WSDSG

Western States Decision Support Group Meeting

Phoenix, Arizona

Days Inn Scottsdale

April 5-7, 2001

 

AGENDA

 

Thursday, April 5

12:30 PM Registration/Refreshments

1:00 Welcome/ Introductions/Announcements

Carol Ann Thomas (Cat), New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division, Chair

1:15 State Reports

Facilitator: Denny Geertsen, Utah, Vice-Chair
Alaska Greg Brock
California Candace Cross-Drew
Oregon Jon Collins

2 Minute Updates from other States

3:15 Break

3:30 Arizona Geographical Information System

Bernadette Phelan, Arizona Division of Behavioral Health Services

4:00 Identifying and Caring for Mentally Ill Offenders in Colorado

Dick Ellis, Colorado Mental Health Services

4:30 Interim Findings from California's Dual Diagnosis Projects

Candace Cross-Drew, California Department of Mental Health

5:15 Adjourn

6:00 Reception

 

Friday, April 6

8:00 Welcome, Introductions

                    Carol Ann Thomas (Cat), New Mexico Behavioral Health Services
                    Division, Chair

8:15 State Reforms Affecting the Behavioral Health System

Arizona Division of Behavioral Health

9:15 Break

9:30 Arizona Consensus Panel on Treatment of Individuals with Co-occurring Diagnoses:
Service Guidelines, Estimation, Issues

                                Arizona Division of Behavioral Health

10:30 Pilot Treatment Program for Individuals with Co-occurring Diagnoses:
Service Structure, Referral, Treatment Process, and Evaluation

                                Arizona Division of Behavioral Health

11:30 Group Lunch (all presenters and guests are invited)

1:00 Arizona Recovery Panel

                                Involved Consumers

2:00 Get Hip to HIPPA

                                Vijay Ganju, NASMHPD

2:45 Break

3:00 Decision Support 2000+
                                Denny Geertsen, Utah Division of Mental Health
                                Judy Hall, Washington Department of Social and Health Services

5:00 Adjourn

Steering Committee Meeting
                                Cat Thomas, Chair, Marla Smith, Sylvia Caras, Chuck McGee, Bobbi Renner,
                                 Denny Geertsen, Greg Brock, Bernadette Phelan, Olinda Gonzales (CMHS
                                Representative)

 

Saturday, April 7

8:15 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Steering Committee Report

                                Carol Ann Thomas (Cat), New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division, Chair

9:00 Consumer Report

                                Sylvia Caras, Consumer Representative, California
                                Sheila Cooper, New Mexico

9:15 Break

10:00 MHSIP Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Report

                                Marla Smith, Wyoming Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
                                National Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Representative

10:30 WICHE Report and Meeting Evaluation

                                Chuck McGee, WICHE Mental Health Program

12:00 Adjourn

The URL below links you to the minutes of the last WSDSG meeting. This meeting may have broad interest because of the focus on cultural competence: http://www.wiche.edu/mentalhealth/WSDSG/index.htm