SAMHSA Presentations

Conference on Returning Veterans Agenda - 2006

THE ROAD HOME

The National Behavioral Health Conference On
Returning Veterans And Their Families
"Restoring Hope and Building Resiliency"

Sponsored by: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
In Partnership with: Therapeutic Communities of America (TCA)
March 16 - 18, 2006 / Washington Hilton / Washington, DC

Thursday, March 16, 2006

7:00a.m. – 8:15a.m.

Room Location – Concourse Level

 

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

8:15a.m. – 8:30a.m.  

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

TSgt. Allison D. Helder, USAF, Information Manager, Personnel Plans & Integration Division, National Guard Bureau

 

8:30a.m. – 9:30a.m.

PLENARY

Room Location – International Center

 

WELCOME

INTRODUCTION

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: RESTORING HOPE AND BUILDING RESILIENCY: CARING FOR AMERICA’S VETERANS

  • Charles G. Curie, M.A., A.C.S.W., Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Download the SAMHSA Matrix in PDF Format)
  • BG. Michael J. Kussman, M.D ., Deputy Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Stephen L. Jones, Ph.D., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense

 

9:30a.m. – 10:30a.m.

PLENARY
Room Location –

International Center

  

UNDERSTANDING THE SAFETY NET: CARING FOR OUR MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

MODERATOR

  • Richard Steinberg, M.Ed., President, Therapeutic Communities of America; CEO, Westcare Foundation, Inc.

PANEL

 

10:30a.m. – 12:00p.m.

PLENARY

Room Location –

International Center

  

RETURNING VETERANS: UNDERSTANDING WHO WE ARE SERVING

MODERATOR

PANEL

  • Gerald E. Larson, Ph.D., Head,Behavioral Science and Epidemiology, Naval Health Research Center
  • Antonette M. Zeiss, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • Gary M. Baker, M.A., Director, Veterans Administration Health Eligibility Center (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • COL. Jonathan W. Coffin, Vermont Army National Guard, Howard Center for Human Services

12:00p.m. – 1:30p.m.

 

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

 

1:30p.m. – 3:15p.m.

Room Location –

International Center

  

PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS SERVICES FOR RETURNING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMIILIES

3:15p.m. – 3:30p.m.

 

BREAK

3:30p.m. – 5:00p.m.

WORKSHOPS

Room Location – TBD

 

WORKSHOPS

1. A Clinical Perspective: Addressing Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Co-Occurring Issues of Traumatic Stress

MODERATOR

Kirk E. James, M.D., Medical Officer, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

  • Carol Davidson, L.C.S.W., C.A.S.A.C., Program Director, Samaritan Village, Inc.
  • Bert Bauer, L.C.S.W., Family Therapist,Pathway s Transition Program, Inc. (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • Susan McCutcheon, R.N., Ed.D., Program Manager for Special Projects,Office of Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

2. Meeting the Needs of Children and Families of Returning Veterans

MODERATOR

  • Elizabeth Sweet, M.Ed., Public Health Advisor, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

3. Strengthening Behavioral Health Systems Through Community Coordination and Collaboration

MODERATOR

  • Richard Kopanda, M.A., Acting Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANELS

North Carolina

New York

New Hampshire

4. Veteran-to-Veteran Peer Support

MODERATOR

  • Mickey J. W. Smith, M.S.W., A.C.S.W., Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

5. Meeting the Housing Needs of Returning Veterans

MODERATOR

  • Lawrence Rickards, Ph.D., Chief, Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

  • Cheryl Beversdorf, R.N., M.H.S., M.A., President and CEO, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
  • John O’Brien, Ph.D., Coordinator, Region 1, U.S.Interagency Council on Homelessness
  • Steve Binder, J.D., Deputy Public Defender; Chair, American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty

6. Resources for Meeting the Needs of Veterans with Severe Injuries

MODERATOR

  • Anne Mathews-Younes, Ed.D., Director, Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

  • LCDR. Ty Redmon, Navy Liaison, Military Severely Injured Center (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • Pamela Crespi, Senior Program Analyst,Military Community and Family Policy / U.S. Department of Defense

7. Faith-Based Recovery Support Services

MODERATOR

  • Cheri Nolan, Senior Policy Advisor to the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

8. Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion

MODERATOR

  • Richard T. McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H., Special Expert, Prevention Initiatives and Priority Programs Development Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

9. Help for Veterans and their Families through Civil Rights Laws, the Privacy Rule, and Disability-Related Federal Supports

MODERATOR

  • Robinsue Frohboese, Ph.D., J.D., Principal Deputy Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

 

Friday, March 17, 2006

8:00a.m. – 8:45a.m.

Room Location – International Center

 

 

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

8:45a.m. – 9:30a.m.

PLENARY

Room Location –

International Center

 

INTRODUCTION

  • Beverly Watts Davis, Senior Advisor on Substance Abuse Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

THE COMMUNITY’S ROLE IN WELCOMING VETERANS HOME AND ASSISTING THEIR FAMILIES

  • MG. Arthur T. Dean (Ret.), Chairman and CEO, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
  • Sushma Taylor, Ph.D., Vice-President, Therapeutic Communities of America; CEO and President, Center Point, Inc. (Download this presentation in PDF format)

9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m.

