Welcome | Day 1 EBP Conference Manager Crystal Smith (right in photo) and Jon Ramos, director of ACT consulting and training (left), of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University during registration and morning meet-and-greet on day one of EBP Conference 2016, which took place on October 19 and 20 at the Cleveland Airport Marriott. | |  |
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Michele Robinson (right) of Beacon Health in Mentor, Ohio, is among several volunteers from local behavioral healthcare organizations and the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University to assist with conference registration. | |  |
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Conference participants chose from over 40 free educational resources and tools (e.g., booklets, posters, mini-posters, reminder cards) produced by the Center for Evidence-Based Practices. These tools help disseminate the core components of evidence-based practices and other best practices. | |  |
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New resources and tools for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) were among those highlighted and made available for free at this year's conference (learn more). | |  |
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Debra Hrouda, PhD, LISW-S (left), director of quality improvement at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices, and conference volunteer Ken Gill, MSSA, LISW-S, LICDC, former (retired) clinical director of Beacon Health in Mentor, Ohio. | |  |
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Bobbi J. Boyer, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, OCPSII, of the Institute for Human Services in Columbus, Ohio. | |  |
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Conference participants earned up to 11 CEUs, as well as supervision and ethics credits, at EBP Conference 2016. | |  |
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A crowd of over 225 behavioral healthcare and healthcare professionals attended this year's event. | |  |
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Keynote | Day 1 Patrick E. Boyle, PhD, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, director of implementation services at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices, introduces the keynote speakers for October 19th and the topic of Behavioral Health Redesign in the State of Ohio. | |  |
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Keynote | Day 1Title: Behavioral Health in Ohio: A New Paradigm Keynote Co-Presenter Tracy Plouck, director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS).
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Keynote | Day 1Title: Behavioral Health in Ohio: A New Paradigm Keynote Co-Presenter James Tassie, JD, assistant director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid. | |  |
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Leaders of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices and the keynote presenters. From left to right: - Robert J. Ronis, MD, MPH, co-director
- James Tassie, JD, keynote presenter
- Patrick E. Boyle, PhD, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, director of implementation services
- Tracy Plouck, keynote presenter
- Lenore Kola, PhD, co-director of the Center, was unable to attend this year's event.
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Keynote Co-Presenter Tracy Plouck (right), director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS), answers questions from a conference participant after her presentation. | |  |
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Patti Fetzer, LISW-S, director of the Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center at the Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio.
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Conference participants chose from 42 different workshops that equipped participants with knowledge and
skills for service transformation and behavioral healthcare redesign. | |  |
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Workshops explored best practices and evidence-based practices, such as - Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
- Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Supported Employment/ Individual Placement and Support (SE-IPS)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Much more
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Consultants and trainers from the Center for Evidence-Based Practices (left to right): Meg Griffing, MA, CRC, CWIC; Deana Leber-George, MEd, LPCC-S; and Scott Gerhard, MA. | |  |
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Steve Shober, LSW (left), consultant and trainer at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices, and Joyce Weddle (right) of Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ric Kruszynski, MSSA, LISW, LICDC, (left), director of SAMI consulting and training at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices, and Vince Brancaccio, MSSA, LISW-S, chief executive officer of Help Hotline Crisis Center, Inc., in Youngstown, Ohio. | |  |
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Mike Rogers (left), consultant and trainer at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices. | |  |
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Keynote | Day 2Conference participants assemble in the Ballroom of the Cleveland Airport Marriott for day two of Conference 2016, which took place on October 20. | |  |
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Keynote | Day 2Title: Promoting Recovery within Controlling Environments Keynote
Presenter: Lorna Moser, PhD, HSPP, director of the Institute for
Best Practices within the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for
Excellence in Community Mental Health. | |  |
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Keynote Presenter Lorna Moser discussed recovery-oriented
systems of care and the importance of helping people with severe mental illness to
thrive, not just survive. | |  |
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Moser emphasized
that recovery-based interventions must always remain
focused on each person’s interests and life goals. | |  |
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Keynote Presenter Lorna Moser, PhD, HSPP, (left) and Patrick Boyle, PhD, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices.
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Keynote Presenter Lorna Moser (left) answers questions from Christina M. Delos Reyes, MD, medical consultant at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices, after the keynote presentation. | |  |
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