PO Box 387
Yankton, SD 57078
*Casual attire encouraged.
*Bring along business cards for networking.
*Mark your calendar for next year’s conference
set for Mount Marty College on June 6 & 7 , 2012.
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Yankton Area Mental Wellness, Inc. presents the 13th Annual
2011 Theme: “Chemistry for Mental Health: Brain, Personal, Relationships, Life!”
June 8 - 9, 2011 ♦ Mount Marty College ♦ 1105 West 8th Street, Yankton, SD
Early Registration: $95.00/participant if postmarked by 05/20/11.
Optional graduate and undergraduate college credit offered for additional fee.
Avera Education & Staffing Solutions is a participating provider of this year’s conference
MENTAL WELLNESS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th & THURSDAY, JUNE 9th, 2011
~ REGISTRATION DUE BY MAY 20, 2011 ~
Please clearly print or type information. One person per form; please duplicate form as needed.
This information _____may _____may not be shared with conference participants.
NAME:_______________________________________ POSITION/TITLE:____________________________
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION:______________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS:___________________________
BUSINESS PHONE:_______________________ WORK ADDRESS:__________________________________
CITY:______________________ STATE:_______ ZIP:___________ FAX:___________________________
SESSION REGISTRATION:
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 ~ Please mark first choice (1st) and second choice (2nd) for each session!
Session I 10:30 AM 1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____
Session II 1:30 PM 7_____ 8_____ 9_____ 10_____ 11_____ 12_____
Session III 3:00 PM 13_____ 14_____ 15_____ 16_____ 17_____ 18_____
Check one: ___I will ___I will not be attending lunch at the conference on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
Conference meals are provided by certain conference sponsors for registered conference participants.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 ~ Please mark first choice (1st) and second choice (2nd) for each session!
Session IV 9:15 AM 19_____ 20_____ 21_____ 22_____ 23_____ 24_____
Session V 10:45 AM 25_____ 26_____ 27_____ 28_____ 29_____ 30_____
Session VI 1:30 PM 31_____ 32_____ 33_____ 34_____ 35_____ 36_____
Check one: ___ I will ___I will not be attending lunch at the conference on Thursday, June 9, 2011.
Conference meals are provided by certain conference sponsors for registered conference participants.
OPTIONAL COLLEGE CREDIT: Check one: ___ I am ___I am not registering for
___undergraduate / Mount Marty College ___graduate college credit / University of Sioux Falls
Lori Lincoln, Associate Professor, Mount Marty College Thomas Stanage, Ph.D., Executive Director
Phone: 605-668-1460 or email: llincoln@mtmc.edu Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services, Inc
Phone: 605-668-3294 or email: Lois.Halbur@state.sd.us
Upon arrival at the Yankton Area Mental Wellness, Inc. conference, individuals seeking undergraduate or graduate college credit
must complete college registration form, submit registration fee payable to the college, and obtain the course syllabus.
ACCESSIBILITY: The conference site is primarily Americans with Disabilities Act accessible. Please list here special needs for
disability accommodations: _____________________________________________________________________________________
CONFERENCE FEE: $95.00/participant (late registration fee of $130.00 required if postmarked after May 20, 2011).
Payment must be mailed with registration. Make checks payable to: Yankton Area Mental Wellness, Inc.
Please call 605-665-4659 ext 218 if invoice billing is required for payment by an agency or organization.
RETURN REGISTRATION FORM & FEE TO: Yankton Area Mental Wellness, Inc.,
% LCBHS,
1028 Walnut
Yankton, SD 57078
Conference brochure with session descriptions & registration online at www.yamwi.org
Yankton Area Mental Wellness, Inc - 13th Annual MENTAL WELLNESS CONFERENCE
DATE: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 ALL DAY: Books Are Fun (YAMWI fundraiser book sale)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM – Registration
8:00 – 8:30 AM – Music as Therapy – Guy Larson, BS
8:30 AM - Welcome & Introductions – Jean Hunhoff, BSN, MSN, MHA
Presentation of Awards – Pam Kettering, Executive Director – United Way & Volunteer Services of Greater Yankton
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM - Keynote: “Leadership Doesn’t Need a Title” - Dean Aufderheide, Ph.D.
10:30 AM – 12:00 NOON - SESSION I
1) Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health – Jeremy Koerselman, MSW & Elizabeth Rembold, CSW-PIP, QMHP
3) Informal Caregivers’ Attitudes and Perceptions Toward the In-Home Monitoring System – Jarod T. Giger, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
4) Current Adolescent Substance Use Trends – Tara Espland, MS & Christy Alten-Osmera, BS
5) Hooking Up, Culture or Culture Clash – Matt Strichertz, EdD., CCDCIII, CPS
6) Employment in a Challenging Environment: It is More Than Working 8-5– Robert Kean, JD
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM - Luncheon Presentation: ** “Mental Illness and the Homesteader" – John Timm, AS
**This program is made possible by the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities
1:30 PM –3:00 PM – SESSION II
7) Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Dr. David Dracy, Ph.D. & Stephanie Lund, MS, NCC, LPC, QMHP
8) PFLAG: A Resource for Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays – Sherri Rodgers-Conti, MA
9) Alcohol and Drug Use in the Elderly – from Advertisement to Addiction – Matt Strichertz, Ed.D., CCDCIII, CPS
10) Minds on the Edge – Dean Aufderheide, Ph.D.
