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Day 1 | May 18
Session 1:
Welcome & Introduction: Mission, Vision & Purpose to Indiana Cultural Competency Enhancement Project
Division of Mental Health & Addiction Leadership
Presenter: Rachel Johnson, DMHA Chief of Staff
Equity-Centric Integrated Care-The New Wellbeing Model
Division of Mental Health & Addiction Leadership
Presenter: Dr. Kory Carey, Ph.D., Executive Director of Equity and Systemic Integration
State of the State: Future Casting for an Equitable System
Family and Social Services Administration Leadership
Presenter: Dr. Breanca Merritt, Ph.D., FSSA Chief Equity Officer
QUESTIONS
Division of Mental Health & Addiction Leadership
Presenter: Rachel Johnson, DMHA Chief of Staff
Division of Mental Health & Addiction Leadership
Presenter: Dr. Kory Carey, Ph.D., Executive Director of Equity and Systemic Integration
Family and Social Services Administration Leadership
Presenter: Dr. Breanca Merritt, Ph.D., FSSA Chief Equity Officer
Session 2:
Key to Individual Accountability
Presenter: Dr. Dennis Rudnick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Multicultural Education, Missouri State University
Session 3:
KEYNOTE
A Fireside Chat with Jodi-Ann Burey: Intersections of Race, Culture & Health Equity
Presenter: Jodi Ann Burey
Session 4:
Back to the Future: Understanding How Your Mentoring Lineage Affects Your Application of DEI Today to Increase Culture Competency
Learning Objectives
- Understand the basics of mentorship and its relationship to mental health.
- Be able to define the Mentoring Lineage and Straight A's concepts.
- Understand the positive role of therapy as a means of helping to provide closure from the past.
- Advice on improving current and future DEI work with the help of culturally diverse mentors and proteges.
Presenter: Dr. Gabe Veas, Ph.D., The Los Angeles School of Mentorship
Session 5
Bridging the Autism Service Chasm: Implementation of a Coordinated Care Continuum for Patients with the Most Significant Behavioral Health Challenges
Learning Objectives
- Learn about complications and/or regression that leads to sustained support needs across the lifespan for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Reflect upon their organizational capacity to facilitate and implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) across settings
- Engage with case reviews and the impact of communication, capacity and accessibility upon both provider staff and patient experiences
- Consider the impacts of organizational climates and factors upon competencies and service outcomes
- Explore and inform agile strategies to enhance workforce capacity and retention
Presenters: Dr. Tiffany Neal, Ph.D. and Dr. Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D. HANDS in Autism® Interdisciplinary Training and Resource Center, Department of Psychiatry, IU School of Medicine
Session 1
Organization Adaptability
Learning Objectives
- Pathways towards Employer Adaptability through both internal and external communications
- Individual Adaptability & Self-Care
- Programmatic Adaptability & External Partners
- Systems Adaptability
Presenters:
Kelli Lester, Chief Strategy Officer, Engaging Solutions
Kellie Meyer, President, Kellie Meyer Training Solutions
Suzanne Clifford, MBA, CEO Inspiring Transformations
Moderator: Sunny Lu Williams
Session 2
Transforming Recruitment & Retention: What We’ve Learned and are Still Learning
Learning Objectives
- Identify areas of the hiring process that can be adapted to local needs;
- Search for ways to foster a welcoming environment for new and existing staff
- Offer support in different areas to assist and to increase retention of staff at your local agency.
Presenter: Noemi Schoenradt, Four County Center
Session 3
KEYNOTE
Reliving COVID-19: Organizational Adaptability during the Pandemic – Crisis Change Management
Presenter: Dr. Aleesia Johnson, Ed.D., Superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools
Session 4
The Structure of Belonging in Therapeutic Groups
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate a new paradigm for creating communities of accountability for those in mental health and addiction settings.
- Learn to shift language in order to shift the community worldview
- To assist a mental health community in taking ownership of their own futures and community
Presenters: Anna Schoon, Northwest IN Community Action; Beth Ellen Holimon, The Hive Collective
Session 5
Connecting the Path from War-Related Trauma to Culturally Competent Services for Refugees, Asylees, and Asylum Seekers
Learning Objectives
- To better understand the role Exodus plays in providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services and how this mission extends to other community services providers.
- To understand how Exodus staff apply DEI and cultural competence to ensure clients are supported and connected with community partners.
- To understand the challenges and explore solutions for broader and effective service implementation, especially for mental health services.
Presenters: Danielle Schneider-Moran, Craig-Anesu Chigadza, & Claire Pollock, Exodus Refugee Immigration