis; acknowledging the pain caused; choosing to stay or leave the relationship; answering difficult questions; rebuilding trust; redefining the relationship; working through relationship problems; forgiveness. More specifically, I discuss challenging cases, countertransference issues, and helpful intervention strategies. My trainings include question and answer format, small and large group discussion, and lecture. Infidelity accounts for half of my private practice. I also will discuss confidentiality issues, how to identify if a client is lying or still in the “other” relationship, and what to do to help couples get better outcomes. My favorite part of this training includes covering the hardest cases I have treated.

Objectives:

  • Identify basic milestones couples need to work through to overcome infidelity
  • Discuss challenging cases, countertransference issues and helpful intervention strategies
  • Describe confidentiality issues, how to identify if a client is lying or still in “other” relationship and how to help couples achieve better outcomes

Slides and Handouts:

Skurtu_References.

Skurtu_InfidelityMIMH2018

Skurtu Worksheet_GESPrinciples

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Ehrke, Rebecca, PsyD

Dr. Rebecca Ehrke is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who has been working in the field of trauma for 18 years. Dr. Ehrke has completed a 3-year post-graduate training program in Somatic Experiencing and has assisted at trainings in New York, Chicago and Kansas City. Currently, she is coordinating the first Somatic Experiencing training in St. Louis so that local healing professionals can experience the powerful effects of this transformational work. Dr. Ehrke’s understanding of the neurobiology of stress and trauma and how it applies to clinical settings has allowed her to help clients experience deep physiological and psychological healing. Dr. Ehrke specializes in eating disorders, addictions, anxiety, depression and early developmental trauma and has a private practice in Kirkwood, Missouri.

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Healing Trauma Through the Body: An Introduction to Somatic Experiencing

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Healing Trauma Through the Body: An Introduction to Somatic Experiencing

Speaker(s):

Rebecca Ehrke, PsyD

Presentation: Somatic Experiencing (SE), developed by Peter Levine, Ph.D., author of the best seller, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, is a potent psychobiological approach to resolving symptoms of trauma and chronic stress. SE offers a framework to assess where your client is “stuck” in the defensive responses of fight, flight or freeze and provides clinical tools to resolve these fixated physiological states that underlie many trauma symptoms. Participants will be introduced to the principles of Somatic Experiencing and learn a few practical skills that help resolve trauma without retraumatization. This presentation will be a combination of didactic and experiential learning modalities. Dr. Ehrke will utilize lecture, case examples, video clips and experiential exercises to help participants gain an understanding of Somatic Experiencing and why it is highly effective in treating PTSD.

Objectives:

  • Identify several basic principles of Somatic Experiencing
  • Review a few basic tools to support physiological and emotional regulation in those who have experienced trauma
  • Describe the different branches of the Autonomic Nervous System and how they are affected by stress and trauma
  • Discuss how psychological and physiological symptoms of trauma occur as a result of being “stuck” in fight, flight, freeze or collapse survival responses

Slides and Handouts:

Ehrke_MIMH Spring Institute Presentation 2018

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Mott, Stephanie, MSW

Stephanie Mott lives in Topeka, Kansas. She is employed as a Mental Health Clinician at Valeo Behavioral Healthcare. She is the Founder/Director of the Transgender Faith Tour and President/Executive Director of Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project. She is a columnist for Liberty Press and a volunteer blogger for Huffington Post. She has published more than 100 articles about being transgender. She has provided nearly 400 workshops and presentations related to gender identity.

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Cultural & Clinical Competence in Work with Transgender Clients