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Continuing Education Units

Social Work, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and licensed mar-riage and Family Therapist (LMFT) continuing education credits will be offered for all educational sessions. No partial continuing educational credits will be given at the sessions. Successful completion of the session is required to receive continuing education credit.

Continuing Medical Education (CME): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) through joint sponsorship of the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Council of Community Centers. The Texas Depart-ment of State Health Services is accredited by TMA to provide continu-ing medical education for physicians. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service (TMA provider #4006803) designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This event has been approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services Continuing Education Service for 2.0 credit(s) in medical ethics and /or professional responsibility.

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE): The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is an accredited provider (P0180) of continuing nursing educa-tion by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded 10.5 contact hours of Continuing Nursing Education.

Approved sessions for CME and CNE are indicated with an “*” in this brochure.

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Table of Contents

Welcome

Friends and Colleagues,

As we gather for our 28th Annual Texas Council Conference we can still

feel the grief of our nation in the aftermath of the tragedy at Sandy Hook

Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut; a grief no doubt deepened

by the cumulative effect of too many similar tragedies—Columbine High

School, Virginia Tech, Tucson, Arizona and Aurora, Colorado—still echoing

in our hearts.

But as we leave the 83rd (R) Legislative Session behind, we find ourselves ready to recon-

nect, recharge and prepare to lean into a changing, challenging, yet hope-filled future!

When the 83rd Legislative Session began in January 2013, the Texas Council joined others to

convey that our greatest chance to avoid future tragedies lies not only in assuring we have

effective laws and security measures in place, but in striving to understand the emotions and

circumstances that can harm lives and destroy families.

And they answered our call. The 83rd Legislature is making the largest single investment

ever in our public mental health system and they established a clear expectation that people

with intellectual disabilities can choose community first. Texas now stands poised to make

advances we hope will one day resolve the challenges we face in our schools, our neighbor-

hoods, in our communities and in our hearts—advances we hope will one day serve as a

model for our nation.

So with renewed hope we welcome you to our 28th Annual Conference! From Mark Wald-

man, a leading expert on spirituality and the brain, may you discover communication tools

that have the power to change the world. From spoken word artist, Shane Kocyzan, may you

hear his call to surround children with love as he shares his story of triumph over childhood

bullying and adversity. And from many other talented and experienced presenters, may you

find ideas and accomplishments that will strengthen your resolve to improve the lives of

Texans with disabilities.

Sincerely,

Danette Castle, CEO

Texas Council of Community Centers

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Special Events

Wednesday, June 26, 2013Opening Session1 – 3 p.m.

Welcome: Dallas County Judge, Clay Lewis JenkinsAs the Chief Elected Official in Dallas County, County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins has been a champion for our behavioral health system in Dallas County. During the recent legislative session, Judge Jenkins called on the Texas legislature to adequately fund the behavioral health system to ensure that citizens are provided the necessary resources to live an optimal life. As a member of the Dallas County Juvenile Board, he is also committed to providing the same level of quality behavioral health treatment to our juvenile population.

Mentalist, Aaron BrownMentalist Aaron Brown is an incredibly gifted psychic entertainer. Aaron travels the country wowing audiences with his astounding demonstrations of telepathy and other phenomena. Interactive, engaging and simply beyond belief, his performance is sure to be an unforgettable experience!

Featured Presentation: Communication, Leadership, and Your Brain Mark Robert Waldman, Faculty, College of Business, Loyola Marymount University, Los AngelesAssociate Fellow, Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of PennsylvaniaOur brain gives us the potential to communicate in extraordinary ways, but the latest research shows we are surprisingly unskilled when it comes to conversing with others. As one of the world’s leading experts in communication, spirituality, and the brain, Mark Waldman will guide you through the 8 key elements of effective communication. He’ll explain why nonverbal cues are more important than words. He’ll reveal the most

“dangerous” word in the world, and will unveil the three most powerful words that can generate mutual empathy and trust between colleagues, clients, and strangers. Now being taught to corporations, caregivers, and therapists throughout the world, these communications strategies will actually change the structure and functioning of your brain.

Texas Council Risk Management Fund 25th Anniversary Celebration5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Join the Texas Council Risk Management Fund in celebrating 25 years of partnership with the Texas Council! (Invitation Only)


Special Events

Thursday, June 27, 2013General Session8:30 — 10 a.m.

Welcome: The Honorable Mike Rawlings, Mayor of the City of DallasElected Mayor in June 2011, Mayor Mike Rawlings works to improve the quality of life for the people of Dallas. In his short time in office, he’s put Dallas in the spotlight nationally and internationally by taking a leading role with the United States Conference of Mayors.

Frank M. Adams Award CeremonyThe Frank M. Adams Award was established in 1990 in honor of the late Mr. Adams, a founding member of the Texas Council of Community Centers. The Frank M. Adams Award recognizes exceptional volunteer contributions in the categories of Individual, Community Group and Media.

Shane Koyczan, Acclaimed Spoken Word ArtistShane Koyczan is both a writer and spoken word virtuoso. He performed at the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, where an audience of more than 1 billion people worldwide heard his piece “We Are More.” Shane will deliver a performance based on his poem, “To This Day,” the powerful story about bullying and survival.

10:30 a.m. — NoonNational Perspectives Plenary SessionTwo respected thought leaders, Ron Manderscheid, Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors and Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO, National Council for Behavioral Health will share insights on current federal policies and trends affecting our system of care.

Center Party6 — 7:30 p.m.

