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 CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Thursday’s workshops focus on the present and future progress of New Mexico’s Behavioral Health System. You will select 3 workshops, 16 – 39, which are 75 minutes each in length. The workshops are presented during two sessions in the morning and one in the afternoon, following the 2008 Behavioral Health Collaborative recognition ceremony. The workshops do not repeat except for workshops #16 and #20, which run back-to-back during the morning sessions.
8:00 – 8:30 am Registration/Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:30 – 9:45 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS 16 – 23a
16. The New Mexico Total Community Approach (TCA) for Substance Use Problems
Presenters: Julie Griffin-Salvador, PhD, TCA Coordinator, Center for Rural and Community Behavioral Health, Albuquerque, NM; Richard Hough, PhD, Research Professor of Psychiatry, Dexter, NM; Representatives from Local Collaboratives 5 and 6 will also be present to share their experiences in implementing the TCA program.
 The New Mexico TCA strategy for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery has funded four Local Collaboratives (LC's) that were selected because of their unusually high rates of substance use problems and the existence of adequate infrastructure for innovative program implementation. The TCA strategy essentially involves all key LC and community stakeholders in an ongoing process of (1) documenting gaps in the substance use continuum of care and (2) adopting and implementing evidence-based, culturally sensitive and minimally restrictive programs designed to fill those gaps. This presentation describes the goals of the TCA program and who is involved in its implementation and evaluation. TCA providers, evaluators and consumers will be on hand to discuss successes, challenges and lessons learned.
Participants will learn
- the basic principles of the New Mexico Total Community Approach to substance use problems.
- some of the major potential benefits of and challenges to implementation of evidence-based practices in a TCA program environment.
- the initial system level changes and challenges that may result from a TCA program for improving substance use services.
17. Evidence-Based Practices: The Implementation Challenge
Presenter: Michael DeBernardi, PsyD, Director of Behavioral Health Services, The Life Link, Santa Fe, NM
 Consumers, payor sources, and other important stakeholders are increasingly asking for interventions that are efficient, individualized, and effective. As many of us have worked for years from within a particular approach or two, the idea of doing things differently can seem daunting. Evidence-based practices (EBPs) -- those clinical approaches that have been scientifically proven to work -- require a re-conceptualization of our traditional treatment models, and provide as many challenges as they do opportunities. This workshop explores the rewards of implementing evidence-based practices in a community treatment setting, as well as the obstacles that need to be faced. Special attention is given to topics such as selection of modalities, co-occurring disorders, multidisciplinary teamwork, training and supervision, working within a recovery/resiliency paradigm, and strategies for effective implementation and sustainability.
Participants will learn
- the value of utilizing evidence-based practices in their professional settings, and strategies for selecting and implementing them.
- the benefits and limitations of using EBPs, with specific suggestions for how to overcome many of the challenges.
- how EBPs can integrate with the recovery/resiliency model in a manner than embraces consumer choice while providing scientifically-sound intervention.
18. Telling Our Story with Data: Best Practices for Gathering & Utilizing Tribal Information
Presenter: Nadine Tafoya, MSW, LISW, Chief Consultant, Nadine Tafoya & Associates
 Collecting, analyzing, and understanding data is key to planning, implementing, and evaluating effective programs. While some see data collection as a task that diverts time and resources from activities, there are good reasons for programs to collect, and use, data. Data can help you focus your efforts. It helps you design, target, and implement activities based on the specific issues in your community and can help mobilize and channel organizational or community support for your program. This dynamic session explores the importance of generating data and how to apply it to your own agency.
Participants will learn
- the importance of data collection.
- techniques for effective gathering of data, as well as proper utilization of tribal data.
- what their own data research can give to them in their agencies.
19. UNM Psychiatric Center Peer Bridger Program: Partnering with our Providers.
Presenter: Jane E. Thompson, NMCPST, Coordinator, University of New Mexico Psychiatric Center Peer Bridger Program
 Often the most talked about consumer role these days, is that of Peer Bridgers, who have the ability to play a unique role in both personal and system transformation. Trained peers are powerful change agents and good fiscal investments for transformation to a strength-based recovery system.