PLENARY

Room Location –

International Center

 

FINANCING THE CARE

MODERATOR

  • Michael Harle, M.H.S., First Vice-President, Therapeutic Communities of America; President and CEO, Gaudenzia, Inc.

VETERANS AFFAIRS

  • Mark Shelhorse, M.D., Acting Chief Consultant for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Download this presentation in PDF format)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND TRICARE

MEDICAID AND MEDICARE

  • Peggy A. Clark, M.P.A., M.S.W., Technical Director, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Download this presentation in PDF format)

11:00a.m. – 11:30a.m

 

PROVIDING SEAMLESS SUPPORT TO RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

 


11:30a.m. – 1:00p.m.

 

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

 

1:00p.m. – 2:30p.m.

WORKSHOPS

Room Location – TBD

 

WORKSHOPS

1. A Clinical Perspective: Addressing Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Co-Occurring Issues of Traumatic Stress

MODERATOR

Kirk E. James, M.D., Medical Officer, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

  • Carol Davidson, L.C.S.W., C.A.S.A.C., Program Director, Samaritan Village, Inc.
  • Bert Bauer, L.C.S.W., Family Therapist,Pathway s Transition Program, Inc. (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • Susan McCutcheon, R.N., Ed.D., Program Manager for Special Projects,Office of Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

2. Meeting the Needs of Children and Families of Returning Veterans

MODERATOR

  • Elizabeth Sweet, M.Ed., Public Health Advisor, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

3.) Strengthening Behavioral Health Systems Through Community Coordination and Collaboration

MODERATOR

PANEL

  • AG. Gregory Wayt, Ohio National Guard
  • Dale Svendsen, M.D., Medical Director,Ohio Department of Mental Health
  • Joseph Hill, M.S.Ed., State Risk and Disaster Service Administrator, Ohio Department of Mental Health
  • Marty Gaudiose, M.S., L.P.C.C.E, N.T.N., Chief, Prevention and Treatment, Ohio Department of Substance Abuse Services
  • Mike Witzky, Ph.D., L.I.S.W., L.I.C.D.C., Executive Director, Mental Health and Recovery Board
  • COL. Kenneth Daft, Ohio Army National Guard State Chaplain

4.) Veteran-to-Veteran Peer Support

MODERATOR

  • Mickey J. W. Smith, M.S.W., A.C.S.W., Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

5.) Meeting the Employment Needs of Returning Veterans

MODERATOR

  • Charlene E. LeFauve, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

  • LT. Daniel Nichols, Chief of Staff to Assistant Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • Anthony Campinell, Ph.D., Mental Health Strategic Health Care Group, Office of Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Frederick Steier, Ed.D., Training and Outreach Supervisor, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services (Download this presentation in PDF Format)

6.) Psychological Impact of Physical Injuries

MODERATOR

  • Anne Mathews-Younes, Ed.D., Director, Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress and Special Programs, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

  • Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D, Counseling Psychologist
  • LCDR. Ty Redmon, Navy Liaison, Military Severely Injured Center (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • Pamela Crespi, Senior Program Analyst,Military Community and Family Policy, U.S. Department of Defense

7.) Faith-Based Recovery Support Services

MODERATOR

  • Cheri Nolan, Senior Policy Advisor to the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

8.) Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion

MODERATOR

  • Richard T. McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H., Special Expert, Prevention Initiatives and Priority Programs Development Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PANEL

  • Juanita Benton, Psy.D., Consultant, African American Consortium on Suicide Prevention
  • Robert R. Ireland, M.D., D.Min., M.A., Program Director for Mental Health Policy, Health Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense (Health Affairs), U.S. Department of Defense (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • Lawrence E. Adler, M.D., Director, VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, Clinical Center , Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Download this presentation in PDF Format)
  • David Litts, Associate Director, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (Download this presentation in PDF Format)

2:30p.m. – 2:45p.m.

PLENARY

Room Location –
Jefferson/Lincoln

   TRANSITION TO PLENARY

2:45p.m. – 3:30p.m.

 

 

 

 

THE ROAD HOME: ONE SOLDIER’S STORY

3:30pm – 4:30p.m.

 

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

INTRODUCTION

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

  • GEN. Barry McCaffrey (Ret.), NBC News Military Analyst; Former Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

 

Saturday, March 18, 2006

8:30a.m. – 9:30a.m.

PLENARY

Room Location –

International Center

 

TRANSLATING PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE

MODERATOR

  • Anita S. Everett, M.D., Senior Medical Advisor, Immediate Office of the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 

9:30a.m. – 11:30a.m.

SKILL-BUILDING CLINICS

Room Location –

TBD

 

HOW TO BECOME A VA AND TRICARE PROVIDER

This session will review the steps required for community-based mental health and substance abuse providers to become VA and TRICARE providers of behavioral health services.  Participants will be given a checklist of the steps to follow to become providers, and they will hear from clinicians who have been delivering behavioral health services to these systems.

