MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CMH BOARDS
2016 ANNUAL WINTER CONFERENCE, “TAKING CHARGE OF CHANGE”
PRE-CONFERENCES INSTITUTES: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016
FULL CONFERENCE: FEBRUARY 2 & 3, 2016
Continuing Education Credits:
Social Work: The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB), provider #1140, is approved as a provider for social
work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
program. MACMHB maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 11/10/13-11/10/16. Social workers should contact their
regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive 7.5 continuing education clock hours for participating in the
full conference (2/2/16-2/3/16); Social workers will receive 7 continuing education clock hours for participating in pre-conference #1
(2/1/16); Social workers will receive 4 continuing education clock hours for participating in pre-conference #3 (2/1/16).
Substance Abuse Professionals: MACMHB is approved by Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP). MACMHB
maintains the responsibility for the program and content. Substance Abuse Professionals participating in this full conference (2/2/162/3/16) may receive a maximum of 8.5 contact hours. Substance Abuse Professionals participating in pre-conference #1 (2/3/16) may
receive a maximum of 7 contact hours. Substance Abuse Professionals participating in pre-conference #3 (2/3/16) may receive a
maximum of 4 contact hours.
Evaluation: There will be an opportunity for each participant to complete an evaluation of the course and the instructor. If you have any issues with
the way in which this training was conducted or other problems, you may note that on your evaluation of the training or you may contact MACMHB at
517-374-6848 or through our webpage at www.macmhb.org for resolution.
Conference Goals:
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To identify ways to use data and data analytics to improve outcomes and care.
To identify new strategies in using value-based (outcome) payment systems.
To spotlight programs highlighted in the Mental Health and Wellness Commission Report.
To address the impact of current local, state and federal policy and planning issues related to healthcare reform. Including a focus on local
initiatives being used to assist people with enrollment in the Healthcare Exchange and Healthy Michigan programs.
To provide examples of local pathways to implementing improved healthcare outcomes.
To focus on evidence-based, best and promising practices by: 1) identifying strategies for overcoming barriers, offering solutions and focusing on
the role of supervision; 2) showing how communities have embedded existing EBPs into their system for sustainability; and 3) increasing
understanding of the ways in which continuous quality improvement in EBPs can improve outcomes and performance measures.
To increase participants’ awareness, knowledge, and skills, related to mental illness, developmental disability, substance use disorders, and
trauma informed care
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday, February 1, 2016
8:00am
Registration for Full Day Pre-Conference Institute (see separate registration form)
8:30am – 5:00pm
Full Day Pre-Conference #1: Youth Mental Health First Aid (Project AWARE Training) ($75 fee)
12:30pm
Registration for Half Day Pre-Conference Institutes (see separate registration form)
1:00pm – 4:30pm
Pre-Conference Institute #2: Medicaid Rate Setting ($30 fee)
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Pre-Conference Institute #3: If I Die Before I Wake – Opiate Overdose Prevention & Response
Programming ($30 fee)
4:00pm – 4:45pm
CMH/PIHP Board Chairperson Roundtable & Networking (there is no fee for this meeting)
This roundtable will be an informal gathering of chairpersons to discuss the latest issues affecting board
members. Hear solutions used by chairpersons to overcome challenges in their board. Compare notes and
learn what works and what doesn’t. Bring your questions and be ready to be an active participant in this
lively discussion! If the board chairperson is unable to attend, a board member may come in their place.
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Earlybird Registration for MACMHB Winter Conference
6:00pm
MACMHB Members: Executive Board Meeting
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
7:15am – 5:00pm
Conference Registration and Exhibits Open
7:15am – 8:00am
Group Breakfast
8:00am – 8:30am
Conference Welcome
Go to Bat Award Presentations
 The Honorable Dorene Allen, Midland County Probate & Family Court
 The Honorable John Tomlinson, 72nd District Count, St. Clair County
8:30am – 9:30am
Plenary Session: Frequent Flyer to Hell and Back
 Qualifies for 1 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hour
 Bob Zima, MA, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Mental Wellness Promoter
Bob Zima’s engaging and entertaining style allows him to seamlessly weave his “E-True Hollywood Life
Story" into his “rollercoaster-esque” presentation. Bob is a licensed clinical professional counselor who has
published two books and produced two videos on grief, loss, and healing. He publishes a blog and hosts as
podcast as well. Bob has personally experienced and lived through the crisis and trauma of alcohol and drug
addiction with twenty years of recovery, financial devastation/bankruptcy & homelessness, infidelity and near
divorce and the death of two infant children. Bob personifies the many facets of human behavior, tragedy
and most importantly perseverance. He has traveled to Hell and back so often in his life he has frequent flier
miles. Bob currently works for a CMH agency. He is the clinical supervisor for a day treatment program for
adults with mental illness.
9:30am – 10:00am
Exhibitor Refreshment Break
10:00am – 11:30am
Concurrent Workshops:
1. Collaboration and Consultation for Primary Care: CMHs, PCPs and Psychiatrists Partnering to
Address Behavioral Health Issues
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, LMSW, Behavioral Health Consultant, University of Michigan/MC3
 Valerie Lyle, LLMSW, Behavioral Health Consultant, Van Buren CMH/MC3
 Danielle Sackrider, LMSW, Behavioral Health Consultant, Kalamazoo CMH/MC3
The Michigan Child Collaborative Care (MC3) Program was launched in 2012 as a model of psychiatric
consultation in support of primary care. MC3 provides phone and telepsychiatry consultation to primary care
providers regarding behavioral and pharmacologic treatment of children, adolescents, and young adult
patients. This model aims to improve accessibility to crucial mental health services for Michigan’s children
and high-risk perinatal and postpartum women. As of December 2015, over 550 providers from 39 counties
in Michigan have enrolled in this program. While previous presentations on MC3 have focused on the
program’s activity and utilization, we’d like to highlight the local partnerships in this presentation. Attendees
will learn how partnerships between an academic institution and CMHs have impacted provider utilization in
behavioral health consultation and willingness to treat patients with behavioral health concerns. Participants
will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the benefit of a partnership between CMH and an academic behavioral
health consultation program to support primary care; 2. Understand the approaches to building and
sustaining the relationships between primary care providers and behavioral health; 3. Identify how this
collaborative care program supports mental healthcare integration; and 4. Learn how education and
consultation helps to create opportunities for improved access to mental health care.
10:00am – 11:30am
10:00am – 11:30am
10:00am – 11:30am
2. Treating Trauma in Women with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Terri R. Jones, LLMSW, CADCM, Assistant Coordinator, RSAT Program, Self Help Addiction
Rehabilitation
Participants in this workshop will be able to identify evidenced based strategies proven effective when
working with women in multiple treatment settings and who have experienced trauma either in their
childhood or as an adult. This workshop will also assist by providing information to participants related to
appropriate placement in groups and other recovery settings. Clinicians will be better equipped to identify
trauma through methods presented in this workshop. The workshop will provide information related to
specific strategies utilized in residential, intensive outpatient and the outpatient treatment settings.
