Registration

• Register and Materials Pick Up
• Visit MonTech demonstrations, set up throughout conference

Welcome and Introductions: Meg Traci and James Driggers, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services - Senior and Long-term Care Division
 

Background: Secondary Conditions in Montana
Meg Traci, Ph.D. and Desirae Ware, MPH
Montana Disability and Health Program Director, UM Rural Institute
    Handout: How to Order Right to Know Materials
    Powerpoint presentation: Disability and Health and the Prevention of Secondary Conditions: The Importance of Case Management, Service Provider and Peer Support Partnerships

 

Disability and Health Panel

• Overview of Medical and Social/Contextual Models of Disability and Health, Tom Seekins, Ph.D., Director of the Research Unit, UM Rural Institute and Professor, UM Department of Psychology
  Powerpoint Presentation (pdf format): A Brief History of Disability and Health, Peer Support, and Case Management: Merging Paths
   
• Examples of Disability and Health from Related Fields

Senior and Long Term Care: James Driggers, Bureau Chief, Community Services, Montana DPHHS Senior and Long-term Care Division

Addictive & Mental Disorders Division: Marcia Armstrong, Medicaid Program Manager, Addictive and Mental Disorders Division

Nursing: Linda Henderson, MN, RN, BC, Montana State University-School of Nursing

Social Work: Cindy Garthwait, MSSW, UM School of Social Work
    Handout 1: Excerpts from the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, 1999
    Handout 2: A Social Work Perspective on Case Management
    Handout 3: Social Functioning: Focus of Case Management

Independent Living: Tom Osborn (North Central Independent Living Services), Jude Monson (Summit Independent Living Center), Bob Maffit (Montana Independent Living Project), Bobbie Becker (Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow, Inc. (LIFFT) )
    Powerpoint Presentation: Montana CIL Disability and Health Panel

• Discussion

Wellness Break  Shape Up Montana  (Suzie Eades, Big Sky State Games)
 

PANEL: Identifying Opportunities to Prevent Secondary Conditions and Roles for Case Mangers and Providers, A Case Study Example

• Introduction: Tracy Boehm, MPH, MTDH
   
• Depression: Rosemary Hughes, Ph.D., MTDH
   
• Chronic Pain and Substance Abuse: Craig Ravesloot, Ph.D., MTDH
   
• Weight Problems: Kathy Humphries, Ph.D., MTDH
   
• Physical Conditioning and Fitness Problems: Molly Blair, B.S., New Directions Wellness Center
   
• Discussion

BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Secondary Conditions Prevention Opportunities

• Depression (Facilitator: Rosemary Hughes/ Joy Gabrielli)
   
• Chronic Pain & Substance Abuse (Facilitator: Craig Ravesloot/ Tracy Boehm)
   
• Weight Management (Facilitator: Kathy Humphries)
   
• Fitness and Physical Conditioning (Facilitator: Molly Blair) New Directions Wellness Center

Wellness Break and Lunch Shape Up Montana (Suzie Eades, Big Sky State Games)

PLENARY: Peer Support & Secondary Condition Management: Research Report (PowerPoint presentation)
Cheryl Gagne, Sc.D., Associate Director, Recovery Center, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, Boston

PANEL: Programs of Peer Support

• Introduction: Meg Traci
   
• Living Well With a Disability, Craig Ravesloot and Tracy Boehm
   
• Working Well With a Disability, Catherine Ipsen
   
• Programs to Prevent Abuse and Violence Among People With Disabilities, Rosemary Hughes and Joy Gabrielli
   
• Peer Support for TBI, Ian Elliot
   
• Wellness Recovery Action Plan, Marcia Armstrong
    Handout 1: The 10 Fundamental Components of Recovery
    Handout 2: Recovery

• Discussion

Wellness Break

BREAK OUT SESSIONS: Programs of Peer Support—Case Manager and Provider Roles

Living Well With a Disability & Working Well With a Disability (Facilitators: Craig Ravesloot, Tracy Boehm, and Catherine Ipsen)

Programs to Prevent Abuse and Violence Among People With Disabilities (Facilitators: Rosemary Hughes and Joy Gabrielli)

WRAP: Mental Health Peer Support (Facilitator: Marcia Armstrong); TBI Peer Support (Facilitator: Ian Elliot)
 

Reports from Break Out Groups (Facilitator: Meg Traci)

PANEL: Brain Injury Associations: Brad Donaldson (Minnesota Brain Injury Association); Kristin Morgan, Brain Injury Association of Montana)

PLENARY: Supporting Persons with TBI through Group Treatment, Lenore A. Hawley, LCSW, CBIST and Jody Newman, Craig Hospital

• Social Skills and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workbook for Group Treatment Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System’s Clinical Trial Research
   
• A Health and Wellness Intervention for Individuals with TBI

Wellness Break
EatRight Missoula ( Rebecca Morley, Missoula City/County Public Health Department)

PANEL: Concrete Tips for Case Managers and Service Providers to Support Health and Wellness With People With Disabilities

• Recognizing Prescription Medication Diversion and Substance Abuse: Lt. Steve Brewster, HIDTA Task Force Commander, and Detective Connie Bruckner, Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, Detective Division, Missoula Police Dept.
   
• Signs and Symptoms of Suicide: Ken Welt, Ph.D., Director, UM Counseling and Psychological Services and Montana Suicide Prevention Program
  Handout: General Guidelines on What to do Once You have Determined that a Patient is at Risk of Suicide
   
• Housing Opportunities, Resources, and Rights: Michael M. O’Neil, State Director; AWARE Montana Home Choice Coalition
  Handout 1: Resource list
  Handout 2: Inclusive Housing Design
   
• Assistive Technology Updates: Chris Clasby, MSW, MonTech, UM Rural Institute
  PowerPoint Presentation: The Role of Assistive Technology (AT) in Improving Health and Wellness of Individuals with Disabilities

Evaluation and Wrap Up