The UNMPC Peer Bridger Program, created in 1998, was modeled after New York State's Peer Bridger Project. Designed to bridge the gap between long term Psychiatric Hospitals and the community, New York's Peer Bridgers increased the success rate of effective community (re)integration for consumers/survivors and is still operating today. Since its inception, UNM’s Peer Bridger Program, has grown in size to 15 Bridgers, helping hundreds of clients each year. This workshop provides a brief history of the UNMPC Peer Bridger Program and spotlights the services offered. It includes an in-depth discussion on the importance of common values in recovery services, specifically, the need for customer service, fostering a culture of recovery, and reaching consensus.
Participants will learn
- the values of customer service and the importance of knowing your customer.
- about fostering a culture of recovery and the values of support, hope, education, self advocacy, and personal responsibility.
- about developing a consensus through common values, language and goals.
20. A Home of Their Own - Linkages and Transitions
Presenters: Kim Cobbs, Bureau Chief, Children, Youth and Families Department, Santa Fe, NM; Kristin Jones, LSW, Director of Community Based Behavioral Health Services, Children, Youth and Families Department, Santa Fe, NM; Carol Luna-Anderson PhD, Executive Director, The Life Link, Santa Fe, NM; Jane McGuigan, MCP, MRP, Supportive Housing Coordinator, New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative; Lisa Murillo, Case Manager, Border Area Health, Silver City, NM
 New Mexico’s Supportive Housing pilots are a first step in the implementation of the State’s Supportive Housing Plan. This workshop provides both an overview of the Plan and the two housing pilots currently underway in New Mexico --Transitions and Linkages. Linkages is a state funded pilot initiative designed to provide rental subsidies for affordable quality housing and community-based individualized services. Transitions is a CYFD funded pilot that mirrors the Linkages program with a focus on juvenile justice youth and protective services adolescents aging out of the system.
Participants will learn
- the program components and the partners that need to be involved in a supportive housing program.
- the similarities and differences in the two models.
- the challenges and successes of these pilot programs.
21. Making the Connection: Schools as Partners in Local System of Care Development
Presenter: Lynn Pedraza, PhD, MEd, Director, Albuquerque Public Schools Health/Mental Health Services, Albuquerque, NM
 This workshop addresses the importance of schools in participating as stakeholders in local System of Care (SOC) development. Basic data on the prevalence of children and youth with behavioral health needs in our schools, as well as current, promising, and best practices being employed within schools is explored. The multi-system engagement of many of these children and youth and how developing a shared agenda can increase positive outcomes is discussed as well as current, promising, and best practices to integrate services and supports through System of Care development and Wraparound approaches.
Participants will learn
- why it is critical for schools to participate in a SOC.
- partnership activities/opportunities in their district.
- about the connection between No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Response-to-Intervention (RtI), SOC, and Wraparound.
22. Project TRUST: Truth, Responsiveness, Understanding, Self-determination, and
Transformation
Presenters: Jessica Goodkind, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center; Janie Lee Hall, RN,PNP, School Health Advocate, New Mexico Department of Health, Office of School & Adolescent Health, Public Health Region 1, Gallup, NM; Susie John, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Teen Life Center, Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock Service Unit, Shiprock, NM; Kimberly Ross-Toledo, BS, Program Director, Coalition for Healthy & Resilient Youth, Presbyterian Medical Services, Gallup, NM
 Many Native American youth have a deep mistrust of behavioral health systems and services. Presenters explain the key issues that need to be addressed to promote healing and restore trust--using information from existing research and literature, as well as Native American youth, families, communities and providers.
Participants will learn
- the background and goals of Project TRUST.
- the research and literature review findings, and the perspectives of community participants, providers, and traditional practioners in the areas of cultural competency, resiliency and protective factors.
- about Native American adolescent mental health, historical trauma and institutional racism.
- culturally-appropriate behavioral health interventions and treatments, and challenges to behavioral health care for Native American youth.
- the policy, provider, and research recommendations, and potential opportunities for collaboration in the areas of advocacy and implementation.
23. Trauma Informed: Integrated Treatment of Addiction, Mental Illness, and Women
Presenter: Maureen Rule, MA. LPCC, Program Coordinator, Tierra del Sol, Healthcare for the Homeless, Albuquerque, NM
This workshop explores the need for and the research supporting gender-specific and trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive treatment for women. The presentation reviews trauma symptomology; includes a brief historical context of women’s drug use; and introduces a model of harm reduction-based treatment and women’s programming specifically designed to meet their needs.
Participants will learn
- about gender-specific, trauma-informed, and trauma-sensitive treatment.
- to identify clients trauma symptomology, gender-biased diagnoses, and how trauma impacts treatment.
