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Veterans, Trauma and Domestic Violence: What Every Professional Needs to Know

September 10, 2008 by admin

Date and Location:

October 31, 2008, St. Louis, MO - UMSL Millennium Student Center, One University Blvd.
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$49.00 (student pricing available at $39.00, seats limited)
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Registration - Veterans, Trauma and Domestic Violence: What Every Professional Needs to Know

September 10, 2008 by admin

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eLearning Focus Group Survey

August 13, 2008 by admin

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What training topics would you like to see delivered via eLearning?*
How long can a given staff member spend in training while on duty?*
What disciplines/personnel will benefit most by this training?*
Please provide any contact information and area of expertise for anyone you consider a subject matter expert*
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Thank your for taking our short survey

August 13, 2008 by admin

If you need additional information or have questions, you can call 314-877-6419, or via our contact form.

eLearning Focus Groups

August 13, 2008 by admin

Date and Location:

  • September 12 from 9am to 2pm in Poplar Bluff (at the First Baptist Church, 551 North Westwood Boulevard, Poplar Bluff, MO)
  • September 15 in Nevada (Nevada Habilitation Center, 2323 N. Ash St., Nevada, MO)
  • September 16 in Kansas City (Kansas City Regional Office, 821 E Admiral, Kansas City, MO)
  • September 22 in Columbia (Columbia Regional Office, 1500 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, MO)
  • September 24 in Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Office, 1702 E. LaHarpe St, Kirksville, MO)
  • September 26 in St. Louis (Metro St Louis Psychiatric Center‎, 5351 Delmar Blvd, St Louis, MO)

    • All programs run from 10 am to 3 pm unless otherwise noted.

    Program Description:

    We need to identify a global list of training needs. We need the people who can help us brainstorm a list of those needs. We need to know who (particularly within DMH) can serve as Subject Matter Experts to help fill those needs.Nothing is off the table at this point. Even if someone comes with a topic that covers a specific discipline at a specific facility, we want to note that. From these discussions, patterns will emerge which will focus our development efforts.Who should be there? As stated, we would like as diverse a chorus of voices as we can assemble. Administrators, Investigators, IT staff, Service Coordinators, Team Leaders, Front-line staff, Contract staff, Directors of Nursing, Directors of Psychology-all are welcome. We truly want a variety of input.
    Conference Actions:

    eLearning Focus Group RSVP

    August 13, 2008 by admin

    All fields marked with a * are required:

    Name*
    Title*
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    Phone*
    Location*
  • September 12 Poplar Bluff
  • September 15 Nevada
  • September 16 Kansas City
  • September 22 Columbia
  • September 24 Kirksville
  • September 26 St. Louis
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    Thank You for your RSVP

    August 13, 2008 by admin

    If you need additional information or have questions, you can call 314-877-6419, or contact us via our contact form.

    The New Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV): Administration - Scoring - Interpretation

    August 5, 2008 by admin

    Date and Location:

    September 22, 2008, St. Louis, MO - 7:45am to 12:30pm CDT
    Millennium Center, UMSL Campus
    1 University Blvd
    St Louis, MO 63121
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    Show Me You Care: About Suicide Prevention

    May 29, 2008 by admin

    Date and Location:

    July 14, 2008, Jefferson City, MO - 8am to 5pm CDT
    Truman Hotel
    1510 Jefferson St.
    Jefferson City, MO 65109
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    Registration Fee:
    $49.00 (before June 30, 2008, then price raises to $59.00)Online registration Closed. Walk-in registrations are welcomed.