Participants will be provided with information related to aftercare planning, supportive services and
identifying specific individual needs of group participants to assure continuity of care at each level of service
provided; while developing effective strategies to manage the obstacles consumers face with successfully
transitioning in the recovery process. Also by participating in this work shop clinicians will have an increased
understanding of the importance of peer-support when assisting the trauma affected consumer. Participants
will be able to: 1. Define the meaning of the following terms: Trauma informed care and trauma informed
services; 2. Demonstrate an increased understanding of trauma informed care and trauma informed
services when working with women who have significant trauma histories; 3. Categorize trauma needs for
women with substance abuse and or mental health disorders in treatment setting including the criminal
justice system and be able to identify the six key principles of a trauma-informed approach; and 4. Describe
and apply individualized goals and objectives which will address specific trauma needs, client centered
treatment planning and assure continuity of care.
3. Who is Knocking on the Front Door? Using Data to Increase Consistency in Access Procedures
and to Better Understand the Needs of Those Seeking Services
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Sarah Bowman, LMSW, Associate Consultant, TBD Solutions
 Josh Hagedorn, MA, Senior Consultant, TBD Solutions
 Todd Lewicki, PhD, Utilization Management and Waiver Director, Mid-State Health Network
Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHP) are required to provide a uniform benefit to ensure that persons
served have access to the same supports and services regardless where they live within the PIHP region.
This session will provide an overview of the design, specification and implementation of a standard
supplementary value set across a PIHP region. This data set was created by the Mid-State Health Network
(MSHN) Utilization Management Committee to increase consistency in access procedures throughout the
region, support service needs assessment, to provide region-wide data on the clinical characteristics
(symptoms, functional impairments) of those seeking services, and the disposition of those service
requests. This dataset is intended to serve as a platform for communication and analysis of standard data
elements. Participants will be able to: 1. Explain the PIHP requirement to provide consistent access to
services throughout the region and recognize the challenges to meeting this standard; 2. Understand the
collaborative process MSHN followed to develop and implement this data set across 12 CMHSPs; 3.
Identify the benefits of utilizing region wide data to better understand the needs of persons served; and 4.
Identify the benefits of increasing consistency in access procedures throughout the region.
4. Building Sustainable Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) Projects Across Michigan
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
- Kim Batsche-McKenzie, LMSW, Manager of Programs for Children with Serious Emotional
Disturbance, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Services Agency
- Jean Pfaendtner, LMSW, Director, Training and Development, Training & Treatment Innovations
- Beverly Ryskamp, JD, LMSW, Systems Development Supervisor, network180
- Sarah Williams, LLMSW, MPH, School Health Consultant, Project AWARE, Coordinator, Michigan
Department of Education
Michigan now has over 25,000 individuals who are trained Mental Health First Aiders! This is largely due to
the two 2014/2015 MDHHS sponsored MHFA projects in Michigan. Come and learn about the outcomes of
these projects and lessons learned. We will explore the different approaches taken across the eight project
counties to introduce, offer and sustain MHFA in their communities. What worked and what didn’t, will be
discussed. The Michigan Department of Education was awarded a mental health grant from SAMHSA –
Project AWARE – which features Youth MHFA trainings. The plan for the Project AWARE initiative will be
introduced. An Overview of the various options for the provision of MHFA will be offered. Join us for a
lively discussion on how MHFA can contribute to decreasing stigma and increasing understanding of mental
health issues in your community! Participants will be able to: 1. Identify the value of the mental health first
aid curriculum in decreasing stigma and increasing public/community understanding of mental health; 2.
Recognize four activities that can help build sustainable MHFA programs within Michigan communities; and
3. Describe two approaches that might work to sustain MHFA in your community.
10:00am – 11:30am
10:00am – 11:30am
10:00am – 11:30am
5. Michigan Autism Spectrum Disorder Program Update
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Brie Elsasser, MSEd, BCBA, Autism Behavioral Specialist, Michigan Dept. of Health and Human
Services
 Lisa Grost, MHSA, PAPHS, Autism Administrator, Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services
The growing prevalence of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased the demand for
effective supports, resources, and services to address each child’s individual needs in the public
Community Mental Health system. There are a wide range of challenges for children and adolescents with
autism and their families, including transportation, peer relationships, behavioral and language barriers,
and inclusion throughout their community and educational systems. Michigan continues to strive to be a
leader in opportunities, services, and supports for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The
presenters will emphasis the importance of system collaboration and coordination and provide updates on
provider capacity for Behavioral Health Treatment, including ABA in the Medicaid system.
Participants will be able to: 1. Identify three current Medicaid and MIChild services in Michigan for
individuals with developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); 2. List two
initiatives in Michigan to increase access to early intervention and evidence-based supports for children
with DD and ASD; and 3. Describe two ASD supports and family resources available in Michigan across
service systems and potential points of collaboration.
6. Employment First in Michigan: Strategies for Innovative Contracting and Purchasing Strategies
to Achieve Increased Competitive, Integrated Employment Outcomes
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Yasmina M. Bouraoui, DrPH, Deputy Director, Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council
- Kathy Lentz, Masters of Management, Senior Executive Officer, Kalamazoo Community Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services
Individuals with disabilities continue to be underemployed and unemployed when compared to individuals
without disabilities. In Michigan, 60% of individuals with disabilities want a job in the community, however
only 17% of them have one. Employment First is the expectation that individuals with disabilities can, with
proper training and support, earn a fair and prevailing wage alongside individuals without disabilities, in
fully integrated settings. This session will explore what systems change strategies related to rate reform
exist to implement Employment First policies and practices in Michigan. It will also describe initiatives to be
undertaken underway through an ODEP technical assistance project to support systems transformation
related to Employment First. Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the status of employment for persons
with developmental disabilities in Michigan; 2. Define the concept of Employment First and its core
principles; 3. Identify various systems strategies that will prioritize employment for persons with disabilities;
and 4. Describe initiatives that can be undertaken to support rate reform to impact systems transformation
related to Employment First.
7. The Community Broker Process
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Jennifer Goodwill, BA, Community Broker, The Arcadia Institute
 Allison Hammond, Ed.D. Education Leadership, MSE Special Physical Education, MSA,
Executive Director, The Arcadia Institute
 Community Broker Representative to be determined
The Community Broker Process is used by The Arcadia Institute to create pathways, opportunities and
experiences for youth and adults with disabilities in the community outside of specialty services. Making
Action Plans (MAPS) and Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) (O’Brien, J., Pearpoint, J.,
and Kahn, L. (2010) Inclusion Press: Toronto CA) that use graphic facilitation are used in the Community
Broker Process. In this session, Dr. Allison Hammond and Jennifer Goodwill will describe the process and
show a video that demonstrates how The Arcadia Institute uses the Community Broker Process and have
participants share testimonials. Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the Community Broker Process
used for Future Planning by The Arcadia Institute; 2. Summarize the steps in the Community Broker
Process; and 3. Summarize the benefits of the Community Broker Process.
