Training Dates: August 25-26, 2010

ARE you looking for a way to build your agencys capacity to provide high quality, evidence‐based skills development curriculum?

ARE you looking for a way to enhance your clinical skills while simultaneously introducing consumers to a recovery‐oriented, goal‐directed curriculum?

MORE than ever before mental health providers are faced with the task of maximizing scarce resources and responding to drastic funding changes while striving to maintain high quality services and improved consumer outcomes. Implementing IMR is one practice that is sure to assist an agency and clinicians in meeting these challenges.

What is IMR? Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is a curriculum‐based treatment program designed to help persons with severe mental illness (SMI) develop and accomplish personal recovery goals. The IMR manual includes 10 topical modules; clinicians use motivational, cognitive‐behavioral, and interactive educational techniques to help consumers utilize knowledge to obtain personal recovery goals. IMR was developed based on practices that show improved outcomes in medication adherence, decreased hospitalization rates, symptom reduction, and increased knowledge of mental illness and has been the subject of several multi‐site studies. (Mueser et al., 2002)

Illness Management and Recovery 2‐Day Skills Training: This 2‐day interactive training will provide the attendee with the basic principles, philosophy, and foundation of IMR, as well as exposure and practice with the three teaching strategies of IMR: motivational interviewing, cognitive‐behavioral strategies and psycho‐educational strategies. There will also be opportunity to discuss implementation strategies within clinicians daily practice and at the agency‐level. The information is useful for managers and clinical staff who work with adults in mental health and dual disorders settings.

Trainers:

David Thomas, BA, is a Certified Peer Specialist and has worked at Adult and Child for 5 years as a Peer Recovery Specialist. David has extensive employment history working with consumers with SMI and co-occurring substance use. He received his peer support specialist training from the Georgia Division of Mental and Addictive Diseases and is a certified WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) trainer. David has been involved in the implementation and training of IMR for 5 years, and has significant training in Motivational Interviewing. He received his Bachelor degree in psychology from Indiana University and was the Executive Director of KEY Consumer Organization, Inc. from 2000‐2005.

Mary Louise Ruef, MA, Training Center Coordinator for Adult and Child Mental Health Center, Inc. has 35+ years of treatment experience in all modalities of addictions treatment combined with 20+ years of mental health experience in community mental health centers. She has been a state and national trainer for over 30 years and has trained and practiced Motivational Interviewing since 1997. She trains basic and advanced Motivational Interviewing and provides on-going coaching to treatment teams. In addition she trains Motivational Interviewing Training  for Supervisors and the MITI 3.1 coding instrument to help practitioners measure and enhance their skills. Mary Louise is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).

Location: Adult & Child Center (Bob Cook Room)
8320 Madison Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46227

Dates: August 25-26, 2010

Cost: The cost for the 2-day training is $300.00 and includes all training materials.

Materials: Each attendee will receive an IMR workbook inclusive of all 10 modules. Additionally, one copy of the IMR Toolkit will be provided for each agency represented at the training.

CEUs: 6 CEUs per day. CEUs available for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC and NAADAC.  All other participants will receive certificates documenting content hours.

Light morning refreshments/coffee will be available. Lunch is on your own.

More Information:  Please contact Lia Hicks at 317-275-8822 or LHicks@adultandchild.org

Registration:  Please contact Andrea Green at 317-893-0319 or agreen@adultandchild.org to register.

Lodging: Adult & Child is located near many hotels along the I-65 and Southport or I-65 and County Line exits in Indianapolis. Although a block of rooms is not reserved for each training, The Jameson Inn (4402 E. Creek View Road, Indianapolis, IN 46237, Phone: 317-784-7006 or 1-800-Jameson, email: indysouth.in@jamesoninns.com) is recommended as a nice place to stay with reasonable rates. Their average daily rate is $90/night. They feature guest rooms with mini fridges and microwaves. There is a fitness center and wireless is free. The rooms have either a king or two queen beds. Breakfast is served free for patrons. There is free parking directly in front of the hotel. There is no shuttle service from the airport and the cost of a taxi to the hotel is approximately $25. The Jameson is located on the intersection of Southport and I-65. It is on the West side of the interstate and next to the Cracker Barrel Restaurant.

Other Lodging:

The Inn at St. Francis * 8111 S. Emerson Ave. (317) 865-5575

Courtyard * 4650 Southport Crossings Dr. (317) 885-9799

Quality Inn 4345 Southport Crossings Way (317) 859-8888

Country Inn & Suites 4325 Southport Crossings Way (317) 859-6666

Best Western 4450 Southport Crossings Dr. (317) 888-2553

Hampton Inn * 7045 McFarland Blvd. (317) 889-0722

Jameson Inn 4402 Creek View Dr. (317) 784-7006

Super 8 Motel 4033 E. Southport Rd. (317) 888-0900

Candlewood Suites 1190 N. Graham Road (317) 882-4300