June 3, 2008

Opening Keynote

Are Race Disparities Really Just Socioeconomic Status?
Presented by Dr. Thomas A. LaVeist

Power Session Speakers
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Transforming What We See and What We Do in Human Services: Weaving a Personal and Professional Web of Resilience by Emphasizing Positive Human Development
Presented by Marc Mannes

Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
Presented by Jodi Pfarr

Transformation and Mental Health
Presented by Lorrie Rickman Jones, Ph.D

Co-Presenters: 
Tanya Anderson, MD, Clinical Medical Director, DMH
Anderson Freeman, PhD, Deputy Director for Forensic Services, DMH
John K. Holton, PhD., Associate Director for Transformation, DMH
Nanette Larson, Director, Recovery Support Services


Bridging the Ethical /Legal Issues Between The Prevention and Treatment Systems
Presented by Renée M. Popovits

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Educational Breakout Session #1

Treatment as Prevention: HIV as a Coexisting Disability
Presented by Dr. Shane Koch


Effective Coalitions
Presented by Maija Yasui


Statewide Collaboration at its Best
Presented by Gwyn Roland, Tess Sakolsky and Sharon Spinks

Speakers' Handout:
Handout#1: The City of Chicago/State of Illinois Domestic Violence Help Line
Handout #2: An Evaluation of the City of Chicago's Domestic Violence Help Line: Handout #3: Executive Summary

The Illinois Children and Youth Coordinated Data System: Community Data at Your Fingertips
Presented by Dr. Peter Mulhall, Beth Welbes and Susan Witkin

Speakers' Handout:
Handout #1: IL Children and Youth Coordinated Data Systems Indicators
Handout #2: ICYCDS: Community Data at Your Fingertips
Handout #3: The Toolbox Bar

Resilience
Presented by Mary Jensen

Speaker's Handout:
Handout #1: Facilitating Recovery & Building Resilience
Handout #2: Levels of Consciousness

Student Assistance Perspectives, Trends and Challenges
Presented by Patricia Berry


Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
Presented by Jodi Pfarr 


Technology Enhanced Services: The Electronic Health Record and Telepsychiatry
Presented by Diane Farrell, Jodi Mahoney and Don Miskowiec


Recovery Voices Count: How to Have Your Voice Heard in the 2008 Elections
Presented by Tom Coderre


Individual Placement and Support (IPS): An Employment Program for Persons with Severe Mental Illness
Presented by Barbara Bach, Joseph Croegaert and Jordan Litvak

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Educational Breakout Session #2

Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Among Older Adults: Effective Intervention Strategies
Presented by Dr. Shane Koch

Risk Factors and Childhood Trauma at a Glance
Presented by Anne G. Studzinski

Speaker's Handout:
Trauma-The Common Thread that Ties Programs Together


Emotion Promotion: Infusing IMH Practices into Family Support Programs
Presented by Nick Wechsler

Speaker's Handout:
Handout #1: Infant Mental Health Service Component
Handout #2: Ready to Succeed
Handout #3: Toward the ABCs
Handout #4: The Infant Mental Health Learning Group

Safety and Sobriety: Real Tools for Working with Women with Multiple Abuse Issues
Presented by Patricia J. Bland

Speaker's Handout:
Real Tools One: Support Group Format and Topics


School Shootings and Crisis Response
Presented by Lorrie Rickman Jones, Ph.D.
Co-Presenters: 
Michael Pelletier, Special Assistant to the Director, DMH
Kelvin Oliver, Disaster Coordinator, DMH


Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change
Presented by Dr. Leigh Steiner


Implementing Mental Health Transformation: Making Recovery a Reality
Presented by Dr. Vijay Ganju


Recovery Happens!
Presented by Nanette Larson


Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (Title IV): Highlighting the Essential Components of Prevention Planning
Presented by Dr. Albert J. Holmes Jr.

June 4, 2008

Keynote Presentation

The Future is Calling: Are You Ready? Transformational Strategies for Success
Presented by Dr. Rosita Lopez

Keynote Presentation:
The Future is Calling: Are You Ready?

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.         
Educational Breakout Session #3

STD Prevention: It Takes a Community
Presented by Ed Renier

Speaker's Handout: It Takes a Community


Engaging, Enhancing, Transforming: The Role of Ansell-Casey Online Tools
YNC workshop
Presented by Shelley Milosevich


Supporting Families: Identifying Early Risk for Autism and Promoting Goodness of Fit
Presented by Patricia Mack


Heath Realization
Presented by Vincent Flammini and Joan Leigh

Speakers' Handout:
Health Realization Diagram
Health Realization Main Points

Co-Occurring Disorders: Challenges to Service Implementation
Presented by Dr. Randi Tolliver


Ready by 21: Tools for Community Collaborations
Presented by Kiley Bednar, Lisa Kienzle and Wanda Ortiz

Speakers' Handout: Ready By 21

The Recovery Process and Recovery Management: Happens in Stages
Presented by Skip Land


Meth360® 
Presented by Kevin Collins


Family Meals
Presented by Melissa Fay Banz

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Educational Breakout Session #4

Housing Models: Central to Client Recovery Success
Presented by Fenlis Jefferson

Prevention Strategies for Children 0-6 Years
Presented by Andrea Carter

The Transformative Power of Data
Presented by Mary E. Smith

Let's Go with Promoting Diversity in the Workplace
Presented by Carlos M. Norris and Cortney Combs


The Early Intervention Journey: Roadblocks, Detours and Alternate Routes
Presented by Amy Cocorikis


The Changing Landscape of Substance Abuse: Adolescent Abuse of Rx and OTC Medicines
Presented by Thomas A. Hedrick Jr.

The Illinois WIC Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention Project
Presented by Stephanie Bess

How to Get the Piranhas Out of Your Head:  A New Tool for Prevention, Treatment, Mental Health and Recovery
Presented by Pamela Woll

Speaker's Handout: How to Get the Piranhas: Out of Your Head

Why Illinois Needs Tax Reform that Creates Tax Fairness
Presented by Ralph Martire


i-SAFE Internet Safety: Keeping Kids Safe Online
Presented by Jonathan King


Alternate Approaches to Working with Youth Engaged in High-Risk Behaviors: Tools for Reducing Harm
Presented by Shira Hassan