Featuring Musician, Scott WhitakerWinner of the Colgate Country Showdown at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, Scott Whitaker returned there twice, once to co-host with Barbara Mandrell and Joe Diffey and then to perform live with Tracy Bird, Brad Paisley and the complete Opry cast. Scott continues to touch people’s lives with his lyrics and music. As a true country crooner, his words and melodies are true to his country roots.


Exhibitors

Askesis Development Group, Inc.

Avail Solutions, Inc.

Bigham Kliewer Chapman & Watts

Bowman Systems

BrightEHR

CARF International

Cenpatico

Cerner Anasazi

CoCENTRIX

Credible Behavioral Health

East Texas Behavioral Healthcare Network

Focus for Life

Genoa Healthcare, LLC

iCentrix Corporation

ISC Group, Inc.

iServ for Texas Centers

Lavender & Wyatt Systems, Inc.

Locum Tenens

Microsoft

MindLinc, Duke University Behavioral Health Informatics

Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.


Exhibitors

Mutual of America

NexLearn

Odyssey Software

Optum

QoL meds

Randol Mill Pharmacy

Southern Consulting

Special Olympics Texas

Staff Care, Inc.

Teletask, Inc.

TenEleven Group, Inc.

Texas Council Risk Management Fund

The Arc of Texas

The Echo Group

The Wood Group

TX Municipal League Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool

US Script, Inc.

VisionWorks

Welligent

Wright Financial Services/Plan Advisor


Texas CouncilIntellectual and

Developmental DisabilitiesConsortium

Texas CouncilBehavioral Health

Consortium

Thank You Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Event Sponsors


8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – Noon Consortia Meetings 10 a.m. – Noon Administrative SessionNoon – 1 p.m. Lunch (One Your Own)1 – 5 p.m. Exhibitor Move-in1 – 3 p.m. Welcome & Opening Session3 – 3:30 p.m. Break3:30 – 5 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Benefits of Succes-sion Planning

Houston Ballroom A, 3rd Floor

Compassionate Communication

San Antonio Ball-room, 3rd Floor

Approaching the Future of Technology and Clinical Informatics: A Project of the Texas Council Lone Star Ballroom A2

Intellectual Dis-ability Services and Integrated Care

Lone Star Ballroom C1

Diamonds in the Rough


*Leadership in the Midst of Change and Chaos


1115 Transforma-tion Waiver: Mov-ing from Concept to OperationsLone Star Ballroom C2

Trustees Roles and Responsibilities

Lone Star Ballroom A1

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Texas Council Risk Management Fund 25th Anniversary Celebration (Invitation Only)7:45 – 9:45 p.m. Executive Directors Dinner

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Conference Schedule-at-a-GlanceAll sessions are open to all participants

Bronze Sponsors

All meeting rooms are located on the 2nd floor, except where noted.Shaded breakout session may be of interest to Executives and Trustees. Approved sessions for CME and CNE are indicated with an “*”


7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Opens 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)8:30 – 10 a.m. General Session/Frank M. Adams Awards/Featured Presentation10 – 10:30 a.m. Break (Exhibit Hall)10:30 a.m. – Noon General Session - National Perspectives PanelNoon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Exhibit Hall)1:30 – 3 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

*Texas Medical Board – Physician Delegation and Telemedicine/Tele-healthLone Star Ballroom A1

Planning Alterna-tives Tomorrow with Hope (PATH)


Leveraging Private and Public Partner-ships in Behavioral Health


Future of HIT in Texas


Thanks for Your Service…And What Exactly I Mean by That


*Using Environ-mental Supports to Improve Adherence


Practical Approach-es to Guiding Indi-viduals and Families Through the Legis-lative ProcessLone Star Ballroom C2

Future of Mental Health and Intel-lectual Disabilities Services


3 – 3:30 p.m. Break (Exhibit Hall)3:30 – 5 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Change is Not a Four Letter Word


Transforming Clini-cal Care through In-tegration of Physi-cal and Behavioral HealthLone Star Ballroom A2

Respect Institute Graduates


BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)


Mental Health First AID: Taking the Lo-cal Lead on a Global Strategy


Vocational Reha-bilitation Renewal Initiative


*DSM-5 Changes in Intellectual Dis-abilities and Mental Health


Insight into the Texas Polical Land-scape: Harvey Kronberg, Quorum Report (QR)San Antonio Ball-room, 3rd Floor

6 – 7:30 p.m. Center Party!All meeting rooms are located on the 2nd floor, except where noted.Shaded breakout session may be of interest to Executives and Trustees. Approved sessions for CME and CNE are indicated with an “*”


Thursday, June 27, 2013


7:30 a.m. – Noon Registration7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Staff Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Trustees & Executive Directors Breakfast 8:30 – 10.m. Concurrent Sessions

Charting a Course for the Future with Strategy Maps


A Global Approach to Behavior Sup-ports


One Center’s Ap-proach to Meeting the Needs of Indi-viduals with ASDLone Star Ballroom C2

The Value of Peer Support in Support-ing Wellness


Texas Customized Self-Employment


*Differential Di-agnosis with Trau-matized Children: Assessment and Implications Lone Star Ballroom A1

*ETHICS: The Ethics of Consent


Legislative Budget Update


10 – 10:30 p.m. Break10:30 – Noon Concurrent Sessions

Building Partner-ships that Provide Permanent Sup-portive HousingHouston Ballroom A, 3rd Floor

Storytelling as Best Practice


Behavior Interven-tion: A Success Story


*Geriatric Sub-stance Abuse


ETHICS: Comfort and Tolerance


Expanding Technol-ogy to Respond to People in Crisis - Using Chat and Text in a Crisis CenterSetting Lone Star Ballroom C3

