2017 Conference Presentations

Framing the Future of Behavioral Health Services: What’s your next step?

• Assessing & Responding to Behavioral Health Workforce Challenges by Examining Service Reach, Quality, Capacity, and Funding Structures: A Louisiana Example | Stephen Phillippi, Ph.D., LCSH, LSU School of Public Health-Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
• A View from the Crow’s Nest: Paradoxes of Behavioral Health Preparation and Training | Dennis F. Mohatt, Vice President for Behavioral Health, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education — WICHE
• Behavioral Health is Essential To Health | Justine Larson, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S., Senior Medical Advisor, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Beyond Inpatient: The Crisis Now Continuum System | David W. Covington, LPC, MBA, CEO & President, RI International
• Criminal Justice 101: Decarcerating County Jails Via Intercept “0” | Ron Manderscheld, PhD Exec Dir, NACBHDD & NARMH, Adj Prof, JHU & USC
• Crossroads: The Intersection of Technology and Behavioral Health | Dr. Zereana Jess-Huff
• Expansion of First Episode Psychosis Treatment in the U.S. | Susan T. Azrin, Ph.D., Unit Chief, Early Psychosis Prediction and PRevention Research Program (EP3), National Institute of Health
• Framing the Future of Behavioral Health Services: What’s the Next Step | John O’ Brien, Senior Consultant, Technical Assistance Collaborative
• Framing the Future of Behavioral Health – Role of Peers–Role | John O’ Brien
• Is a Best Practice Model Possible for Behavioral Health in the New Health Care Environment? | Leslie Schwalbe, Senior Vice President, State and Local Governments
• Medication Assisted Treatment | Rochelle Head-Dunham, M.D., F.A.P.A
• NDBH Dealing with Complex Behaviors | Jennifer Black, LPC
• The Road to Better Outcome | Health Management Associates
• Trauma Informed Care Transformation in Baltimore, Md. | NASMHPD Center for Innovation in Trauma-Informed Approaches
• Trends in Behavioral Health | Brian M. Hepburn, M.D., Executive Director, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
• Unlocking Value: Complex Behaviors Session | Angela Perri, VP/GM Medicaid Programs Population Health Solutions, Optum
• Value Based Purchasing | Marty Waters, LCSW, VP, Clinical Innovation and Thought Leadership
• Value Based Purchasing: The Role of State Mental Health Systems | Ted Lutterman, Senior Director of Government & Commercial Research, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute (NRI)