Southern States Psychiatric Hospital Association
Presents a Joint Conference with
The National Association of Mental Health
Program Directors (NASMHPD) Forensic Division
Monday October 3 - Wednesday October 5, 2016
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA), Nashville, TN
8:00 a.m.
Monday October 3, 2016
Registration
Exhibits Open - tentative
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions, Conference Opening
Jim Smith, LCSW, DCSW, Executive Committee Chair, SSPHA
Betsy Neighbors, Executive Committee Chair, NASMHPD Forensic Division
E. Douglas Varney, Commissioner, Tennessee DMHSAS
10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
The Lay of the Land
Brian M Hepburn, M.D., NASMHPD Executive Director
12:00 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Trauma Informed Care – Lessons Learned
Tennessee Representatives
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Addressing Strategies and Techniques to Reduce
Violence and Aggression through Trauma Informed Practices
Brian Sims, M.D., Senior Director, Medical/Behavioral Health, NASMHPD
Southern States Psychiatric Hospital Association
Presents a Joint Conference with
The National Association of Mental Health Program Directors
(NASMHPD) Forensic Division
Tuesday October 4, 2016
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
3CI: Coffee, Croissants and Conceptual Interchange
Jim Smith, LCSW, DCSW & Elizabeth Neighbors, Ph.D., ABPP, Moderators
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Morning Break
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Florida ITB Panel – “Balancing Bed Lists” Panel
Discussion
John Bryant, Assistant Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Wendy Scott, Director of Treatment Facilities
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Efforts to Reduce Opiates and Prescription Drug Abuse
in Tennessee
Rodney Bragg, Assistant Commissioner, Alcohol & Drugs Services
Tennessee
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cost Sharing for Forensic Services (Billing for forensic
in-patient services)
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Southern States Psychiatric Hospital Association
Presents a Joint Conference with
The National Association of Mental Health Program Directors
(NASMHPD) Forensic Division
Wednesday October 5, 2016
9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Legal Update:
Tim Bray, J.D., Chair, NASMHPD Legal Division
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “First Aid to Staff” - Northeast Florida State Hospital
(NEFSH) Staff Debriefing
Dr. Jennifer Conroy, NEFSH Psychology Director
Dr. Ciana Mickolus, Staff Psychologist
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn