Resources from Speaker Meetings 2017 and Older
Nov 2017 Speaker Meeting - Jorge Méndez
Jorge Méndez joins us to describe a new ‘Whole Person Care’ (WPC) pilot project authorized and funded under California’s Medi-Cal 2020 waiver. This grant provides services to individuals who have a mental health OR substance use disorder and at least two of the following: Two or more chronic health conditions, homeless or at risk for homelessness, four or more psychiatric hospitalizations in a 12-month period, two or more medical hospitalizations in a 6-month period, institutional living in the last 12-months (locked care or jail), and/or prescribed five or more medications for chronic health conditions.
Whole Person Care provides services that were not previously funded by the Department of Healthcare Services to help address the high rates of medical and psychiatric hospitalizations experienced by those with multiple diagnoses and compounding risk factors. The additional services provided under this grant include Case Management in the primary care setting, funds for rental security deposits, peer and housing navigation services, the use of telehealth devices to help remotely manage chronic health conditions, comprehensive care management and others. Come learn about the addition of these services.
Whole Person Care provides services that were not previously funded by the Department of Healthcare Services to help address the high rates of medical and psychiatric hospitalizations experienced by those with multiple diagnoses and compounding risk factors. The additional services provided under this grant include Case Management in the primary care setting, funds for rental security deposits, peer and housing navigation services, the use of telehealth devices to help remotely manage chronic health conditions, comprehensive care management and others. Come learn about the addition of these services.
Nov 16, 2016 - Michael Fitzgerald
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Learn about the mental health delivery system as it currently is with historical reference to how it became that way. Most importantly, learn how this affects the clients in need of services today. Everyone must be engaged in designing a system that will be more optimal than the current. The way that the funding streams and decision processes are currently in California does not lend itself to system change, but change can occur if leverage is brought to bear- - achieved through partnership.
Michael Fitzgerald is the chair of the Center for Behavioral Health, of the California Hospital Association and sits on the Board of Trustees for CHA. Recently, the Board of Trustees adopted specific focus areas and priorities for mental health care in California. The Hospital Association is determined to provide resources in order to address the critical issues of mental health facing our communities. Michael is also on the advisory committee for the Leadership Institute Forum on Behavioral Health, made up of many Hospital Systems across the country. This forum aims to make profound system changes and how mental health delivery is performed.
Learn about the mental health delivery system as it currently is with historical reference to how it became that way. Most importantly, learn how this affects the clients in need of services today. Everyone must be engaged in designing a system that will be more optimal than the current. The way that the funding streams and decision processes are currently in California does not lend itself to system change, but change can occur if leverage is brought to bear- - achieved through partnership.
Michael Fitzgerald is the chair of the Center for Behavioral Health, of the California Hospital Association and sits on the Board of Trustees for CHA. Recently, the Board of Trustees adopted specific focus areas and priorities for mental health care in California. The Hospital Association is determined to provide resources in order to address the critical issues of mental health facing our communities. Michael is also on the advisory committee for the Leadership Institute Forum on Behavioral Health, made up of many Hospital Systems across the country. This forum aims to make profound system changes and how mental health delivery is performed.
Nov 16, 2016- Dr. Seetha Subbiah
Talks about the young girl who inspired her book, "Did you Hear That? Help for Children Who Hear Voices".
Did You Hear That? is a beautifully illustrated practical therapeutic storybook for psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health practitioners assisting children who hear voices and see things that others do not hear and see.
It is also an easy to understand and user-friendly guide for concerned parents, children, teachers, pediatricians and allied health professionals.
Did You Hear That? is a beautifully illustrated practical therapeutic storybook for psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health practitioners assisting children who hear voices and see things that others do not hear and see.
It is also an easy to understand and user-friendly guide for concerned parents, children, teachers, pediatricians and allied health professionals.
Sept 21, 2016- Ms. Debra Lampshire
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Debra has heard voices since childhood and spent several decades in Mental Institutions. She discovered a way of getting her voices under control and reclaimed her life. Her approach has now been adopted by mainstream Mental Health Services in New Zealand. In this presentation she will discuss her approach to dealing with distressing voices and the current Mental Health environment with an emphasis on Recovery.
Debra has an extensive background as a mental health educator and as consultant providing Peer Advisory Services. She serves as the Project Manager for the Psychological Interventions for Enduring Mental Illness Project, developed the Consumer-Clinician Alliance to co-facilitate therapeutic groups for people who hear distressing voices and trains clinical staff in her innovative and internationally renowned approach to voice hearing.
