Tuesday, December 2, 2008

7:30 – 8:30 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 am 

Welcome & Keynote Presentation

Welcome: Secretary Pamela S. Hyde, JD, Department of Human Services

Opening Keynote: A Place in the Community & Beyond:

The Reality of Recovery, Social Inclusion and Wellness

David Shern, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health America

10:20 am – 12:30 pm 

INSTITUTES

Select from sessions A-F

A. The Transformative Experience: New Mexico and the Nation -

     Today and Tomorrow

B. Integrated Systems of Care for Persons with Co-occurring Psychiatric &

     Substance Use Disorders

C. Many Paths to Follow: What Our Own Research Can Give Us – Best

     Tribal-Based Practices to Address Native American Addictions &

      Mental Health

D. Wraparound for Individuals, Families and Youth with serious Behavioral

     Health Disorders

E. Supportive Housing Institute: Strategies for Success

F. Integrating System Components: Resisting Distractions and Embracing

     Change

12:30 – 2:00 pm                                                             

LUNCH (provided)

2:00 – 4:50 pm 

Institutes Continued

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

8:00 – 8:30 am

Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits

8:30 – 10:00 am

Welcome & Keynote Presentation

Welcome: Alvin Warren, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Indian Affairs Department

 

Keynote Address: Creating a Front Porch for Services: Strategies for Transforming Communities 

 Mario Hernandez, PhD, Professor and Chair of Child & Family Studies at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Select from sessions 1-8

1. Consensus and Collaboration

2. Co-Occurring Disorders (COD) Treatment for Individuals with Severe

     Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

3. Stories of Recovery: Adapting Substance Use Treatment Practices for

     Native American Clientele

4. Illness Management and Recovery

5. Making It Work: A Supportive Housing Workshop for Agency

    Management Staff and Supervisors, Community Leaders and State

    Agency Staff

6. Changing Agency Culture to Best Serve Youth & Families

7. Moving Toward Trauma Informed Care

8. Evidence-based Practices (EBP) For Homeless Persons

 

12:30 – 1:45 pm

LUNCH (provided)

2:00 – 4:30 pm 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Select from sessions 9-15

 9. Recovery-Based Responses in Crisis

10. Assessing the Needs of Your Native American Provider Agency: How   

       to CreateTraining and Develop Your Workforce

11. Illness Management and Recovery  (Repeat Session)

12. Making It Work: A Supportive Housing Workshop for Agency Direct

       Service Supervisors and Program Staff

13. But This Family Doesn’t Have or Want a Team!

14. Recovery: The New Mexico Monologues

15. Building Integrated Culturally Competent Systems of Care

4:30 - 6:30 pm

A Word to the Wise: Networking Reception

ew Mexico Focus

Thursday, December 4, 2008

8:00 – 8:30 am

             Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits

8:30 – 9:45 am

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Select from sessions 16-23a

16. The New Mexico Total Community Approach (TCA) for Substance

        Use Problems

17. Evidence-Based Practices: The Implementation Challenge

18. Telling Our Story with Data: Best Practices for Gathering & Utilizing

       Tribal Information

19. UNM Psychiatric Center Peer Bridger Program: Partnering with Our 

       Providers

20. A Home of Their Own: Linkages and Transitions

21. Making The Connection: Schools as Partners in Local System of Care

       Development

22. Project TRUST: Truth, Responsiveness, Understanding, Self-

       determination, and Transformation

23. Trauma Informed: Integrated Treatment of Addiction, Mental

       Illness, and Women

23a. Depression and Older Adults:  Evidence Based  Psychotherapeutic      Practices

 

10:00 – 11:15 am

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Select from sessions 24-31

24..The New Mexico Total Community Approach (TCA) for Substance

        Use Problems (REPEAT SESSION)

25. Support & Accountability for Re-entry from Female Corrections

26.Traditional Navajo Services & Western Practices: A Comparative Study

       & Experiential Learning

27. Partners In Wellness

28. A Home of Their Own: Linkages and Transitions (REPEAT SESSION)

29. EARLY: An Introduction to Pre-Psychosis

30. Mi Via, New Mexico's Self-Directed Waiver: Program Outcomes - After

       the First Year

31. Healing Laughter: Theory, Practice, and Experience

11:30 am – 12:45 pm                                                         

LUNCH(provided)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

2008 Behavioral Health System of Care Awards

Host: Chris Wendell, Chair, Behavioral Health Planning Council

Welcome: Dorian Dodson, Cabinet Secretary, Children, Youth and Families Department

             CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE!

 2:00 – 3:35 pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Select from sessions 31-39

32. Collaboration! What a Concept. Utilizing Evidenced-Based Practices in

       Social Work Training Clinics

33. A Paradigm Shift in Addiction Treatment

34. Best Practices for Prevention in Three Pueblo Agencies: A Panel

       Discussion

35. Access To Recovery (ATR) - New Mexico Style: Red and Green!
36. CCSS and Supportive Housing for New Mexico Providers & Peer

       Specialists
37. Mental Health Resiliency: A New Vision for Framing Youth Recovery

38. Understanding and Supporting New Mexico Veterans and Their

       Families
39. CYFD Transition Services: Maximizing Opportunities for Successful

       Youth Transition to the Community & Adulthood

Friday, December 5, 2008

Conference Conclusion & Ethics Intensive

8:00 – 8:30 am 

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:30 am

Welcome & General Session    

       Welcome: Alfredo Vigil, MD, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Department of Health

              GENERAL SESSION

Building Department of Defense, VA and Community Partnerships: Working to Support Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and their Families 

Kristy Straits-Tröster, PhD, ABPP, Assistant Clinical Co-Director, Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center

The New Mexico Perspective on Veterans Support Services

John M. Garcia, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services

10:45 – 11:45 am

Closing Keynote Presentation

Walking the Walk: Taking Transformation to Scale 

A. Kathryn Power, MEd, Director, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Ethics for Behavioral Health Professionals

Presenter: Amy De Bernardi, PsyD, Psychologist, Rancho Valmora,Valmora, NM

12:30 – 1:45 pm

LUNCH(Bring Your Own)

1:45 – 4:15 pm

Ethics for Behavioral Health Professionals(Continued)