- to identify and incorporate integral components of treatment to better serve women, i.e. stages of change, using harm reduction principles, and the importance of using an integrated model for a continuum of chemical dependency treatment.
NEW SESSION ADDED!
23a. Depression and Older Adults: Evidence Based Psychotherapeutic Practices
Presenter: Lisa A. Kolberg Salopek, MSW, LISW, ASW-G, Geriatric Behavioral Health Specialist
Aging and Long-Term Services Department
 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is known to be the most efficacious and widely used psychotherapeutic treatment modality with Older Adults who have depression. This workshop will provide attendees with practical and useful knowledge about using this treatment method with their clients. Additionally, the presenter will provide an overview of other evidence based psychotherapeutic treatments for treating depression in older adults as well as where to find this information on the web.
Participants will learn
- the basic tenants of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- the other evidence based practices for treating depression in older adults
- about the SAMHSA Evidence Based Treatment website
10:15 – 11:30 am CONCURRENT SESSION 24 - 31
24. The New Mexico Total Community Approach (TCA) for Substance Abuse Problems
Presenters: Julie Griffin-Salvador, PhD, TCA Coordinator, Center for Rural and Community Behavioral Health, Albuquerque, NM and Richard Hough, PhD, Research Professor of Psychiatry, Dexter, NM; Representatives from Local Collaboratives 5 and 6 will also be present to share their experiences in implementing the TCA program.
Session repeated. See description of W16.
25. Support & Accountability for Re-entry from Female Corrections
Facilitator: Bobbie Lightle, Program Manager, Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Services Division; Presenters: Kathleen Cates, Executive Director, Susan’s Legacy, Albuquerque, NM; Carol Hinote, Clinical Director, Crossroads for Women, Albuquerque, NM with Elizabeth Simpson, Executive Director, Crossroads for Women, Albuquerque, NM
This session provides an overview of two organizations that have paved the way for successful re-entry from female corrections. A leader from each organization: Crossroads for Women and Susan’s Legacy discuss the unique challenges that these women face, the services and aide each organization provides, as well as the impact of these programs and the success stories that have occurred as a result.
Crossroads for Women is a comprehensive integrated service supporting former women convicts so that they can break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration. Current programs include: Maya’s Place, a highly structured therapeutic setting for women exiting jail or prison that focuses on recovery and skill building, with continuous instruction on: relapse prevention, life-skills, parenting, vocational and computer skills, nutrition and healthy relationships. Women exiting this program often transition into The Crossroads, a community-based program that serves women coming directly from jail, the streets or from in-patient or short term programs who have co-occurring mental health and addictive disorders, providing them with vocational assistance, substance abuse and mental health counseling, life skills education, crisis intervention, and holistic health services as well as access to needed food, clothing, and household goods.
Susan’s Legacy is a not-for-profit organization that serves the needs of women with co-occurring mental and addictive disorders. To be accepted into the program, a candidate must have completed treatment for co-occurring disorders, attained at least ninety days of sobriety, passed a drug test, received a full assessment by the organization’s Clinical Director and signed a waiver permitting future random drug testing. The organization provides the women with subsidized permanent supportive housing, support groups, life skills’ classes, job development and weekly in-residence case management. By offering practical supports, the organization fosters a client’s movement toward independence and prepares clients for independent living through continued recovery.
Participants will learn
- about the challenges, successes, and outcomes of these two programs.
- how supportive housing creates positive impacts on reducing substance use.
- the role of investment from the community and by the consumers.
- the strengths and challenges of the homeless, co-occurring occurring mental health and substance use disorder and criminally involved female client.
26.Traditional Navajo Services & Western Practices: A Comparative Study & Experiential Learning
Presenters: Ernest Harry Begay, Traditional Practitioner, Shiprock Treatment Center, Navajo Department of Behavioral Health Services, Shiprock, NM; Carolyn Morris, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Navajo Nation Department of Behavioral Health Services, Shiprock, NM, Christopher Morris, PhD, Clinical Director, Shiprock Treatment Center, Navajo Nation Department of Behavioral Health Services, Shiprock, NM
This is an exciting session in which participants learn about and experience traditional Navajo services, as well as understand how these services complement western practices offered by the Navajo Nation’s Department of Behavioral Health Services.
Participants will learn
- the various services offered by the Navajo Nation’s Department of Behavioral Health Services.
- about the comparative study the Department is now undertaking with its traditional and western services.
