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2007 CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH ONTARIO CONFERENCE

PROGRAM & REGISTRATION www.kidsmentalhealth.ca

November 25 - 27, 2007 Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto

Designing Our Future


2007 CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH ONTARIO CONFERENCE1

AN INVITATION TO ATTEND

The CMHO Events Planning Committee is pleased to announce an exciting conference entitled “Designing Our Future.” Building on the 2004 and 2005 Summits and last year’s conference on “Policy, Partners, and Practice,” this year’s conference is focused on how the new Ministry of Children & Youth’s Policy Framework can help to shape new directions in Clinical Practice, Governance and Management, and Youth Engagement.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn the latest, state-of-the-art information regarding culture change/transformation and creating positive organizations with strategies that enhance employment engagement, as well as practical tools for Crisis Planning and reviewing Systems of Care. Sessions on understanding your Liability Insurance as well as key issues arising from PHIPA will be provided. Dr. Fraser Mustard will present his latest findings regarding critical issues in child development, while experts in dialectical therapy with adolescents and early brain development will share their knowledge regarding evidence-based treatments and prevention strategies. Workshops on an innovative way to improve access to children’s mental health treatment and cyber-bullying will also be included. A special emphasis on youth during this conference will give all participants an understanding of how a partnership between youth and professionals can enhance service delivery.

Come and join your colleagues from a host of diverse settings – children’s mental health, youth justice, education, health, developmental services, and child welfare – for what will prove to be a worthwhile learning experience.

Participants also have the opportunity to attend a half-day Agency Leaders’ Roundtable where the focus will be on post-election advocacy strategies.

Since the dates of the conference coincide with the Grey Cup, which is being played in Toronto, we are planning a special Grey Cup soiree, so MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Mary Broga and Sally WillsCo-Chairs CMHO Events Planning Committee

Mary BrogaCMHO Events Planning Co-Chair, Windsor Regional Children’s Centre

Sally WillsCMHO Events Planning Co-Chair, Child & Youth Wellness Centre of Leeds & Grenville

Kevin ClouthierChatham-Kent Children’s Services

Cathy DyerThe New Mentality

Gordon FloydChildren’s Mental Health Ontario

Joanne JohnstonChildren’s Mental Health Ontario

Myra LevyEast Metro Youth Services

Nancy PereiraThe New Mentality

Camille QuennevilleChildren’s Mental Health Ontario

Elizabeth RidgelyThe George Hull Centre for Children and Families

Frances RuffoloChildren’s Mental Health Ontario

Tom WaltersChildren’s Centre Thunder Bay

Events Planning Committee

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Designing Our FutureINFORMATION

Conference LocationAll conference activities will take place at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, Ontario. The hotel houses a state of the art fitness facility, indoor pool, whirlpool and three restaurants. Conveniently located in downtown Toronto, the Delta Chelsea is within minutes of the city’s best theatre, shopping and attractions.

Accommodation

A limited number of rooms are being held at the Delta Chelsea Hotel for delegates attending the CMHO 2007 Conference. The special conference rate is $132.00 per night, single or double occupancy, plus applicable taxes. This rate is available on a first come, first served basis until October 26, 2007. Delegates must make their own reservations by calling the hotel at 1-800-243-5732. Remember to identify yourself as a CMHO delegate or quote group code GRSCMHO5.

Registration Fees On or before After October 26, 2007 October 26, 2007

Member Full Conference $395.00 $445.00Daily $225.00 $275.00

Non-Member Full Conference $445.00 $495.00Daily $250.00 $300.00

Youth $150.00 $175.00

Agency Leaders’ Roundtable No ChargeFor Executive Directors, Board Members and Senior Staff Tuesday, November 27, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

The New Mentality – Youth Consultants/Adult Allies Tuesday, November 27, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM No Charge

Full Conference Registration Fees Include:2 continental breakfasts and 2 lunches 6 keynote presentationsA selection of hands-on, in-depth workshopsChildren’s Mental Health Ontario Annual General Meeting

Daily Registration Fees Include:Breakfast, lunch and sessions on day of registration

Please Note: Your registration constitutes acceptance of your personal information being used by the conference organizers for CMHO conference purposes only. Your personal information will not be distributed to any parties not associated with this conference.

Your registration constitutes acknowledgement of willingness to appear in photographs, motion pictures and videos taken during the CMHO conference and releases the conference organizers from liability resulting for use of such photographs, motion pictures and/or videos.

If you disagree with the above, please see personnel at the registration desk when you arrive at the conference.



INFORMATION

Youth Registration Information:

CMHO recognizes that youth need to be present at any and all conversations about the future of the mental health system to offer their insight. Opportunity for funding is available to encourage greater youth participation. However there are a limited number of bursaries. For further information please contact Cathy Dyer, Project Coordinator for The New Mentality at [email protected] or 416-921-2109 x33.

Please note that all meals (including dinners) will be provided for youth at the conference at no additional cost to the youth delegates.

CMHO has a protocol in place to ensure the safety of all conference delegates. As part of this protocol, there will be staff appointed to be on-call throughout the duration of the conference. There will be a trained overnight facilitator on-call, as well as a drop-in/games room available for youth should they need support during the conference. CMHO requires that each youth completes a medical form and provides a contact person in case of emergency. Please note that once you have registered for the conference you will be sent a package that must be returned to us prior to the conference.

Cancellation Policy

Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing by October 26, 2007, to Meeting Management Services Inc. at the address below.

All cancellations are subject to a $75.00 administration fee. Substitutions are accepted. All refund cheques will be issued after the conference.

To request a refund or for more information, please contact:

Meeting Management Services Inc.4380 South Service Road, Unit 25 Burlington, ON L7L 5Y6

Telephone: 905-335-7993 Fax: 905-332-1587E-Mail: [email protected]


Designing Our FuturePROGRAM AT A GLANCE

7:30 AM Registration

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Welcome

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Opening Remarks

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary Presentation:Experienced-Based Brain Development in Early Life and Mental Health and Behaviour Problems

Dr. J. Fraser Mustard

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Special Emphasis on Youth – Mental Illness 101 (Youth Only Session)

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Refreshment Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Keynotes

MA1 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Suicidal Adolescents

MA2 What Can We Learn from Health Care?

MA3 Positive Organizational Scholarship

MA4 It’s Everybody’s Business – Fostering Adult-Youth Partnerships to Build a Better Mental Health System

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Networking Lunch and Dramatic Presentation

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

MP1 Aboriginal Suicidal Behaviour Research: Risk Factors to Culturally Sensitive Interventions

MP2 Neuroscience and Early Brain Development

MP3 Crisis Management Guidelines

MP4 Culture Change and Transformation

MP5 Special Emphasis on Youth – Breaking Down Barriers to Adult-Youth Partnerships (All conference participants welcome)

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Refreshment Break

Sunday, November 25

Pre Conference for Youth (The pre conference is for youth only)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Ice-breaker and Team Building

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Diversity Training

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Learning to Tell Your Story

5:15 PM – 6:45 PM Creating a Message

7:00 PM Dinner

Monday, November 26




MP6 The Current State of Cyber Bullying

MP7 System of Care Practice Review: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Children’s Mental Health System in Ottawa

MP8 Cultural Diversity in Action: Supporting Cultural Competence in Children’s Mental Health

MP9 Enhancing Employment Engagement

MP10 Special Emphasis on Youth – Home Hardware for Youth Engagement: Tips from the Pros (All conference participants welcome)

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Closing Remarks The Hon. James K. Bartleman, Former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Invited)

5:30 PM Wrap-up

7:00 PM Clinical Leaders’ Networking Dinner (Additional fee – see registration form)

7:00 PM Dine-Around

Tuesday, November 27

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Monday, November 26 continued


7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CMHO Annual General Meeting

Elizabeth Manson Awards

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Plenary Presentation: Youth Feedback

10:15 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Morning Sessions

TA1 Bringing Help Home

TA2 Accreditation – New Program Standards

TA3 Sector-Specific PHIPA Consultation

TA4 Understanding Your Liability Insurance

TA5 Special Emphasis on Youth – Building the Foundation for Youth Engagement (Youth Only Session)

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch and Conference Wrap-up


1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Agency Leaders’ Roundtable

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM The New Mentality – Youth Consultants/Adult Allies



Sunday, November 25

Pre Conference for Youth (The pre conference is for youth only)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Ice-breaker and Team Building

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Diversity Training

This workshop is designed to increase your knowledge and sensitivity about discrimination and stigma that many young people with mental illness experience.

