Training Sessions
All sessions start promptly at 2 p.m. and end at
3 p.m. We anticipate all sessions will be in the Ark
Valley conference room, 615 N. Main, Wichita, KS
67203. We will validate parking tickets if you use
the county parking garage immediately south of the SCDDO office.
Please call Cheryl at 660-7646 at least one day in
advance to guarantee we have space for you, to
confirm the location, and to reserve your copy of
the handouts.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Curriculum for Right-on-Time Crisis Prevention
The Right-on-Time Crisis Prevention Training
curriculum is a further development of the Right Way
Philosophy; only it is applied to more specific
terms of individual behaviors. Right Way Training is
a philosophical teaching largely developed through
the influence of John McGee, “Gentle Teaching.”
Right on Time training adds to that from a variety
of different crisis prevention approaches such as
CPI, COPE, and PACES. Right on Time Training takes
it one step further by showing the consistency with
Right Way Training. Right on Time Crisis Prevention
Training will equip the learner with skills that are
consistent with de-escalating crisis situations in
all aspects of life.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Experiential Behavior Therapeutics – A new Way to
Help People Who Have ID and BPD
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Michael A. Mayer, Community Resource Alliance,
Hillsborough, NC
EBT allows the person to re-experience the emotional
tasks of childhood to establish a new foundation for
their future, based on Dialectical Behavioral
Therapy (DBT) by Marsha Linehan. However, while DBT
is logic based, EBT is experience based and
facilitates a comparison of “what has been” to “what
could be” through an analysis of the value of gentle
confrontation through “The Doing” which provides the
context for the talking and evaluation. The goal is
to arrive at a functional life that is based on
integrating new experiences, feelings, and thoughts
into new behavior patterns, while developing more
effective and socially accepted ways of getting
their needs met.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Emergency Rooms: What We Are Learning from
Research on Clients Who have Behavioral Crises, and
What We Can do Clinically to Help Prevent Future
Crises.
Level: Beginning/Intermediate
Yona Lunsky, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
When clients with dual diagnosis go into crisis,
they may visit their local hospital emergency
department, which can be a very stressful
experience. This presentation will review some
research on the crisis and ER experience from the
perspective of clients, caregivers, and hospital
staff. Four case vignettes that highlight the issues
identified in the study will be reviewed. In the
second half of the presentation tools will be
–presented that clinicians can use to help clients
and caregivers to prepare for future ER experiences.
Tuesday, November 24, 2008
Problematic Sexual Behaviors: Ethical and
Effective Assessments and Treatments
Level: All
L. Paul Fedoroff, MD, University of Ottawa Institute
of Mental Health Research, Ontario, Canada
People with intellectual disabilities and/or
developmental delays are over-represented in the
criminal justice system. However, many treatable
problems are missed or mishandled. This presentation
will review the most recent classification of
paraphilias. Recent research on the limitation of
current risk assessment methods will be presented.
Methods of assessment will be described. Effective
treatment methods will be introduced. Discussion of
ethical issues will be encouraged.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Adapted Trauma Focused CBT for Children Who have
Developmental Disabilities
Level: Intermediate
Brian D. Tallant, LPC, NCC, Aurora Mental Health
Center, Intercept Center, Aurora, CO
Research will be presented that demonstrates the
high rates of abuse that affect children who have
developmental disabilities then discuss
vulnerabilities and barriers to spontaneous
recovery. We will present and adapted model of phase
oriented trauma treatment based on Trauma Focused
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Cohen, Mannarino &
Deblinger, 2004). Adaptations for therapy will be
applied to each of the phases. Examples will be
given as to how this model has been successfully
implemented.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Specialized inpatient mental health units in
Ontario: Their role within the continuum of care
Level: Intermediate
Susan Morris, MSW, RSW; Yona Lunsky, PhD, CPsych,
Centre for Addiction and Menatl Health, University
of Toronto, Canada
In Ontario, the psychiatric hospitals have a lengthy
history of providing specialized inpatient treatment
for individuals with developmental disabilities and
mental health needs. In the last decade these
programs have continued to operate and thrive by
expanding to outpatient services. This presentation
will discuss their role within the continuum of
service by providing the policy content, and
reviewing the key elements and approaches adopted to
effectively support patient needs.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Crisis Management for Individuals with Dual
Diagnosis: Prevention and Intervention
Level: Intermediate
Elliot Greene, MSEd, Independent Consultant,
Downstate Consortium on Dual Diagnosis, New York, NY
This presentation offers an overview of dealing with
both the build-up and aftermath of crisis.
Identification of risk factors that lead up to
crisis and how to resolve crises efficiently are
discussed as well as strategies to prevent
reoccurrences, access community resources and
advocate for consumers in crisis situations.
Admissions as well as discharges to acute-care
mental health facilities will also be discussed.
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