10:00am – 11:30am
8. Boardworks 2.0: Leadership - Participatory Governance and Ethical Implications (formerly
Character)
 Qualifies for 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Clinton Galloway, Board Member, The Right Door for Hope, Recovery and Wellness (formerly
Ionia CMH)
 Robert S. Lathers, MSW, LMSW, Chief Executive Officer, The Right Door for Hope, Recovery and
Wellness (formerly Ionia CMH)
This workshop is designed to mirror the nature of successful leadership in the public sector responsible for
community well-being. The inherent wisdom of the participants will be engaged in the dynamics of
addressing the following subjects and exploring, “How do we do that?” Participants will be able to: 1. Learn
the qualities of leadership; capturing the passion for justice and healthy communities; 2. Cultivate the
values and intent of public policy; 3. Discuss the board’s commitment to the promotion and protection of the
intended beneficiary’s individual rights and responsibilities of full citizenship; 4. Explore ethical issues of
special interests, influence, conflict of interests and operating outside the role and responsibilities of the
Board’s defined authority; 5. Learn how to distinguish matters of Board and community ethical
considerations from issues of personal morality; and 6. Discuss ethical responsibility of identifying and
developing core competencies for governance members.
11:30am – 12:20pm
Group Lunch
12:20pm – 1:20pm
Plenary Session: Key Issues Update from MI Department of Health and Human Services
 Qualifies for 1 CE hour for Social Workers and 1 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hour
 Lynda Zeller, MA, Deputy Director, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities,
Administration, MI Department of Health and Human Services
 Robert Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Association of CMH Boards
During this winter conference, the Key Issues Update (a longstanding tradition at the Association’s
conferences) will use an interview format, allowing Lynda Zeller, the Senior Deputy Director of the MDHHS
Bureau of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Services and some of the administration’s
leadership team the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues that impact the CMH, PIHP, and provider
systems and those served by those systems. The interview will cover questions revolving around
Michigan’s submission of the federal 1115 Medicaid Waiver, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, the federal
Home and Community Based Services rule changes, efforts to integrate behavioral health/intellectual/
developmental disability services with physical health care services, the state FY 16 and 17 budget picture,
and other national and statewide efforts. Participants will be able to: 1. List at least two key issues being
addressed by DHHS’s BHDDA in the coming year; and 2. Restate two or more opportunities for
collaboration between MDHHS and the local and regional public behavioral health/intellectual/
developmental disability services system.
Concurrent Workshops:
1:30pm – 3:00pm
9. The Neurobiology of Addiction: Using Eastern Principles to Treat Western Addictions and
Mental Health Disorders
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Chris Allen Shreve, Doctoral Candidate LPC NCC, Wellness Practitioner in Private
Practice/Director of Oakland TMS Depression Treatment Center, Oakland Psychiatric Associates
The purpose of this workshop is to educate participants on the basis of addiction from a neuroscience
perspective, with emphasis on using Eastern healing principles to address these disorders. A special focus
will be made to discuss our military personnel throughout the training. Some of the learning objectives
include the following: Understanding the processes of addiction at the cellular level; identifying the various
structures and systems that underlie addictive pathology. Participants will be engaged in a discussion of
how unregulated pleasure or trauma creates the addiction foundation in the brain; highlighting the battle
between the “thinking brain and the survival brain.” Additionally, participants will be engaged in a discussion
on how daily stressors trigger the pathway to relapse reactivating the survival brain. In the second half of
the training participants will learn the underlying principles and practices of Eastern medicine and other
complimentary & alternative medicinal practices used in ancient healing including how to use energy
medicine to treat addiction and mental health disorders. Participants will be able to: 1. Explain the
processes of addiction at the cellular level; identifying the various structures and systems that underlie
addictive pathology; 2. Understand how unregulated pleasure or trauma creates the addiction foundation in
the brain; highlighting the battle between the “thinking brain and the survival brain;” 3. Learn the underlying
principles and practices of Eastern medicine and other complimentary & alternative medicinal practices
used in ancient healing; and 4. Learn how energy medicine can be applied to treat addiction and mental
health disorders.
1:30pm – 3:00pm
1:30pm – 3:00pm
1:30pm – 3:00pm
1:30pm – 3:00pm
10. Understanding Stress, Trauma and Young People
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific Substance Abuse Contact Hours
*Note: May be of Particular Value for Prevention Professionals
 Celine Klecker, MS, LLPC, CADC, CCS-D, Clinical Director, Holy Cross/Kairos Healthcare
With substance abuse and non-violent and violent crimes of youth rising at staggering levels, this crucial
point in time demands a high quality multi-theoretical training approach that combines neuro-relationship
science with positive youth psychology and resiliency research. This training draws on social, emotional and
relational factors that impact how we work with adults and children who have experienced trauma. There is
no need for adults and children to be left behind or held hostage by childhood experiences over which they
had no control. We who interface with them have the power to make a dramatic difference in the outcome of
their lives. Participants will be able to 1. Understand the latest brain research that clearly proves that brain
chemistry is influenced dramatically by healing relational experiences and sensory adaptable environments;
2. Identify healing solutions informed by revolutionary breakthroughs in the three regions of the brain; 3.
Identify the thinking brain (cortex) responsible for abstract reasoning; and 4. Identify the emotional brain
(limbic) responsible for affect regulation, empathy, affiliation and tolerance; and the survival brain (brain
stem or reptilian) responsible for fight or flight, heart and other body regulation functions thus understanding
how substance abuse affects existing trauma and creates new ones.
11. Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment Implementation, Sustainability, and Alteration throughout
Michigan
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Jennifer Harrison, PhD, LMSW, CAADC, Faculty/Field Coordinator, Western Michigan University
School of Social Work
Individuals with co-occurring illnesses are at risk for poor outcomes related to criminal justice,
hospitalization, housing, and employment. High fidelity evidence-based practice models, including
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT), are associated with significant improvements in outcomes.
Although IDDT has been well-researched in small scale clinical trials, the implementation, alteration, and
sustainability in real world applications over time has not been well-researched or understood. A descriptive
analysis of a secondary dataset including the full population of 68 IDDT fidelity teams from 2006-2012
evaluated by the Michigan Fidelity and Assessment Team (MiFAST) in one state was completed. IDDT
fidelity significantly improved over time of implementation, had significant variance in the sustainability of the
practice, and was higher in teams who altered the practice by incorporating peers. Recommendations for
staffing, funding, and policy are made in this study. Participants will be able to: 1. Understand the main
components of IDDT as a best practice; 2. Examine the changes in fidelity over time in the largest sample of
IDDT teams nation-wide; and 3. Have clues to develop policies about the incorporation of peers into IDDT
and other best practices.
