| Understanding Needs and Accessing Services for Children with Mental Health Needs
Cosponsored with the Juvenile Justice Center & Boston University School of Law, N. Neal Pike Institute on Law and Disability
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, November 22, 2002
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Schedule/Agenda
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Attend and learn how to navigate the maze of public & private mental health services. Commissioners from the three major child-serving agencies will discuss new programs for treating the whole child. Advocates will receive tactics and tips on guidelines for the provision of insurance funded services through the Partnership, the Department of Medical Assistance and HMOs. A workshop will focus on “How to Access Specific Programs, Provided by DYS, DSS and DMH.” Attend and utilize a case study to learn warning signs that a child may need substance abuse services; identify program availability and how to access services. This conference will also feature workshops on “Understanding or and Managing Medications” as well as “Legal Levers to Access Services - How to use IDEA to Access Mental Health Services.”
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
Wendy J. Kaplan, Criminal Defense Clinic, Boston University School of Law
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| 9:10 |
Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child |
- Breaking out of the silo to meet the needs of the whole child
- The challenges associated with treating the whole the child
- What is the role of the agencies and the court?
Bernardine Dohrn, Director of the Children & Family Justice Center, Associate Clinical Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL
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| 9:45 |
Overview of Services – DYS, DSS, DMH |
- Pathways into, through and out of the service systems
- Discussion of available services – themes of services provided by agencies
- Principals of resiliency - access to health care, safety, community engagement & adult supervision
- How can families, foster families & residential programs connect to non-traditional resources
- Institutional vs. community based programs
- Role of the family
- What is your client entitled to?
Moderator: Glenn Daly, Office of Youth Development
Commissioner Michael C. Bolden, Department of Youth Services
Commissioner Harry Spence, Department of Social Services
Commissioner Marylou Sudders, Department of Mental Health (Invited)
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| 11:00 |
Insurance 101 for Advocates – Tactics and Tips from the Public Sector |
- How to determine what services your client may be entitled to
- How to access services through your client's insurance
- How to file an appeal when service is denied
- When can a child with insurance access Partnership Resources
- What to do when treatment is court ordered or included, as a term of probation, and an appropriate program is not available?
Moderator: Honorable Margaret S. Fearey, Juvenile Court, Middlesex County (Invited)
Carol Kress, Vice President of Clinical Operations, Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership
Thom Salmon, Director of Behavioral Services Neighborhood Health Plan
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| 11:45 |
Insurance 101 for Advocates – Tactics and Tips from the Private Sector |
- Which services and treatments are covered?
- What are the guidelines for accessing treatment/services?
- Preserving your client's right to appeal
- How to contest a rejected claim/ request for services or a reduction in services
Moderator: Honorable Margaret S. Fearey, Juvenile Court, Middlesex County (Invited)
Susan Fendell, Esq., Senior Attorney, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
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| 12:30 |
Lunch - on your own |
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| 1:30 |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS |
Accessing Specific Services (DMH, DSS, DYS)
- What to do when prescribed DSS/DYS services are not meeting the needs of your client
- Strategies for kids aging out of the program(s) / Step-down services
- Less restrictive alternatives – DYS day reporting centers
- How to design the service plan
- How to engage the family in the treatment process
Moderator: Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., J.D., Director, Juvenile Court Clinic Service
Joan Mikula, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Susan Pederzoli, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Social Services
Richard Romboletti, Director of Clinical Programs, Department of Youth Services
Overview of Medications
- General indications for use of psychiatric medications in children
- Use of antipsychotic medications in children
- How to access psych medications for children
- How to be an "educated consumer" when acting on behalf of a child who may need psych meds.
Andrew Clark, M.D., Law and Psychiatry Service, MGH
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| 3:15 |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS II |
Accessing Substance Abuse Programs
- Identify warning signs that a child may need substance abuse services
- What programs are available and how to access services Lee Ann Jacobs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance
Assistant Commissioner Deborah Klein-Walker, Department of Public Health
James Laprade, Director of Substance Abuse Programs, MA Behavioral Health Partnership
Legal Levers to Access Services
How to use IDEA Title C to access mental health services
Tim Sindelar, Senior Attorney, Disability Law Center, Boston, MA
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| Date: |
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Friday, November 22, 2002 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $65 and includes the course book. Costs for this course are underwritten by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for refunds received via fax or email at least 24 hours prior to the course will receive a gift certificate to an upcoming Advanced Legal Studies course in the amount of the registration.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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Approved for CLE credit in RI, NH, VT, ME & NY. This course has also been approved for 7 CAFL and 7 CPCS Mental Health Litigation credits.
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Special
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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