The 83rd Legislative Session & Beyond


All meeting rooms are located on the 2nd floor, except where noted.Shaded breakout session may be of interest to Executives and Trustees. Approved sessions for CME and CNE are indicated with an “*”


Friday, June 28, 2013


Conference Schedule of EventsAll sessions are open to all participants

Wednesday, June 268 a.m. – 5 p.m.RegistrationRoom: Lone Star Ballroom Foyer

8 – 8:30 a.m.Continental BreakfastRoom: Lone Star Ballroom Foyer

8:30 – NoonConsortia Meetings

IDDRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A1

Human Resource Management and DevelopmentRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C2

Quality ManagementRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C3

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.Consortia Meetings

Nursing DirectorsRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A2

10 a.m. – NoonConsortia Meetings

Medical ServicesRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A2

10 a.m. – NoonAdministrative SessionRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C4

• Rex Castle, Director of Human Resources & Interactive Content, Tyler Technologies (Motivation)

• Carvan Adkins, Texas Council Counsel (Administrative Legal Issues)

Noon – 1 p.m.Lunch on your own

1 – 5 p.m.Exhibitor Move-inRoom: Lone Star Ballroom B

1 – 3 p.mWelcome and Opening SessionRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A3-4

Welcome• William R. Brown, Board of Directors Chair,

Texas Council; MHMR of Tarrant County Board of Trustees

• Julia P. Noble, Chair, Board of Trustees, Metrocare Services

• Clay Lewis Jenkins, Dallas County Judge• Danette Castle, CEO, Texas Council

Mentalist, Aaron Brown

Featured PresentationCommunication, Leadership and Your Brain• Mark Robert Waldman

Brown CastleNoble Jenkins


3 – 3:30 p.m.BreakRoom: Lone Star Ballroom Foyer

3:30 – 5 p.m.Concurrent Sessions

1. Benefits of Succession Planning/ Succession Planning for Now and the FutureRoom: Houston Ballroom A, 3rd FloorWith a large portion of the workforce reaching retire-ment age and high performers being heavily recruited or promoted organizations must plan and prepare for future gaps in leadership and expertise. Succes-sion Planning is a deliberative and systematic effort by an organization to identify long-range needs in key positions, identify potential successors, cultivate a supply of talent and ensure continuity. In this session, participants will explore the benefits of Succession Planning and learn about various techniques, tools and resources. • Dan Hernandez, Senior Training &

Development Specialist, PHR, TCRMF

2. Compassionate Communication: 12 Brain-Changing Strategies that Build Trust and Eliminate ConflictsRoom: San Antonio Ballroom, 3rd FloorIn this experiential workshop, Mark Waldman will guide participants through a university-developed training exercise proven to rapidly defuse emotional conflicts and enhance collaborative dialogue in virtually every arena of the workplace. These strategies are grounded in evidence-based research in the fields of social neuroscience, neuropsychology, neuroeconomics, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. Participants will learn how to eliminate defensive posturing, interrupt negative “inner speech,” read discrete facial expressions that convey

compassion or deceit, and use one’s tone of voice to stimulate neurological trust in the listener’s brain. Compassionate Communication, which is documented in the book Words Can Change Your Brain, shows you how to convey more accurate information in less time in a manner that will reduce conflicts before they even begin.• Mark Robert Waldman, Faculty, College of

Business, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Associate Fellow, Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania

3. Approaching the Future of Technology and Clinical Informatics: A Project of the Texas Council Room: Lone Star Ballroom A2In January 2013, the Texas Council engaged Healthcare Intelligence Partners to lead a Learning Collaborative on Technology, Informatics and Accelerated Innova-tion. David Bergman, President of Healthcare Intelli-gence Partners, is leading the initiative. He will discuss the project’s key components and describe how it fits into the national and state landscapes on Health Infor-mation Technology and Quality Measurement. • David Bergman, Founder, Healthcare

Intelligence Partners

All meeting rooms are located on the 2nd floor, except where noted.



Wednesday, June 263:30 – 5 p.m.Concurrent Sessions continued

4. Intellectual Disability Services and Integrated CareRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C1In looking for innovative, cost-effective ways to deliver services to people with intellectual disabilities (ID), states are studying how these long-term services and supports fit into managed care models; however, this integration could result in greater costs and undesirable clinical outcomes if specific areas of need are not addressed. This presentation will provide information and generate thoughtful consideration about the benefits and risks of integrating ID specialty care into a managed care model. • Dr. Maria Quintero, Assistant Deputy Director,

MHMRA of Harris County

5. Diamonds in the Rough Room: Lone Star Ballroom C3This presentation will highlight methods to incorporate Choice, Community Interactions, and Socialization as part of a thriving Day Habilitation Program. Creative and exciting ways to help individuals and family members express independence and uniqueness will be discussed. With input from the individuals and family members, these elements are recognized as key components to daily life. • Tanya Jean, Human Services Technician II,

Spindletop Center• Pat Arvie, IDD Program Supervisor, Spindletop

Center• Lisa Stark, Human Services Technician I,

Spindletop Center• Robert Taylor, Human Services Technician I,

Spindletop Center

• Cindy Kloesel, Day Hab Manager, Texana Center

• Manuel Lopez, Day Hab Manager, Texana Center

6. *Leadership in the Midst of Change and ChaosRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C4This session provides an overview and dis-cussion of how to develop effective leader-

ship in nursing in a dynamic and sometimes volatile healthcare arena. What are behavior and leadership styles that define successful nursing leaders? What are the personal and professional skills that are impor-tant to producing successful outcomes? How nursing leaders develop staff to being open and accepting to change in order to have effective outcomes? Carson Easley, Director of Nursing will have answers to this and more in this highly interactive workshop. Learning Objectives » Discuss the characteristics that define the success-

ful nursing leader in a changing and chaotic health care environment.

