BRIDGING THE GAP: A CONFERENCE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

BRIDGING THE GAP:

A CONFERENCE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

PROVIDERS WORKING WITH

CONSUMERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES

April 2&3, 2009

Come join us as we explore how to bridge the gap between the behavioral health and developmental disability communities. Presenters include experts from the Department of Health/Developmental Disabilities Support Division, UNM’s Continuum of Care, Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, ValueOptions New Mexico, Aging and Long Term Services Dept./Brain Injury Services, N.M. Self Advocacy Center, UNM Hospital/

Carrie Tingley and private practice. These professionals bring a wealth of knowledge and experience working with individuals with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and developmental disabilities, brain injury and or/Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Attendees can expect to:

• Learn how to incorporate a recovery –based approach with individuals

who have both cognitive and mental health concerns.

• Improve one’s skill set in areas such as screening and assessment,

addressing sexuality, accessing specialized services (substance abuse,

traumatic brain injury), and risk management.

• Learn the basics of how the DD world is organized financially and

administratively and how the behavioral health business approach can

intersect with it.

Who Should Attend? Location:

BH Providers Monte Vista Christian Church

BH Clinicians 3501 Campus Blvd. NE

Consumers and Families Albuquerque, NM 87106

State Partners

12 CEU’s

Co-Sponsors

Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

Dept. of Health/Developmental Disabilities Support Division

UNM Continuum of Care

ValueOptions New Mexico


Questions? Contact wendy.corry@valueoptions.com or (505) 346-9522

BRIDGING THE GAP: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

AGENDA

April 2-3 2009

Thursday April 2

8:00 – 8:30 Registration

8:30 – 8:45 Conference Welcome

8:45 – 10:45 Waivers, eligibility, interaction with Behavioral Health, DDSD Crisis services……

(Ginny Johnson LMSW, Wendy Corry MS, Cheryl Frazine MSW)

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Support, Hope, Recovery-Individuals with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental health concerns.” Part I Chris Heimerl, MS

12:00 – 1:15 Box Lunch /Panel of Self Advocates

1:15 – 2:15 Support, Hope, Recovery-Individuals with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental health concerns.” Part II Chris Heimerl, MS

2:15 – 2:30 Break

2:30-4:30 How to recognize, screen and assess a client for cognitive issues, ASD, etc. Alya Reeve, M.D. and Fletcher Scott, SLP

4:30 CEU Sign-Out

Friday April 3


8:15 – 8:45 CEU Sign-In

8:45 – 9:45 Accessing Brain Injury Services in NM Elizabeth Peterson, BA and Scott Pokorny, MSW

9:45-10:00 Break

10:00-11:30 Working with an individual with a Traumatic Brain Injury Mark Pedrotty, PhD


11:30-12:45 Box Lunch / Panel of therapists working with individuals with a dual diagnosis

12:45-1:30 Accessing substance abuse services Jim Clarkson, MA, LADAC

1:30-2:45 Sexuality and individuals with a dual diagnosis Jill Ryan, PhD and self-advocates

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00-4:30 Risk management of individuals with MI/DD and inappropriate or offending sexual behavior Jill Ryan, PhD and Mark Gordon, MSW


4:30-4:45 Summary/Comments

4:45 Evaluations/CEU’s distributed


REGISTRATION


Name/Title: ____________________________________________

Agency/Organization: ____________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

Telephone: ____________________ Fax: ____________________

Social Security (Must be included for CEUs/CEs): _______________

Email: ________________________________________________

License Number (Must be included for CEUs/CEs: _______________

12 CEUs/CEs are included in the registration fee. Please indicate your

level of licensure:

_____LISW _____MSW _____BSW _____LMFT _____LPAT

_____LPCC _____LPC _____LMHC _____LADAC _____LSAA

_____ Psychologist

_____ Consumer/Family Member (no registration fee required)

Registration Fee:

_____Thurs $50 _____Fri $50 _____Both days $75

Accommodations needed (must be requested by March 19, 2009): _______________________________________________________

Please submit one (1) registration form per person. Payment must

accompany your registration form. VONM accepts checks or money orders. Checks for the registration fee should be made payable to ValueOptions New Mexico. Mail the registration form and check for registration to:

ValueOptions New Mexico

Wendy Corry, Director of Disability Services

P.O. Box 30650

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87190-0650

*Registration fee includes CEUs/CEs and box lunches

Questions? Contact wendy.corry@valueoptions.com or (505) 346-9522