12. Health Care Reform: Emerging Trends and Issues in Behavioral Health
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Sarah Bannon, MSW, LMSW, ACSW, SSGB, CEO, Lakeview Consultants, LLC
The focus of the presentation is on Trends and Updates across the Corporate Compliance Continuum
including: a.) What’s new with health reform: HIPAA, the ACA, False Claims Act, etc.; b) New Government
Resources to Detect, Prevent, and Fight Fraud; c) Expanded Overpayment Recovery Efforts; and d)
Enhanced Penalties to Deter Fraud and Abuse including Greater Oversight of Private Insurance Abuses.
The level of surveillance from the federal government has increased dramatically over the last several years
for CMH and other health care providers. Not understanding and following the regulations may
detrimentally impact anyone doing business in health care. Health reform – particularly the ACA provisions
– are still emerging, complex, and far reaching. Participants will be able to: 1. Learn key legal changes and
requirements impacting social work practice in 2016; 2. Identify at least three strategies to reduce risk of
error and fraud in their organization; and 3. Understand the primary elements of a corporate compliance
program.
13. Update on Recent Changes in the Files and Data Distributed by MDHHS
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Dale K Howe, PhD, Owner, Dale K Howe Consulting, LLC
Recently, there have been significant changes in the files and data distributed by MDHHS to the boards.
This presentation will provide an overview of the data available and how it has changed in the last few
months. This is not a technical lesson in how to take the files apart, but a refresher on what data is
available, when it becomes available, and how it might be used to improve the care we can provide. We will
also discuss how the available data can be used for business and utilization planning. Participants will be
able to: 1. Summarize how MDHHS distributes enrollment and revenue data to the boards; 2. Identify
recent changes in the file contents and why they matter; and 3. List specific connections between available
data and what we can do for those we support.
1:30pm – 3:00pm
1:30pm – 3:00pm
1:30pm – 3:00pm
3:00pm – 3:20pm
14. Pharmacy and Medication Safety Considerations in an Electronic Environment: Opportunities
to Enhance or Comprise Patient Safety
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Michael Breen, RPh, MBA, Registered Pharmacist, Vice President, Pharmacy Operations,
Advanced Care Pharmacy Services
 Grant Brown, PharmD, Doctor of Pharmacy, CEO, Advanced Care Pharmacy Services
 William Drake, PharmD; Doctor of Pharmacy, President and COO, Advanced Care Pharmacy
Services
Even as electronic prescribing (eRx) has markedly reduced some types of errors, others have cropped up
to take their place and the benefits of eRx are at risk of being overshadowed by unintended consequences.
Although most prescribing errors continue to be detected and resolved by pharmacists in both the inpatient
and community settings, some still slip through the entire medication use chain, making it all the way to the
patient. This presentation will focus on ways to minimize medication error opportunities and strengthen the
collaboration between CMH providers. Participants will be able to:1. Identify at least 5 potential
opportunities for prescribing errors when using e-prescribing; 2. Recognize at least 3 opportunities for the
reduction of medication administration errors utilizing electronic Medication Administration Records; and 3.
Discuss strategies to improve transitions in care and the medication reconciliation process to reduce
medication errors.
15. Tobacco Dependence Treatment: Skills for Mental Health Practitioners
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Jim Harrington, MS, Public Health Consultant, Tobacco Section, Michigan Department of Health
and Human Services
People with serious mental illness die 25 years earlier than the general population largely due to conditions
caused or worsened by smoking. Tobacco dependence treatment amongst those with mental illness faces
many barriers both from consumers and from treatment professionals. Nonetheless, those with mental
illness deserve the same opportunity to recover from tobacco addiction as everyone else. This course will
educate participants on the physical and emotional complications caused by smoking particularly by those
with a mental illness. Recommended treatment strategies will be described. FDA-approved medications for
quitting will be shared and special concerns for those with mental illness or those using psychotropic
medications will be discussed. Resources for quitting smoking, including classes, online and telephone
counseling will be shared with participants. Participants will be able to: 1. Understand the diseases caused
by tobacco use as well as the special health implications for those with mental illness; 2. Understand the
social justice issue for people with mental illness who use tobacco; 3. Know the Public Health Service
Guidelines (the 5A’s) for tobacco dependence; and 4. Describe community resources for smoking cessation
and how they can extend the work of a health care provider.
16. Boardworks 2.0 Pilot: Substance Use Disorders and their Integration into the PIHP Structure:
An Overview of the Disorder, Services and Funding Structures
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
- Mindie Smith, MA, LLP, CAADC, Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Director,
Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health
- Grady Wilkinson, LMSW, Former President, CEO, Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
This presentation is intended to be part of the Boardworks education series for CMHSP board members but
also for a broader audience seeking information about Substance Use Disorder Services. The presentation
will provide basic information about addictive disorders and how the recent realignment of the PIHP and
funding system should provide more integrated and accessible care for those with this or multiple disorders.
The presentation will describe what a Recovery Oriented System of Care is and how the funding
mechanisms work to ensure services are available. It will describe what Prevention Services and
Treatment Services are as well as what types of treatment may be available. It will describe Medication
Assisted Treatment and how this often misunderstood service can work as an adjunctive therapy to many of
the treatment modalities offered. Participants will be able to: 1. Understand the relationship between the
PIHP, CMHSP and Substance Use Disorder Provider Agencies; 2. Have a basic understanding of the
nature of the addictive disorder and how this may co-occur with a mental illness or be a single occurring
disorder; 3. Differentiate between prevention, treatment and recovery directed services and how these
services in partnership with communities form a Recovery Oriented System of Care; and 4. Describe the
benefits of Medication Assisted Treatment as adjunctive to any level of care or as stand alone treatment.
Exhibitor Refreshment Break
Concurrent Workshops:
3:30pm – 5:00pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
17. Recovery-Oriented, Strength-Based, Stage of Readiness Matched Treatment Plans
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Mark M. Lowis, LMSW, EBP Implementation Specialist, Michigan Department of Health and
Human Services
The participant will be helped to develop a strategy for writing Recovery Oriented Treatment Plans by
gaining a practical understanding of the term "Recovery" and the way to operationalize it for the purpose of
identifying a goal derived from "Medical Necessity" that targets a specific symptom or condition that
interferes with a person’s ability to perform a critical life function. Participants will complete a treatment plan
as part of a progression of activities during the training. Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the way in
which "Recovery" relates the person's desire to acquire or reacquire the ability to perform a critical life
function that has been lost to disabling symptoms of mental illness, substance use disorder or
developmental condition; 2. Pin-point specific symptoms or conditions that interfere with critical life
functions; 3. Determine a person's level of readiness based on 5 factors for participating in activities meant
to assist in the recovery of critical life functions; 4. Design a minimum of 2 Objectives (discernible and
verifiable behaviors) that match the level of readiness for working toward the recovery of a critical life
function; and 5. Design an assistive and collaborative intervention for each objective.
