You are invited to participate in the Department of Human Services’ (DHS)
STATEWIDE POSITIVE APPROACHES & PRACTICES MEETING
Jointly hosted by
The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) and the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP)
This quarterly meeting aims to provide the most recent research and resources for people with mental health and behavioral challenges, intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities to live an everyday life. Pre-registration is required. The registration link can be found at the bottom of this email.
Date: February 20, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Online – Zoom Webinar
AGENDA
10:00am - 10:15am
Welcome and Announcements
10:15am – 12:00pm
Positive Practices for Children and Families with Dual Diagnosis
12:00pm – 12:15pm
Q&A
12:15pm – 1:00pm
Lunch Break
1:00pm – 2:45pm
Quality Behavior Support & Best Practice Standards
2:45pm – 2:55pm
Q&A
2:55pm - 3:00pm
Survey and End of Day Reflection
MORNING SESSION: POSITIVE PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Pressley Ridge serves children and families with complex behaviors, mental health diagnoses, and intellectual disabilities across the state of Pennsylvania in a variety of programmatic levels of care. This presentation will introduce Pressley Ridge - the history, mission and vision of the organization and who they serve. A summary of their approach to treatment will include their focus on data, their consultative approach to solving complex clinical dilemmas, and some of the organizational resources that support their work with children and their families. Pressley Ridge will present treating children and families from a variety of levels of care, including residential treatment, educational settings, in-home family therapy, mobile crisis, and treatment foster care and community residential rehabilitation. Leaders representing these levels of care will focus on specific best practices and treatment interventions, including approaches to crisis intervention in each treatment setting.
PRESENTERS:
Alexander Cameron, MS, LPC, Senior Director of Clinical Services, Pressley Ridge
Tiffany Wiloughby, MAED, CAADC, Beaver County Family Based Supervisor, Pressley Ridge
Samer Kazour, MSW, Program Coordinator, Transition Age Youth Program, Pressley Ridge
Alicia S. Green, MA, Mobile Crisis Team Lead, Pressley Ridge
Michael “Buddy” Giffith, Program Director, Home Places, Pressley Ridge
Rachel Duval, Senior Director, Treatment Foster Care and Adoption, Pressley Ridge
Kelly Harrah, Home and Community Liaison, School for Autism, Pressley Ridge
Sherri Kingensmith, LPC, Director of Outpatient Services, Pressley Ridge
AFTERNOON SESSION: QUALITY BEHAVIOR SUPPORT & BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
This session will provide a basic overview of what quality Behavior Support services and documentation look like. Objectives include:
- Behavior Support as a service, definition
- Role of the Behavior Specialist
- ISP, Behavior Support Plans (and Behavior Support Component of the Individual Plan)
- Best Practice Standards
- Resources
PRESENTERS:
Office of Developmental Programs Clinical Team
The Zoom link for joining the session will be sent to the email you used to register. This link will be unique to your registration. Please do not share this link.
Certificates of Attendance are not issued for Statewide Positive Approaches and Practices Meetings
