W14 -
Best Practices in Using Data to Drive Organizational Improvement
Paul M. Lefkovitz, PhD, Behavioral Pathway Systems
Dupre
Performance data lacks value if it does not drive organizational improvement. In this workshop, a hands-on process benchmarking investigation will be conducted to identify best practices associated with the use of data to enhance organizational performance. While all are welcome to attend, those that wish to actively contribute data to the exercise should come prepared with a count of the number of organizational improvements that were prompted by performance data over the past 12 months in their setting. Electronic polling technology will be used to anonymously gather and analyze data. Attendees will leave with a list of potential best practices that were identified in the workshop.
W15 - YFTI
& the Introduction of High Fidelity Wraparound
Laurie Jones, Youth and Family Institute
Stan Mrozowski, PhD, OMHSAS
Ken Nash, MD, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Sunburst
The workshop will provide a brief overview of the structure and progress of the Pennsylvania Youth and Family Institute. Updates on advisory board membership, institute staff, and progress with the initial wave of counties selected to be trained in the high fidelity wraparound model will be offered. The high fidelity wraparound model will be explored in its relationship to the current community service array and integration of cross systems planning with the use of youth and family teams.
W16 - State Drug and Alcohol Policy Planning Panel
Cheryl Williams, Office of D&A Licensing
Meghan Thomsen, Governor's Policy Office
Rob Primrose, OMHSAS
Robin Rothermel, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Michael Flaherty, PhD, IRETA
Snowflake
This presentation provides an opportunity for participants to meet and dialogue with Pennsylvania officials that manage and direct drug and alcohol system policy, planning, implementation, and development. An overview of the system will be provided followed by a summary from each component of the system. Current and future activities will be discussed. Existing drug and alcohol providers and agencies considering providing drug and alcohol services will benefit from attendance. Issues such as licensing regulations, co-occurring services, managed care, and new medication management will be discussed.
W17 - Managing
and Mentoring in a Multi-Generational Environment
Sandra Caffo, LCSW, MFT, CEAP, EAP Solutions
Seasons 1
The term ‘multi-generational workplace’ is now used across industries to describe the workplace of today and the future. The cautions about ‘what Millennials want’ or ‘Baby Boomers retiring’ are in every professional magazine. In this workshop we look at the real, day-to-day work world we deal with to determine concrete strategies for managing and mentoring those of all generations.
W18 - Executive
Round Table: Imagineering Innovation in Finance and Funding
Michael Wallace, MBA, Lavendar & Wyatt Systems, Inc.
Seasons 3
This session is an executive round table focused on federal and state innovations in funding organizational growth, business collaborations, and market place dynamics driving healthcare opportunities, funding technology to leverage competitive advantages, sourcing foundations and financial institutions as part of strategic planning, market strategies for recruitment and retention, and increasing revenues from outsource services. In addition to information from the presenter, attendees will be asked to contribute to the discussion of issues.
W19 - Malingering:
A Forensic Perpective
Cameron McGavin, MD, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Sue Beers, PhD, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
William Musser, MD, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Seasons 5
Malingering is a diagnosis rarely given in modern psychiatric clinical practice. The perceived stigma associated with what some consider a defamatory label leads most practitioners to decline its application. Nevertheless, malingering is a very real entity with clear diagnostic utility in practice. This presentation will address malingering from a forensic perspective using forensic case material and relevant data from multiple disciplines to frame a topic with real implications for today’s clinical practice.
W20 - Completing
the Transition to Fee-For-Service for MR Services
Paul Stanalonis, Stanalonis & Associates, LLC
Michael Quinn, Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services
Dogwood
As the mental retardation system completes its three-year transition to fee-for-service, providers are faced with new challenges and different risks. This presentation will explore the new, retrospective MR Cost Report being implemented by the Department of Public Welfare, a likely increase in compliance audits and reviews, the operational impact that fee-for-service (FFS) will have on providers and staff, and the steps a provider can take to ensure its transition to FFS is a successful one.