18. Meeting People Where They Are at Through Text and Chat Crisis Services
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Erin Maye, BA, Resource and Crisis Helpline On-Line Emotional Support Coordinator, Common
Ground
 Aimee Nimeh, LMSW, Vice President, Programs & Services, Common Ground
Common Ground will introduce our Resource and Crisis Help Line Crisis Chat and Text Program which is
offered locally and nationally. Chat and Text has gained popularity due to privacy and mobility. We began
offering crisis intervention services through chat and text in 2012 as a way to engage those who prefer to
communicate through technology, particularly youth. We discovered that there is an increasing demand in
all age groups choosing to utilize crisis chat and text to gain access to mental health services. Community
needs are not being met, as evidenced by Common Ground’s volume and capacity to respond. Common
Ground will show local, state-wide and national data on how many individuals are seeking chat and text
services and national emerging trends. In Michigan, crisis chat and text services are limited. The
implementation of these services would allow mental health professionals to connect with individuals they
may not otherwise reach, for example the hearing impaired community. State-wide support, funding,
research, opportunities for growth and mental health professional involvement will be highlighted.
Participants will be able to: 1. Recognize the need, accessibility and value of providing on-line emotional
support and mental health services via chat or text messaging; 2. Examine how data collection can track
trends, impact underserved populations and improve gaps in care; 3. Describe the role of a crisis center in
a community response to trauma and recovery; and 4. Identify obstacles and service delivery opportunities
for growth within the mental health profession.
19. Behavioral Health Treatment Benefit for Autism: Developing a Large System of Care While
Maintaining Fidelity of Treatment and Improving Outcomes
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
- Alicia Decker, Director of Autism Services, Centria Healthcare
- Nicole Dwyer, Licensed Professional Counselor, ASD Benefit Specialist, Detroit Wayne Mental
Health Authority
- David Fales, LPC, Executive Director, Special Education & Behavioral Connections
- Christiana Show, Master’s in Education, Senior Clinical Director Special Education & Behavioral
Connections
The Medicaid Autism Expansion which allowed for coverage of Behavioral Health Treatment (BHT),
including ABA, to individual’s ages 0-21, took place January 1, 2016. Prior to this the ASD Benefit covered
children ages 18 months to 5 years, which rolled out April 1, 2013. This presentation will provide an
overview of the initial and expansion roll-out, what we have learned about ASD Service Delivery and how to
structure and manage systems to provide intensive behavioral health treatment services to individuals with
ASD and their families between ages 0-21. Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the changes to the ASD
Benefit and the system-wide implications of roll-out of BHT for individual’s ages 0-21 with ASD Diagnosis; 2.
Identify strategies for a rapid ramp-up service delivery and how to identify, incentivize, and retain staffing to
ensure that evidence-based practice is upheld and service recipients receive person-centered services that
produce positive outcomes; 3. Discuss PIHP and provider process-flows to ensure efficiency and timely
access to services; 4. Identify strategies for coordination of care between multiple systems and providers
and education; and 5. Learn how ABA services have been rolled out in multiple states and in multiple payer
systems, including ABA delivery in schools in Pennsylvania.
3:30pm – 5:00pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
20. Best Practices to Guidelines Toward Driving Better Outcomes for Mental Health Courts
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Diane Breckenridge, LBSW, Clinical Liaison, Genesee Health System
 Marie Pappas, B.A., CADC-M, Management Analyst, State Court Administrative Office
 Sabrina Sylvain, Director of Court Programming, Gratiot County District Court
Are you thinking of developing a mental health court in your community? Have you recently developed a
MHC program and wrestle with processes to promote a successful program? Have you been part of MHC
program for some time but feel stuck in a rut? Well learn about what elements that lead toward effective
collaboration between the local CMHSP and the court staff. Learn about services and treatment modalities
that produce better outcomes for consumers within a mental health court. And, lastly, learn about mental
health court program structure and the importance of the structure that fosters positive outcomes during and
after participation in a mental health court. Participants will be able to: 1. Identify three elements that lead
toward successful collaboration between the local CMHSP and court staff and ways to implement the
elements; 2. Describe three domains of evidence-based programs and practices that are utilized in mental
health court programs that produce better outcomes; and 3. List three structural elements of a mental health
court that foster positive outcomes for mental health courts and the reasoning for their importance.
21. The Michigan CMH System Story and Evolution as Told Through CMH Financing
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Judith Taylor, PhD, Consultant: Chief CMH Historian for CMH Financing, Reporting, Rate Setting
and Data Analytics, Michigan Association of CMH Boards
The CMH system in Michigan has a 50 year history that is intertwined with the CMH financing history. This
includes the history of state General Funds appropriated to the CMH system, and the history and evolution
of CMH Medicaid financing. The session will look back at the treatment/service values and factors that
created financing changes both statewide and across the system and will look at the current environmental
scan, and discuss the future of CMH role and financing. Participants will be able to: 1. Understand the CMH
system changes over the past 50 years and how the financing has supported this evolution; 2. Identify the
key elements of the GF funding story - statewide and across the CMH system - why does your CMHSP GF
look the way it looks today; 3. Identify the key elements of the Medicaid funding story - statewide and
across the PIHP/CMH system; 4. Identify the issues involved with the specialty services carve out,
integrated care and the dual eligible pilots and the potential impact on the CMH consumers and the CMH
system; 5. Identify the key elements of the future CMH funding environment; 6. Identify roles for advocacy
for a viable public mental health safety net; and 7. Identify roles for advocacy for a sustainable specialized
Medicaid system of services and supports.
22. System of Care Pilots: Government and Faith Community Partnership with Open Table
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Terry Kuhns, MA, BA, CEO, People Achieving Change Today (PACT), LLC
 Dalia Smith, BS, Cultural and Linguistic Competency Coordinator, Saginaw Max System of Care,
Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority
 Wardene B. Talley, MA, BSW, Project Director, Saginaw MAX System of Care, Saginaw County
Community Mental Health Authority
Open Table is a faith-based model which draws together the community and relationship life of
congregations providing technical support, training, structure and process. Each Table is composed of a
group of volunteers that make a year-long commitment to act – through relationship – as a team of life
specialists, encouragers and advocates. Over the course of a year, the Table works together to set goals,
foster accountability and implement a plan to create change. Saginaw MAX System of Care was one of
three communities nation-wide selected to launch the Open Table pilot. The pilot integrates government
and faith based perspectives creating a unique collaboration under the umbrella of the wraparound model.