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Learning to Tell Your Story

This workshop will help to teach youth about how to tell their personal stories through creative art forms.

5:15 PM – 6:45 PM Creating a Message

On the Tuesday morning of the CMHO conference, youth will be given a half-hour session to deliver a message to CYMH service providers. This workshop is designed to be a brainstorming session to create a clear message that youth want to convey to adults about mental health and/or their experience with the system.

7:00 PM Dinner

PROGRAM




7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Welcome

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Opening Remarks

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary Presentation:Experienced-Based Brain Development in Early Life and Mental Health and Behaviour ProblemsDr. J. Fraser Mustard, Founders’ Network

Understanding the unique needs of developing infants and young children is critical to putting in place programs for healthy early child development. Early brain development sets trajectories in health (physical and mental), learning and behaviour that last for life. Our new understanding of how epigenetic processes affect gene function in early life appears to have important implications for mental health problems. These processes may explain why adverse early child development in the early years can set problems in behaviour, drug and alcohol addiction and mental health problems.

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Special Emphasis on Youth (Youth Only Session)

Mental Illness 101Dr. Dick Meen, Kinark Child and Family Services

This session is just for young people and is designed to provide an overview of mental illness, medications and common disorders. This is also a session where young people can ask questions they may have about mental illness.

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Refreshment Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Keynotes

MA1 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Suicidal AdolescentsDr. Laurence Katz, University of Manitoba

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) was developed by Marsha Linehan for the treatment of chronically parasuicidal women with borderline personality disorder. It has been shown to be effective in numerous randomized controlled trials. DBT has been modified for use with suicidal adolescents and this session will describe the modifications and the support for the use of DBT with adolescents.

MA2 What Can We Learn from Health Care? Margaret Mottershead, CEO, Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres

Implementing the Policy Framework will involve some thinking about our approach to governance and integration of services. In this session we’ll hear first hand about how the health care system is undergoing governance and structural changes and we’ll learn from their experience. Leaders in community-based agencies will tell their story.

MA3 Positive Organizational ScholarshipDr. Kim Cameron, Ross School of Business, and School of Education, University of Michigan

This session will help leaders understand the power of positive practices in the lives of individuals and in the performance of health care institutions. The session will introduce an abundance approach to leadership and management and will review the scientific evidence that confirms that this approach is an effective enabler of extraordinary success.

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Monday, November 26



11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Keynotes (continued)

MA4 It’s Everybody’s Business – Fostering Adult-Youth Partnerships to Build a Better Mental Health System

Dr. Ian Manion, The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health; Nancy Pereira, The New Mentality Joint Project between Children’s Mental Health Ontario and The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health

In this presentation, current trends in youth mental health will be explored with emphasis on innovative partnerships with youth occurring in Ontario and beyond. We must work with youth to promote health and to build a mental health system and services that are accessible and acceptable to youth.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Networking Lunch and Dramatic Presentation


MP1 Aboriginal Suicidal Behaviour Research: Risk Factors to Culturally Sensitive Interventions

Dr. Laurence Katz, University of Manitoba

Canadian Aboriginal populations are at enormously increased risk of attempting and completing suicide as compared to general population rates. Unfortunately there is a paucity of research and understanding of the risk factors for and the treatment of suicidal behaviour in this population. This session will describe research-based approaches to understanding this profound public health problem.

MP2 Neuroscience and Early Brain DevelopmentDr. Stuart Shanker, York University

There is great interest today in the development of pathways models of mental health disorders. The basic principle of such models is that initial biological deficits, which might be the result of genetic and/or environmental factors, can strongly influence the kinds of experiences that a child seeks out or to which she is receptive. What we are learning from developmental neuroscience is how the synthesis of biology and experience leads to a developmental trajectory that becomes ever more entrenched, so that by the time a child enters school, it can be very difficult to alter these trajectories. The better we can identify the steps involved in these trajectories, therefore, the better we can design treatment methods that will promote mental health and help mitigate the disorder by addressing the child’s maladaptive strategies.

MP3 Crisis Management GuidelinesAndré Clément, Integrity Management Consulting Group

This workshop will describe the Crisis Management Guidelines recently distributed to Ontario’s Children’s Mental Health Centres with a particular focus on the development of the guidelines, the nature of organizational crises and the benefits of maintaining a state of readiness. Participants will be encouraged to describe lessons learned from their own crisis management experiences.

