Healthy Conversations Skills (HCS) is an evidence-based, person-centered behavioral change training program that helps builds confidence and competence in everyday conversations that can meaningfully support healthy behavior change in many different settings. Individuals trained in these skills use open discovery questions (those beginning with how or what) to help youth and families reflect, identify their own barriers, and uncover practical solutions, especially in time-limited situations.  Th...

Smartphone and social media use has exploded amongst adolescent and preadolescent children. In this course, we explore how children are using today's technology and social media and in particular, how it's affecting their mental health.

This session offers a practical overview of using Measurement-Based Care (MBC) in Epic, including how to assign and review standardized measures, interpret trends, and apply results to clinical decision-making. Emphasis is placed on engaging children and families, supporting interdisciplinary communication, and using MBC data as one component of comprehensive, patient-centered care. Presented by: Kelly Kelly MS, LPCC-S, Shelley Sheppard, MSN, APRN-BC. 

This knowledge-based session will introduce measurement-based care (MBC), its purpose, theoretical and empirical support, and integration into clinical care. Common measurement tools, including those built directly into the NCH Epic system, will be reviewed. Basic/introductory information about psychometric principles (e.g., validity, and reliability) will be offered to assist with data-based decision-making. Both benefits and limitations of MBC will be discussed.  

This session is a continuation of the presentation “Shaping Success: Using Behavior Principles to Enhance Supervision,” which focused on addressing performance and skill-based supervision challenges. Participants do not need to have attended the initial presentation to benefit from this session. This follow-up presentation shifts the focus to interpersonal issues that commonly arise within the supervisory relationship. Participants will review common barriers and learn strategies, including Beha...

When children struggle with potty training and continue to have accidents as they transition to school age and older, the impact on the child and family can be significant. Parents often express confusion about why these accidents persists and how they can help their child. This session will help prepare behavioral health providers to identify the most common behavioral and psychosocial factors that contribute to and/or maintain fecal and urinary incontinence and develop relevant treatment plans...

Many individuals who engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) report the onset and increased intensity of the behavior during their middle and high school years. Despite the prevalence of NSSI among youth, frontline mental health providers often receive limited training in identifying and treating NSSI as part of their licensure coursework.

Use of objective measures to inform clinical treatment decisions, monitor progress, and make termination decisions is increasingly important both from a research and best practice perspective, but also to remain compliant with regulatory bodies. In this training, participants will learn more about measurement-based care, how to select and use the most appropriate measures, and what to do with the data we get from these measures.

Mental health disorders affect people with disabilities at a greater rate than in the general population and can significantly impact a person’s ability to participate and succeed at work and in the community. This presentation will identify common mental health needs those adolescents with developmental disabilities may have. Presenters will address signs to look out for and ways that mental health symptoms may present in people with disabilities. Presenters will describe behavioral supports th...

In this activity, attendees will explore the various types of decision-making supports along the support continuum, including SDM and guardianship, and learn how to distinguish between evaluations of competency versus capacity. Through case scenarios and discussions, participants will identify when an evaluation is necessary to determine appropriate decision-making support and gain insight into available community resources to assist individuals in these processes.