Open Table’s mission statement is “Transforming poverty through community.” Open Table is dedicated to
helping communities better understand the dynamic of poverty and how poverty profoundly impacts
individuals, families and children thus ensuring the structure, process, training and support components
are grounded in cultural and linguistic responsiveness. Participants will be able to: 1. Recognize the
benefits of utilizing the ‘natural supports’ available within communities as a result of developing strong
relationships and partnering with the faith community using the Open Table Model; 2. Increase awareness
and understanding of the Open Table model specifically; and 3. Implement the Open Table model within
any system or community with support and technical assistance from the Open Table team.
3:30pm – 5:00pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
23. Strategies and Partnerships to Address the Behavioral Health Needs of Veterans
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Panel Facilitator: Robert S. Lathers, MSW, LMSW, Chief Executive Officer, The Right Door for
Hope, Recovery and Wellness (formerly Ionia CMH)
 Representatives from the Veterans Administration
The opportunity for Community Mental Health Centers to become Certified Community Behavioral Health
Clinics (CCBHC’s) includes a number of requirements regarding Scope of Service that focus on intensive
outpatient and coordinating services for active duty military and veterans, as well as others who may have
served in the military. This panel presentation will provide an overview of those requirements; identify
several initiatives that are being implemented currently in Michigan by CMHSPs and providers; discuss
need and opportunities available for training about military and veteran’s culture. Participants will be able
to: 1. Describe key components of SAMSHA’s Criteria for the Demonstration Program to Improve
Community Mental Health Centers & to Establish Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers
(CCBHC’s) that are required to comply with intensive community-based outpatient behavioral health care
for members of the US Armed Forces and veterans; 2. Identify at least three initiatives currently being
implemented by selected Michigan CMHSPs aimed at reaching and serving veterans; and 3. Understand
the CCBHC requirements to have staff who are trained and competent regarding military and veterans’
culture in order to be able to understand the unique experiences and contributions of those who have
served their country.
24. Boardworks 2.0: Foundations – Ensuring a Consumer Focus
 Qualifies 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Julie Barron, Peer Support Specialist & Customer Service Representative, CMH Authority of
Clinton-Eaton-Ingham Counties
 Robert Sheehan, LMSW, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Association of CMH Boards
The presenter will address the public policy expectations of the community system, reflecting intended
beneficiaries as the sole purpose of the existence of the community system itself. Participants will be able
to: 1. Identify at least 3 key elements of Commitment to the Life Plan (Person-Centered planning and
support); 2. List at least 3 Self-Determination principles; 3. Learn about recovery orientation; 4. Describe the
Resiliency perspective; 5. Name 3 key elements to cultural representation; 6. Identify at least two
opportunities and/or strategies for building community partnerships and collaboration; and 7. Identify at
least two strategies for supporting community capacity building.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
7:45am – 12:00pm
Conference Registration and Exhibits Open
7:45am – 8:45am
Breakfast Activities (full breakfast buffet will be served until 8:45am)
 Regional Breakfast Meetings
 Provider Alliance Breakfast Meeting
 Non-Member and Staff Networking Breakfast
8:50am – 9:00am
Boardworks Certificate Presentations
9:00am – 10:00am
Plenary Session: From the Governor's Office: Key Initiatives Update
- Brian Calley, Lt. Governor, State of Michigan
A great opportunity to hear directly from Michigan's second in command on the status of the Michigan
Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force recommendations. What are the other behavioral health
care issues the state plans on addressing this year? What will the FY17 budget look like for behavioral
health care and what else is on the administration's to do list for 2016?
10:00am – 10:20am
Exhibitor Refreshment Break
Concurrent Workshops:
10:30am – 12:00pm
25. Meaningful Contacts: Interacting with Individuals with Complex Communication Needs
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Lynn A. Sweeney MA, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist and Owner, Sweeney
Communication & Consultation; and Graduate Faculty Member, Central Michigan University
Many consumers experience medical, psychological, developmental, or situational conditions that make
communication challenging for them, their significant others and those who provide services for them.
Understanding the status, experiences, wishes, and needs of such consumers is a critical first step to the
provision of meaningful intervention/resolution of problems and establishing trust, education, selfdetermination and ultimate wellbeing. Some consumers are able to communicate if provided adequate
supports but may not be able to speak/use traditional communication methods. Some develop significant
behavioral challenges because they are misunderstood. This session will review medical, neurologic,
motoric, developmental and situational conditions that challenge communication between consumers and
those who strive to help them. Attendees will be provided with ways to help determine status and improve
outcomes, determine needs/choices, and collect and provide information successfully in positive
interactions. Key examples from working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, developmental
and acquired brain injury, and a variety of sensory, motor, psychological and neurological conditions will be
used to demonstrate opportunities to improve understanding whether or not a person is able to use
traditional speech/language. Modeling and real case examples will help improve understanding of the
elements of successful receptive and expressive communication in interaction process. Participants will be
able to: 1. Identify frequent challenges in communicating with consumers with special needs; 2. Describe
successful strategies for presenting and receiving information with individuals with communication
challenges; 3. Select one or more strategies or tools appropriate for improving and/or augmenting
communication with those who have limited speech; and 4. Practice one or more communication strategies
within the session or identify best practices of others.
10:30am – 12:00pm
10:30am – 12:00pm
10:30am – 12:00pm
26. Follow the Path to Step-By-Step Clinical Interventions in an Integrated Outpatient Environment
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Michael Hunter, MBA, BA, Chief Information Officer, Team Wellness Center
 Sara Shields, RN, BSW, MA, Executive Director, Southgate Clinic, Team Wellness Center
Many behavioral health agencies are struggling to integrate physical health care into their practices. They
also face challenges when training social work staff on chronic health conditions. Team Wellness Center
has devised an effective solution for this by developing the Paths to Improved Outcomes, a treatment model
that provides easy-to-use, effective tools for training behavioral health professionals about physical
medicine. This workshop describes the Paths to Improved Outcomes, as well as how to overcome training
challenges. This workshop includes a hands-on exercise that utilizes a treatment template for Pathways to
Integrated Care. It shows behavioral health professionals how to implement a specific path for concurrently
treating mental illness and physical health ailments. For example, if a bipolar consumer has diabetes, the
Path would merge the best practice for treating bipolar disorder, with the American Diabetes Association’s
treatment recommendations. This workshop also explores how to change an agency’s culture by evaluating
its policies and practices to implement Pathways to Integrated Care and improve services and help
consumers become healthier in both mind and body. Participants will be able to: 1. Participate in a
demonstration model of easy-to-use clinical interventions when integrating physical health care and
behavioral health care. This includes providing tools for how to get the integrated health care concept
permeated through all levels of the organization rather than simply being a buzzword or catch phrase; 2.
Identify obstacles that can block behavioral health staff from integrating physical health care, and learn
techniques and strategies to remove those obstacles in ways that streamline the work process for the
practitioners while benefitting the consumer; 3. Instruct behavioral health professionals on how to quickly
and efficiently incorporate the Path model into existing workplace structures; and 4. Change the clinical
culture through training and data collection that illustrates the success of using Pathways to Integrated
Care.
