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Youth at Risk

September 20, 2011 in Family, All, Mental Illness, Client Care, Communication Skills, Child and Adolescents, DVD Training by admin

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The goal of this DVD is to give clinicians an overview of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Reality Therapy in working with angry, aggressive clients. Viewers will learn practical strategies on how to work with millennium youth to help them be more academically and socially successful. This training will be especially helpful to those who work with adolescents in a school setting or in a private practice.

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Purposes, Principles and Functions of the Strength-Based, Person-Centered Approach to Community Mental Health

February 10, 2011 in All, Client Care, Communication Skills, DVD Training by admin

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In this DVD training, Dr. Kisthardt highlights key concepts that serve to guide and direct strengths‐based, person- centered case management. These include the promotion of normal interdependence, citizenship, partnership, mutual expectations, reciprocity, collaboration and shared
decision making. He will also share alternative concepts for the traditional understanding of “motivation”, “problem”, and “change.” Through this training, Dr. Kisthardt hopes that you will gain a deeper understanding of the key concepts related to the purpose of helping in strengths‐based case management, and learn the particulars of the Strengths Assessment and how to effectively utilize it in your work with people.
Program Presenter:

Walter Kisthardt, PhD has been involved in the research, dissemination and training of the Strengths Model of Case Management for over 25 years. He has worked with state policy makers and direct service providers in 43 states, in England, and New Zealand.Dr. Kisthardt has provided training and technical assistance in Missouri with several mental health programs and provided statewide training in Missouri’s Futures program. He has also consulted with the Division of Children’s Services in Jackson County, and has provided training, technical assistance, and researched the impact of strength-based case management with the homeless in the greater Kansas City area. Currently, he is providing training for substance abuse counselors, mental health therapists, case managers, and community corrections officers in Kansas who work with people who struggle with co-occurring disorders. Dr. Kisthardt is a Chair and BSW Program Director at Park University.

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Emotional Skills: A Key to Successful Behavior

January 27, 2010 in All, Client Care, Communication Skills by admin

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Emotional fitness is a set of skills that allow the user to experience the full range of human emotion and respond appropriately and effectively. Sandra Martin explains the implications of recent neurological studies indicating the brain’s ability to modify itself through repetition, and outlines the steps necessary to make permanent, positive changes in the ways that we handle emotions.

Program Presenter:

Sandra Martin has been an RN for over 30 years. She has been in wellness for over twenty years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Health Science, and is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Adult Education. Her research topics include spirituality, motivation, overeating and the limbic brain. Sandra began her career in hospital nursing. Her fascination has always been in understanding what makes people behave the way they do. This focus has led her to completing her degrees as well as multiple certifications that include Myers Briggs Type Inventory, Solution skills, and Equine Assisted Growth and Learning

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Helping Children with Functional Pain

January 15, 2010 in Family, All, Self Help Support, Client Care, Communication Skills, Child and Adolescents, DVD Training by admin

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Many children suffer from recurrent or chronic pain that is not due to a medical problem. This type of pain is referred to as functional pain. The most common types of functional pain reported by children are recurrent stomachaches and headaches. The cost of functional pain is considerable. Children with functional pain make frequent doctor visits and are often referred to tertiary care facilities. In addition, several hundred thousand school days are lost each month as a result of functional pain and school absences can negatively impact a child’s academic and social development. A number of psychological interventions have been found to be highly effective in decreasing the frequency, duration, and intensity of pain episodes. Nevertheless, it can be difficult for families to access effective treatment.

Program Presenter:

Sarah Hanly, PhDreceived her first Doctorate in Molecular Biology from Rockefeller University in New York. She went on to do a post-doctoral fellowship at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Duke University Medical School in Durham, North Carolina. She earned her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her work as a Psychology Intern for the St. Louis Psychology Internship Consortium brought her to the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, where she helped create Camp Pain Retreat, a program that provides information to parents and offers suggestions to help children with functional pain.

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Frontline Ethics: Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling

March 27, 2009 in All, Ethics, Substance Abuse, Client Care, Alcohol, Communication Skills, DVD Training by admin

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Ethical issues and dilemmas challenge the practitioner. What are the guiding principles that inform ethical decision-making? How do the codes of ethics under which clinicians practice fit with the guiding principles? This interactive workshop focuses on the use of the guiding principles, the codes of ethics, and practice applications.

Program Presenter:

Peggy J. Keilholz, ACSW, CASAC is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Advanced Substance Abuse Counselor in Missouri. She is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.

In addition to maintaining a private practice in individual, couples, and family therapy, Peggy teaches part-time in the Family Therapy Specialization at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis. She is a past President of the St. Louis Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. From 2005-2007 she served as the Ethics Chair for the Missouri Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

During 24 years in practice Peggy has worked with numerous individuals and families coping with alcoholism and drug addiction and chronic mental and physical conditions. She has presented numerous workshops on social work ethics. Peggy received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Fontbonne College, a Master of Arts in Religion and Education from St. Louis University, and a Master of Social Work from Washington University in
St. Louis.

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Empowering People with Mental Illness through Treatment Planning

November 3, 2008 in Treatment Interventions, All, Mental Illness, Client Care, Case Management, Communication Skills, DVD Training by admin

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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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Sustaining Appropriate Clinical Boundaries in Home and Community Care

August 26, 2008 in Mental Illness, Family, All, Management, Human Resources, Case Management, Communication Skills, Client Care, DVD Training by admin

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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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Motivational Interviewing 2 DVD Set

July 11, 2008 in Set, All, Evidence Based Practice, Motivational Interviewing, Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, Case Management, Communication Skills, Client Care, DVD Training by admin

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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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How is Motivational Interviewing Applied

July 11, 2008 in Treatment Interventions, All, Evidence Based Practice, Motivational Interviewing, Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, Case Management, Communication Skills, Client Care, DVD Training by admin

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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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What is Motivational Interviewing

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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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Multicultural Competence

January 8, 2008 in Cultural Competence, All, Communication Skills, DVD Training by admin

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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.
Program Presenter:

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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What Makes an Excellent Case Manager

December 12, 2007 in Mental Illness, All, Management, Client Care, Case Management, Communication Skills, DVD Training by admin

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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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