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Home My WebLink AboutCASSP Alert April 2014 DEP RTMENTAOFAPUBLICAWELF RE,AOfficeAofAMentalAHealthAandASubstanceA buseAServices,ABureauAofAChildren’sABehavioralAHealthAServices DGS Annex Complex, Beechmont Building, 2nd Floor, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105 Phone: 717-772-7984; Fax: 717-705-8268; E-mail: c-hbicksle@pa.gov Beverly D. Mackereth, Secretary, Department of Public Welfare; Dennis Marion, Deputy Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; StanAMrozowski;ADirector;ABureauAofAChildren’sABehavioralAHealthAServices,AHarrietAS.ABicksler;AAlert Editor Volume 23, Number 4; April 2014 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR SYSTEM OF CARE SUMMER LEARNING INSTITUTE Presentation proposals are being accepted for the System of Care Summer Learning Institute in State College. The Learning Institute, sponsored by the PA System of Care Partnership, will be held on June 23-24, 2014, with the theme, “StrengtheningAPartnershipsAtoASustainA Change.”AProposalsAareAwelcomeAfromA child-serving systems, behavioral health organizations, family organizations, community organizations, youth groups, and service providers. Proposals should demonstrate how aspects of the System of Care standards are integral to the work and success of the system, agency or organization. The System of Care Learning Institute planning committee, which includes youth partners, family partners and system partners, is seeking presentations in the following areas: equal partnership on leadership teams, youth-driven and family-driven care, integration of child-serving systems, valuing natural and community supports, assuring cultural and linguistic competence, youth and family services and supports planning process, and evaluation and continuous quality improvement. Proposal submission forms and more information about the standards are available at www.pasocpartnership.org/resources/tra ining-1. Deadline for proposals is May 5, 2014. SUICIDE PREVENTION NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK You’reAinvitedAtoAjoinAtheAP AYouthA Suicide Prevention Initiative and the Adult/Older Adult Suicide Prevention Coalition for a night at the ballpark on Friday, May 16, 2014. Our state suicide prevention organizations will be teaming up with the Harrisburg Senators baseball team to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Check out how to purchase tickets to the game and how you can be involved, including by winning the opportunity to throw out the first pitch. A highlight of the evening will be the showing on the big screen of the winning entries in the second annual youth suicide prevention public service announcement contest. More information at http://payspi.org/news- and-events/2014-suicide-prevention- ballgame/ FINAL REMINDER! CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY NationalAChildren’sA Mental Health Awareness Day is just a month away, on May 8, 2014. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provide media messages and other resources for local communities to use to plan their own events related to this year’s emphasis on the needs of young adults, ages 16-25, andAonAtheA“valueAofApeerAsupportAinA helping young adults build resilience in the four life domains of housing, education, employment and health care access.”ASAMHSA information and resources are available at www.samhsa.gov/children/national.asp. The PA System of Care partner counties will host local events in Pennsylvania. Materials for the statewide “Listen;ADon’tA Label,A sk;ADon’tAFear”AcampaignAare available at www.pasocpartnership.org/resources/chi ldrens-mh-awareness-week. You can also order awareness ribbons from the FederationAofAFamiliesAforAChildren’sA Mental Health at https://www.ffcmh.org/store/ribbon AUTISM SEMINARS FOR DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS Registration is open for a series of seminars for direct support professionals working with individuals with autism. The target audience for the seminars includes professional providing direct supports and services in Pennsylvania, such as nurses, home health aides, other medical staff, mental health clinicians, and direct support staff within theAstate’sAservice delivery systems. The training is not designed for supervisors or other professionals with extensive experience supporting individuals with autism. It will provide basic information that will help direct support professionals understand the core deficits of autism, how to address challenging behaviors, and best- practice strategies. The seminars will be held at the following locations:  April 17, Pittsburgh  April 24, Harrisburg and Erie  April 28, Philadelphia  April 29, Lehigh County Registration and program information is available at http://tiny.cc/ex4ddx REMINDER: IfAyouAaren’tAalreadyAonAtheA CASSP Alert listserv, you can find out how to join it and search the archives for back issues: http://listserv.dpw.state.pa.us/cassp- alerts.html. “PCIT ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA” UPDATE The statewide steering committee for the “PCITA crossAPennsylvania”Agrant project met again in late April in State College. A major topic of discussion was how to sustain Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) gains across the state after the grant period has ended. Staff reported on a survey of administrators of Pennsylvania provider agencies asking what kind of resources they will need to be able to continue to offer PCIT. Staff also reported on a study that is currently underway to understand how other states have sustained PCIT over time. To date, there are approximately 215 trained PCIT clinicians in Pennsylvania. As partAofAtheA“PCITA crossAPennsylvania”A