|
Preliminary Program
NAMI Tennessee 2008
Convention
September 25th , 26th & 27th, 2008
(Thursday, Friday & Saturday)
Hilton Memphis - 939 Ridge Lake
Blvd. -
Memphis, TN 38120
Thursday, September 25th
4:30 pm Treasurers’ Meeting
7:00 pm Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting
8:00 pm Entertainment:
“Play Back Memphis” Our Own Voice theater
Friday, September 26th
7:00 am Registration Opens
9:00 am Opening Session and Greetings from Elected
Officials
10:00 am Plenary: Evidence-based practice, what is it
and why is it important?
Judith Cook, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
11:00 am Integrated behavioral/primary care: The
mind-body connection
Dr. Karl Wilson, CEO, the Crider Center
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Breakout Sessions
Session 1: Integrated Primary and
Behavioral Health in TennCare
Lea Haynie, AmeriChoice; Heather Baroni, Amerigroup, Ron
Wigley, Volunteer State Health
Plan
Session 2: Evidence based practice: PACT,
Integrated mental health and substance abuse care,
Supported Employment, Ellyn Kemp, Mental Health Coop;
Candace Anderson, Helen Ross
McNabb Center
Session 3: Shaken Not Stirred: A Sobering
View of Mental Health Services for the
Deaf Community, Thom Roberts, TN Council for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
Session 4: NAMI Veterans Council Charging
Forward: Needs of veterans and military families
Kenny Allred, Carol Roy, Carl Groendes, NAMI Veterans
Council
Susan Pease, Centerstone
2:45 pm Breakout Sessions
Session 1: Ask the Doctors
Drs. Hal Brunt, Dan Boyd and Eric Smith
Session 2: Evidence based and promising
practices:
Illness Management and Recovery: Cheri Bradshaw,
Creating Homes Initiative
Certified Peer Specialists, Pam Fox, AmeriChoice
Session 3: Model Mental Health Services
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Steven Hamerdinger, AL Dept. of Mental Health; Renee
Milsap, National Deaf Academy
Session 4: Evidence Based Practice with
Children and Families
Dr. Terry King, Paul Schwarz Center
4:15 pm Annual Meeting of the Members
7:00 pm Annual Banquet
8:30 pm Entertainment: Joyce Cobb, Beale
Street Saturday Night: History of Memphis Blues
Saturday, September 27th
8:30 Opening Session
9:30 Plenary Session: Mental health needs of people who
are deaf or hard of hearing.
Steven Hamerdinger, AL Dept of Mental Health
11:00 Breakout sessions
Session 1: Health Care for your Mind and
Body:
Dr. Febe Wallace, Cherokee Health Systems; Christi
Granstaff, TN Primary Care Association
Session 2: TN MAP: Evidence based approach
to psychiatric medication
Dr. Doug King, Western Mental Health Institute; Kathy
Strahan, RN, Professional Care
Services
Session 3: Emotional Fitness Centers:
Faith based care for mind, body and spirit, Rev. Dianne Young
NAMI Multicultural Outreach Initiatives: Dr. Carolyn
Bryant, Simi Cherepanov, Maya Smith
Session 4: Team Up for Your Child: How to
work smarter with doctors, schools, insurers and agencies,
Wendy Lowe Besmann, Melton Hill Media and NAMI Knoxville
PLAN Tennessee: Special Needs Estate Planning, Anne
Sherry
12:15 Closing
Exhibit Hall Hours
Friday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 8:30 am – 11:00 pm
Hospitality Suite
Thursday 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 11:00 am
LEARNING TRACKS
Learning Track: Evidence-based practice, what is it and
why is it important?
Plenary: Dr. Judith Cook, University of
Illinois at Chicago
Breakout: TN MAP, Evidence based mental
health practice for children
Western Mental Health Institute and Professional Care
Services
Breakout: PACT, Integrated mental health
and substance abuse care, Supported Employment
Mental Health Coop,
Helen Ross McNabb Center
Breakout: Emotional Fitness Centers,
Certified Peer Specialists, Illness Management and Recovery
Rev. Diane Young, The Healing Center, Memphis
Pam Fox, AmeriChoice
Learning Track: Integrated behavioral/primary care: The
mind-body connection
Plenary: Dr. Karl Wilson, CEO, the Crider
Center
Introduction to integrated behavioral/primary care for
consumers, families and others:
Breakout: Cherokee Health Systems; TN
Primary Care Association: a successful Tennessee model
Breakout: TennCare Integrated Managed
Care Panel:
What changes in service can we expect with the TennCare
integrated service contract?
AmeriChoice (United Health),
Volunteer State Health Plan (Value Options)
Amerigroup
Learning Track: Mental health needs of people who are
deaf or hard of hearing.
Plenary: Dr. Steven Hamerdinger, AL Dept
of Mental Health
Breakout: Models of Mental Health Care
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Frontier Health
National Deaf Academy
Breakout: Shaken Not Stirred: A Sobering
View of Mental Health Services for the Deaf Community
Thom Roberts, TN Council for Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Other proposed workshops:
Breakout: Ask the Doctors
Breakout: Busting Stigma through NAMI
Community Education Programs
Breakout: Estate Planning for families
affected by mental illness
Breakout: Mental Health Needs of Veterans
and Children of Military Families
Banquet Entertainment: Joyce Cobb, Beale
Street Saturday Night: a history of Memphis Blues.
For more information visit the NAMI Tennessee website:
http://www.namitn.org
|
NAMI TN
