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Why Are They Doing That? What Children Are Trying To Tell You

Room: Windgate 60-61

Speaker(s): 

Schmitz, Sara, MEd

Description: 

All behavior is communication, from infancy to adulthood. Children in therapy often do not have the words or self-awareness to directly communicate their feelings, frustrations, hopes, and experiences. Through play, children tell us what we need to know. Children also tell us through their behaviors, both positive behaviors and those that challenge us. If we look below the surface of the behaviors, we can see what children are trying to tell us and how we can enter their world. This presentation will use research and current case examples to demonstrate how children communicate through play and actions, rather than words.

Objectives

1. Enhance clinicians understanding of challenging behaviors and what these behaviors may be communicating to us
2. Provide possible interpretations of play in sessions
3. Outline how to process behaviors to increase coping skills and communication skills

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Support Group Success: It All Begins with Hope

Room: Paradise A

Speaker(s): 

Cooper, Caroline, MS, CPS

Description: 

Surrounding yourself with a support system is important for anyone experiencing trauma, mental health issues, substance use disorders, disabilities, broken relationships, or other challenges. Family and social support can provide the accountability and encouragement you need to persevere through pain in order to live a purpose-filled life. A support group made up of individuals with similar challenges promotes a sense of community as you realize you are not alone.

This workshop will offer tips and suggestions for leading a support group whether you are a peer or professional. Leaders will learn the importance helping group members choose hope, experience transformation, and recognize victory as they teach relevant material, ask thought-provoking questions, and facilitate group discussions. Based on the presenter’s 15+ year experience as a mental health support group leader, the workshop will include sample scenarios that might occur in a group setting and engage attendees in discussions of appropriate responses.

Objectives

1. Describe the hope, transformation, and victory cycle of recovery
2. Write a covenant of confidentiality for a support group
3. Review how to facilitate group discussions

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Violence Prevention in Mental Health Settings

Room: Paradise B

Speaker(s): 

Bader, Shannon, PhD, ABPP

Description: 

This session will identify the prevalence of violence within outpatient mental health settings and then provide a framework for enhancing violence prevention. Violence prevention requires assessment and treatment for individual clients as well as assessment of risks in the physical environment. Often violence programs have only focused on individual patient’s risk without viewing the larger context or possible triggers within our therapeutic settings. Examples will address ways that solo practices and large practices can prevent acts of aggression.

Objectives

1. Describe the incidence of violence within outpatient mental health settings
2. Differentiate between patient indicators and facility indicators for violence
3. Examine ways to enhance prevention at your setting

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Missouri Alliance for Dual Diagnosis (MOADD) Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO): Insights from Four Years of Discovery and Ongoing Learning

Room: Parasol II

Speaker(s): 

Stockreef, Amber, MEd

Description: 

The presentation will share the development and current implementation of the Missouri Alliance for Dual Diagnosis (MOADD) ECHO. Expert hub team member will share data showing effectiveness of the ECHO model as well as gap analysis of professional training and knowledge barriers in supporting youth with dual developmental/intellectual disabilities and behavioral health conditions.

Objectives

1. Define the MOADD ECHO and all learn, all teach model
2. Describe effectiveness of the MOADD ECHO through use of self-efficacy data
3. Identify gaps in professional knowledge and training in supporting youth with dual diagnoses

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Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care: Collaborative Approaches for Addressing Substance Use, Mental Health, and Developmental Challenges

Room: Nautical Wheeler

Speaker(s): 

Aggarwal, Arpit, MD

Andrews, Bart, PhD

Burgess, Doug, MD

Howerton, Preston, DO

Description: 

In today’s healthcare landscape, integrating behavioral health into primary care is essential for addressing complex challenges such as opioid use disorder, developmental disabilities, mental health conditions, and suicide prevention. This session will explore the value of a multidisciplinary approach to care, highlighting how Show-Me ECHO programs foster collaboration between experts and healthcare providers to enhance clinical outcomes. Participants will gain insights into how peer-to-peer learning and mentorship through virtual knowledge-sharing communities can improve their practice. Join us to discover how engaging with ECHO programs can expand your professional network and strengthen your ability to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care.