grant, two series of trainings for new PCIT therapists have been completed or are currently under way, and a third will begin in May 2014 in four more counties. The fourth series will begin in September 2014, targeting primarily rural counties. More information about PCIT in Pennsylvania is at www.parecovery.org/services_child.shtm l#PCIT NEW CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE CHIP ENROLLMENT Recently, Governor Corbett and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department launched a new marketing campaign to promoteAenrollmentAinAPennsylvania’sA Children’sAHealthAInsuranceAProgramA (CHIP). CHIP covers uninsured children and youth up to age 19 who are not eligible for Medicaid. The campaign is entitledA“WithinAReach.”APostersAandA other materials to use for promoting CHIP in local communities are available at http://tiny.cc/st4ddx CONFERENCE/TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES April 22-23, 2014: Pennsylvania Family Group Decision Making Conference, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey. Sponsored by the Office of Children, Youth and Families and others. April 23-25,A2014:A“SupportingAYoungA Children’sASocialAEmotionalADevelopment,” 11th Annual National Training Institute on Effective Practices, Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club, St. Petersburg, FL. Sponsored by the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention. More information at http://nti.cbcs.usf.edu/ * prilA29,A2014:A“SocialAMedia and Mental HealthAUsageATrendsAforAProfessionals,”A Clarion Psychiatric Center, Clarion. Sponsored by the Clarion Psychiatric Center and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. More information at http://clarioncenter.com/news-events * prilA29,A2014:A“ClinicalAManagementAandA Treatment of Selected Childhood/Adolescent Disorders,”APassavant Hospital Foundation Conference Center, Allison Park. Sponsored by Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. More information at www.wpic.pitt.edu/oerp. April 30-May 1, 2014: Pennsylvania Childhood Trauma and Injury Prevention Conference: A Community Approach, Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey, Harrisburg. Sponsored by the Center for Schools and Communities, Safe Kids Pennsylvania. More information at www.pasafekids.org/PCTIP.php *MayA13,A2014:A“Children’sACaseA Management,”APassavant Hospital Foundation Conference Center, Allison Park. Sponsored by Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. More information at www.wpic.pitt.edu/oerp. MayA16,A2014:A“InASearchAofASafeASpace:A HelpingAYouthAFaceAStressAandATerror,”A Annual STAR Center Conference, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Sponsored by the STAR Center. More information at www.starcenter.pitt.edu. *MayA16,A2014:A“TheAElephantAinAtheARoom:A Assessment and Management of Suicide Risk,” Holiday Inn—Loucks Rd., York. Sponsored by Cognitive Health Solutions. More information at http://cognitivehealthsolutions.com/ May 28-29,A2014:AP PBSAImplementers’A Forum: “Multi-LayeredASystemsAofASupport,”A Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey. Sponsored by the Bureau of Special EducationAandAPennsylvania’sACommunityAofA Practice for School-Based Behavioral Health. More information at www.pattan.net. June 10-12, 2014: Pennsylvania Autism Training Conference (PATC), Eden Resort, Lancaster. Sponsored by the Department of Public Welfare. More information at www.autisminpa.org. The conference will expand its focus on training professionals to include a special track for self-advocates. *June 23-24,A2014:A“Strengthening PartnershipsAtoASustainAChange,” PA System of Care Partnership Summer Learning Institute, Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College. More information at www.pasocpartnership.org/resources/trainin g-1. JuneA27,A2014:A“PovertyAandAMentalAIllness:A Can the ConnectionABeABroken?”A20th Pennsylvania Case Management Conference, Doubletree Hotel, Monroeville. Sponsored by OMHSAS and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. More information at www.wpic.pitt.edu/oerp/cmconf July 16-20,A2014:A“ImprovingAChildren’sA Mental Health Care in an Era of Change, Challenge and Innovation: The Role of the SystemAofACareA pproach,” National Training Institutes of National Technical Assistance CenterAforAChildren’sAMentalAHealth;AGaylordA National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, DC. More information at http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/Traini ngInstitutes.html *Sept. 18-20,A2014:A“SchoolAMentalAHealth:A Enhancing Safe, Supportive and Healthy Schools,”A19th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Wyndham Grand Hotel, Pittsburgh. Sponsored by the Center for School Mental Health and the IDEA Partnership. More information at http://csmh.maryland.edu Oct. 16-17, 2014: Sixth Annual Pennsylvania Infant Mental Health Conference, Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey, Harrisburg. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for Infant Mental Health. More information at www.pa- aimh.org Nov. 5-7, 2014: Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile Justice, Harrisburg Hilton and Towers, Harrisburg. Sponsored by the Juvenile CourtAJudges’ACommissionAandAothers.AMoreA information at www.jcjc.state.pa.us. *Dec. 10-13, 2014: 29th National Training Institutes, Westin Diplomat, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Sponsored by Zero to Three. More information at www.zerotothree.org Note: dditionalAchildren’sAmentalAhealthA training is available from Drexel University; University of Pittsburgh Office of Education and Regional Programs, and Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center. (*new listing this month)