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    Informed Consent: Assessing Decision-making Capacity and Enhancing Understanding

    May 5, 2008 by admin

    Date and Location:

    June 12, 2008, St. Louis, MO - 8am to 1pm CDT
    Knights Room (first floor), Pius XII Memorial Library,
    Saint Louis University
    3650 Lindell Blvd
    St. Louis, MO 63108
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     Registration Fee:
    Free (Conference Only)
    $25 (Conference and CME/CEU credits)
    seating limited to 125 attendees

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    Host Communication Competence, Host and Ethnic Social Communication, and Intercultural Transformation of Bosnian Refugees: A Pilot Study

    April 18, 2008 by admin

    Date:

    Tuesday, July 1 at 9:30 AM CDT
    Registration Fee:
    Free
    Program Description:
    The goal of this research was to test Kim’s (2001) Integrative Theory of Communication and Cross-Cultural Adaptation using data from 67 Bosnian refugees in St. Louis, Missouri, obtained from a pilot study of a larger project. Findings suggest that host communication competence and host and ethnic social communication were used to serve different functions in the resettlement process of Bosnian refugees.
    Program Presenter:
    Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri - Missouri Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Karamehic-Muratovic has received her PhD from the University of Kentucky at Lexington and completed her post doctoral studies at the Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO.

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    Interaction between Substance Abuse and Other Self-destructive Behaviors

    April 18, 2008 by admin

    Date:

    Thursday, June 26 at 9:30 AM CDT
    Registration Fee:
    Free
    Program Description:
    The session will provide a brief overview of correctional substance abuse programs in Missouri, discuss the interaction between substance abuse and other self-destructive behavior, and present an application of a stage of change approach for substance abuse to risk potential identification for self-destructive behavior among offenders.Marta Nolin, PhD, will present this one-hour preview of just one of the sessions of a full day live program entitled Suicide in Jails & Prisons: Prevention – Intervention – Legal Issues. Information about the Live version of this program is available via this link.
    Program Presenter:
    Marta Nolin, PhD is the Assistant Director of the Division of Offender Rehabilitative Services for the Missouri Department of Corrections responsible for Substance Abuse Services. Along with coordinating substance abuse services, her section has oversight of institutional and community substance abuse treatment for offenders. She serves on the Missouri Steering Team. Her diverse professional background includes working as a mental health clinician in psychiatric and academic settings, college teaching in psychology and women’s studies, and a college and university administrator in Massachusetts and Ohio. Dr. Nolin has a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from University of Missouri- Columbia.

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    From a Distance; a retired Executive Director looks back at a Model with New (Old?) Eyes

    April 18, 2008 by admin

    Date:

    Tuesday, May 13 at 9:30 AM CDT
    Registration Fee:
    Free
    Program Description:
    What is the Clubhouse Model of Psychiatric Rehabilitation? What are the features that make the Clubhouse Model of Psychiatric Rehabilitation unique? Why is Transitional Employment beneficial to members and to the employers who hire them? In looking back, can one can identify lasting strengths of the model? What about new threats to it’s power and sustainability? Is there a role for this model in today’s arsenal of mental health services?
    Program Presenter:
    Robert B. Harvey, ED.M, CPRP, LCSW

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    Suicide Prevention Strategies and Clinical Interventions for the Veteran Population

    April 18, 2008 by admin

    Date:

    Tuesday, April 29 at 9:30 AM CDT
    Registration Fee:
    Free
    Program Description:

    Program Presenter:
    Monica M. Matthieu, PhD interests and research topics include implementing and evaluating evidence-based suicide prevention programs into new communities, clinical services for populations coping with extreme stress or trauma, the clinical providers’ role in organizational change efforts, and the impact of disasters on clinical providers and their wellbeing.Dr. Matthieu started working with veterans, families and communities in 1994 as a social work intern and continued full time from 1995 until 2000 as a Clinical Social Worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Readjustment Counseling Service’s Veterans Resource Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.She received her Ph.D. in Social Work from Columbia University in New York and MSW degree from Tulane University in New Orleans.

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    Suicide in Jails and Prisons: Prevention ~ Intervention ~ Legal Issues

    March 14, 2008 by admin

    Date and Location:

    August 22, 2008, Chesterfield, MO - Doubletree Hotel
    Brochure
    Registration Fee:
    $129.00 (student pricing available, call 314-877-6419)
    RegisterNow

    Room Reservations:
    Rooms are available for this conference at the Doubletree Hotel at the rate of $99.00 per night.

  • In-house Reservations: 636-532-5000
  • Toll-free Reservations: 1-800-222-8733
  • Room block code: MIM or Missouri Institute of Mental Health (Mention code when making your reservation.)


    • HOTEL CUTOFF DATE FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS IS AUGUST 7.

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    Frontline Ethics: Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling

    March 10, 2008 by admin

    Dates and Locations:


    September 12, 2008, Kirksville, Missouri - Days Inn - Kirksville
    September 19, 2008, Columbia, Missouri - Peachtree Banquet Center    All conferences run from 8am to 12pm Registration Fee:
    $89.00 RegisterNow
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    23rd Annual Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (MOPRA) Conference: Implementing Evidence Based Practices

    March 9, 2008 by admin

    Date and Location:

    September 18-19, 2008, Columbia, MO - Holiday Inn Select Executive Center
    Brochure
    Registration Fee:

  • $160.00 (MOPRA Members)
  • $195.00 (non-members)
  • $49.00 Case Manage Training Only
  • $209.00 MOPRA Members plus Case Manager Training
  • $244.00 MOPRA non-members plus Case Manager Training
  • student pricing available, call 314-877-6419

    • RegisterNow


    Room Reservations:
    Our room block is full at the Holiday Inn Select. Other options are:

  • Drury Inn Columbia (573-445-1800)
  • Baymont (573-445-1899)



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    So, What Does It Take to be a Case Manager?

    March 7, 2008 by admin

    Date and Location:

    September 18, 2008, Columbia, MO - Holiday Inn Select Executive Center
    Brochure
    Registration Fee:

  • $49.00

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    Motivational Interviewing

    February 29, 2008 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    Thursday, March 27, 2008, Kansas City, Missouri - NCADD
    Friday, March 28, 2008, Columbia, Missouri - Peachtree Banquet Center
    Thursday, April 10, 2008, St. Louis, Missouri - Children’s Advocacy Center Auditorium, UMSL South Campus
    Friday, April 11, 2008, Springfield, Missouri - Forest Institute
    Registration Fee:
    $74.00 - (morning) What is Motivational Interviewing?
    $74.00 - (afternoon) How is Motivational Interviewing Applied?
    $135 for Both Programs     RegisterNow
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    Teen Suicide Prevention: ACT Now

    January 16, 2008 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    April 3, 2008, Kansas City, MO - Embassy Suites Hotel
    April 4, 2008, Hannibal, MO - Quality Inn & Suites
    April 8, 2008, Cape Girardeau, MO - Drury Lodge

    All conferences run from 7:30 am to 12:00 pm

    Registration Fee:
    $99.00 RegisterNow
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    Trajectories of Seclusion and Restraint Use at a State Psychiatric Hospital

    January 3, 2008 by admin

    Date:

    January 31, 2008 at 10:30 am CST Registration Fee:
    Free Program Description:
    Trajectories of Seclusion and Restraint Use at a State Psychiatric Hospital
    Program Presenter:
    Niels Beck, PhD received his Bachelor’s and Doctorate Degrees from Saint Louis University, and his Master’s Degree from Southern Illinois University. He currently serves as Interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School where he is also Chief Psychologist, a member of the Sports Medicine Staff and Professor of Psychiatry. He has also worked extensively with Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center. Dr. Beck has authored or co-authored dozens of articles and made numerous presentations on topics ranging from athletes with disordered eating to pain management to the epidemiology of childhood depressive disorders.

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    The St. Louis Public Schools: A Story of History and Hope

    December 18, 2007 by admin

    Date:

    January 18, 2008 at 9:30 am CST Registration Fee:
    Free Program Description:
    This presentation will begin with a brief overview of the district and what led to the state’s takeover in June 2007. The second part of the presentation will focus on what has happened over the last six months to help begin putting the pieces in place to improve the quality of education for the district’s 30,000 students. The program will conclude with an overview of the upcoming strategic planning process and how the community can get involved in making a positive change in the district. Program Presenter:
    Melanie Adams, M.Ed.is the Managing Director of Community Education and Events for the Missouri History Museum and Historical Society. She overseas the Museum’s community and education programs, and serves on the advisory team to the Museum President.Ms. Adams’s professional background is in student services, community leadership, and non-profit strategic management. Ms. Adams moved to the St. Louis region in the fall of 1997 to take a position in the Student Activities office at Washington University. She has also worked at the University of California, Berkeley and California State University, Northridge.
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    Compliance and Research

    October 25, 2007 by admin

    Date:

    November 15, 2007 at 9:30 am CDT Registration Fee:
    Free
    Program Description:
    The Office of Compliance & Quality promotes compliance in the medical education, research, and clinical enterprises of the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine. Key to this effort is a program to deliver effective training and educational programs on the compliant conduct of research. This session will describe the work of the Office of Compliance & Quality, the services available, and the Compliance & Quality Seminar Series as a means of assisting investigators and their support staff in achieving safe and compliant research.
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    We’re Sorry but Registration has ended for this Conference

    October 16, 2007 by admin

    Please take a look at other upcoming conferences.

    Online Registration for MOPRA 2007 has ended

    October 16, 2007 by admin

    Please download and print out the brochure registration form and bring that to the MOPRA 2007 conference on Wednesday, October 17th 2007 if you wish to attend.

    Thank you, and we hope to see you at MOPRA 2007 at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia MO this Wednesday.

    Maps for Teen Suicide Prevention: ACT Now

    October 10, 2007 by admin

    Thursday, April 3, 2008
    Embassy Suites Hotel - International Airport
    7640 NW Tiffany Springs Pkwy
    Kansas City, Missouri 64153

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    Thursday, April 4, 2008
    Quality Inn and Suites
    120 Lindsey Drive
    Hannibal, Missouri 63401

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    Tuesday, April 8, 2008
    Drury Lodge
    104 S. Vantage Drive
    Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701

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    Teen Suicide Prevention: ACT Now

    October 10, 2007 by admin

    Date:

    February 21, 2008 at 9:30 am CDT Registration Fee:
    Free
    Program Description:
    Teen Suicide Prevention: ACT Now will focus on signs, symptoms and the treatment of depression in youth, reducing stigma and how to ACT (acknowledge, care and tell) is an intergral part of her program.
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    What Makes an Excellent Case Manager

    September 20, 2007 by admin

    Date:

    October 18, 2007 at 9:30 am CDT Registration Fee:
    Free
    Program Description:
    This program is based upon the research done by Dr. Iseminger’s dissertation for her PhD 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 development.
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    Psychotropics Made Simple

    September 4, 2007 by admin

    Date of Web Conference:

    September 20, 2007
    Registration Fee:
    Free
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    Assertive Community Treatment: Critical Elements and Implementation

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    September 24, 2007 - St. Louis - Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel
    October 22 , 2007, Kansas City - Adam’s Pointe Conference Center Courtyard by Marriot
    Registration Fee:
    A portion of the cost of this program is underwritten by funding from the Missouri Department of Mental Health.
    Your registration fee is only $69.00.
    Program Description:
    The past decade has witnessed an unparalleled focus on quality improvement in mental health services, with a strong emphasis on providing high quality treatment based on the best scientific evidence to promote recovery. Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is one of the most widely recognized evidence-based practices for adults with severe mental illness. Although the model has been available for 30 years, recent work has focused on how service systems can begin implementing ACT programs. This presentation will provide detailed information on ACT, including the historical context, the research supporting ACT, the population served, and key issues in implementing and sustaining ACT teams over time.
    Objectives
    Upon completion of this program participants will be able to:
    Describe the background of the ACT model
    List research evidence supporting ACT
    Identify the critical elements of ACT, including fidelity assessment
    Develop specific strategies to overcome barriers to implementing an ACT team
    Program Presenter:
    Michelle P. Salyers, Ph.D., co-director of the ACT Center and Associate Research Professor, Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). She is also a Research Scientist at the VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-based Practice, Roudebush VAMC and Regenstrief Institute, Inc. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Rehabilitation Psychology at IUPUI in 1998. She completed her clinical internship at Dartmouth Medical School and was a NASMHPD Research Institute post-doctoral fellow at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. She is a mental health services researcher in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation, primarily focusing on implementing evidence-based practices. She has several federally-funded research and implementation projects focusing on Assertive Community Treatment and Illness Management and Recovery.
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    Registration Assertive Community Treatment: Critical Elements and Implementation

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    with Michelle P. Salyers, Ph.D.

