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Transforming from CSTAR to ASAM

Paradise Ballroom B

 

Speaker(s):

Johnson, Clif, CRAADC

Adams, Dan, MBA

Description

This presentation is one provider’s experience and update on how transforming from CSTAR to ASAM in a SUD program went and how after 6 months it is developing and affecting outcomes. The focus is to have some interactive discussion with those attending to share input and experiences.

Objectives

1. Explain different ways agencies have transformed to ASAM from CSTAR
2. Review agency documents being used to guide staff for LOCA
3. Discuss some ideas for their EHR development around ASAM

Adams Presentation

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

Paradise Ballroom B

 

Speaker(s):

Cornell, Alison, MSW

Tobias, Amanda, AA

Tranbarger, Raven, MSW

Description

Substance use and mental health populations have rapidly increased since the pandemic, with numbers increasing to 4 in 10 Americans reporting mental health concerns and 13% of people reporting use of substances. We will be focusing on Substance use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with emphasis on the impact of underserved communities. With the increased numbers, it has become imperative that we are able to offer individualized treatment to individuals in our communities. By understanding the relationship between Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs related to the stages of change, we are better able to serve our communities by using this knowledge to provide individualized holistic treatment designed to address barriers that are specific to the rural community before and after the challenges the pandemic has created.

This training will emphasize each level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how it is related to the stages of change. We will examine each stage and how it can both elevate and hinder successful movement during treatment. The training will utilize an open dialogue to engage individuals in the training with case studies as we discuss resources available in rural areas as well as the barriers that are faced as we work with individuals who are engaging in mental health and substance use treatment.

Objectives

1. Discuss the impact of mental health and substance use on individuals.
2. Describe concepts related to stages of change and its relationship in treatment settings.
3. Obtain information on locating resources in a rural setting

Cornell Presentation

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Rapp, Sherry, AAS

Sherry Rapp is a certified Missouri Recovery Support Specialist. For the past three years she has been employed at Recovery Lighthouse as the Family Advocate for the Family Recovery Program. She co-facilitates recovery workshops, the local family support group, holds community events to reduce stigma, and meets with families as needed to provide support and resources. Prior to this job, Sherry worked for other 15 years in the legal community at the Johnson County Circuit Clerks office and 13 years in a private attorney office. She identifies as a mother in recovery and brings her lived experience along with learned skills as MRSS to the role of the Family Advocate at Recovery Lighthouse.

Presentation(s):

Engaging Families in Services: The Family Recovery Program

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Connors, Liz, LCSW, CRADC

Liz Connors is a licensed clinical social worker, certified substance abuse counselor, and clinical program manager with thirteen years of experience in both clinical and research settings addressing substance use, mental health, criminal justice, and the opioid epidemic. Her work primarily focuses on addressing and eliminating barriers to accessing care for people who use drugs, naloxone distribution to high-need populations, and providing harm reduction education and resources to people who use drugs. Her recent work focuses on first responder occupational safety, public health oriented behaviors, and creating collaborative care networks within the scope of the opioid epidemic. Liz has expertise in community coordination, resource collaboration, infrastructure development, and advocacy work across organizational lines. She currently serves as the Director of First Responder and Public Health Programming at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health.

Presentation(s):

Expanding Harm Reduction and Naloxone Access throughout Missouri – Overcoming Objections and Knocking Down Obstacles to Build New Paths Forward

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Green, Lauren, MSW

Lauren Green is the Director of Community Harm Reduction Programming at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health. She has experience working collaboratively with partners across various sectors to reduce overdose mortality and increase access to harm reduction training and resources. Over the past six years, Lauren has worked to create more acceptance of harm reduction as a philosophy and vastly expand access to overdose education and naloxone across the state of Missouri. Lauren’s passion and focus is centered on reducing harm for people who use drugs and addressing stigma and inequalities related to drug use, incarceration, and access to care.

Presentation(s):

Expanding Harm Reduction and Naloxone Access throughout Missouri – Overcoming Objections and Knocking Down Obstacles to Build New Paths Forward

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Tranbarger, Raven, MSW

Raven Tranbarger is the SUD/ITCD team leader for North Central Missouri Mental Health where she supervises multiple caseworkers and Certified Peer Specialists. Tranbarger began as team lead in February of 2022 and began her career with the agency in August of 2021 as a Community Support Specialist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Central Missouri in 2020. During this time, she was in the McNair Program and the university’s Honor Society. She conducted research regarding homeless populations in Warrensburg and presented this information at the McNair conference in 2020. After graduation, Tranbarger enrolled in the Advanced program at the University of Kansas for her Master’s in Social Work degree that allowed her to graduate in 2021. She was additionally accepted into the Integrated Scholars program, where she had the opportunity to conduct research and build a mock program designed to assist adolescents in crisis through community resources including hospitals and school districts.

Presentation(s):

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

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Tobias, Amanda, AA

Amanda Tobias is a Certified Reciprocal Drug and Alcohol Counselor as well as a Qualified Addiction Professional with North Central Missouri Mental Health Center for over 5 years. Tobias’ career with North Central Missouri Mental Health has included work as a Family Support Specialist, Community Support Specialist and has most recently included her role as SUD counselor and specialist on the ITCD/DOC/SUD program. Tobias received her Associates in Teaching at North Central College. Tobias specializes in working with individuals in the substance use program, integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders program, youth and transitional aged youth substance use program as well as individuals who are engaged with the Department of Corrections. Tobias has experience working with transitional aged youth, individuals with substance use diagnosis, Department of Corrections probationers and parolees, individuals experiencing barriers with mental health and substance use combined and has engaged in developing a relationship with the Child Advocacy Center. In addition to her employment activities Tobias engages in volunteer activities with local resources such as the area homeless shelter which provides services to a nine-county service area.

Presentation(s):

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

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Cornell, Alison, MSW

Alison Cornell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Missouri with a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Missouri. Ms. Cornell specializes in Integrated Treatment in Co-occurring disorders currently servicing rural areas. Ms. Cornell has extensive training and background work in domestic violence, substance use disorders, mental health, Department of Corrections, transitional aged youth and past student experience with Children’s Division. Ms. Cornell has had extensive work as a first responder for domestic violence cases, crisis intervention, and trauma work.
Ms. Cornell has currently been engaged with North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Trenton Missouri as the ITCD specialist for the past seven years. She has been an integral part of the building and creation of the ITCD team for the agency and has been overseeing treatment for individuals receiving services in the Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, youth Substance Use Disorders, Department of Corrections and Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center programs during her time with the agency.

Presentation(s):

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting

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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