» Identify leadership skill sets that support effective outcomes during times of change.

» Describe leadership strategies that create work environments that embrace change.

• Carson Easley, Director of Nursing, MHMRA of Harris County

* Continuing Medical Education: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Texas Medical As-sociation (TMA) through joint sponsorship of the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Council of Community Centers. The Texas Department of State Health Services is accredited by TMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continu-ing Education Service (TMA provider #4006803) designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This event has been approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services Continuing Education Service for 2.0 credit(s) in medical ethics and /or professional responsibility.

* Continuing Nursing Education: The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is an accredited provider (P0180) of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Educa-tion Service has awarded 10.5 contact hours of Continuing Nursing Education.


7. 1115 Transformation Waiver: Moving from Concept to OperationsRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C2Melissa Rowan will give an overview of the current status of the 1115 Transformation Waiver. Representa-tives from four Community Centers will share how they are managing the implementation of the 1115 Waiver projects and how to prioritize tasks with multiple proj-ects, track outcomes and minimize risk. • Melissa Rowan, Healthcare Policy Director,

Texas Council• Melanie Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer,

Burke Center• Linda Werlein, Executive Director, Hill Country

MHDD Centers• Sonja Gaines, Chief of Mental Health Services,

MHMR of Tarrant County• Jim Banks, Operations Manager, Tropical Texas

Behavioral Health

8. Trustees Roles and ResponsibilitiesRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A1Texas Council General Counsel, Carvan Adkins will cover the fiduciary and policy responsibility of a Board of Trustees, including basic responsibilities and the role and limitations of individual board membership. • Carvan Adkins, Texas Council General Counsel

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.Texas Council Risk Management Fund 25th Anniversary Celebration (Invitation Only)Room: Chaparral Room, 38th Floor

7:45 – 9:45 p.m.Executive Directors DinnerRoom: Kitchen Garden, Main Lobby

Thursday, June 277:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. RegistrationRoom: Lone Star Ballroom Foyer

7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall OpenRoom: Lone Star Ballroom B

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)Room: Lone Star Ballroom B

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.General Session Room: Lone Star Ballroom A3-4

Welcome• Danette Castle, CEO, Texas Council • Dr. John Burruss, CEO, Metrocare Services• The Honorable Mike Rawlings, Mayor of the

City of Dallas• William R. Brown, Board of Directors, Chair,

Texas Council; MHMR of Tarrant County Board of Trustees

FRANK M. ADAMS AWARDS

Featured PresentationShane Koyczan Spoken Word ArtistShane will perform “To This Day” and other pieces which explore the profound impact bullying can have on the individual.

BrownCastle Burruss Rawlings




Thursday, June 27continued10 – 10:30 a.m. Break (Exhibit Hall)Room: Lone Star Ballroom B

10:30 a.m. – Noon National Perspective Plenary SessionRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A3-4• Ron Manderscheid, Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors• Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO, National Council for Behavioral Health

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Exhibit Hall)Room: Lone Star Ballroom B


1. *Texas Medical Board – Physician Delegation and Telemedicine/Telehealth and Ethical ImplicationsRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A1Recommended for physicians, this session will cover the topics of physician delegation and telemedicine and telehealth including changes made to these by the 83rd Legislature. Ethical implications and challenges as they relate to the practice of both topics will be discussed. Learning Objectives » Describe the requirements for physician delegation

including changes made by the 83rd Legislature. » Describe the requirements for practicing telemedi-

cine and telehealth in Texas. » Discuss ethical implications of physician delegation

and telemedicine• Mari Robinson, JD, Executive Director, Texas

Medical Board

2. Planning Alternative Tomorrow with Hope (PATH) Room: Houston Ballroom A, 3rd FloorPATH is a self-directed life plan that utilizes colorful graphics instead of a check list of questions. It starts with a person’s dream for their ideal life, and then re-quires examining the steps necessary to get as close to that dream as possible. PATH is unique in its approach by incorporating friends, family and professionals along with the focus person to work together to plan for his or her future. This session outlines how PATH puts the individual in the driver’s seat in planning their own life. • Christy Ogle, Regional Coordinator Central

Texas Microboard, Arc of Texas/Service Coordinator, Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center




3. Leveraging Private and Public Partnerships in Behavioral Health (Integrated Health)Room: Lone Star Ballroom C3Access to quality and affordable behavioral health services remains a challenge for persons with living with mental illness, substance use disorders, and other co-occuring disorders. Licensed behavioral health care managers, crisis line staff, and the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) have co-located at the Health-Spring managed care office to provide services to HealthSpring beneficiaries. This public/private part-nership has been successful in improving access and quality care for persons with behavioral health needs. HealthSpring and MHMR of Tarrant will relate valuable experiences to inform communities and stakeholders on how to build collaborations for persons in need of care. • Keena Pace, Director of Adult Mental Health