11) Mental Health Education for Law Enforcement – Phyllis Arends, RN & Stephanie Goldhorn, MS
12) Interventions in Everyday Settings (Autism Spectrum Disorders) - Amanda Keating, Psy.D.
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM – SESSION III
13) Engaging Young Children – Jeremy Koerselman, MSW & Lisa Koerselman, BA
14) Working with You is Killing Me – Gwen Maag, BSN
15) Palliative Care, Hospice & Ethical Issues - Kerryn Aufderheide, RN, MSW, JD
16) Strength-based Integrated Assessments: The Dance Between the Interview and the Document – Kay Ermish, MSW
17) Reach Out and Touch Someone: Using Web-based Technology for Peer Support, Supervision, Education and More –
Julia Kleinschmit, BS, MSW & Elizabeth Rembold, BA, MSW
18) Introduction to People Planning Together – Shanel Kube & Kristi Patton
Thursday, June 9, 2011 ALL DAY: Books Are Fun (YAMWI fundraiser book sale)
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM - Registration
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM – Featured Speaker “How Professionals Ethically Deal with Clients/Patients” – Lt. Gov. Matt Michels, RN, JD
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM – SESSION IV
19) Methamphetamine in the Community – Brian D. Paulsen, BS, MFS
20) Battlemind - Reintegration Issues – Heather Berard, MSW
21) Elder Abuse – Kerryn Aufderheide, RN, MSW, JD
22) Recovery Planning for Complex Issues: Staying Focused on the Basics – Kay Ermish, MSW
23) Conflict in the Home & Affect on Kids – Wallace J. Jackmon, MSW, Ph.D.
24) Assistive Technology for People with Learning and Physical Difficulties – Page Hudson, BS
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM – SESSION V
25) Gangs: Their Impact on Your School and Community – Doug Simmons
26) Beyond Good and Evil: Inside the Mind of the Psychopath - Dean Aufderheide, Ph.D.
27) Financial Wellness – Important Information for Positive Mental Health – Janette Ellis, BS
28) Drugs & Their Effects
29) Erasing Imaginary Lines** - Lawrence J. Diggs, BA
30) Autism/ABA/MAC Services – Carrie Swyter, BS, QMHP & Camille Heyman, QMHP
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM - Luncheon Presentation: ** “Rise & Fall of Small Towns in South Dakota” - Bob Swanhorst, MA
**This program is made possible by the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM – SESSION VI
31) A Review of This Emotional Life – Catherine Flum, MA, NCC, LPC & Panelists
32) Returning Veterans PTSD – Robin Carter-Visscher, Ph.D.
33) Grief Awareness and Procession – Mark Vande Braak, Ph.D., MT-BC, FT
34) Spirituality in Recovery and Mental Health
35) A New Beginning - Abby Hunhoff, BA & Jean Hunhoff, BSN, MSN, MHA
36) ABA & Behavior Reduction – Carrie Swyter, BS, QMHP & Camille Heyman, QMHP
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - CLOSING SESSION: The Chemistry of Organizational Life: Or How Leadership Matters Too -
Matthew R. Fairholm, Ph.D.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Ph: 605-665-4659, Ext. 218 / Fax: 605-665-4673 / E-mail: yamwi.org@gmail.com
DIRECTIONS: This conference will be held at Mount Marty College, 1105 West 8th Street, Yankton, SD. The college is located near Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. Watch for YAMWI signs directing participants to the conference registration entrance. Yankton information is available at Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce at 605-665-3636 or 1-800-888-1460 or www.yanktonsd.com
2011 MENTAL WELLNESS CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES:
Conference participants will:
1) Explore different therapeutic interventions
2) Explore contemporary ideas on methods to reduce stress
3) Examine the impact crisis events have on individuals
4) Examine factors that may impact effective coping
5) Identify behaviors indicating chemical dependency, mental illness, and/or developmental disabilities and explore the latest interventions and treatments
6) Address the issues involved in working with clients, students and loved ones with different physical and mental needs
7) Examine the current status of youth in society, their pressures of life and how everyone can support youth
8) Describe new methods of “CARING FOR SELF ... CARING FOR COMMUNITY”
9) Incorporate the 2011 conference theme: “Chemistry for Mental Health: Brain, Personal, Relationships, Life!”
PROFESSIONAL CREDIT FOR THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO:
It is the responsibility of each participant to ensure that professional credit meets the criteria for their discipline.
*SD Board of Counselor Examiners
*Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators in SD
*SD Board of Social Work Examiners
*Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Professionals
*SD Emergency Medical Services Office - EMTs
*SD Department of Social Services Childcare Services for registered and licensed providers
*Continuing Education Units – through the South Dakota Human Services Center
* Avera Education & Staffing Solutions is an Approved Provider of continuing education by CNE-Net, the education division of North Dakota Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
This continuing nursing education activity is supported through unrestricted grants and exhibits. This does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation, CNE-Net, or Avera Education & Staffing Solutions approval or endorsement of any product. Application for contact hours has been made to CNE-Net, the education division of the North Dakota Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Please call Craig Sherman at Yankton Area Mental Wellness, Inc. for more information about contact hours.
CONFERENCE GOAL:
The overall conference goal is providing training to healthcare professionals and caregivers in their day to day dealing with persons living with mental health issues.