- about traditional practices.
27. Partners In Wellness
Presenters: Douglas Fraser, Consumer Member, Executive Committee for the Consortium for Behavioral Health Training and Research, Albuquerque, NM, and Helene Silverblatt, MD, Professor of psychiatry and family and community medicine and medical director of the Rural Psychiatry Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychiatry, Albuquerque, NM
In the delivery of the behavioral health services, the optimum relationship between provider and consumer is one of partnership. Both share a common goal: an increase in consumer wellness and integration into his or her community. In the past, this goal often was not reached because of the appearance of a power difference between the consumer and the provider. To try to push someone toward wellness, or to expect someone to do this for you, is a futile effort as community integration and awareness of strength must be embraced from within, not directed from without. With consumer and provider walking the road, side-by-side, the healing power of the relationship is embraced. Partnership, not direction giver and instruction receiver, is the surest way for both parties to move ahead. Wellness can be thought of as resilience in embracing one's strengths, allowing for assertive integration and an increase in self-awareness, with continuing appreciation and development of those strengths. Too often behavioral health consumers and those who provide the services focus on defect and deficiency. This does not focus the partnership on wellness; illness becomes central. It is only by focusing on our strengths that we will find the wellness we are looking for.
Participants will learn
- what a partnership model would look like.
- the benefit of a focus on wellness instead of illness.
- to reflect on and understand one's current role in any healing relationship.
28. A Home of Their Own: Linkages and Transitions (Repeat Session)
Presenters: Kim Cobbs, Bureau Chief, Children, Youth and Families Department, Santa Fe, NM; Kristin Jones, MSW, Director of Community Based Behavioral Health Services, Children, Youth and Families Department, Santa Fe, NM; Carol Luna-Anderson PhD, Executive Director, The Life Link, Santa Fe, NM; Jane McGuigan, MCP, MRP, Supportive Housing Coordinator, New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative; Lisa Murillo, Case Manager, Border Area Health, Silver City, NM
Repeat of Session W20
29. EARLY: An Introduction to Pre-Psychosis
Presenters: Steven Adelsheim, MD, Director, Center for Rural and Community Behavioral Health Professor of Psychiatry, Family & Community Medicine, Child/Adolescent/Adult Psychiatrist, and Pediatrics Consultant, New Mexico Behavioral Health Purchasing Collaborative; Margaret Migliorati, Licensed Counselor
Young people who are experiencing the very early symptoms associated with developing a psychotic illness are considered to be in a pre-psychosis phase and at high risk for developing a serious mental illness. Research, both at the domestic and international levels, continues to demonstrate that early identification and intervention is critical for these at-risk young people and their families, and that such efforts may prevent or delay the onset and/or decrease the severity of a psychotic illness.
In this presentation, participants learn about pre-psychosis including the warning signs and symptoms. We will review research on early intervention and discuss what it means to treat individuals before they develop an actual psychotic illness. Specifically, we will present outcomes observed in programs throughout the country that are applying this treatment for youth at risk of developing a psychotic illness. Attendees will be introduced to the EARLY (Early Assessment and Resource Linkage for Youth) Program, a new treatment and research program at the University of New Mexico and The Mind Research Network which aims to reduce psychotic illnesses in young people through early identification and treatment.
Participants will learn
- the symptoms/warning signs of pre-psychosis.
- the importance of early identification and treatment for pre-psychosis.
- about the EARLY Program and how to make a referral to the program.
30. Mi Via, New Mexico’s Self-Directed Waiver: Program Outcomes – After the First Year
Presenter: Auralie M. Tortorici, LISW, Self-Direction Bureau Chief, ALTSD Elderly and Disability Services Division.
The presentation includes a brief overview of the Mi Via program, Self-Directed Home & Community-Based Services Waiver – the design: who is eligible, how it works, participant responsibilities, the state players/interface with contractors. Participants will view a compelling and inspiring Program Outcomes video, with time for questions and answers.
Participants will learn
- about the Mi Via program.
- who is eligible for the Mi Via program.
- findings from the Mi Via program.
31. Healing Laughter: Theory, Practice, and Experience
Presenter: James Masica, MA, LPCC
An energizing learn-by-doing workshop on the therapeutic power of laughter. Laughter is an evidence-based healing modality, proven to have a wide spectrum of benefits for both individuals and groups alike. Clients, clinicians, and agencies can all benefit from increased laughter. Research demonstrates that both psychological and physiological functioning of individuals is immediately improved by laughter. For groups, laughter is shown to improve both relationships between group members and over-all group functioning. This workshop presents the theory and practice of laughter for its own sake, without the use of humor. It combines didactic presentation and experiential laughter exercises. Participants will be able to use its principles in both their personal and professional lives.
