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People have the right to participate in their own lives to the extent they can, and this applies to people with mental illnesses and other vulnerable populations. In this presentation, Dr. Linhorst defines empowerment, lays out the conditions and circumstances under which empowerment is likely to take place, and provides concrete examples of applying the principles of empowerment.
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Due to the home and community-based location of their work, community support staff and other in-home care providers have unique challenges in maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries with their clients. In this session participants will explore numerous potential pitfalls that can ensnare well-meaning professionals. The Code of Ethics for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners will be used to demonstrate how an ethics code can be beneficial in guiding practice .
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The Missouri Institute of Mental Health is pleased to offer a pair of DVDs that look at Motivational Interviewing.
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Further explore both the importance of the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing and guidelines for specific applications of MI. Topics include a brief review of empathic counseling skills (OARS) and in introduction to directive aspects of MI, dealing with resistance, and recognizing and eliciting change talk.
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Motivational Interviewing is a tool for use in helping people resolve their ambivalence, or internal conflict, about changing their behavior. This training covers what MI is, why you hear people talking about the Spirit of MI and why that that is so important. You will learn how MI works and why, and be given resources for further learning or finding information, and for comparing MI with other approaches.
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In this presentation on Multicultural Competence various concepts such as multicultural awareness and competence, diversity, acculturation and assimilation are discussed relative to the assessment and delivery of services to mental health clients.
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Vetta Thompson, PhD obtained her Master of Arts and Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology from Duke University, where she also completed the Clinical Training program. She is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Dr. Thompson has been a member of the faculty since 1989 and is a licensed psychologist and health service provider in the state of Missouri. Current research activities focus on mental health issues of African Americans. She has over 15 years experience in research, recruitment, and data collection with African Americans. Dr. Thompson has published in a range of refereed journals for over a decade. Her research has covered a broad range of issues addressing health and mental health. Current research is focused on therapy components that assist in effective mental health treatment of African Americans; such as modality, race of therapist, and discussion of race and race related issues. Past research has focused on understanding the immediate and longer-term impact of experiences of discrimination.
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This program is based upon the Dr. Iseminger’s research done for her Doctoral dissertation, and looks at the relationships between learning activities, domains of competence, and learning categories. Informal learning activities proved to be the best contributor to professional competence.Program Presenter:
Jan Iseminger, PhD , holds two Bachelor’s Degrees (Education and Therapeutic Recreation) a Master’s Degree in Social Gerontology and an Educational Specialist Degree from Central Missouri State University. She got her Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She’s worked in a community mental health center for the past 10 years as a case worker, and then as a supervisor of a case management team. And, she’s also taught for the State Fair Community College and Central Missouri State University as an Adjunct Professor for the past 6 years.
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