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Teresa Cooley-Bennett, LCSW, LSCSW, CCPD-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 is a doctoral student at the Tulane University School of Social Work (TSSW). Ms. Cooley- Bennett is experienced in homelessness, mental illness, integrated treatment, substance use, sexual exploitation, trauma, and poverty. She currently works at Swope Health in the Behavioral Health Department. Ms. Cooley-Bennett has over 20 years of experience as a presenter, workshop leader, and educator and is a board member the Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She is trained with the National NASW Office of Ethics and Professional Review and is an active member of the ethics committee for the Missouri NASW. She is a presenter on ethics training organizations such as the Missouri Coalition for Behavioral Healthcare, the Missouri National Association of Social Workers, the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Continuing Education Program, the Missouri Credentialing Board, and others. She provides field instruction for social work students, clinical supervision for professionals seeking licensure, and has held Adjunct Professor positions for City Vision University Addictions Counseling Program and the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare.

Presentation(s):

Ethics, Research, and Vulnerable Populations

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Ethics, Research, and Vulnerable Populations

Paradise Ballroom C

Speaker(s):

Teresa Cooley-Bennett, LCSW, LSCSW, CCPD-D, TTS 

Description

In behavioral healthcare and research, professionals typically work with vulnerable populations. Research shows that when practitioners work with vulnerable populations, the tendency to experience more intense ethical dilemmas arises. Cultural competence, the client’s right to self-determination and autonomy, acting in the client’s best interest, informed consent, boundaries, and confidentiality are essential ethical considerations when working with vulnerable populations.
In this workshop, participants will look at common ethical principles and applications to guide practice when providing services to vulnerable populations. Prevention and management, appropriate decision-making, and best practices will be reviewed regarding ethical dilemmas, whether in practice or research.

Objectives

Participants will define common ethical principles in their work with vulnerable populations

Participants will identify common ethical dilemmas that occur in specific populations with vulnerabilities

Participants will describe processes for making ethical decisions that will aide in the prevention of ethical violations

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“Breaking Down the Silos” of IDD and Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions  

Nautical Wheeler

 

Speaker(s):

Glass, Kayette, LPC, PsyD

Description

Presentation focuses on the gaps in the system between IDD and comorbid mental health conditions, especially requiring inpatient psychiatric care. Supporting and assisting individuals dually diagnosed continues to be a struggle. Research continues to suggest that individuals with IDD and mental health conditions are not receiving adequate mental health care in the community. A holistic approach is needed to address IDD and mental health issues. Greater attention to comorbidities and increased awareness to improve overall wellbeing is imperative. Understanding various techniques and strategies to work with IDD and comorbid mental health outpatient or inpatient increases quality of life.

Objectives

Prevalence of IDD and psychiatric disorders
Multiple domains to improving quality of life
Strategies and techniques to utilize in treating IDD with a comorbid mental health condition

 

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Positive Identity Development

Nautical Wheeler

 

Speaker(s):

Harvey, Karyn, PhD

Description

This presentation will introduce the positive identity development approach to working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). First, It will explore the developmental stages and the associated challenges of each stage as experienced by people with IDD. The unique impact of those challenges on people with IDD will be discussed. Then, the importance of the adolescent stage of identity development and the struggle faced by many with IDD will be explored in depth. Next, developing a positive sense of identity will be discussed. Finally, techniques and approaches that can be utilized for those supporting people with intellectual disabilities in order to facilitate positive identity development will be introduced.

Objectives

Participants will be able to identify each developmental stage.

Participants will be be able to name the challenge to resolve during adolescence.

Participants will be able to describe the positive identity approach.

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2023 DMH Awards

Paradise Ballroom ABC

 

The Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health, is recognizing three Outstanding Performers for Housing, Supported Employment, and Recovery Support Services.  These awards go to agencies that exemplify the DMH Mission of serving, empowering, and supporting Missourians to live their best lives.

2023 Outstanding Performer Recovery Support Services

ARCA-Recovery House

The Assisted Recovery Centers of America Recovery House began in 2011 and has 11 total properties. Recovery House continues to serve those in need in the St. Louis area. This program focuses on providing a safe peer supported living environment for those recovering from substance use disorders. Recovery House is operated by Jordan Hampton. Jordan and all those involved in Recovery House have a passion for recovery and assist each individual with the skills they need to continue on their path to recovery. Recovery House strives to be a great example of what dedication to recovery can mean to the individuals served and the community. We are very appreciative of the consistent exemplary efforts Jordan Hampton and Recovery House have set for putting individuals served first.

Independence Center

Independence Center has been a housing creator and innovator for years. Their problem-solving creativity in housing design has addressed the needs of many Missourians living with disabilities. Independence Center’s housing programs include: Residential Care Facilities, Intensive Residential Treatment Settings, Clustered Apartments, and Permanent Supportive Housing. There are 109 units of housing within these settings. Independence Center has been awarded a new Low-Income Housing Tax Credit property, which will target persons over 55 years old and include occupational therapy and other services on-site to support aging in place.