27. Enhancing Functional Assessment and Improving Treatment Outcomes Using Motivational
Interviewing Techniques in the Process
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Mark M. Lowis, LMSW, EBP Implementation Specialist, Michigan Department of Health and
Human Services
 Price Pullins, MA, LLP, Chief Psychologist Consultant, Office of Medical & Psychiatric Services,
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
The participant will learn how the functional assessment is conducted and provides the essential information
necessary for determining the antecedents of a person’s behavior, and leads to an effective behavior plan.
Motivational Interviewing is becoming recognized as the most effect strategy for forming an
assistive/collaborative relationship with a person, and recent studies show its use in the process for
functional assessment leads to more complete and accurate information, enhancing the effectiveness of
treatment outcomes. Additionally, the use of Motivational Interventions results in more rapid improvements
in behavior. Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the essential components of a Functional Assessment
for developing Behavior Treatment Plans; 2. Describe the way in which an assistive/collaborative
relationship enhances the quality and accuracy of information derived from the Functional Assessment; and
3. Describe the way in which an assistive/collaborative relationship is developed using the principles of
Motivational Interviewing.
28. CareConnect360 Overview & Training
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Beth Friar, BA, MS, Training Developer, Optum
 Jim McEvoy, BS, Web Development Team Lead, Optum
The CareConnect360 application has been enhanced recently to better achieve Integrated Care objectives.
CareConnect360 provides actionable consumer-level information for case managers, nurses, and
physicians, and population health information for CMH/PIHP admin staff. On a consumer level you can view
ER visits and inpatient stays, as well as recently filled prescriptions. CMH and PIHP quality management
and utilization review staff can use CareConnect360 to quickly see lists of high ED utilizers, consumers with
3+ chronic conditions, and recently deceased consumers. Do you have questions on how CareConnect360
can assist you in delivering Integrated Care to your consumers? Are you interested in learning more about
how CareConnect360 will be changing in the coming months? Come to this presentation, get trained, and
give us your feedback for improving CareConnect360. Participants will be able to: 1. Deliver Integrated
Care through utilization of the CareConnect360 tool; 2. Improve the ability to coordinate care for high risk
consumers/patients through utilization of the tool; and 3. Recall and use the new features available in
CareConnect360.
10:30am – 12:00pm
10:30am – 12:00pm
10:30am – 12:00pm
29. Making Data Move: Implementation of SIS Dashboard
 Qualifies for 1.5 CE hours for Social Workers and 1.5 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Paul Duff, Utilization Management Coordinator, Lakeshore Regional Partners
 Josh Hagedorn, MA, Senior Consultant, TBD Solutions
 Laura Vredeveld, MA, President, TBD Solutions
The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) has been the subject of much discussion, but many people have seen
what the data from the tool looks like. Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans implementing the SIS are likely
wondering how much person-time to devote to SIS assessments in order to ensure they will meet the state
requirement to complete all SIS assessments within three years. They may also be questioning how to
most effectively use the data to better understand the support needs of their populations. In this
presentation, we use a live, interactive dashboard to allow concrete thinking and planning using regional
SIS data. Participants will be able to: 1. Understand what questions can and cannot be answered by SIS
data; 2. Identify how interactive visualizations of data can be used to provide both contextual and actionable
information (e.g. completion rates, type and frequency of service needs by life domain and distribution of
scores for all persons assessed within the region); and 3. Describe additional planned uses of the SIS data
by various functions.
30. Boardworks Pilot: Regional Entity or Stand Alone – What is a PIHP
 Does NOT qualify for CEUs
 Michael McCartan, MA, CSW, Chief Operation Officer, Region 10 PIHP
 David Schneider, MPA, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Michigan Regional Entity
This workshop will discuss healthcare funding, purchasing, health plans, and the providers serving these
health plans. Other topics discussed will be the Michigan Model of the PIHP, what a PIHP is and what it
does. Participants will be able to: 1. Describe what a PIHP is and what it does; 2. Explain the Michigan
Model regarding Medicaid and the PIHP Regions; 3. Discuss the differences in health plans and how
environmental factors affect these plans; and 4. Identify providers of Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans.
31. Boardworks 2.0: Current and Future Funding for CMHSPs and PIHPs (Previously Budgets)
 Does NOT qualify for CEUs
 Carol Mills, MPA, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Newaygo County Mental Health Center
This workshop will center on the public policy driven financing and accountability expectations for which the
board serves as the fiduciary. Participants will be able to 1. Examine and explore state, federal and local
public revenues including each source of revenue, definition as derived by statute, contract and/or public
policy directive, conditions for use, determination of amounts to be distributed/available, method of
distribution/receipt, application in practice, risk implications, reporting and accounting and audit
requirements; and 2. Explore current state initiatives and proposals regarding pending changes to the
funding of the CMH system and its potential implications for CMHSPs and PIHPs.
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Group Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Plenary Session: Cracked Not Broken…Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt
 Qualifies for 1 CE hour for Social Workers and 1 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hour
 Kevin Hines, Mental Health Advocate and Suicide Survivor
Of the thousands of people who have jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, only 34 have survived. The San
Francisco landmark is one of the most frequently used places in the world to die by suicide, and Kevin
Hines, who attempted to kill himself at age 17, is in the 1 percent of those survivors. An estimated 2,000
people have made the 245-foot plunge, falling 75 mph in four seconds, since the bridge was erected in
1937. Hines remembers feeling isolated, hopeless, and overwhelmed by psychological issues such as
paranoia, mania, and hallucinations before his suicide attempt in September 2000. He remembers writing
the suicide note and watching strangers pass him by on the bridge that day. But he also remembers the
sense of regret he felt immediately after making the leap. Hines channeled his experience and used it to
become a mental health advocate. He shares his story around the world and works to promote suicide
prevention policies.
2:00pm
Conference Adjourns
HOTEL INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS
Note: The conference block is currently full. Please call the hotel and ask to be put on a waiting list. Several
rooms will be released closer to the conference dates and the hotel will contact those on the waiting list. If an
over-flow hotel is needed, we will send that information out to the system and post on www.macmhb.org.
Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, 100 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49007
2016 Room Rates: $134 plus taxes (Single/Double)
Deadline for special room rate: Monday, January 18, 2016
Parking: Discounted rate of $5/night for overnight guests.
To make reservations via phone: call 269-343-3333 and reference “MACHB” to receive the discounted rate.
To make online reservations:
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Enter check in and check out dates: If a guest wants to extend their stay past the conference dates (January 31February 3, 2016) they must call the Hotel directly.
Select more search options and enter promotion code: MACH16
Complete reservations
Michigan Association of CMH Boards Winter Conference Registration Form
February 2 & 3, 2016  Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, Michigan
REGISTRATION FEE (per person)
Full conference registration fee provides you with a program packet, admission to all plenary sessions,
all workshops, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and all breaks.
