OHIO SE CCOE

PhD program at Mandel School provides financial assistance, part-time and full-time study options

The Ph.D. Program at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University celebrates the second anniversary of its part-time study option for doctoral-level education in social welfare and is inviting applications.

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IDDT pioneer Bob Drake reflects upon the ongoing evolution of integrated treatment and the importance of supported employment

Psychiatrist Robert E. Drake, MD, PhD, knows a few things about the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model-why it's necessary, how it works, and which treatment components produce the most positive outcomes. He is one of the original creators of IDDT, the evidence-based practice for people who have been diagnosed with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders. He has also been instrumental in the ongoing development and dissemination of Supported Employment (SE), the evidence-based practice.

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“Stages of change” co-creator Carlo DiClemente discusses practical applications of his Transtheoretical Model for health, wellness and recovery

Ask Psychologist Carlo DiClemente, PhD, co-creator of the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM), how you might achieve and maintain a meaningful personal change in your life—diet, exercise, sobriety, mental health recovery—and he'll tell you what he's found from almost 30 years of research on the subject. Expect to go through five "stages of change" and to work through specific tasks associated with each stage. He'll also tell you that it helps to have ongoing emotional support from someone who uses the stages to guide and to pace their working relationship with you.

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Jonas Thom has seen ACT and IDDT work with some of the toughest cases, those who nearly disappear into the recesses of society

There is hope for people who are most at-risk of psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, and institutional recidivism. It is called Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). If you listen close enough to Jonas Thom, MA, PCC, you will get the impression that ACT is more than an evidence-based practice that produces improved outcomes; it is a way of being present gently and consistently in the lives of people who are burdened with overwhelming feelings of isolation.

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State hospitals in Ohio bring new meaning to rapid job-search

Vocational specialists from the State of Ohio's inpatient Behavioral Healthcare Organizations (BHOs) are putting to rest fears about symptoms of mental illness interfering with a person's ability to work. The specialists are exploring how they might help some people obtain or return to competitive jobs in the community as part of their transition out of the hospital, before discharge.

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Employer, employee team-up with onsite job coaching

The Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland, Ohio is no ordinary park. It is a living educational museum, with interactive exhibits for children and adults alike. John is a participant of evidence-based Supported Employment (SE) services who works at the Farmpark. He has not missed a shift in over four years. His success is partly the result of his own fortitude, the guidance he receives from SE services at NEIGHBORING of Lake County, and the open communication he has with his boss, Beth Florian.

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The power of hearing a good story

The Center for Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) at Case is collecting audio recordings of service providers, consumers, and others telling stories of their experiences with evidence-based practices and other services. Share your story.

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NEOUCOM promotes best practices for treatment of schizophrenia

This past July, over 200 participants gathered at Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM) in Rootstown to attend a conference entitled "Moving in the BeST Direction: An Incubator to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment in Northeastern Ohio." Representatives from the Center for Evidence-based Practices at Case Western Reserve University attended.

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Linda Carlson equips supervisors with practical strategies for managing service teams

Eleven people representing eight organizations throughout the Buckeye State attended the Ohio SE CCOE's outcomes-based management training this spring. Entitled "Client-Centered Management for Supervisors of Supported Employment (SE) Services," the event gave team leaders practical strategies for managing their service teams, for helping team members stay focused on each consumer's stated recovery goals, and for using these goals as measures for organizational outcomes. The training was presented by Linda Carlson, LMSW, of the University of Kansas' School of Social Welfare.

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Center creates regional stakeholder meetings to disseminate lessons-learned in Ohio about supported employment

The Ohio SE Coordinating Center of Excellence (CCOE) kicked off one of its main initiatives for this year on March 25 by hosting the first Regional Stakeholders Meeting in the state. These meetings will take place regularly in different regions of Ohio to encourage professional peer-support networks among individuals from multiple disciplines and multiple systems of care who are involved with starting and successfully implementing evidence-based Supported Employment services in their communities. The Ohio SE CCOE is a program of the Center for EBPs at Case.

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MINT initiative helps set agenda for future of motivational interviewing in Ohio

Three consultant-trainers from the Center for EBPs at Case participated in a three-day international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) event at Atwood Lake Conference Center from April 29 through May 1. This "train-the-trainers" event was attended by some 40 behavioral healthcare professionals from all over the world, including approximately 20 from Ohio. The Center is participating in the MINT initiative as a way to add to the pool of advanced MI consultants and trainers in Ohio.

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Annual conference proves that commitment to Supported Employment continues to grow in Ohio, throughout nation

Celebrating its third anniversary, the annual conference of the Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence (Ohio SE CCOE) drew close to 200 participants from throughout Ohio and 10 additional states, demonstrating the growing national interest in Supported Employment (SE), the evidence-based practice for people with severe mental illness. Gary Bond, Ph.D., of the ACT Center of Indiana was a keynote speaker.

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Kick-off event introduces new service model that links recovery with reduction, elimination of tobacco use

The State of Ohio's commitment to helping people with substance use disorders and mental illness reduce and eliminate the use of harmful tobacco products entered a new phase on December 7, 2007 with the Tobacco Cessation Kick-Off Event. The Kick-Off was designed to introduce community-based and hospital-based behavioral healthcare organizations to a new service model being designed and disseminated by the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

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