"Purposeful
Strategies & Practical Skills"
Community Mental Health
Conference
Who
Should Attend?
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- Mental health professionals
- Health & human services staff
- Psychologists & social workers
- Psychiatrists & nurses
- Marriage & family therapists
- Practitioners & psychotherapists
- Hospital-based staff
- Community support & Rule 36 staff
- Clinical directors & supervisors
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- CEOs & board members
- Financial staff & administrators
- Teachers & special ed providers
- School psychologist & social workers
- Managed care organizations
- County social services staff
- Case managers
- Consumers & advocates
- And others
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Continuing
Education Credits - Click Here
for Updated CEU/CME Approval Information
The conference is designed to meet professional
continuing education requirements. Certificates of attendance
will be available
for documentation. Prior approval will be requested for up to
25 Continuing Education Units for: social workers, psychologists,
physicians, nurses, school administrators/educators, marriage
and family therapists, alcohol and drug counselors, professional
counselors
and professional clinical counselors, psychiatric rehabilitation
practitioners, certified counselors and others. Please click
on the link above for updated CEU/CME approval information.
Opening
Address
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Emerging Market Opportunities for Community
Behavioral Health: Finding "Gold" in the Shifting Market
xxx Monica Oss, MS, Chief Executive Officer
xxxxxOpen Minds
xxxxxGettysburg,
PA
The changing economic environment presents both opportunities and challenges for community behavioral health providers. Organizations that understand the rapid changes in our environment and develop the critical competencies required in the future will be well positioned to both maintain and improve fiscal viability. This strategic check-up will give an overview of cutting-edge market intelligence about the trends shaping the delivery of services for consumers with chronic and complex conditions, and the emerging market models for success in years ahead. Receive the latest information on key trends in neurotech, bioconnectivity, and finance, and the implications for your short and long-term strategies for achieving and maintaining profitability.
Monica Oss, founder and chief executive officer, has led the OPEN MINDS team and its research on health and human service market trends and its national consulting practice for the past two decades. She is well known for her numerous books and articles on the strategic and marketing implications of the evolving health and human service field.
Plenary
Sessions (choose
one)
Thursday,
September 22, 2011 at 8:30 am
Healthcare Reform & the Federal
Budget: The Advocacy Imperative
xxxxxCharles Ingoglia, MSW
xxxxxNational Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
xxx x Washington,
DC
It has been said that the only constant in life is change, and no group knows this more than the individuals engaged in providing or receiving community behavioral healthcare services. Every year brings with it new ideas, programs, rules, or changes in funding streams. While it is tempting to believe that the period we are entering is much like the one that is ending, federal policy is poised to make profound changes to the community behavioral healthcare system. This session will provide an overview of federal policy proposals related to the design, delivery and funding of community services. Most importantly, you will learn how you can help shape the future by engaging in practice change and policy advocacy. You will leave this session with actionable strategies to shape your future.
Chuck Ingoglia, currently serves as the Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare and has over 16 years of experience in policy analysis and advocacy. Mr. Ingoglia directs the federal and state affairs function of the nonprofit association as well as its policy and technical assistance outreach to more than 1,900 member organizations across the nation.
Plenary Sessions (choose
one)
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 8:30 am
What’s
My Role? Interacting in a Multicultural World to Promote Cultural
Responsiveness
xxxxxAnita Patel
xxxx, Vice President of Racial
Justice and Public Policy
xxxxxYWCA of Minneapolis
xxxxxMinneapolis,
MN
Issues of race and culture don't just disappear during the hours of 9 to 5. They creep into our corner cubicles, stand face-to-face in client visits, speak loudly in our marketing materials, and sit silently during board meetings. Whether you work in the front office or directly with clients, the need to effectively work in a multicultural world is part of day-to-day experience. This interactive session will discuss experiences, learn and practice techniques, and help you think about future applications for your cultural responsiveness skills. Let's work together to create better communities and a stronger sector!
Anita Patel joined the YWCA of Minneapolis in 2005 and was promoted to Vice President, Racial Justice and Public Policy Programs in 2010. Anita is skilled in circle facilitation, conflict resolution, mindful facilitation techniques and is an experienced circle facilitation trainer. She has trained over 40,000 racial justice facilitators and presented unlearning racism workshops throughout the Midwest.
Closing
Address
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 11:20 am
Restoring Resilience: Blending
Science & Wisdom to Sustain Healthy Mind, Mood & Heart
xxxxxHenry Emmons, MD
xxxxxPenny
George Institute for Health & Healing
xxx x Minneapolis,
MN
Resilience is our nature. Yet every decade, rates of anxiety and depression in the U.S. population have increased by 10%. As we rely more upon medications, fewer people develop the emotional skills with which to confront their problems. What has happened to erode the natural ability to bounce back from adversity? What can be done to regain resilience and sustain it throughout the course of a lifetime? Explore the universal need for a healthy brain and how to integrate natural measures and spiritual practices to support that goal. We will discuss the core factors in resilience, and what can be done to strengthen those traits and take better care of the mind, emotions and inner self.
Henry Emmons integrates mind-body and natural therapies, mindfulness and Buddhist teachings, and compassion and insight into his clinical work. He developed the resilience training program, based upon the ideas developed in his books, The Chemistry of Joy and The Chemistry of Calm.
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