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TUESDAY morning ‘C’ WorKSHoPS continued
Track: Survival of the Savviest: HiT, marketing, and
media relations
Michael Lardiere, National Council for Community Behavioral
Healthcare
C16 it Starts at the Top: Leadership Skills
for CEos
Room: Pompeian III
Do you know what it takes to be a great CEO? What leadership
skills are most important in today’s healthcare environment?
How can you improve your skills to support
the changes your organization faces in healthcare reform?
Can you lead and empower your senior leadership
team to be the best they can be? Find out what it takes.
Track: Workforce, management, and Leadership
David Lloyd, MTM Services, LLC
C17 improving Schizophrenia outcomes
with an Adherence Program
Room: Milano 6
Adherence to treatment presents barriers to successful
outcomes and recovery for most people living with
schizophrenia. By improving adherence, you can improve
clinical outcomes and reduce the burden of this disorder.
Engage in a comprehensive overview of issues and interventions
you can use at the clinician and program levels
to improve adherence among those you serve. Discuss
SPECiAL EVEnT
Prometheus in Prison
the importance of integrating assessment of adherence
into clinical care, assessment, and treatment, including
long-acting injectable medications and technology-based
interventions well received by individuals with schizophrenia.
Learn from a community behavioral health organization
that uses structured approaches to improve
treatment adherence.
Track: Clinical Practices
Rakesh Bansil, Bridgeway PACT Services; Craig N. Karson,
CNK Consultants; Delbert Robinson, The Feinstein Institute
for Medical Research; Dawn Velligan, Department of
Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center
C18 Disaster Trauma: Promoting
resilient individuals, organizations, and
Communities
Room: Milano 3
As a behavioral health provider, you play a significant role
in promoting healing and recovery from disasters and crisis
with those you serve, members of your community,
and your own staff. Engage in an overview of strategies
and approaches you can use to address the needs of
each of these populations following an adverse event, as
well as in advance of an event to build resilience and prevent
serious reactions.
Track: Trauma-informed Care
Linda Ligenza, National Council for Community Behavioral
Healthcare; Vicky Mieseler, Ozark Center
Tuesday, April 9, 12:30 Pm – 2:00 Pm Room: Palace Ballroom
Participate in Prometheus in Prison, an innovative project that presents readings of Aeschylus’
Prometheus Bound as a catalyst for healthy discussions about the challenges of
supervising and rehabilitating prisoners in correctional facilities and communities. A participatory
event featuring Tony Award-winning actor Brian F. O’Byrne, expect a rare opportunity
to see this unique presentation and be part of a game changing conversation.
Track: Criminal Justice
Panelists: Leon Evans, The Center for Health Care Services, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Authority, Bexar County;
Judge Steven Leifman, Miami-Dade County Court; Hank Steadman, Policy Research Associates, Inc.
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Tuesday APRIL 9