December 1, 2017
Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.
Program begins at 9:15 a.m.
JFK Library, Boston, MA

 The Stephanie Moulton Symposium is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
with special thanks to our friends at the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health.

CEUs have been applied for social work, LMHC, OT, psychology and nursing.
Please watch for updates.

Target Audience:
DMH and Provider Staff, individuals who receive services, and other stakeholders

If accommodations such as ASL interpreters or visual aids are needed and for any other questions,
please contact Kathleen Hammerstrom at costaffdev@massmail.state.ma.us 
by Friday November 15, 2017

PROGRAM

8:45                 Registration

                        Continental Breakfast/Networking 

9:15                 Opening Remarks 
                        Department of Mental Health Commissioner Joan Mikula
 
9:30                 Keynote Panel
Warmth and Hospitality as Risk Modulators: Toward Building a Moral Community
Christopher Gordon, MD, Medical Director and Senior Vice President of Clinical  Services, Advocates, Inc.
Amy Morgan, Director of Behavioral Health Residential Services Division,  Advocates, Inc.
Keith Scott, Vice President of Peer Support and Self-Advocacy, Advocates, Inc.

10:30               Break/Move to workshops 

10:45               Workshops

Workshop 1 - Supported Decision Making: Highlights & Challenges 
Description: This workshop will offer an overview of Supported Decision Making (also sometimes referred to as ‘Shared Decision Making’) including: Why this approach is essential at all levels of care; Core components; and Potential challenges in implementation.
Presenter: Sera Davidow, Director Western Mass Recovery Learning Community (RLC)
Andrea Stone, MD Medical Director, DMH Western MA Area

Workshop 2 - The Impact of Motivational Interviewing
Description: This workshop will provide the attendee with a brief overview of how Motivational Interviewing can be used to help individuals think differently about themselves and ultimately consider what might be gained through change.
Presenters: Michael Crossman, Residential Supervisor, DMH Corrigan Mental Health Center
Robert Jope, LMHC Director of Risk Management, DMH Southeast Area

Workshop 3 - Understanding and Addressing Risk in Programs of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)
Description: In this workshop attendees will be introduced to the kinds risk encountered in outreach services. Various tools for addressing risk on both an individual and structural level will be reviewed.
Presenters: Ryan E. Bates, Dual Diagnosis Clinician, Metro North PACT, Eliot Community Human Services
Lee S. Bulgin, MD Outpatient Psychiatrist, PACT Team, Eliot Community Human Services
Kayla Borja Frost, LMHC Metro North PACT Team Leader, Eliot Community Human Services
Elizabeth F. Sundquist, LMHC, Director of PACT Services/Mobile Respite, Eliot Community Human Services

Workshop 4 - Self-compassion as a Tool for Engagement and Prevention of Escalation
Description: In this session, participants will learn how their own perceptions of individuals and situations impacts outcomes. Together, we will explore the role of the brain in interpreting and responding to behaviors and develop strategies for using self-compassion to increase our ability to care for ourselves and others in times of stress. 
Presenter: Charity Bell, MPA, Director of Learning and Development, DMH Northeast Area

11:45               Lunch

12:30               Presentation of Stephanie Moulton Memorial Award
                        Kim Flynn, Mother
                        Award Recipient

12:45               Afternoon Workshops
                        Attendees will attend a second workshop of those listed in the morning session above

2:00                 Plenary Address
                        Self-Care: Renewing the Joy
                        Donna White, RN, PhD, CNS, CADAC

3:00                 Close/Adjourn