MP4 Culture Change and TransformationDr. Kim Cameron, Ross School of Business, and School of Education, University of Michigan

This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to diagnose their own organizational culture and identify a method for initiating culture change and transformation. The Competing Values Framework will be introduced as the underlying theoretical foundation for diagnosing and changing organizational culture, and empirically grounded methods for overcoming resistance, generating commitment, and institutionalizing change will be reviewed.

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Monday, November 26



1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Concurrent Afternoon Sessions (continued)

Special Emphasis on Youth (All conference participants welcome)

MP5 Breaking Down Barriers to Adult-Youth PartnershipsModerators: Cathy Dyer, Nancy Pereira, Jen Solomon, The New Mentality Joint Project between Children’s Mental Health Ontario and The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health

Stereotypes and assumptions are the biggest barrier to adult-youth partnerships. This session will help adults and youth challenge these barriers to successfully work together in partnership. In this high-energy and interactive session, both adults and youth will play the dual role of teacher and learner. Service providers will gain a deeper understanding of what prevents youth from getting involved and what motivates them, and youth will have the opportunity to be listened to in an open and safe environment.

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Refreshment Break


MP6 The Current State of Cyber BullyingDr. Faye Mishna, University of Toronto

Dr. Mishna’s research has focused on bullying from the perspectives of the victimized children, their parents and educators, and more recently, on cyber bullying and cyber abuse. Her research also includes school-based interventions for students with learning disabilities in which others’ attitudes towards children with learning disabilities are targeted.

MP7 System of Care Practice Review: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Children’s Mental Health System in OttawaNatasha Tatartcheff-Quesnel, Ottawa Children’s Coordinated Access and Referral to Services; Michael Hone, Crossroads Children’s Centre; Francine Gravelle, Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa

This workshop will outline the key findings from the System of Care Practice Review project conducted for the first time in a Canadian context. The study demonstrates the strengths and areas of improvement needed in the system of care for children and youth in the Ottawa region.

MP8 Cultural Diversity in Action: Supporting Cultural Competence in Children’s Mental Health Dr. Usha George, Ryerson University; Jacquie Brown, Roland Rutland, Kinark Child and Family Services

The session will consist of a panel presentation comprised of Dr. George who will provide the theory and present the principles of cultural competence, and outline the steps that organizations need to take to achieve it, including how organizations go about assessing their organizational and human resources practices.

In recent years, Kinark has developed a Diversity Organizational Change Program. With funding support from Heritage Canada, the current diversity program was designed to give expression to this change process, increase diversity awareness among Kinark staff, and create a culture of understanding throughout all levels of the agency. Roland Rutland, Diversity Co-ordinator, will present on incorporating diversity at the governance level. Jacquie Brown, Director, Programme Services, will present Kinark’s experience in operationalizing cultural competency at Kinark, including examples of their successes and challenges. Jacquie will moderate the workshop. There will be a question and answer session at the end, time permitting.

Monday, November 26

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3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Concurrent Afternoon Sessions (continued)

MP9 Enhancing Employment EngagementDr. Kim Cameron, Ross School of Business, and School of Education, University of Michigan

This workshop will provide participants with a framework and a set of tools for enhancing the engagement of their employees. A diagnosis of employee engagement will be conducted, a video example will be provided, and various tools and techniques for developing higher levels of employee engagement will be reviewed.

Special Emphasis on Youth (All conference participants welcome)

MP10 Home Hardware for Youth Engagement: Tips from the ProsMoffat Makuto, Regional Multicultural Youth Centre; Michelle Moran, East Metro Youth Services; Heather Miko-Kelly, mindyourmind.ca; Brenda Allard, Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa; Sarah Brandon, Youth Net/Reseau Ado

If you believe that youth need to be involved in a meaningful way within child and youth mental health organizations, then this is the workshop for you! Participants will dialogue and network with adults and youth who are leading youth engagement initiatives within their organizations. It will give you ideas to bring home and draw from when creating and sustaining your own initiative.

