OHIO SAMI CCOE

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION
- Monday, March 10 is the registration deadline. 
- This Annual Conference is a popular event. Seating in all workshops is limited.
- Register today to guarantee your first choice.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The conference is designed for those who want to acquire more information about and practical skills that pertain to providing Supported Employment (SE), the evidence based practice for people with severe mental illness. It is also designed for those seeking more contact with the professional peer-networks that will help develop, grow, and sustain these efforts. The conference will help the following acquire the awareness, knowledge, and applied skills utilized in the delivery of SE:
- Direct-service providers
- Team leaders
- Program managers
- Executive administrators
- Policy-makers
- Consumers
- Family members
- Advocates
- Other stakeholders

ABSTRACT
Participants will receive training in areas related to helping persons who are recovering from severe mental illness to find and keep competitive jobs in their local communities.

There will be 2 plenary sessions and 26 workshops that will address a wide variety of topics, including the following:
-Research support for the 7 core SE principles and their implications for voc rehab staff
-Medicaid buy-in
-Effective VR-SE collaboration
-Funding of SE services
-Motivational interviewing
-Applying principles of consumer choice
-Staff characteristics, skills, and attitudes
-Job development strategies with emphasis on those with a legal history
-Benefits planning
-Substance use disorders
-Psychotropic medications
-Continuous quality improvement through fidelity action-planning
-Follow along service for consumers
-Supervision
-Tobacco use, cessation, and its effects upon employment.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Tuesday, March 18 (Day One)
As a result of attending this day, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the evidenced-based practice of Supported Employment.
2. Identify key components of benefits planning.
3. Apply the principles of Supported Employment in daily practice.
4. Apply consumer choice about disclosure in daily practice.
5. Describe how motivational interviewing helps people engage in self-enhancing change processes (including a return to work).
6. Apply knowledge about managing effects of medication upon work and substance use when seeking and sustaining employment.
7. Describe tips for effective VR-SE collaboration.
8. Apply knowledge about funding for SE services.
9. Develop and strengthen existing professional networks.

Wednesday, March 19 (Day Two)
As a result of attending this day, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the research for the 7 core SE principles.
2. Describe the use of supervision to support and develop essential competencies.
3. Explain employer needs and effective job development strategies.
4. Describe how motivational interviewing helps people engage in self-enhancing change processes (including a return to work).
5. Describe professional characteristics for competence in service delivery.
6. Design a continuous quality-improvement process for Supported Employment.
7. Apply knowledge about benefits planning and Medicaid buy-in.
8. Describe the effects of substance use when seeking and sustaining employment.
9. Develop and strengthen existing professional networks.


REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS AND PAYMENT INFORMATION

1. Workshop abstracts:
We suggest that you print the workshop abstracts, which are located in the “Supporting Materials” section at the bottom of this page. This information will help you choose your workshops. Refer to this information while you are choosing your workshops as you register.
 
2. License number:
You must include your practice-license number (or Social Security number) on the electronic registration form to receive Continuing Education certificates, which will be sent via US Mail after the event.
 
3. Email address:
When registering, you must include your email address to receive your registration confirmation (which will be sent via email a few moments after you complete the online form) and to receive your email payment receipt, which will be sent once we receive your payment.

4. Review your email address:
Please be sure that you enter your email address correctly. Any typographical errors will prevent the delivery of messages from us to you.
 
5.  Confirmation email:
An email confirmation will be sent a few moments after you complete the online registration form. Use your email confirmation for your organizational reimbursement process.

6. One registration at a time:
The online registration system is designed to accept one registration at a time. If you are registering multiple people for this event, please be prepared to repeat the registration process. Have the following information for each person available when you begin the registration process:
- Name
- Title
- Street address (for mailing CEU credits)
- Email address (for confirmation emails)
- Professional license # (or social security #)
- Workshop preferences (with alternates, in case some are already full)
- Preferences to receive news and information from us (e.g., paper-mail news, email news, training event announcements, etc.)

7. Pay by credit card:
- Your registration-confirmation email includes a credit card form.
- Complete it and fax or mail it to us.
- Please be sure to include the first and last name of all individuals for whom the payment is being submitted.

8. Pay by check:
- Make checks payable to: "Ohio SE CCOE--CNRE"
- Please be sure to include the first and last name of all individuals for whom the payment is being submitted.

9. Send checks via US Mail to:
Ohio SE CCOE--CNRE
c/o Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare
1708 Southpoint Drive, 2 Left
Cleveland, OH 44109-1911

SPONSORS
The Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence (Ohio SE CCOE) is sponsoring this two-day conference.  The conference is cosponsored by the Ohio Department of Mental Health.

ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations are used on this page and the online registration page:

- Center for EBPs = Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University
- Dartmouth PRC = Psychiatric Research Center at Dartmouth Medical School
- OAMH = Ohio Advocates for Mental Health
- Ohio SE CCOE = Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence
- ODMH = Ohio Department of Mental Health
- ORSC = Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

AGENDA:
March 18, 2008:

March 19, 2008:

1.) Continuing Education certificates will be sent via US Mail after the event.
2.) Be sure to provide an accurate street address when you register.


The Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH) has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. As an IACET Authorized Provider, ODMH offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under IACET guidelines. ODMH is  authorized by IACET to offer up to 1.075 CEUs for this program.

ODMH Continuing Education Committee is an approved provider of Continuing Education for RNs and LPNs for the Ohio Board of Nursing and has awarded up to 10.75 CE contact hours per OBN003 92-1239CO.

ODMH has been approved as a provider of Continuing Professional Education credit by the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapist Board.   Up to 10.75 CPEs have been awarded to Social Workers per RSX088902-1417CO and to Counselors per RCX068915-1407CO.

Ohio SAMI CCOE has obtained approval through Cuyahoga County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board for up to 10.75 RCHs awarded to chemical dependency counselors for counselor certifications through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board Inc. per 06-0709-17PVN-RS.

Psychologists will need to attend the ENTIRE Program (both days) in order to receive credit.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH) has been approved as an Authorized
 Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET),
 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. As an IACET Authorized Provider,
 ODMH offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under IACET guidelines. ODMH is  authorized by IACET to offer 1.075 CEUs for this program.

ODMH is approved by OPA-MCE to offer continuing education for Psychologists.
10.75 MCEs are awarded per 311334820-652CO.

CRC approval from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification - Clock Hours up to 10.75; Approval # 8127167564

614-885-3334 (phone)
614-846-4353 (fax)

COST OF ROOM
The Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington is conveniently located at the intersection of I-270 and US 23 North. This full-service hotel is located 10 miles north of downtown Columbus.

A group rate of $119.00 + tax is available for this event.  Participants must tell hotel staff they are attending the Ohio SE CCOE Conference to receive these rates, which are guaranteed until Thursday, March 13, 2008.

PORT COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 
& GROUND TRANSPORTATION
The Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington does not sponsor a shuttle from the Port Columbus International Airport. If you are flying into Columbus, you will need to make arrangements for ground transportation to the hotel. Expect a cost of between $25 to $35 for each direction of travel. We recommend that you arrange your transportation before arriving. Follow this hyperlink for available options, phone numbers, and web sites: