Monday July 18, 2011
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Opening Keynote:
Developing Recovery Oriented Systems of Care: Rationale, Implications and Promising Practices Core Functions: Case Management, Treatment Planning
Samuel Shore, MSSW, LMSW, Department of State Health Services
David L. Lakey, M.D., Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health Services
The Texas Behavior Health Institute will begin the opening general session with a line-up of key national and state leaders in mental health and substance abuse. Speakers also include Samuel Shore and Dr. David Lakey from the Department of State Health Services will open the conference.
Behavioral Health 2011: Challenges and Opportunities
Handout
Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator Pamela Hyde will share the Agency’s direction through the recently developed 10 Strategic Initiatives. Increased access to and demand for prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery support services provide an unprecedented opportunity and challenge for the behavioral health community. The recent passage of the Affordable Care Act represents a historic victory for American families, seniors, workers, and small businesses. Ms. Hyde will discuss the exciting possibilities that the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act bring to individuals, families, communities, and providers and how implementation of both Acts is moving forward.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Developing Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care: Rationale, Implications and Promising Practices, Core Functions: Case Management, Treatment Planning
Ijeoma Achara, Psy.D.
The presentation will describe the characteristics of recovery-oriented systems of care and their implications for a variety of
services and supports. The presentation will include the research supporting the shift to recovery oriented care and examples of
innovative practices emerging around the country. Finally, different approaches to developing recovery oriented systems of care
and their relative advantages and limitations will be explored.
Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify characteristics of continuing care that wrap around the clients’ needs during and after the primary care
- Participants will be able to differentiate between at least two approaches to recovery oriented care
- Participants will be able to weigh the pros and cons of different systems of care according to clients’ needs
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion on Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
Ijeoma Achara, PsyD, Consultant
Michaelanne Hurst, Communities for Recovery
Kerby Stewart, M.D., Department of State Health Services
Peter Gaumond, Office of National Drug Contral Policy
This panel is designed to enable speakers and attendees to interact and engage in dialogue regarding recovery-oriented systems of care. Goals forpanel discussion:
- Present new ideas to transform policy, services, and systems toward a recovery-oriented paradigm that is more responsive to the needs of people who are in recovery or seeking recovery, as well as their family members and significant others.
- Generate ideas for advancing recovery-oriented systems of care in various settings and systems and for specific populations.
TRACK: Substance Abuse Prevention
Culturally Competent Prevention Planning and Empirical Findings
Handout
Jeremy Goldbach
Culture influences one’s behavior and family practices. Culture influences an individual’s health and mental health beliefs, practices and behaviors. Cultural competence is a requisite of doing business with diverse individuals. Learn how organizations can enhance their cultural competence in prevention planning.
Partnerships are a mechanism for increasing the power or leverage of groups or individuals. Partnerships can have greater impact on prevention efforts than single agencies working alone.This interactive workshop will provide an overview of the concepts needed to build partnerships as well as provide models and strategies for application to prevention initiatives across the spectrum of prevention.
3:30 p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Plenary: Substance Abuse
The Adolescent Brain, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: What’s the Buzz?
Handout
Jeff Georgi M. Div, MAH, LCAS, LPC, CGP,
Duke Addictions Program
The drugs of greatest concern for the potential “harm” they can do to the adolescent brain are those that are still legal within our adult community: alcohol and tobacco. This
workshop will examine our emerging understanding of the developing adolescent brain and its vulnerabilities that are specific to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Specific screening and assessment tools will be reviewed to facilitate participants’ identification of the adolescents who are at highest risk. Prevention and intervention strategies will also be briefly reviewed.
Plenary: Community
Health Reform and Parity Implementation: Using These Laws to Advocate for Clients
Carol McDaid, Capitol Decisions Inc.
This session will give participants a brief overview of both laws and an update on the status of implementation and enforcement of the laws. Attendees will also receive information on how to file claims disputes under parity and improve the prospects of winning appeals.
Plenary: Mental Health
Get Out Your GPS: Recovery Is a Changing Landscape
Chris Martin, MA, Recovery Innovations
Did you know that migrating geese can teach us a lot about leading and coaching? We’ll be taking some leadership lessons from geese and taking flight ourselves in this engaging and highly interactive workshop. We’ll learn about some fundamental principles and practices for leading and coaching a recovery work team. And we’ll also get the opportunity to try out an empowering coaching process that will promote and sustain our employees’ self-directedness and high performance. So let’s flap our wings and get into formation!
Plenary: Recovery
Recovery High Schools and Adolescent Continuing Care:
Program Characteristics and Empirical Findings
Handout
Andrew Finch, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
D. Paul Moberg, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
The presentation will consider adolescent treatment outcomes and the role of recovery high schools in adolescent continuing care. Drug and alcohol use not only has adverse effects on the health and safety of youth, but also is likely to affect their school performance. Although the relationship is likely bidirectional, longitudinal studies indicate that substance use during adolescence is associated with poor academic performance, dropping out, and lower college attendance. Recovery high schools support adolescent students who are recovering from substance use disorders by offering a full range of academic services while also providing a structured environment that promotes recovery.
The most complete and detailed picture of these schools and their operative program models comes from a descriptive study conducted by both presenters under funding from a NIDA R21 grant. Based on this study, as well as other smaller-scale studies, there is evidence that recovery high schools are a potentially effective component of continuing care for adolescents with substance use disorders. The presentation will review the findings from this study, which utilized a modified version of the GAIN along with qualitative interviews from 17 recovery school participants. Data was collected from 2005 to 2007, and final report was prepared in 2009. Data revealed a taxonomy of school academic and therapeutic program characteristics. The study found that students enrolled in recovery schools tended to have been involved in multiple service sectors, including substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, and juvenile justice; thus, awareness of recovery high school programs is relevant to a variety of youth-service professionals. The presentation will also explain a multi-site longitudinal comparative research project currently under review for federal funding, and for which each of the presenters is an investigator.
PLENARY: Community/Prevention
Building Community Partnerships Across Prevention Initiatives
Christina Lopez-Gutierrez
- Describe the differences in the levels of readiness and approaches to use with communities at different levels.
- Identify partners across the spectrum of prevention and develop recruitment options.
Partnerships are a mechanism for increasing the power or leverage of groups or individuals. Partnerships can have greater impact on prevention efforts than single agencies working alone.
This interactive workshop will provide an overview of the concepts needed to build partnerships as well as provide models and strategies for application to prevention initiatives across the spectrum of prevention.