Clinics, MHMR of Tarrant County• Scott McBryde, LMFT, Care Manager,

HealthSpring • Shaun Hill, LPC, Behavioral Health Care

Manager, HealthSpring• Carolyn Law, LCSW, Director of Service

Coordination, HealthSpring

4. Future of HIT in TexasRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C4Nora Belcher, Executive Director of the Texas e-Health Alliance, will update participants on the impact spurred by the HITECH Act on the healthcare ecosys-tem. As providers, vendors, and other stakeholders continue to deal with the structural and policy changes to their environment, how are the initiatives set in mo-tion affecting them? How are they faring in Texas? • Nora Belcher, Executive Director, Texas

e-Health Alliance

5. Thanks for Your Service…And What Exactly I Mean by ThatRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A2Combat veteran panelists will discuss some of the ways experiences in combat have changed them, why it is important for them to stay close with other combat veterans, and what they need from the rest of us. The panel will discuss what we are learning from people who return home from war and how we as a commu-nity can walk alongside them on their journey home. • Ted Hughes, Veterans Resource Coordinator,

DSHS• Sean Hanna, State Coordinator Military Veter-

an Peer Network, Samaritan Center for Coun-seling and Pastoral Care

• Jarod Myers, Volunteer Coordinator, Bluebon-net Trails Community Services

6. *Using Environmental Supports to Improve Ad-herenceRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C1This session will provide an in-depth discussion of the reasons for adherence challenges for patients with serious mental illness, outline the scope of the prob-lem and offer strategies for pharmacological, psycho-social and systems interventions to improve adherence outcomes. Learning Objectives » Describe adherence problems in serious mental

illness. » Identify appropriate strategies for improving ad-

herence and outcomes.• Dawn Velligan, PhD, Director, Division

of Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio






Castle

Thursday, June 27continued1:30 – 3 p.m.Concurrent Sessions continued

7. Practical Approaches to Guiding Individuals and Families Through the Legislative ProcessRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C2Community Centers are a valuable resource to legisla-tors as well as to families and self-advocates during the legislative session. This presentation outlines some of the strategies a Center can use to develop relation-ships with state representatives and guide families and self advocates through the legislative process. • Kevin Barker, Director of IDD Provider Services,

Texana Center• Kate Johnson-Patagoc, Director of Specialized

Services, Texana Center• Sheri Talbot, Director of Intellectual and Devel-

opmental Disabilities Services, Texana Center

8. Future of Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services

Room: San Antonio Ballroom, 3rd FloorOf interest to Trustees, Chief Executive Of-ficers / Executive Directors and management staff.

Danette Castle and Melissa Rowan of the Texas Council and Gary Jessee of the Health and Human Services Commission will discuss the changing healthcare environment for

both mental health and intellectual disability services. Discussion will include changes occurring at the national, state and local levels and efforts at the Texas Council to provide leadership to its members. • Danette Castle, CEO, Texas Council• Melissa Rowan, Healthcare Policy Direc-

tor, Texas Council• Gary Jessee, Deputy Director for

Program Operations, Medicaid/Chip Division, HHSC

3 – 3:30 p.m.Break (Exhibit Hall)Room: Lone Star Ballroom B


1. Change is Not a Four Letter WordRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A1Preparing a Center’s workforce for the many changes and challenges they will face in the next few years is probably the most important responsibility a Center’s leadership can make. Helping all employees understand their role in the process and giving them the tools they need to be successful are essential to a Center’s survival. This presentation will provide you with an introduction to the process used by Spindletop Center to develop a change ready organization.• Charles Harris, PhD, Chief Executive Officer,

Spindletop Center• Carol Parker, Chief Human Resource Officer,

Spindletop Center

2. Transforming Clinical Care through Integration of Physical and Behavioral HealthRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A2Rick Ybarra, Program Officer, from the Hogg Founda-tion for Mental Health will lead a panel on integrated care, discussing national and state trends in integration of behavioral and physical healthcare. Two Commu-nity Centers will provide overviews of their integration programs. Given the increasing numbers of integration projects being developed by Community Centers for the 1115 Waiver, time will be reserved for an active question and answer session.• Rick Ybarra, Program Officer, Hogg Foundation

for Mental Health• Dr. Camis Milam, Vice President, Medical Ser-

vices, The Center for Health Care Services• Annette Gray, Associate CEO of Programs,

StarCare Specialty Health System

Rowan

Jessee


3. Respect Institute Graduates (Peer Support)Room: Houston Ballroom A, 3rd Floor“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story.” ~Maya Angelou

The Respect Institute is a crucial Wellness Tool for mental health peers in the East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery and persons living with mental health challenges. During the 3 day workshop facilitated by Joel Slack, international peer advocate, and funded by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Recovery, peers craft their uniquely personal stories of recovery, learning to articulate their journey with-out analysis or “therapeutic direction”. The goal is to encourage the growth of local supportive networks of speakers who speak to the potential for recovery from mental illness A panel discussion of recovery stories and how presenters use their lived experience in the service of others will awaken hope for everyone present and demonstrate how trauma and grief can be transformed into healing. • James Lemon, Peer Support coordinator East

Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, ETBHN, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

• Bill Gilstrap, Peer Support Coordinator, Blue-bonnet Trails Community Services

• Amy Pierce, Peer Support Coordinator MHA, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services

• Ginny Morgan, Clients Rights Officer, Spindle-top

• Byron Hughes, Peer Support Coordinator Hope Center, Spindletop Center

• Garry Lewis, Certified Peer Specialist, Spindle-top Center

• Tuesday Marler, Peer Support Coordinator, ETBHN, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

4. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)Room: Lone Star Ballroom C4The presentation will review applicable laws and regulations regarding security and privacy of electroni-cally transmitted protected health information. Special focus will be on the use of mobile devices, owned by both the employer and the employee. Sample policies will be presented as well as practical tips for imple-mentation.• Pamela Beach, Attorney, Texas Council Risk

