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The Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Approach to treatment applies research about emotions and their management to treatment. This approach is heavily based upon principles of behavior and cognitive therapy. DBT works by helping clients find balance in emotion, thoughts, behavior and/or choices. Clients are taught, as well as shown how to live in balance. Following a year of comprehensive DBT treatment, many clients no longer meet criteria for the diagnosis, and these results are shown to last beyond five years in the follow up studies done to date.
Clients are moved beyond their symptoms through the artful balance of “validation” (relentless compassion and acceptance of the client) and effective technologies of change (primarily cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness strategies).
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Naomi Soule is a District Manager with Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, which is a state agency within the Family Support Division. Naomi will explain the services that RSB provides to people who are blind in the state of Missouri, and the referral process. She will also talk to us about how we can work together to provide the best services for our clients.
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Following a code of ethics is required of all individuals working in the health and mental health fields. This program is designed for professionals, paraprofessionals, volunteers, managers and any agency staff who work in the field of mental health and substance abuse.
Specifically, this program will provide an overview ethical behavior and codes of conduct in the professional world. Stress will be placed on why ethical conduct benefits the consumers/clients, the professional, the organization and society.
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This presentation, by three of the Department of Mental Health’s leading experts, will address a variety of issues related to the treatment of adolescents. Among the topics to be covered are: components of treatment, the use of medications, how psychotherapy is used differently in adolescents than in other populations, the role of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, specific components of substance abuse treatment, some of the newer evidence-based treatment approaches, and the importance of family involvement.
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Establishing, articulating and promoting a strategic vision are key
responsibilities of an agency’s leader. A strong vision-driven system
is one in which the agency’s vision and values serve as:
Developing a strategic vision requires clear understanding of the agency’s mission and values, an accurate perception of the environmental, regulatory, fiscal and political constraints in which the agency will operate during the vision’s timeframe, and an honest assessment of the agency’s strengths and weaknesses within those contexts.
An agency that initiates action without vision, or articulates vision that fails to guide its actions, lacks direction, purpose and motivation and is doomed to ultimate failure.
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Information about the DMH eLearning system and other downloadable content.
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The presentation will give an overview of obesity in the United States including, prevalence, causes, and consequences both health and economic. Treatment options and possible environmental changes will be discussed.
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The Community Toolbox , a service of Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas defines a community asset (or community resource, a very similar term) as anything that can be used to improve the quality of community life. The real value and payoff of identifying assets is in actions that will improve the community. Community asset mapping identifies strengths within the community. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a method of digital (i.e., computerized) mapping that can show you where particular people, events, things, or conditions are, and give you other information about them as well. It links data to its geographic location.
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Participants will have an increased knowledge of the importance of considering alternatives to guardianship and will be able to understand what alternatives to guardianship currently exist.
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This program will focus on understanding the importance of a comprehensive assessment and how to incorporate the trans-theoretical stages of change model into the process.
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A practical and thought-provoking guide to diagnosis will be provided for each of three extremely important topics within DSM-IV-TR: personality. The session will provide 45 minutes of diagnostic criteria, case-based examples, and clinical insights useful to frontline mental health workers. The tone will be conversational–and interaction will be encouraged.
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A practical and thought-provoking guide to diagnosis will be provided for each of three extremely important topics within DSM-IV-TR: mood. The session will provide 45 minutes of diagnostic criteria, case-based examples, and clinical insights useful to frontline mental health workers. The tone will be conversational–and interaction will be encouraged.
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A practical and thought-provoking guide to diagnosis will be provided for each of three extremely important topics within DSM-IV-TR: anxiety. The session will provide 45 minutes of diagnostic criteria, case-based examples, and clinical insights useful to frontline mental health workers. The tone will be conversational–and interaction will be encouraged.
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This presentation, by three of the Department of Mental Health’s leading experts, will address a variety of issues related to the treatment of adolescents. Among the topics to be covered are: components of treatment, the use of medications, how psychotherapy is used differently in adolescents than in other populations, the role of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, specific components of substance abuse treatment, some of the newer evidence-based treatment approaches, and the importance of family involvement.
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Grieving the loss of a loved one is a journey which starts before they die and does not end 1 or 2 years after they die. It is a normal, complex, unique part of life which can lead to personal growth and a more resilient survivor. Still, many people struggle with mood, doubts, regrets, and function of life after the loss of a loved one. We will discuss these issues together and help people understand how the difficult journey of grief can be a good one.
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