Participants will learn
11:30 – 12:45 pm
Lunch (provided)
1:00 – 2:00 pm
2008 New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative Awards
Master of Ceremonies: Chris Wendell, Chair, Behavioral Health Planning Council
Guest Speaker: Dorian Dodson, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico
Children, Youth and Families Department
| ¡Viva La Systema de Salud! |
Congratulations to New Mexico’s Behavioral Health System!
In the last two years, great strides have been made in creating a successful system of care for New Mexico. Yet, none of this could exist w ithout a commitment to improving the lives of individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders and their family members. Join us on Thursday, December 4 at 1:00 pm in the Kiva Auditorium as we celebrate the success of New Mexico’s Local Collaboratives and recognize those who dedicate their time and talents to making a difference in the lives of New Mexicans with Behavioral Health Issues.
For more information about the awards presented CLICK HERE.
2:20 – 3:35 pm Concurrent Sessions 32 – 39
32. Collaboration! What a Concept. Utilizing Evidenced-Based Practices in Social Work Training Clinics
Presenter: J. Rocky Romero LMSW, Field Coordinator, New Mexico Highlands University School of Social Work with Interns from New Mexico Highlands University
This presentation explores creating collaborative initiatives specific to Evidence-Based Practices. New Mexico Highlands University students will be on hand to talk about their role in the School of Social Work training clinics. These training clinics have received state and county funding; this would not be possible without collaboration and sharing of resources. This workshop includes a discussion about the planning, implementation and development of these clinics with a focus on training, research and evaluation. Time will be spent sharing barriers to successful implementation and addressing how we as a state can start to identify and tackle these barriers.
Participants will learn
- how micro skills impact collaboration.
- evidence-based practice and their necessity for training social workers
- how to identify barriers, not deal breakers.
33. A Paradigm Shift in Addiction Treatment
Presenters: Donna Lupee, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital, Gallup, NM; Clare Stachura, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital, Gallup, NM; Paula Stifler, Director of Behavioral Health Services, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital; Gallup NM; Emerson Toledo, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital, Gallup, NM
The Residential Addiction Treatment Program at Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital was chosen as a demonstration site for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant (COSIG) project. Trying to change from a traditional addiction treatment model to an integrated treatment approach for co-occurring psychiatric and addiction disorders was a challenging paradigm shift. The change process required time, attention to culture (personal, group, and program), development of team trust and support. The specific strategies to implement the paradigm shift were motivational interviewing, community reinforcement approach, neurolinguistic programming and engagement theory. The panel describes how the staff worked with the COSIG project to move toward their goal of improving treatment services for co-occurring disorders and the personal/professional challenges they experienced in shifting their treatment approach.
Participants will learn
- the interventions of motivational interviewing and community reinforcement approach as they apply to addictions treatment.
- components of the change process in making this paradigm shift.
- to differentiate between traditional addiction treatment approach and an integrated treatment model for co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.
34. Best Practices for Prevention in Three Pueblo Agencies: A Panel Discussion
Moderators: Liz Lopez; Antonette Silva-Jose, BA, Prevention Coordinator, Pueblo of Laguna
The implementation of best practices in Native American prevention programs has been successful in New Mexico. In this workshop, each panel member discusses their program’s specific challenges in identifying and implementing their best practices and share successful tools and strategies to address these challenges. Panel members also share outcomes for each of their best practices.
Participants will learn
- about the prevention programming at each of the three pueblo agencies.
- what each agency considers its challenges and its best practices.
- strategies for implementing best practices.
35. Access To Recovery (ATR) - New Mexico Style: Red and Green!
Presenters: Mark Abeyta, MA, Specialized Case Coordinator, ValueOptions; Marie Di Bianco, MSW, ATR Project Director, Behavioral Health Services Division, Santa Fe, NM
Is genuine consumer choice just a dream? Or is there something up in New Mexico that operates in this reality? Come learn about this exciting federal strategy that moves choice to the center of service delivery and supports recovery beyond clinical services. See how New Mexico is implementing this strategy in one community in the state, with choice!
Participants will learn about
- Access to Recovery model as implemented in New Mexico.
