3M RPTC/FASD Waiver Training Conference 2010

Identifying and Treating FASD Issues Intertwined with Behavioral Health problems

March 15-17, 2010
Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center
Anchorage, Alaska

Topics

How Behavioral Health issues are complicated by FASD
Writing an RPTC/FASD Waiver Plan of Care
Improving the life of a youth with an FASD through mentoring services
Supported employment services can change a youth’s future

Who should Attend?
Community Mental Health Center staff, SDS Home and Community Based Care Agency staff including: Mental Health Clinicians, case managers, mentors, foster parents, group home staff, day habilitation, respite and supported employment staff.

Agenda
Mon. March 15, 8a-5p - Tues. March 16, 8a-1p
Open to anyone providing waiver services (see Who should attend)

Tues. March 16, 12p-5:00 p - Wed. March 17, 8a-4p
Open to Mental Health Clinicians, Case Managers and Agency Administrative Staff

All participants should plan to complete FASD101, and possibly FASD201 prior to the conference.
To locate an FASD 101 or 201 trainer in your area go to:
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/fas/Resources/trainers/public/default.htm
or Contact Diane Casto 907-465-1188 or Genevieve Casey 907-465-4984.

To access ELearning and the State of Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development's FASD 101 online course, click here: ELearning

Event Details
Full breakfast, lunch and snacks provided, all three days.

Hotel suites with restaurant on site and transportation to meeting site. Parking to be paid.

Travelers from outside of Anchorage:
Transportation and Lodging will be provided for you.
Please contact Sarah Frick at 907-264-6258 if you need to make travel arrangements from outside of Anchorage. Please do not incur any travel expenses until receiving prior approval from The UAA Center for Human Development.

Guest Speakers
DAN DUBOVSKY, MSW, LSW

FASD Specialist Task Leader for Training and Technical Assistance for the SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence

Dan Dubovsky, MSW, LSW, is the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) specialist for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) FASD Center for Excellence. He provides training and technical assistance on FASD to individuals, families, programs, agencies, communities, and states. He has a keen interest in the provision of quality services to those with a FASD and their families. He has worked for over 30 years in the fields of mental health and developmental disabilities; and has presented regionally, nationally and internationally. In the area of FASD, his son Bill was his mentor and best teacher.

Dan has worked for more than 30 years in the fields of mental health and developmental disabilities. He began his career as a childcare worker in residential treatment. After receiving his MSW, he worked as a therapist in a residential setting with children, adolescents and young adults and their families. Dan has also worked as a therapist in community-based and hospital settings, addressing both medical and psychiatric needs of those with acute, chronic and terminal illness.

Dan has developed and facilitated ongoing groups for persons with disabilities, as well as groups for residential, nursing and social work staffs. Dan has presented regionally, nationally and internationally on many topics, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, psychopharmacology, transition, socialization coaching, schizophrenia, mood disorders, loss and grieving, and therapeutic alliances.

Alaska’s RPTC/FASD Waiver

Alaska’s RPTC/FASD Waiver Project, also know as the “3M Project,” was launched in October 2007 with the goal of reducing the number of youth, ages 14 to 21, in residential psychiatric treatment centers who are dual-diagnosed with FASD and SED. Part of the project success is determined on interventions based on:

Modeling- to learn desired behaviors
Mentoring- consistent reinforcement of desired behaviors
Monitoring- continual evaluation and data collection for gathering practice-based evidence

This project allows Alaska to use Medicaid money formerly spent on residential psychiatric treatment on new home and community based services.

For additional information on the State’s project, see

http://www.hss.state.ak.us/DBH/resources/initiatives/fasd_waiver_demo.htm

Information for Agencies:

Training & Certification
FASD 101 & 201

The University of Alaska, through the Center for Human Development, is creating a certification process for therapeutic intervention mentors and plan of care coordinators. Participants must complete FASD 101, offered online and locally, prior to attending core training sessions. Core training sessions are offered at the Semi-Annual 3M Conference in Anchorage in the spring and fall of each year. Web-based training will be available for new staff in need of training when the Core Training is not immediately available.

FASD 201 is offered locally through trainers and is a requirement for Alaska’s RPTC/FASD Waiver.

To locate an FASD 101 or 201 trainer in your area go to: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/fas/Resources/trainers/public/default.htm

To access ELearning and the State of Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development's FASD 101 online course, click here: ELearning

Technical Elements for Supervisors and Administrators

Links to past conference training:

FASD Medicaid Waiver Training for New Service Providers

Presenters L. Diane Casto, State of Alaska, DHSS, Behavioral Health
Dan Dubovsky MSW, U.S. DHSS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Jeanne Gerhardt - Cyrus, Kobuk Valley Consulting
Cheri Scott, Stone Soup Group

FASD Medicaid Waiver Information -Part 1

FASD Medicaid Waiver Information -Part 2