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Thursday Morning • May 17, 2012
Supporting Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities
In many states even today parents with psychiatric disabilities may lose custody of their children merely because
they have a psychiatric diagnosis. The trauma of having children removed or the loss of custody impacts all aspects
of the individual’s life. This workshop will present strategies that practitioners can use to better assist and support
individuals in this area.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) List three of the challenges parents with psychiatric
disabilities face (both internally and externally); 2) Name the five Core Components of a trauma-informed
approach to address these challenges and obstacles; 3) Describe two strategies that service providers can use
to support parents with psychiatric disabilities to retain or regain custody. CONTENT IS BEST SUITED FOR
PARTICIPANTS AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL; 85% DIDACTIC, AND 15% PARTICIPATORY.
Presenter: Neil Harbus, MSW, LCSW, CPRP, Program Director, Peer Wellness Program, Pathways to Housing,
New York, New York
Maintaining Healthy Boundaries – A Clinical Guideline
The Orange County Behavioral Health Services has transformed our system of care by moving our service
philosophy to the Recovery Model. With the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding we have integrated the
services provided by people with lived experience to many programs in all levels of care, including PACT programs.
This workshop addresses the issues of client-centered care where the peer paraprofessional is an essential part of
the whole treatment team. We hope to share our experience of success and barriers in implementing a recovery
oriented ACT program.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) Identify key principles of the Recovery Model; 2) Identify
the training design for our peer paraprofessionals; 3) Discuss the issues related to boundary within an integrated
treatment team. CONTENT IS BEST SUITED FOR PARTICIPANTS AT ALL LEVELS; 50% DIDACTIC AND
50% PARTICIPATORY.
Presenters: Clayton Chau, MD, PhD, Associate Medical Director, Orange County Health Care, Assistant Clinical
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California; Jenny Hudson, MSW,
LCSW, Program Manager for Adult & Older Adult Services, Orange County Health Care, both of Santa Ana, California
High-Fidelity Person-Centered Planning in a Multi-ACT Team System
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania monitors fidelity to ACT for nine teams using the TMACT. High-fidelity personcentered
planning was identified as a key improvement area for all nine teams. ACT providers progressed through
an improvement process that included intensive training, the establishment of policies and procedures, the creation
of a curriculum, and a plan for supervision and quality assurance. The methodology to standardize fidelity across
teams and its impact on fidelity scores will be presented.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) Develop strategies to improve high-fidelity personcentered
planning on ACT teams; 2) Describe plans to achieve and standardize high-fidelity person-centered
planning across multiple teams. CONTENT IS BEST SUITED FOR PARTICIPANTS AT AN INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL; 75% DIDACTIC AND 25% PARTICIPATORY.
Presenters: Deborah Duch, MPH, Program Manager, Community Care Behavioral Health; Regina Janov, BA,
Program Operations Manager, Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health;
Kim Patterson, MSW, LSW, Manager of Clinical Consultation, Allegheny HealthChoices, Inc., all of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Lean Production: Improving Process and Outcomes in ACT!
Toyota’s manufacturing philosophy of lean production helped them catapult into the company they are today.
These proven concepts have been adapted into the healthcare industry to eliminate waste, increase efficiency
and improve patient care and are now introduced in an ACT program to allow for problem solving and process
improvement. This engaging workshop will introduce an overview of the lean concepts and participants will
practice them through interactive activities.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) Identify work redesign principles to improve performance;
2) Demonstrate how to engage staff to solve problems at the point of care; 3) Describe a system for continuous
process improvement for consumer service. CONTENT IS BEST SUITED FOR PARTICIPANTS AT ALL
LEVELS; 50% DIDACTIC, 50% PARTICIPATORY
Presenters: Mimi Falbo, BSN, MSN, DNP, Founder and CEO, Mimi Falbo LLC, Carnegie Mellon University; Christine
Gregor, MSW, LSW, CCDP, CTT Component Director, Mercy Behavioral Health; Shaun Kostiuk, BS, CTT Office
Manager, Mercy Behavioral Health, all of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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