Member Early Bird
Member After 1/22
Non-Member Early Bird Non-Member After 1/22
Full Conference
$377
$417
$457
$497
One Day
$282
$322
$362
$402
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
A limited number of scholarships are available to individuals who receive services and their families. Scholarships will cover
conference registration fees only. Consumers who serve as CMH board members are not eligible. Deadline to request scholarship:
January 20, 2016. To request a scholarship form, contact Chris Ward at [email protected] or 517-374-6848.
3 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER
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business days prior to the training, no refund will be given.
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MACMHB WINTER PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTES
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016
RADISSON PLAZA HOTEL & SUITES, 100 W. MICHIGAN AVE, KALAMAZOO, MI 49007
Full Day Pre-Conference #1: Youth Mental Health First Aid (Project AWARE Training)
 Qualifies for 7 Michigan Social Work CEs toward professional licensure and 7 Related for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Jean Pfaendtner, LMSW, Director, Training & Development, Training & Treatment Innovations, Inc.
 Ed Kiefer, LBSW, Training Supervisor, Macomb Oakland Regional Center, Inc.; The Center for Positive Living Supports
8:00am – Registration
8:30am – 5:00pm (includes training materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments)
Fee: $75
The Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) course is primarily intended for adults to learn how to help young people experiencing mental
health challenges or crises. It reviews the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents ages 12-18 and
emphasizes the importance of early intervention. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers,
teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18)
who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. YMHFA is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with
young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance
use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
*This training is approved for 7 Michigan Social Work CEs toward professional licensure. Training & Treatment Innovations, Inc. is an approved
provider with the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Approved Provider Number: MICEC-0055.
*Class is limited to 30 people.
*Cost of program is subsidized through Project AWARE grant funding. As a Project AWARE funded YMHFA trainee, participants will be required to
report monthly referral numbers.
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Half Day Pre-Conference #2: Medicaid Rate Setting
 No continuing education credits
 Judith Taylor, PhD, Consultant, Chief CMH Historian for CMH Financing, Reporting, Rate Setting and Data Analytics, Michigan
Association of CMH Boards
12:30pm – Registration
1:00pm – 4:30pm Training (includes training materials and refreshments)
Fee: $30
Everything you wanted to know about Medicaid rates and the funding of the PIHP/CMH system. The presentation will provide a brief overview
of Medicaid Waiver history. The basics of rate setting will be described including the decisions made by the payer ( i.e. the State of Michigan)
to decide how the rate structure and funding model supports what they want to purchase. There will be a brief history of Medicaid rates, more
on the current rate factors introduced in FY10 and FY11. There will be more extensive discussion about the proposed new rate setting model
and factors and implications for the system. Participants will be able to: 1. Understand the basics of rate setting; 2. Understand how CMH
system data is used by the actuary, 3. Understand the factors used in current rates, including Medicaid, Healthy Michigan, and MiChild; and
4. Understand the factors to be used for future rate setting.
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Pre-Conference #3: If I Die Before I Wake – Opiate Overdose Prevention & Response Programming
 Qualifies for 4 CE hours for Social Workers and 4 Specific for Substance Abuse Contact Hours
 Pamela Lynch, LLMSW, CAADC, Co-Occurring Therapist; Co- Director, Adjunct Professor, NLCMH, Harm Reduction Michigan,
Grand Valley State University
12:30pm – Registration
1:00pm – 5:00pm Training (includes training materials and refreshments)
Fee: $30
Fatal opioid overdose is largely preventable. At present, programs in 17 states, including Michigan, teach peers, community and family
members to recognize and respond to an opiate overdose. Programs include drug treatment, mental health, HIV/AIDS providers, hospitals,
homeless shelters, school nursing, police, probation officers, county jails, and the United States Army’s Operation Opioid Safe project for
suicide and addiction prevention in returning veterans. This presentation will discuss the logic, necessity, and efficacy of increased naloxone
use, and distribution throughout the behavioral health system, and its community partners. Participants will be able to: 1. List 3 signs of an
opiate overdose; 2. List the 5 critical components of opiate overdose response; and 3. Learn a minimum of 3 verbal defense responses to
common concerns about opiate overdose programming.
MACMHB WINTER PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTES
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016
RADISSON PLAZA HOTEL & SUITES, 100 W. MICHIGAN AVE, KALAMAZOO, MI 49007
Continuing Education Credits
Social Work: The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB), provider #1140, is approved as a provider for social work
continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.
MACMHB maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 11/10/13-11/10/16. Social workers should contact their regulatory board
to determine course approval.
Substance Abuse Professionals: The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards is approved by the Michigan Certification Board
for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP) to sponsor educational training for professional certification. MACMHB maintains the responsibility for the
program and content.
PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Online: www.macmhb.org; FAX: (517) 374-1053; Mail: MACMHB, 426 S. Walnut, Lansing, MI 48933
Attention: Nakia Payton
Cancellation Policy: Substitutions are permitted at any time. No-shows will be billed at the full training rate. All cancellations will be assessed a $15 administrative
fee. Cancellations received less than 10 business days prior to the conference will be charged the full conference rate and no refunds will be given.
Select the Pre-Conference you plan to attend:

Pre-Conference #1: Youth Mental Health First Aid ($75 fee) (registration 8:30am; training 9:00am – 5:00pm)

Pre-Conference #2: Medicaid Rate Setting ($30 fee) (registration 12:30pm; training 1:00pm – 4:30pm)
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Pre-Conference #3: If I Die Before I Wake – Opiate Overdose Prevention & Response Programming ($30 fee)
(registration 12:30pm; training 1:00pm – 5:00pm)
Name:
Title:
 I am requesting CEUs for social workers. Permanent Licensure #
(required)
Board/Agency:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Area Code/Phone:
E-Mail:
Dietary Needs:  Vegetarian  Vegan  Gluten-free  Allergic:
 Other:
Physical Needs:
Arrangements for special needs will be honored for those written requests received 10 business days prior to the conference. Clearly state your
specific needs for mobility assistance, interpreters, etc. Attempts for on-site requests will be made.
In Case Of Emergency During Conference, Contact:
Cell Phone:
Billing Address if Different Than Above (Contact):
Address:
City, St, Zip:
Payment Method:
Payment DOES NOT need to accompany registration form. However, payment or purchase order must be received by the day of the
conference. Credit cards are no longer accepted for onsite payment. You must pay with check, money order or cash onsite.
 Check (MAILED to: MACMHB, 426 S. Walnut, Lansing Michigan 48933. Payable to MACMHB)
 Purchase Order (attached)
 Credit Card / PayPal: A link will be sent for PayPal with confirmation of registration. No on-site credit card payments will be accepted.
Questions? Contact MACMHB at 517-374-6848