W48/W55
- State Children's Policy Maker Roundtable
Glynn Chase, Barber National Institute
Stan Mrozowski, PhD, OMHSAS
Thomas Seben, Bureau of Special Education
Robin Rothermel, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Nina Wall-Cote, Bureau of Autism Services
Richard Gold, Office of Children, Youth and Families
Ellen DiDomenico, MSEd, Governor’s Commission for Children and Families
Dupre
Join children’s services officials as they present current policy, planning, and funding initiatives and priorities for state government programs that impact mental health, substance abuse prevention and treatment, health care, child welfare, juvenile justice, education, special education, autism services, and early childhood services. Following individual presentations by the speakers, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the material presented and offer comments and recommendations on issues discussed. Providers of children’s services won’t want to miss this comprehensive overview of programming and policy making. This workshop is the second half of a session that began at 9:00 a.m.
W56 - An
Employer’s Perspective on Employing People with Disabilities: “Don’t
Miss Ability”
Mary Anne Curet, UPMC
Sunburst
The Employer’s Perspective workshop will address the business case for employing people with disabilities and the presenter’s experience in developing tools and materials that have proven helpful to managers. Ms. Curet will discuss common issues that arise and resources that other programs have found helpful. As the workforce ages and the labor pool gets smaller, it makes good business sense to look to this virtually untapped labor pool as a resource. The key to doing so is to educate managers and co-workers about basic communication and awareness to increase the level of comfort that they have in dealing with unfamiliar issues.
W50/W57
- Dialogue With ODP: Up to the Minute Information
Jeff Petraco, Bureau of Mental Retardation
Kelly Svalbonas, Statewide Waiver Coordinator
Suzanne Puzak, Division for Program Analysis
Susan Pasker, Division for Program Management
Snowflake
Pennsylvania’s mental retardation/intellectual disabilities system continues to transition through extensive changes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, one of the main funding streams for community-based waiver services, requested changes for a uniform, state-directed service and support system. The Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), which includes the Bureaus of Mental Retardation and Autism Services, is responsible for development and implementation of these changes. This is the second half of the session (continuing from the 9:00 a.m. session) and continues to provide up-to-date information of system changes and opportunity for conference participants to interact and dialogue with ODP staff. Bureau of Mental Retardation Services Director Jeff Petraco will facilitate the session. Topics include support coordination service definition, rate setting, new curriculum, direct service definitions and rate setting, PROMISe billing and “prudent pay,” SIS assessment impact on supports coordination and direct service providers, administrative entities monitoring of providers, and incident management issues.
W58 - Integrating
Treatment in a Recovery-Oriented System
Kelly Shuey, MSW, Community Services Group
Seasons 1
Providing treatment in a recovery-oriented system has become very difficult and confusing for providers and clinicians. Many services that provide treatment receive disapproving nods and constant questioning of service provision. This presentation will enable providers and clinicians to find the delicate balance needed to provide treatment in an evolving mental health system. Finding this balance of integrating treatment into a recovery-oriented system takes time and perspective. The presentation will address how to integrate treatment into a recovery-oriented system, prepare staff for integration, and examine the outcome of those efforts.
W59 - Motivational
Interviewing: The Principles in Action
Taylor B. Anderson, MSW, LSW, CPRP, Drexel University College of Medicine
Seasons 5
The practices of Miller and Rollnick’s Motivational Interviewing are useful in treating co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders and other areas in which individuals may choose to make behavioral change. This advanced seminar is designed for participants who are utilizing motivational interviewing in their daily practice, but desire to further hone their interviewing skills. These principles and skills are highly complementary paired with values and practices of recovery-oriented services.