Objectives

1. Identify the value of behavioral health services into primary care settings, focusing on the benefits of a holistic approach for addressing complex issues like opioid use disorder, developmental disabilities, mental health conditions, and suicide prevention
2. Explore multi-disciplinary approaches to care
3. Promote knowledge exchange and support networks

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Fighting Fentanyl: Lessons Learned from Implementing Naloxone Education & Distribution Program in Boone County

Room: Paradise C

Speaker(s): 

Zellner, Dave, MPH

Mundle, Alec, CHES, MPH

Description: 

Fentanyl and opioids have taken many lives and touched many more in the past decades. In middle Missouri, the problem has been no different. Reducing the burden of overdoses in our communities takes collaboration from multiple sectors along with focused educational interventions, harm reduction, and primary prevention. In this presentation, Health Program Coordinators from Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services will discuss their strategies and lessons learned from years of addressing substance use, overdose prevention, and community outreach.

Objectives

1. List two strategies for increasing attendance at educational events
2. Describe successes and common pitfalls associated with overdose education and outreach
3. Discuss the importance of collaboration between community partners

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Recruiting Today – Creating Brand Promoters

Room: Windgate 62-63

Speaker(s): 

Spradling, Stacy, BBA

Description: 

For decades, the recruitment process has often been treated like an employer-centered transactions what I like to call an us vs. them mentality. Candidates are seen as commodities, as a means to an end, and the focus has been on finding the perfect fit for the job description. But in today’s rapidly evolving talent market, where the demand for skilled workers is at an all-time high, this approach just doesn’t cut it anymore.
We’re going to challenge the traditional mindset and begin to view candidates not as a separate entity or a “problem to solve,” but as partners in the success of our organizations people we want to build relationships with, just like we do with our customers or clients.

By doing so, we can begin making small, intentional changes that have a big impact not only on improving our hiring processes but on fostering loyalty and commitment from candidates who will one day become the very employees who help drive our companies forward.

Objectives

1. Identify areas in their recruiting process that do not serve to find the best candidates.
2. Identify areas in their recruiting process that are creating passive employees.
3. Utilize small changes to enhance a candidate’s brand loyalty.

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Upstream Youth Mapping

Room: Windgate 60-61

Speaker(s): 

Levely, Hannah, BS, MS

Description: 

Upstream Youth Mapping is a collaborative project between DMH, MBHC, the Office of State Courts Administrator, Children’s Division, the National Center for State Courts, and the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association. The project’s goals are to strengthen communities, prevent child maltreatment and out-of-home placement, reduce court involvement, and support safe and healthy families.

Whether your circuit has already held an Upstream Mapping or not, please join us to learn about the goals of Upstream, what Upstream data is showing so far, and how Upstream can help you engage with your local community.

Objectives

1. Define Upstream Youth Mapping and it’s goals.
2. Review Upstream Youth Mapping data (as of the time of presentation).
3. Describe how Upstream Youth Mapping helps engage the community in youth behavioral health.

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Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder Using a DBT Lens

Room: Paradise A

Speaker(s): 

Dreher, Emily, MEd, LPC, DBT-LBC

Description: 

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often a misunderstood and stigmatized diagnosis.  This presentation will discuss symptoms and behaviors of BPD, explore the theories DBT clinicians use to understand the diagnosis, identify how DBT is an effective treatment for the diagnosis, and increase compassion and understanding for those who struggle with the diagnosis.

Objectives

1. Identify the symptoms and behaviors of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
2. Describe the theories and principles utilized in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) treatment to conceptualize BPD
3. Describe DBT and its effectiveness in treatment of BPD

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The Sequential Intercept Model – Keynote

Room: Paradise ABC

Speaker(s): 

Bader, Shannon, PhD, ABPP

Description: 

Dr. Bader will review the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) and its utility for understanding our complex mental health systems. She will also explain what occurs during a SIM mapping and the role that mental health professionals play in the larger system. Lastly, she will highlight the ways that all practitioners, from solo and small group practices to large mental health centers are integral to the stability and improvement of mental health treatment across Missouri.

Objectives

1. Identify the purpose of the Sequential Intercept Model
2. Describe the steps of a SIM mapping
3. List how a solo mental health practitioner could benefit and support a SIM mapping