Independence Center is a model housing advocate, offering a wide array of housing options that support housing choice for Missourians with disabilities. They consistently demonstrate their commitment to their mission to, “provide all the services and resources a person with a serious and persistent mental illness needs, to manage their symptoms, find belonging and purpose, and gain the independence to live a healthy, quality life.”

 

This year’s Outstanding Performer for Supported Employment Award goes to BJC Farmington.

BJC Farmington exemplifies how an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment program can be successfully implemented in a rural community. BJC Farmington has been an IPS provider for nearly ten years. Their 2022 successful employment rate was higher than state and national averages and their most recent fidelity review scored in the highest range of fidelity, which is the exemplary range.

While their outcomes are impressive, where BJC Farmington really shines is their team’s dedication and commitment to supported employment. The IPS supervisor has been part of IPS in Missouri since its inception. One Employment Specialists has been part of the program for six years and the other for ten years. Their certified benefits planner for has been with the program for six years. The team has been described by their supervisor as “three of the most dedicated individuals I have ever had the pleasure to work with. They focus on client strengths, and, to a person, never consider the barriers. I’m just lucky to experience their passion.”

Their employment program really embodies the spirit of “Employment is Recovery.” We are happy to recognize Jenise Woolf, IPS supervisor, Rob Grief, Employment Specialist, Brandi Shibley, Employment Specialists, and Sherrie Barton, Benefits Specialist as this year’s recipients of this award.

 

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Keynote: A Spectrum of Clinical and Practical Applications Derived from Behavior Analysis

Paradise Ballroom AB

 

Speaker(s):

Friman, Patrick, PhD

Description

The core idea of behavior analysis is revolutionary in that attributes the source or cause of problem behavior not to the misbehaving person him or herself but to what has happened to that person over the course of their life up to the exhibition of the behavior. This is one of the most powerful idea ever invented by mankind for understanding, knowing, and dealing with human behavior, especially when it is a problem (because it seeks not to fix the blame but rather seeks to fix the problem instead). And virtually everything this idea touches improves. It has revolutionized approaches to habit disorders, incontinence, addictions, delinquency, and numerous other major concerns of our time. Still, the idea has only begun to be harnessed. Not only can it be used to improve the lives of clients in need, but it can also be used to improve the lives of their providers, and indeed the lives of all people. This talk will describe several options derived from behavior analysis the application of which could exert a powerful beneficial influence on everyday life.

Objectives

1. Attendees will be able to describe the core idea of behavior analysis.

2. Attendees will be to describe a way to use emotion to enhance persuasion.

3. Attendees will learn ways to enhance motivating consequences

4. Attendees will be able to describe a way to use choice to reduce inappropriate responses to aversive circumstances

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Missouri Job Center Services

Room Leeward 76-77

 

Speaker(s):

Luetjen, Chad

Description

Presentation on services offered at Missouri Job Centers for jobseekers and employers. With details and discussion on Job Center Service Delivery, Services for Job Seekers, Services for Employers, WIOA Title I, and WIOA Title II. As well as an over view on Work Opportunity Tax Credits, Federal Bonding Program, and Job Center partner agencies.

Objectives

1. Define job center services for Jobseekers
2. Define job center services for employers
3. Describe educational and training opportunities available for jobseekers and employers

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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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Teaching New Staff New Tricks

Windgate 60-61

 

Speaker(s):

Honeycutt, Nathan, MS, LPC

Description

“You don’t know, what you don’t know!” This phrase fits so many therapists and case managers that start into the field of mental health and those that supervise them. This presentation is for new therapists, new case managers, and those that supervise them. We will look at the key things that new staff need to be taught and how to teach it to them. We will build strategies to help new staff learn to adjust to the “real world” of clinical work from their academic view. We will also help supervisors gain knowledge and skills to help new staff grow into the field and not leave it prematurely. We will also provide good strategies for those that are licensure supervisors for PLPCs and LMSWs.

Objectives

1. Review what new staff do that need to be addressed?
2. Dicuss what are the best ways to teach those skills to new staff?
3. Discuss how to help new staff grow into the field instead of leaving it too soon?

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YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING “Balancing Your Life”

Leeward 74-75

 

Speaker(s):

Brooks, Estelle, MSW

Description

The Wheel of Life is a simple, yet powerful concept that can help you move from feelimg stuck in your current state of living to have a vision for a more balanced and purposeful life. Usimg the Wheel of Life visual worksheet gives participants an immediate overview of how balanced their current life is at this moment.

Participants will learn how to identify their six most important areas, create a vision for each area and develop plans for action that lead to a well-balanced life with greater energy, happiness, love, and meaning.

Objectives

1. Consider each area of your life and assess what’s off balance
2. Assess the amount of attention you’re currently devoting to each area.
3. Identify the areas that need attention, it’s time to plan the actions needed to work on regaining balance