Disability and Health and the Prevention of Secondary

Conditions: The Importance of Case Management,

Service Provider and Peer Support Partnerships

 

September 17-18, 2009, UM University Center, Missoula, MT

 Note: Some presentations and handouts are posted on this web site. Please follow the highlighted links.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

7:00-8:00 Registration

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

8:00-8:20 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

8:20-9:45 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 (Ability Montana), Bobbie Becker (Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow, Inc. (LIFFT) )
Powerpoint Presentation: Montana CIL Disability and Health Panel

• Discussion

9:45-10:15 Wellness Break

Shape Up Montana  (Suzie Eades, Big Sky State Games)
10:15-11:00 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

11:00-12:00 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

12:00-1:00 Wellness Break and Lunch

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

1:00-2:00 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

2:00-3:00 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

3:00-3:30 Wellness Break

3:30-4:30 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)

4:30-5:00 Reports from Break Out Groups (Facilitator: Meg Traci)

Friday, September 18, 2009

8:00-8:30 PANEL:

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

8:30-10:00 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

10:00-10:15 Wellness Break
EatRight Missoula ( Rebecca Morley, Missoula City/County Public Health Department)

10:15-11:55 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

11:55-12:00 Evaluation and Wrap Up