MODERATOR

  • Kenneth Hoffman, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Officer, Division of Pharmacologic Therapies, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Download this presentation in PDF Format)

PRESENTERS

MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS PRACTICE

This session will review examples of mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders service practice strategies for returning veterans and their families.  Field experts will review the tools and techniques used in the implementation of these practices and will discuss community-based programs.  The intersection of primary healthcare and mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders will be considered.

MODERATOR

Sushma Taylor, Ph.D., Vice-President, Therapeutic Communities of America; CEO and President, Center Point, Inc. 

PRESENTERS

RESOURCES TO MEET VETERANS’ HOLISTIC NEEDS

This session will provide a review of virtual and community-based services designed to meet the mental health and substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery needs of returning veterans and their families. It will also review the military’s one-stop shopping services approach for military members and their families.

MODERATOR

  • Elizabeth Sweet, M.Ed., Public Health Advisor, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PRESENTERS

THE RHODE ISLAND “BLUEPRINT”

Since September 11, 2001, more than 3,800 members of the Rhode Island National Guard have been deployed, and more deployments are expected. As research and time have demonstrated, returning soldiers and their families present new challenges to the health care system. This presentation will describe an initiative undertaken to develop a system in which individuals, families, employers, academics, Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Vet Centers, and other communities and service agencies can work cooperatively toward the development of an easily accessible and knowledgeable system of care for veterans, returning soldiers, and their families.

(Download this presentation in PDF Format)

MODERATOR

  • Patricia Getty, Ph.D., Senior Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PRESENTERS

  • Susan Storti, Ph.D., RN, Director, Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University
  • William S. Unger, Ph.D., Chief, PTSD Clinic, Providence VA Medical Center

PTSD ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

This session will provide an overview of state-of-the-art Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) assessment and treatment practices available for returning veterans and their families.  Specifically, an overview of the practices employed by the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS), a division of the Uniformed Services of Health Sciences’ Department of Psychiatry, will be reviewed.  These practices will include mental health responses addressing resilience, distress, health-risk behaviors, disaster behaviors, and psychiatric illnesses such as PTSD, acute-stress disorder, and depression.

MODERATOR

  • Charlene E. LeFauve, Ph.D., Chief, Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch, Division of State and Community Assistance, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PRESENTERS

RETURNING VETERANS FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES: HOW TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER POST-COMBAT RECOVERY AND REINTEGRATION

Returning Veterans who are members of the National Guard and Reserves require behavioral health and family support services as they face new challenges in the community and in their families.  This session will describe service systems that are responsive to these needs and will offer models of how to develop an effective community-based program that can address various aspects of adjustment. The program will emphasize supportive services that foster successful integration within the community. The presenters will describe both a national and a state perspective in the formulation of these programs.

MODERATOR

  • Ruby V. Neville, M.S.W., L.G.S.W., Public Health Advisor, Division of State and Community Assistance, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PRESENTERS

NATIONAL GUARD FAMILY PROGRAM

This session will review the National Guard Family Program, a joint forces initiative that serves as the foundation for support to families of Army and Air National Guard members. The Family Program is a network that allows families to provide mutual support to one another by providing them with information, resources, and support. Participants will be provided information on specific resources available through this critical military program.

MODERATOR

  • Peggy K. Quigg, Director, Division of Prevention Education, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PRESENTERS

  • MAJ. Johnny Boatman, National Guard Bureau Counterdrug Program
  • Kathy Goedde, National Guard Bureau Family Support Program

SELF-ASSESSMENT AND SELF-HELP FOR RETURING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

This session will present tools and approaches that participants can use to empower veterans and family members to become aware of mental health, alcohol-related, and other problems and to take charge of their recovery and well-being.  A new Department of Defense-sponsored Mental Health Self-Assessment and Referral Program for families and service members affected by deployment or mobi lization will be presented.  Insights, strategies, and tips from a new self-help book targeting veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and their loved ones will also be discussed.  The presentations will offer specific techniques and resources that providers can implement in their agencies and communities to provide hope and direction.

MODERATOR

  • Catherine D. Nugent, M.S., M.S., LGPC, Senior Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

PRESENTERS

  • Barbara Kopans, Executive Director, Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
  • Ann Keliher, Manager, NDSD Mental Health Screening, Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
  • Paula Domenici, Ph.D., Co-Author, Courage After Fire
  • Keith Armstrong, L.C.S.W., Director, Couples and Family Therapy Program, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Co-author, Courage After Fire

Download Presentation: "Screening for Mental Health" in PDF Format

Download Presentation: "Courage After Fire - Coping Strategies for Returning Troops and Their Families" in PDF Format

11:30a.m. – 12:00p.m.

Room Location –

International Center

 

RESTORING HOPE AND BUILDING RESILIENCY: EXPANDING THE SAFETY NET

  • A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

ADJOURNMENT

RETIRING OF THE COLORS

 

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