Management Fund• Mike Taylor, Director of Information Support,

MHMR of Tarrant County

5. Mental Health First AID: Taking the Local Lead on a Global StrategyRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C1In this session you will hear the value of MHFA in our communities from multiple viewpoints. The panel-ists will talk about MHFA from the perspectives of a national managed care plan, an award-winning local program, and a consumer-advocate certified in MHFA. Come participate in this important dialogue on build-ing a program valued by the community, consumers and payers. • Kathleen Casey, Coordinator for Disaster

Mental Health Preparedness and Response, Austin Travis County Integral Care

• Janet Paleo, Director of Recovery Based Services, Texas Council of Community Centers

• Gregg Sherrill, Executive Director, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions




Thursday, June 27continued3:30 – 5 p.m.Concurrent Sessions continued

6. Vocational Rehabilitation Renewal InitiativeRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C3The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Ser-vices has begun a “VR Renewal” initiative to better facilitate helping Texas with significant disabilities go to work. The initiative is driven by increased interest from the agency’s business partners for hiring qualified people with disabilities, national initiatives for increas-ing employment of people with disabilities and unsuc-cessfully trying to retrofit innovation into a 40 year old Vocational Rehabilitation model. The presentation outlines the initiative’s strategic planning process, in-sights derived at the agency level from the experience, new performances targets, and the program’s progress thus far. As a result of this experience, the agency plans to focus on solidifying, expanding or develop-ing strategic alliances with our community partners to help our customers find and keep good jobs. • Scott McCune, Regional Director, Metroplex

Regional Office, DARS Division for Rehabilita-tion Services

7. *DSM-5 Changes in Intellectual Disabilities and Mental HealthRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C2The long-awaited Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) includes substantial chang-es to diagnostic categories as well as to the overall approach to diagnosing mental illnesses and develop-mental disabilities. These changes will be reviewed and participants will be encouraged to engage in discussion

about the impact of these changes on clinical practice and on public policy. Learning Objectives » List at least three changes in specific diagnostic

categories listed in the DSM-5. » Explain the process of diagnosing mental illnesses

and developmental disabilities without the tradi-tional five-axis structure.

» Discuss the impact of DSM -5 on healthcare, edu-cational and other systems.

• Maria Quintero, Ph.D., Assistant Deputy Direc-tor, MHMRA of Harris County

8. Insight into the Texas Polical Land-scape:

Harvey Kronberg, Quorum Report (QR)Room: San Antonio Ballroom, 3rd FloorOf interest to Trustees and Chief Executive

Officers / Executive Directors, Management and Com-munications Staff.

Former Lt. Governor Bob Bullock called editor Harvey Kronberg “the Capitol’s most astute observer.”

Writer, editor, and publisher of the Quorum Report (QR), Harvey Kronberg has been covering Texas politics since 1989. QR is the leading news, information and gossip source for most of Texas elected officials, most of the lobby, and generally, anyone who is involved in or wants to know about Texas Politics. And at the center of it all is Mr. Harvey Kronberg!

Mr. Kronberg will discuss the current and future politi-cal landscape in Texas and offer insight as only he can - from the perspective of an expert political insider.

If you want to know what is really happening in Texas Politics, don’t miss the chance to hear and interact with Harvey Kronberg!• Harvey Kronberg, Publisher, The Quorum

Report




6 – 7:30 p.m.Center Party!Room: Chaparral Room, 38th FloorFood, fun prizes and the sweet sounds of Scott Whitaker!

Friday, June 287:30 a.m. – Noon RegistrationRoom: Lone Star Ballroom Foyer

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.Staff Continental BreakfastRoom: Lone Star Ballroom B

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.Trustees & Executive Directors Breakfast Sponsored by Texas Council Risk Management FundRoom: Chaparral Room, 38th Floor

8:30 – 10 a.m.Concurrent Sessions

1. Charting a Course for the Future with Strategy MapsRoom: Houston Ballroom A, 3rd FloorToo often, organizational strategy is poorly under-stood both within the organization and by its external stakeholders. A strategy map can help an organization identify, document and organize its strategic objec-tives, making them easier to understand and commu-nicate. In addition, the effectiveness of the strategies outlined on the strategy map can be easily evaluated when used with an actively managed balanced score-card. This workshop will provide an overview of how you can develop and use a strategy map and balanced scorecard within your organization to chart a course for the future.• Jonathan Foy, Director, Fiscal Services,

Community Healthcore

2. A Global Approach to Behavioral SupportsRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C1Many factors have an effect on the person who ex-hibits challenging behavior. Attitudes about a per-son’s behavior, system issues, psychiatric diagnoses and medical issues may have an effect on a person’s behavior. Through discussion and group activities par-ticipants will learn to identify the factors that have an effect on behavior and to develop strategies to address these factors. • Steve Fitzner, Licensed Psychological Associate,

Spindletop Center

3. One Center’s Approach to Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Room: Lone Star Ballroom C2This session gives an overview of how Bluebonnet Trails addresses the needs of individuals with ASD. The Bluebonnet Trails Autism Program and Early Childhood Intervention teams work with families of children as young as 16 months with an Autism diagnosis. For those who aged 3 and up, the team provides individual services in the home, the community, and within a designated clinic space on a short term basis. Social groups to meet the needs of our young adults with an Asperger’s or HFA diagnosis are held weekly. Coordi-nation with Bluebonnet’s IDD Crisis Team also occurs in order to try and meet the needs of those with dual diagnosis.• Angel Flier, Autism Program Coordinator,

Board Certified Behavioral Analyst, Bluebon-net Trails Community Services

• Jessica Dreyfus, Service Coordinator, LMSW, Bluebonnet Trails community Services