- the location and operations of New Mexico ATRs.
- success from ATR services.
36. CCSS and Supportive Housing for New Mexico Providers and Peer Specialists
Presenters: Michael Hubert, CPRP, Region 3 Field Peer Specialist, ValueOptions, Albuquerque, NM and Marti Knisley, MA, Director of the Community Support Initiative, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, MA; Carol Luna-Anderson PhD, Executive Director, The Life Link, Santa Fe, NM
This workshop focuses on the benefits and best practices for Housing First programs that utilize peer specialists in their supportive housing programs.
Participants will learn
- the advantages and challenges of using peer specialists in your supportive housing program.
- how to involve peer specialists in supportive housing program design and modifications.
- how to effectively outreach and engage Housing First consumers using peer specialists.
37. Mental Health Resiliency: A New Vision for Framing Youth Recovery
Presenters: Steven Adelsheim, MD, Director, Center for Rural and Community Behavioral Health Professor of Psychiatry, Family & Community Medicine, Child/Adolescent/Adult Psychiatrist, and Pediatrics and Consultant, New Mexico Behavioral Health Purchasing Collaborative, Albuquerque, NM; Rena Brown, Executive Director, Parents for Behaviorally Different Children, Albuquerque, NM; Monica Miura
The New Mexico Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Parents for Behaviorally Different Children have developed a partnership focused on supporting child mental health providers in implementing a broader recovery-based focus towards care. This presentation describes an innovative “resiliency” model for supporting young people, families, providers and systems in moving towards implementation of recovery principles. Based initially on a model developed through partnerships between child serving agencies, families and communities throughout Ohio, this model has been reviewed through a focus group process within New Mexico and adjusted to reflect our state’s values. Come learn about this valuable new framework for ensuring resilient youth and families throughout our state.
Participants will learn
- components of the resiliency pyramid.
- components of a resiliency-based mental health system.
- what youth and families say they need with regard to resiliency components.
38. Understanding and Supporting New Mexico Veterans and their Families
Presenters: Christopher Burmeister, MS, LMFT, Administrator, New Mexico Veteran and Family Support Services, Presbyterian Medical Services; Hoyt Roberson, MC, LMFT, Clinical Director, New Mexico Veteran and Family Support Services, Presbyterian Medical Services; Ted Testa, PsyD,MBA, Director of Behavioral Health, Presbyterian Medical Services
This presentation provides an introduction to the military environment and combat, and their effects on soldiers and family members; an understanding of the support needs of the diverse New Mexico veteran population; and a description of New Mexico’s pilot project (Veteran and Family Support Services) and the services it provides.
Participants will learn
- the clinical issues facing New Mexico Veterans and their families.
- about military and combat environments.
- how to provide services to culturally diverse populations in New Mexico.
39. CYFD Transition Services: Maximizing Opportunities for Successful Youth Transition to the Community & Adulthood
Presenters: Robert Gerlock, BS, Transition Coordinator Manager, Children, Youth and Families Department, Santa Fe, NM ; Kristin Jones, LSW, Director of Community Based Behavioral Health Services, Children, Youth and Families Department, Santa Fe, NM; Jared Rounsville, MSW, LISW, Youth Services Bureau Chief, Children, Youth and Families Department, Santa Fe, NM
Through a panel discussion, participants learn about the State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department’s approach to actively maximize opportunities for successful transition to the community and adulthood as youth reintegrate into the community from a juvenile correctional facility and/or age out of the child welfare system. The panel addresses successful transition from the children’s behavioral health and support system to the adult systems of care and reviews best practices of family and youth led recovery-oriented planning, to include collaborative partners and natural supports, and allow for discussion on opportunities to further increase consumer and community involvement to support transitioning youth. Challenges to ensuring a comprehensive delivery of services in consideration of rural and frontier communities, and opportunities to link with services and interventions respectful of the youth and family’s culture are addressed.
Participants will learn
- about the barriers and challenges faced by transitioning youth.
- the best practices to overcome obstacles and support youth through collaborative system change.
- about youth led recovery-oriented planning, strengthened through collaboration with community supports.
Program Content: The information, comments, and opinions expressed in the workshops and general sessions as well as the content of any material utilized or distributed during the programs do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Behavioral Health Collaborative, conference sponsors, or Kesselman-Jones, Inc. Therefore, no organization endorses nor assumes responsibility for the concepts expressed during these programs.
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