W41 -
Developing Memorandums of Understanding as a Tool in Collaboration
Cynthia Zubritsky, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Linda Shumaker, RN,C, MA, Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition
Dupre
This program describes the Pennsylvania Mental Health Planning Council’s initiative to train all Pennsylvania counties in the development of collaborative Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between the aging and behavioral health systems. Pennsylvania has the nation’s third largest older adult population; 20 – 30 percent of these older adults have a diagnosable mental health or substance abuse disorder. Older adults do not traditionally present for treatment in the behavioral health system, but are often receiving services through the aging system.
W42 - Changing
the Agenda: Critical Paths for Non-Profit Boards
Richard Seager, Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems
Sunburst
Changing the Agenda: Critical Paths for Non-Profit Boards is approximately a one-hour presentation, describing the changing role of the board of directors in today’s non-profit environment. Mr. Seager will review the traditional roles of governance for various types of boards of directors, including working boards, governing boards, and advisory boards. He will discuss at length the changing roles of boards of directors in today’s non-profit in view of the changing economic and regulatory environment. The presentation will focus on helping board members and administrators determine who their constituency truly is and what the board’s role is in policy development, while defining specifically “the value equation” between the non-profit organization and the constituency it serves. The presentation includes a clear definition of critical paths and the board’s role in defining the agenda for the organization, which leads to ultimate success.
W43 - Cross-Training
in MH/D&A Identification and Differentiation
John Bensinger, MA, WPIC Addiction Medicine Services
Elizabeth Ventura, WPIC Addiction Medicine Services
Snowflake
Treating a population whose needs evolve with more complexity and rapidity than the systems that mentor, oversee, and reimburse are able to support is the focus of this session. The workshop aims to identify, clarify, and address needs related to the identification and differentiation of mental health and drug and alcohol issues with clients. Presenters will offer an overview and discussion on training/treating integrated disorders and learning how, as providers, one can negotiate solutions not well accounted for by the current regulatory/fiscal oversight systems. Research supports that mental disorders are integrated in description and presentation. Integrated behavioral health assessment and treatment are now expected as a standard best practice.
W44 - Managing
Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities
Peg McCarthy, Community Services Group
Seasons 1
Many individuals with intellectual disabilities struggle to manage their own behavior. These behaviors often prevent individuals, families, peers, and others from having an improved quality of life. This presentation will focus on common mistakes in handling challenging behaviors, illustrate effective strategies to shape positive pro-social behavior, and review a sample behavior plan. The audience will have an opportunity to participate and offer case examples.
W45 - The
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: What it Means for Providers
Renee H Martin, JD, RN, MSN, Tsoules, Sweeney, Martin, & Orr, LLC
Seasons 3
The Patient Safety and Quality Control Act of 2005 calls for the establishment of patient safety organizations to which health care providers can report “patient safety work product” for collection and analysis. The act applies to both individual and institutional providers (physicians, social workers, psychologists, and behavioral health residential treatment centers, to name a few) and will provide mechanisms for protecting the confidentiality of information related to patient safety events through voluntary reporting. Find out how this act will apply to you, what you need to do to get protections for your work product, and what you will need to do to achieve compliance.
W46 - Learning
How to Create Sanctuary®: A Collaboration between Pennsylvania Residential
Providers and DPW
Landa Harrison, LPC, Andrus Children’s Center
Sarah Yanosy Sreedhar, LCSW, Andrus Children's Center
Seasons 5
Sanctuary® is a trauma-informed treatment and organizational model developed by Dr. Sandra Bloom which is being implemented in over 50 organizations across the US. This presentation will focus on the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s (DPW) state-wide initiative to implement Sanctuary® in 29 provider agencies to change the climate for staff, clients, and families in their care. Presenters will explain the origins of Sanctuary®, its theoretical foundation in trauma theory, its application and adaptation in multiple treatment settings, as well as share preliminary data from the DPW sites.
W47 - Improving
Health With T'ai Chi
David Clippinger, PhD, Still Mountain T’ai Chi and Chi Kung, LLC
Chestnut
In general, T’ai Chi might be characterized as exercises that use deep diaphragmatic breathing and slow graceful movements in order to preserve health, bolster the body’s auto-immune system, and improve overall well-being. Chi Kung (or qigong) is the sister of T’ai Chi since it is built upon the same traditional Chinese medical principles, but it is used to maintain and preserve health or as a therapeutic or medical means to correct illnesses and diseases. This workshop will teach a number of easy to learn T’ai Chi and Chi Kung forms that can be incorporated into anyone’s daily routine. More, the forms will be taught in a casual and yet educational format, and the participants are encouraged to ask questions about specific health care needs.