Friday, June 28continued8:30 – 10 a.m.Concurrent Sessions continued

4. The Value of Peer Support in Supporting Well-nessRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C3Peers with lived experience of mental illness are uniquely qualified to help persons with mental health challenges. This workshop led by peer support special-ists will showcase competencies peers bring to the workforce, highlight key roles in mentoring members of the recovery community to support persons in achieving their goals, and enhancing their ability to advocate for themselves.• Bill Gilstrap, ACPS, Bluebonnet Trails Commu-

nity Services• Amy Pierce, ACPS, Bluebonnet Trails Commu-

nity Services

5. Texas Customized Self-EmploymentRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C4Self Employment is a viable form of employment that is tailored to the individual. Come learn how Com-munity Healthcore supported 38 diverse businesses with persons who have a mental health, intellectual and/or developmental disability diagnosis through a five year Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities grant. Participate with others in a short demonstra-tion on how to develop a business idea and market the service or product. Hear how Self Employment is a subset of Supported Employment and is a billable service for the HCS and TxHmL programs. Participants

will take home a Self Employment training curriculum with modules in Discovery, Business Plan, Marketing, and Benefits.• Lee Brown, Director of Contracts Manage-

ment, Community Healthcore• LaShonda Jackson, Program Manager, Sup-

ported Employment, Community Healthcore

6. *Differential Diagnosis with Traumatized Chil-dren: Assessment and ImplicationsRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A1Participants will discuss the myriad of symptom pre-sentation associated with abuse in children and learn tools for accurately screening and assessing symptoms to prevent misdiagnosis among abused and trauma-tized children.Learning Objectives » Discuss the context of child abuse and trauma and

the contributing factors to symptom severity and expression.

» Describe pathways which contribute to various diagnoses among abused/traumatized children.

» Identify symptom overlap in order to prevent mis-diagnosis.

» Match symptom presentations with trauma-in-formed, evidence-based assessments and treat-ments.

• Jeffrey Wherry, Ph.D., ABPP, Director, Institute for Child and Family Studies, Texas Tech University




7. *The Ethics of ConsentRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A2This 1.5 hour highly interactive session will provide an overview of the ethical aspects of informed consent. We will consider the

value of autonomy and examine a variety of case stud-ies that test the limits of its force when the desires of a patient come into conflict with professional goals or family wishes. We will be especially attentive to the conditions under which autonomy might ethically be limited in order to protect the patient or others from harm. Those attending may also want to attend Friday at 10:30 a.m.Learning Objectives » Describe fundamental ethical concept of individual

autonomy as it relates to informed consent. » Explain ethical conflict between respect for in-

dividual autonomy and the desire to provide for good outcomes.

» Define the conditions under which intervention over objections is ethically justifiable.

• Michael Gillette, President, Bioethical Services of Virginia, Inc.

8. Legislative Budget UpdateRoom: San Antonio Ballroom, 3rd FloorOf interest to Trustees, Chief Executive Of-ficers / Executive Directors and management staff.

Presenters will discuss highlights from the 83rd Legislative Session and give perspec-tives on the current and future outlook of the state budget.• Danette Castle, CEO, Texas Council• Eva DeLuna Castro, Senior Policy Analyst, CPPP

10 – 10:30 a.m.BreakRoom: Lone Star Ballroom Foyer

10:30 a.m. – NoonBreakout Sessions

1. Building Partnerships that Provide Permanent Supportive HousingRoom: Houston Ballroom, 3rd FloorPeople with mental illness, substance use disorders, or other co-occurring behavioral health challenges often lack safe, decent, and affordable housing. Behavioral health providers, patients, and families are acutely aware of the importance of housing to a person’s long-term recovery. Successful partnership have patients, families, behavioral health and housing providers and other community stakeholders working proactively and creatively to provide housing coupled with supportive services. MHMR of Tarrant County and the Fort Worth Housing Authority have come together to establish such a partnership to provides safe, quality, accessible, and affordable housing to more than 500 persons with behavioral health challenges. • Walter Taylor, Director of Housing Services,

MHMR of Tarrant County• Selarstean Mitchell, Vice President of Assisted

Housing, Fort Worth Housing Authority


Castle

Luna





Friday, June 28continued10:30 a.m. – NoonConcurrent Sessions continued

2. Storytelling as Best PracticeRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C1Modern technology has given us shiny new tools to help us communicate - from Pow-erPoint to the Internet - but in our fervor to

remain current (and appear “professional”) we often ignore our natural inclination to tell a good story. In his seminar “Storytelling as Best Practice,” Colin Rowan has demonstrated to national non-profit organizations that storytelling is the single most powerful commu-nication tool you possess. This 90 minute session will cover the rationale for why storytelling is so effective, the essential ingredients of a good story, and how or-ganizations can tie their strategic communication goals to a storytelling effort.• Colin Rowan, President, Rowan Communica-

tions

3. Behavior Intervention: A Success StoryRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C2This presentation focuses on how one IDD Program and one individual receiving services worked together to manage severely maladaptive and aggressive behaviors. Included are specifics of the plan regard-ing choices and consequences made available to the individual; environmental considerations; staff com-mitment to time and effort as well as management commitment to finances; and continual communica-tion between involved and potentially involved parties including Waiver Survey and Certification.• Pam Shurley, LPA, Director IDD Provider