Debra is a Professional Teaching Fellow with The University of Auckland’s Centre for Mental Health Research in the School of Nursing, and travels internationally for conferences, teaching and presenting her publications. She transferred her own 30 years of the lived experience of recovery, voice hearing and the shared experiences of the consumers she has worked with into a wealth of knowledge that is collaborative, interactive and empowering.
Debra has an extensive background as a mental health educator and as consultant providing Peer Advisory Services. She serves as the Project Manager for the Psychological Interventions for Enduring Mental Illness Project, developed the Consumer-Clinician Alliance to co-facilitate therapeutic groups for people who hear distressing voices and trains clinical staff in her innovative and internationally renowned approach to voice hearing.
Debra is a Professional Teaching Fellow with The University of Auckland’s Centre for Mental Health Research in the School of Nursing, and travels internationally for conferences, teaching and presenting her publications. She transferred her own 30 years of the lived experience of recovery, voice hearing and the shared experiences of the consumers she has worked with into a wealth of knowledge that is collaborative, interactive and empowering.
July 20, 2016 - Housing in Santa Cruz County
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Understanding Housing can be complicated and mysterious. How do you get on housing wait-lists? Who provides the housing? What kind of supports are available? What is the wait time? What are the costs?
THE PANELISTS:
Jim Straubinger, M.S. - Inpatient and outpatient mental health system 30+ years. 10 years as Patient’s Rights Advocate in Santa Clara County. Housing Coordinator since 2008. Former Treatment Coordinator for County of Santa Cruz in 2002.
Patrice Sovyak OTR/L, Director Community Services, Front St. Inc - Supervisor of Housing Support program since its expansion in 2009. Team member of County Interagency Housing Support. Former Program Director of Opal Cliffs Social Rehab and Willowbrook Residential. Licensed Occupational Therapist working in Santa Cruz County mental health programs for 18 years. Certified WRAP facilitator. Promotes wellness.
Keri Swenson - Property and Asset Manager for Encompass Community Services since 2010. Former Regional Manager for John Stewart Company, a leader in Affordable Housing Management. Committed to affordable housing.
THE PANELISTS:
Jim Straubinger, M.S. - Inpatient and outpatient mental health system 30+ years. 10 years as Patient’s Rights Advocate in Santa Clara County. Housing Coordinator since 2008. Former Treatment Coordinator for County of Santa Cruz in 2002.
Patrice Sovyak OTR/L, Director Community Services, Front St. Inc - Supervisor of Housing Support program since its expansion in 2009. Team member of County Interagency Housing Support. Former Program Director of Opal Cliffs Social Rehab and Willowbrook Residential. Licensed Occupational Therapist working in Santa Cruz County mental health programs for 18 years. Certified WRAP facilitator. Promotes wellness.
Keri Swenson - Property and Asset Manager for Encompass Community Services since 2010. Former Regional Manager for John Stewart Company, a leader in Affordable Housing Management. Committed to affordable housing.
Community Engagement and Peer Programs - May 18, 2016
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May 18, 2016 Speaker Meeting
Looking for friends and community who have similar life experiences? Would you like to receive help and support nding a job, volunteering or returning to school?
PANELISTS:
Community Connection / Mariposa Center
• Andrea Turnbull, Director
• Larry Lester, Community Connections
Mental Health Client Action Network (MHCAN)
• Sarah Leonard, Executive Director • Thomas Webb, Volunteer & Board Member
• Helen Bradley, Shadow Speaker
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Hugh McCormick, Peer Program Coordinator and Board Member
• Will Llewellyn, NAMI Peer to Peer
Looking for friends and community who have similar life experiences? Would you like to receive help and support nding a job, volunteering or returning to school?