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Closing Remarks The Hon. James K. Bartleman, Former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Invited)

5:30 PM Wrap-up

7:00 PM Clinical Leaders’ Networking Dinner (Additional fee – see registration form)

7:00 PM Dine-Around

Join your colleagues for a fun evening of good food and great conversation. A list of participating restaurants will be available at the conference. The cost of meals and beverages will be the responsibility of Dine-Around participants. Please indicate on the registration form if you’re interested in taking part in the Dine-Around.

Monday, November 26

PROGRAM




7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CMHO Annual General Meeting

Elizabeth Manson Awards

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Plenary Presentation: Youth Feedback

10:15 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Morning Sessions

TA1 Bringing Help HomeDr. Charles Cunningham, Community Education Service, McMaster Children’s Hospital; Dr. Patrick McGrath, Dalhousie University

This presentation will provide an overview of the CHIR Team in Access to Children’s Mental Health Services. This project’s policy analyses, consumer preference modeling studies, and randomized trials will explore strategies for reducing the amount of time parents must wait for children’s mental health services. The speakers will present the results of studies exploring parental preferences regarding the reduction of children’s mental health waiting times and focus on an innovative option emerging from these studies, Family Help. Using self-paced readings, videotapes, DVDs and practice excercises, this program helps parents develop effective solutions to behavioral and emotional problems. The results of clinical trials examining the effectiveness of Family Help for children with anxiety disorders and oppositional defiant disorders will be presented.

TA2 Accreditation – New Program StandardsJoanne Johnston, Children’s Mental Health Ontario; Mary Broga, Windsor Regional Children’s Centre

During this session, the development of the new Program Standards will be reviewed, including the rationale, the model, the underlying values, and the framework. The new Program Standards will be presented and participants will have the opportunity to seek clarification regarding the standards themselves, as well as the Accreditation process. This session is aimed at helping Centres prepare for an accreditation based on the new Program Standards.

TA3 Sector-Specific PHIPA ConsultationKen Anderson, Assistant Commissioner (Privacy), Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario

This interactive workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to learn how to interpret and apply PHIPA legislation by working through challenging real life clinical scenarios. This hands-on learning will increase your knowledge about your duties and responsibilities under PHIPA as it relates to the collection, use, disclosure, disposal and retention of personal health information.

Go beyond the PHIPA legislation; please join Ken Anderson, Assistant Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, as he addresses how organizations can develop a ‘culture of privacy’ and learn first hand about the latest issues regarding privacy and mobile devices.

Don’t miss this opportunity to dialogue with the IPC office, have your questions heard and answered.

This session will be of particular interest to executive directors, clinical leaders, HR and Finance managers, and privacy officers.


PROGRAM



10:15 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Morning Sessions (continued)

TA4 Understanding Your Liability Insurance Gerry Olsthoorn, Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.

This presentation will focus on directors, officers, and errors and omissions insurance.

Special Emphasis on Youth (Youth Only Session)

TA5 Building the Foundation for Youth Engagement

This session is a first step towards making it a common practice that youth are engaged in developing and evaluating policies and programs within mental health centres. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how decisions are made within organizations and the range of options available for youth to be engaged. In the end, participants will provide the groundwork for the development of youth engagement standards that The New Mentality program will refine and promote.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch and Conference Wrap-up


Agency Leaders’ Roundtable

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM The Agency Leaders’ Roundtable will accomplish two goals. First, we will have an opportunity to review the outcome of the provincial election and what it means for our advocacy efforts. Tim Holman, Senior Vice-President, Fleishman-Hillard Canada Inc. will be speaking.

Second, we’ll be breaking into regional work groups to discuss preparations for Children’s Mental Health Week 2008 including event planning and media engagement.

About Tim HolmanAs Senior Vice President, Government Relations with Fleishman-Hillard Canada Inc.’s Toronto office, Tim spearheads the company’s Queen’s Park practice, which has a primary focus of helping clients to better understand and shape provincial government public policies affecting their interests.

Throughout his career, Tim has worked extensively with healthcare leaders and stakeholders in Canada and Ontario, including patient advocacy groups, healthcare professional associations, pharmaceutical and medical device technology companies, primary healthcare centres, hospitals, and long-term care facilities to help achieve their objectives. Tim’s knowledge of the healthcare decision-making players and processes in Ontario is unparalleled.

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM The New Mentality – Youth Consultants/Adult Allies

Members of The New Mentality will be getting together to engage in a check-in session and participate in a media training workshop.


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