ComancheCounty’s Children’s Systems of Care
Cross Training
Lawton, Oklahoma
September 15, 2004
Program Purpose
You are invited to a Systems of Care (SOC) Cross Training to be held September 15, 2004. This training is sponsored jointly by LawtonPublic Schools and the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. National, state and local leaders have collaborated to bring this opportunity to ComancheCounty.
Presenters and facilitators will be providing awareness and introductory level training regarding a model of service delivery known as Systems of Care. In effective Systems of Care programs, schools; mental health centers, psychiatric treatment programs, social service organizations, juvenile justice programs, and primary health care organizations coordinate services to most effectively address the needs of children and youth with behavioral and emotional health care needs while allowing them to remain in their communities.
Faculty
John VanDenBerg, Ph.D. has over 15 years experience as a human services consultant, working in the U.S. and Canada. Dr. VanDenBerg managed the first demonstration of cross-agency statewide wraparound process, the Alaska Youth Initiative. He has been a major innovator and pioneer in development and improvement of the wraparound process, which now reaches over a quarter million families worldwide. He has a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State College in Colorado and a Master’s and Doctorate in Developmental and Child Psychology from the University of Kansas. John has been instrumental in bringing Systems of Care to Oklahoma.
Date and Location
The workshop will be held Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at the Lawton Public School Professional Development Center, 2209 N.W. 25th Street, Lawton, OK. Directions: From Rogers Lane turn south onto Lindy Avenue; take Lindy to
Williams Avenue and turn left; turn right at 25th Street and you will see the ProfessionalDevelopmentCenter on the left.
Program Schedule
9:00-9:30Registration
9:30-9:45Welcome/Introductions – Jim Regan, Taliaferro Mental HealthCenter; Keith Pirtle, ODMHSAS
9:45-10:45Keynote Presentation:
A National Systems of Care Perspective and a Look at SOC in Oklahoma – John VanDenBerg, Ph.D.
10:45-11:00Break/View Exhibits
11:00-11:45Panel Presentation: ComancheCounty Strengths and Challenges:
Rick Lowe, Comanche Co. Juvenile Bureau; Jerry Skinner, OJA;
Lynn Fitz, Lawton Public Schools; Karen Mahan, Health Dept.;
Jim Regan, Taliaferro Community Mental HealthCenter; DHS
Representative
11:45-12:15Stakeholders Critical to Systems of Care – John VanDenBerg
12:15-1:15Lunch/View Exhibits(Lunch on your own)
1:15-1:45Systems of Care in Oklahoma – Keith Pirtle, Carl Haws andSusan Boehrer
1:45-2:15Question & Answer Session – Panel of All Presenters
2:15-2:30Break/View Exhibits
2:30-3:00Family Perspective – Carl Haws and Grace McCombs
3:00-4:15Table Discussions to identify community strengths, challenges,next steps and long-range visions – JohnVanDenBerg
4:15-4:30Wrap-up and Look to the Future – Jim Regan and Keith Pirtle
Program Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop, the participant shall be able to:
- Discuss the basic definitions and values of system of care and the wraparound process, and compare current direct practice to national best practices.
- Describe the process of services integration, and how this process has unfolded in recent years in North America and in Oklahoma.
- Explain how Oklahoma is implementing systems of care and the wraparound process, and about the goals of the Oklahoma Systems of Care Initiative, which represents all major human services and education systems and family organizations.
- Restate the current strengths and challenges of the child-serving agencies in ComancheCounty.
- Develop a long-range vision and next steps for implementing systems of care in ComancheCounty.
Lodging
Baymont Inn & Suites
1203 NW 40TH St
Lawton, OK73505
Phone: 580-353-5581
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing education credit hours (5.25) have been applied for through the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers, the Licensed Behavioral Practitioners Board, and the Licensed Professional Counselors Committee.
How to Receive Your Certificate of Attendance
Certificates of attendance will be distributed at the end of the seminar. If you have an emergency and are unable to complete the seminar, you may pick up a certificate before you leave which will reflect the actual hours you were in attendance. Participant evaluation forms must be submitted in order to receive continuing education credit and a certificate of attendance.
Seminar Fees
Please complete your registration by September 1, 2004. To register by mail, complete the form provided and mail to Seminar Coordinator, ODMHSAS, 2401 N.W. 23rd Street, Suite 82, Oklahoma City, OK73107. Faxed registrations are accepted at 405-522-8320. Call the ODMHSAS Human Resource Development office at 405-522-8300 if you have questions about workshop registration. There are no fees for this workshop.
Call for Exhibitors
If your group, organization or agency would like to provide informational resources such as brochures, pamphlets or
other printed materials, contact Claudia Beckner at 580.585.6455 or for information. There
is no fee for exhibitors.
Complete the form below and mail it to:
Seminar Coordinator
Human Resource Development Division
Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Education
and Training
2401 NW 23rd St., Suite 82
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
ComancheCounty’s Children’s Systems of Care
Cross Training in Lawton, Oklahoma
Registration for September 15, 2004
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Sign interpreters and/or other special accommodations required by disabled participants will be available upon advance request (please allow one week's notice). Please indicate on the registration form the type of special accommodations you require.
To discuss requests, call:405-522-8300.
Faculty:
John VanDenBerg, Ph.D.
Location:
LawtonPublic School’s ProfessionalDevelopmentCenter
2209 N.W. 25th Street
Lawton, OK.
Continuing Education Credit Requested:
LPC/LMFT LBP
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Please check in at the registration desk upon your arrival to verify your attendance. You will need to complete an on-site registration form if you have not pre-registered. Continuing education credit is not provided without verification. At the completion of the seminar, all participants will receive a certificate of attendance from the DMHSAS Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Education and Training.
For information, call:405-522-8300.
The HRD fax number:405-522-8320.