PANELISTS:
Community Connection / Mariposa Center
• Andrea Turnbull, Director
• Larry Lester, Community Connections
Mental Health Client Action Network (MHCAN)
• Sarah Leonard, Executive Director • Thomas Webb, Volunteer & Board Member
• Helen Bradley, Shadow Speaker
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Hugh McCormick, Peer Program Coordinator and Board Member
• Will Llewellyn, NAMI Peer to Peer
Intensive Treatment Programs that Encourage Mental Health Recovery- March 16, 2016
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Would you like to learn about Santa Cruz County’s service and support programs for those moving out of or into a crisis? Are you wondering what support is available when therapy isn’t enough to overcome mental health roadblocks? Panelists will discuss their programs, capacities, and plans, as well as philosophy on how the family can play a part in recovery. ese programs are for people who are stepping down from hospitalization, or needing alternatives to hospitalization or feel they need more support/skills than individual therapy can provide. Panelists: Marty Riggs, LCSW, Acute Services Program Manager The County’s Adult Mental Health Services Program located at the Emeline complex, provides services of assessment and access to services, care treatment teams, medication management, and therapy. It also oversees all the services provided by the contract providers of Encompass, Inc. David MacBryde, Program Director, Telos, a program of Encompass, Inc. Telos is a 10-bed crisis residential program which serves as an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization for individuals in crisis. The program provides a healing environment where residents receive the treatment, support and caring they need to stabilize and move out of their crisis state. Provide process groups, individual counseling, and assistance with independent living skills and connecting to the com- munity. Treatment approaches include Motivational Interviewing and utilizing the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) materials. David Campbell, Program Director, El Dorado Center, a program of Encompass, Inc. El Dorado Center (EDC) is a 16-bed, community-based treatment program for individuals who are in need of an intensive structured residential program. Most residents are stepping down directly from the Behavioral Health Unit or long-term locked care into EDC as an unlocked, more home-like environment, as they continue the healing process in preparation for transitioning back to community living. EDC provides individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, structured activities, community outings, and assistance with independent living skills and connecting to the community. Adrian Camp, Manager, Second Story, a program of Encompass, Inc. Second Story is a six-bed house which serves as short term respite and a voluntary opportunity for individuals seeking to learn how to move out of old roles and patterns and into mental wellness. Staffed by “peers,” the household provides an opportunity to experience what change feels like, and to learn new responses through relationships with each other. Cassia Bloom, MFT, LPCC and Shawn Smith, MFT, CADCII, Coastal Turning Point Has a variety of services including an Intensive Outpatient Program for adults and teens. They primarily serve people with mood and anxiety disorders but also accept participants with other disorders such as schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who are already stabilized on medication. The program consists of topics including but not limited to: Goals Setting, Self-Esteem, Developing Healthy Relationships, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training, Developing Coping Skills and Emotional Regulation, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). |
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Santa Cruz Behavior Health Center presentation Jan 2016
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NAMI SCC will hosted a panel of speakers from our Santa Cruz County Behavior Health Center that is comprised of an outpatient Crisis Stabilization Program and an inpatient Psychiatric Health Facility. They addressed some of the concerns of our NAMI community.
Jorge Méndez, Administrator Jorge Méndez, MA/MPA, has been the Director of the Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Center, since it opened in 2013. Mr. Méndez has extensive knowledge and experience directing mental health service programs in Santa Cruz County and is also a family and NAMI board member. In his previous role as Vice President of Front St. Inc., Mr. Mendez directed residential and outpatient treatment programs, supportive housing services, emergency housing for veterans, and psychiatric services for older adults. Arveen Sandhu, Crisis Stabilization Program Director Arveen Sandhu, Registered Nurse and has been the Program Director for Telecare’ s Crisis Stabilization Program since July 2015. Ms. Sandhu began her mental health career in 2010 working with dually diagnosed consumers (developmental disabilities and mental illness). Laura Nadel, Clinical Director Laura Nadel, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, began her mental health career at a locked mental health rehabilitation center in 1999. Ms. Nadel has worked extensively with individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness and has expertise transitioning clients successfully out of locked psychiatric care. Ms. Nadel has a passion for community mental health, working as a Senior Mental Health Client Specialist for Santa Cruz County for ten years, and in July 2015 stepped into her newest role as Clinical Director of the inpatient psychiatric health facility operated by Telecare overseeing clinical care at the facility. |
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May 2015 - Dr. Adelsheim powerpoint on mental health improvements around early and first episode psychosis.
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Mar 2015 - recording of Mental Health Parity (insurance)
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CalMHSA: http://calmhsa.org/
Disability Rights CA: Toll Free 800.776.5746 / TTY 800.719.5798 http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/ Parity for Medi-Cal: http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/CalMHSA/CalMHSAParity.html | ||||||
Jan 2015 - recording of Evening with NAMI Peers
November 20, 2014 - recording of Community Meeting
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Audio of Community Meeting held Nov 20 in Santa Cruz. Thanks Rocketgirl! Want to learn more? see http://tinyurl.com/comm-mtg for the latest. Please come to the meetings in December (see website for dates and times).
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November 19, 2014 - recording of Erik Riera's Update on County Programs
July 16, 2014 - Management of Depression and Anxiety in the 21st Century: The Latest Advances and Innovations
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Saad A. Shakir, M.D., D.F.A.P.A., F.A.C.I.P
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May 21, 2014 - Intensive Outpatient Programs for Youth and Young Adults
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Bay Area Children's Association Powerpoint
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Nov 20, 2014 - Pharmacotherapy for Substance Use Disorders,
presented by Vanessa de la Cruz, Chief of Psychiatry for Santa Cruz County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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