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    Maps Assertive Community Treatment: Critical Elements and Implementation

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    September 24, 2007
    Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel St. Louis
    191 Westport Plaza
    St. Louis, Missouri 63146

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    October 22, 2007
    Adam’s Pointe Conference Center
    Courtyard by Marriott
    1500 NE Coronado
    Blue Springs (KC), Missouri 64014

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    Advanced Issues in the Psychological Treatment of Complex Anxiety Disorders

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    This Web Conference is a preview of our full day live conference that goes beyond the basics and affords psychotherapists an opportunity to address the more complicated and advanced issues involved in treating anxiety disorders.

    Alec Pollard, PhD, is Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center (ADC) at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute and Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Saint Louis University. He is Chair of the Clinical Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, and a consultant for the National Institute of Mental Health Anxiety Disorders Education Project.

    To see Dr. Pollard’s talk please join us on September 5, 2007 at 9:30am CDT.

    Maps for Psychotropics Made Simple

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    Wednesday, October 24, 2007
    Days Inn - Kirksville
    3805 S. Baltimore
    Highway 63 & Route 6
    Kirksville, Missouri 63501

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     Monday, October 29, 2007
    Holiday Inn - Joplin
    3615 Range Line Road
    Joplin, Missouri 64804

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     Thursday, November 1, 2007
    University Plaza Hotel
    333 John Q. Hammons Parkway
    Springfield, Missouri 65806

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    Friday, November 2, 2007
    Adam’s Pointe Conference Center
    Courtyard by Marriott
    1500 NE Coronado
    Blue Springs (KC), Missouri 64014

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     Tuesday, November 6, 2007
    Drury Lodge
    104 S. Vantage Drive
    Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701

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     Wednesday, November 7, 2007
    Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel St. Louis
    191 Westport Plaza
    St. Louis, Missouri 63146

    Map to this Location

    Tuesday, November 27, 2007
    Courtyard by Marriott
    3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd.
    Columbia, Missouri 65201

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    Map to 2007 MOPRA

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    Holiday Inn Select Executive Center
    2200 I-70 Dr., SW
    Columbia, Missouri
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    Maps to Advanced Issues in the Treatment of Complex Anxiety Disorders

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    October 25, 2007
    Forest Institute of
    Professional Psychology
    Springfield, Missouri

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    October 26, 2007
    Adams Pointe Conference Center/Courtyard by Marriott
    Blue Springs (KC), Missouri

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    November 2, 2007
    Holiday Inn Forest Park
    St. Louis, Missouri

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    Maps for Communicating with Borderline, Anti-Social Personality Disorder and other Difficult Clients: Letting Go of the Struggle

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    Wednesday, September 12, 2007
    Days Inn Kirksville
    3805 South Baltimore Street
    Kirksville, Missouri 63501

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    Tuesday, September 18, 2007
    Marriott St. Louis Airport Hotel
    10700 Pear Tree Lane
    St. Louis, Missouri 63134

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    Wednesday, September 19, 2007
    Drury Lodge Cape Girardeau
    104 South Vantage Drive
    Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701

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    Maps to Sustaining Appropriate Clinical Boundaries in Home & Community-Based Care

    August 31, 2007 by admin

    September 20, 2007
    Courtyard by Marriott
    3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd.
    Columbia, Missouri

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    September 27, 2007
    Adams Pointe Conference Center/Courtyard by Marriott
    1400 NE Coronado Dr.
    Blue Springs, Missouri

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    October 30, 2007
    Holiday Inn North
    2720 N. Glenstone Ave.
    Springfield, Missouri

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    November 15, 2007
    Plaza Conference Center
    3257 William St.
    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

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    November 16, 2007
    Marriott St. Louis Airport
    10700 Pear Tree Ln.
    St. Louis, Missouri

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    Advanced Issues in the Psychological Treatment of Complex Anxiety Disorders

    August 14, 2007 by admin

    This Web Conference is a preview of our full day live conference that goes beyond the basics and affords psychotherapists an opportunity to address the more complicated and advanced issues involved in treating anxiety disorders.

    Alec Pollard, PhD, is Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center (ADC) at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute and Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Saint Louis University. He is Chair of the Clinical Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, and a consultant for the National Institute of Mental Health Anxiety Disorders Education Project.

    To see Dr. Pollard’s talk please join us on September 5, 2007 at 9:30am CDT.

    Sustaining Appropriate Clinical Boundaries in Home and Community-Based Care with Jan Heumann on August 16th from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

    July 16, 2007 by admin

    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. Discussion of specific problems from participants own experience will be encouraged. The Code of Ethics for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners will be used to demonstrate how an ethics code can be beneficial in guiding practice.

    Jan Heumann holds a Bachelors degree in Recreational Therapy and Masters degree in Counseling Psychology. As a 28-year veteran in mental health, her experience includes work as a Recreational Therapist, a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program Supervisor, Community Support Supervisor, Program Director at a Community Mental Health Center, and Training Director for a state-wide University of Missouri Extension project. She is currently the Clinical Director for New Horizons Community Support Services in Columbia, a position she has held for ten years.

    To see Ms. Heumann’s talk please join us on August 16, 2007 at 9:30am CDT.

    Evaluation of an Interactive Substance Abuse Education Program with Dr. Joel Epstein on July 19, 2007 9:30am to 11:30am CDT

    July 15, 2007 by admin

    Dr. Epstein’s talk, titled Evaluation of an Interactive Substance Abuse Education Program will discuss outcomes of a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. With this funding, The Missouri Institute of Mental Health produced a series of media tools designed to teach fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children from African American churches about the science of drug addiction. Beginning with a core curriculum, we created two separate programs. In the SpaceScouts version of the program, the content is embedded within a narrative storyline delivered via an interactive DVD. In the LockerTalk version of the program, content is delivered in a more didactic form via an interactive CD-ROM. Youth from a dozen churches were randomly assigned to one of these two conditions or a waitlist control. We conducted pretest, post-test, and four- and eight-month follow-up evaluations. We ran an additional sample of youth through our programs during a summer camp. In addition to the outcomes, this presentation will also discuss implications for future substance education efforts.

    To see Dr. Epstein’s talk please join us on July 19th, 2007 at 9:30am CDT.

    Sustaining Appropriate Clinical Boundaries in Home and Community-Based Care

    July 10, 2007 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    September 20, 2007, Columbia, MO - Courtyard by Marriott
    September 27, 2007, Blue Springs, MO - Adams Pointe Conference Center
    October 30, 2007, Springfield, MO - Holiday Inn
    November 15, 2007, Cape Girardeau - Plaza Conference Center
    November 16, 2007, St. Louis, MO - Marriott St. Louis Airport
    Registration Fee:
    $98.00 RegisterNow
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    Communicating with Borderline, Anti-social Personality Disorder and other Difficult Clients: Letting Go of the Struggle

    July 9, 2007 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    September 12, 2007, Kirksville, MO - Day’s Inn
    September 18, 2007, St. Louis, MO - Marriott St. Louis Airport
    September 19, 2007, Cape Girardeau - Drury Lodge
    Registration Fee:
    $109.00
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    Advanced Issues in the Psychological Treatment of Complex Anxiety Disorders

    June 25, 2007 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    October 25, 2007, Springfield, MO – Forest Inst. of Prof. Psychology
    October 26, 2007, Blue Springs, MO - Adam’s Pointe Conference Center
    November 2, 2007, St. Louis, MO – Holiday Inn Forest Park
    Registration Fee:
    $139.00 RegisterNow
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    22nd Annual Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (MOPRA) Conference

    June 25, 2007 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    October 17 - 18, 2007, Columbia, MO - Holiday Inn Select Executive Center
    Registration Fee:
    $160.00 for MOPRA members and $195 for non-members RegisterNow
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    Psychotropics Made Simple

    June 25, 2007 by admin

    Dates and Locations:

    October 24, 2007, Kirksville, MO - Days Inn
    O