Services, Permian Basin Community Centers

4. *Geriatric Substance Abuse Room: Lone Star Ballroom A1Geriatric substance abuse is a hidden epidemic that occurs at higher rates than generally appreciated and it is expected to dramatically increase as the baby-boom-ers join the ranks of the elderly. This presentation will review why it is difficult to make an accurate diagnosis and why it is particularly important to recognize chemi-cal dependence in the elderly. It will review patterns of illicit drug abuse as well as the abuse of prescrip-tion drugs, alcohol and over-the-counter agents. The presentation will discuss how assessment differs in the elderly and explore the best approaches for treating elderly substance abusers.Learning Objectives » Describe substance abuse patterns in baby boom-

ers vs. those over 67 years old. » List the 5 key parameters involved in pharmacoki-

netics. » List a minimum of three commonly used alcohol

screening tools used for geriatrics. » Describe key differences in geriatric men and

women in terms of substances abuse patterns• Dr. Scott Winter, Associate Professor of

Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth




5. Ethics: Comfort and ToleranceRoom: Lone Star Ballroom A2This 1.5 hour highly interactive session will continue the discussion that began when considering informed consent by examining

specific conflicts between providers and recipients of care in which providers might consider a) withholding information, b) altering the presentation of facts in order to influence patient judgment, or c) limit patient options in order to achieve good clinical outcomes. This session may be taken in addition to the session on Informed Consent, or independently. Those attending may also want to attend Friday at 8:30 a.m.• Michael Gillette, President, Bioethical Services

of Virginia, Inc.

6. Expanding Technology to Respond to People in Crisis - Using Chat and Text in a Crisis Center SettingRoom: Lone Star Ballroom C3Engaging with clients in crisis has taken an exciting technological turn in the past few years which is allow-ing people who might not normally engage over the phone or in person to access care. In this session you will hear about the crisis chat and crisis text move-ments and how these programs have been introduced in 2 Texas Local Mental Health Authorities.• Jennifer Battle, HelpLine Director, MHMRA of

Harris County• Julie McMasters, PES Program Manager, Austin

Travis County Integral Care

7. The 83rd Legislative Session & BeyondRoom: San Antonio Ballroom, 3rd FloorOf interest to Trustees, Chief Executive Of-ficers / Executive Directors and management staff.

Mental health and disability policy issues dominated the healthcare conversation during the 83rd Legislative Session. Today, more than any other time in our history, the healthcare environment is rapidly chang-

ing and the Community Centers of Texas are clearly in the mix. Add to that—40 new legislators made their way to the Texas Capitol for the first time, the largest single legislative investment ever was made to community mental health services, the daunting op-portunity created by the 1115 Transformation Waiver and (dare we say it out loud?!) the authorization for a community-based entitlement service for people with intellectual disabilities—and one can quickly surmise there is way more ahead of us than there is behind us. This presentation will touch on highlights of the 83rd Legislative Session and launch a discussion about what’s ahead for ‘the interim’ and the 84th Legislative Session.• Danette Castle, CEO, Texas Council• Lee Johnson, Deputy Director, Texas Councils

CONFERENCE ENDS


Castle

Johnson


Frank M. Adams Award

Outstanding Volunteer Service AwardGeneral SessionThursday, June 27, 20138:30 - 10 a.m.The Frank M. Adams Outstanding Volunteer Service Award was established in 1990 in honor of the late Frank M. Adams, a founding member of the Texas Council of Community Centers.

The Adams Award is presented in three categories of service: Individual, Community Group and Media. The award recognizes a level of volunteerism that is representative of long-term commitment and is exceptional and far-reaching in scope, diversified in effort and over and above that which is recognized at the local level.

INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED BYEileen McDowell Tracey Shaw, Texana Center

COMMUNITY NOMINATED BYAnadarko Petroleum Corporation Cindy Sill, Tri-County ServicesIndicator Improvement Initiative Monique Hennington, Austin Travis Co. Integral CareThe MARC Center Eldon Tietje, Central Counties CenterMueller, Inc. Linda Werlein, Hill Country MHDD Centers

MEDIA NOMINATED BYNorth Texas e-News Tony Maddox, Texoma Community Center

Nominees


Outstanding Individual Volunteer Service

Nominated by Texana Center

Eileen McDowell “The Art Lady”Eileen McDowell, “The Art Lady,” as she is fondly known at the Rosenberg Learning Center, has volunteered at Tex-ana Center for over 16 years. As founder of the Arts & Crafts Program in Learn-ing Centers at both Missouri City and Rosenberg, Texas, she always recruits others to volunteer.

She is very persuasive. Show just a little interest in art, crafts or working with people with intellectual disabilities and before you know it, you’ll find yourself signing up to volunteer!

The Arts & Crafts Program is volunteer-driven and has evolved from being a small scale crafts workshop some 16 years ago, to today having its own dedicated room in two separate learning centers, each providing many different types of arts and crafts opportunities for learning center clients to enjoy. Eileen exhibits a tremendous amount of passion with everything related to art and imparts this to Texana clients who have also learned to enjoy and appreciate creating art. They take enormous pride in producing handcrafted items which are sold at local shops and craft fairs, and they really enjoy having the opportu-nity to help sell the items. For some it is the only way they can truly express themselves and Eileen makes sure there is a project each client can do that will

enhance their abilities and help them to reach their fullest potential. Whether it is creating a piece to be hung on a wall, a birdhouse, a drink mat, jewelry or a themed chair she makes sure there is something for everyone.

Running an arts and crafts program does not happen by magic – it takes a lot of work behind the scenes. Eileen does most of the shopping for the program, and whenever the local Michaels or Hobby Lobby has a sale – you know where to find her! She also encour-ages donors to support the program, so supplies are always available for the artists.

Most recently, she and the clients have focused on the Public Art Project to produce artwork which now hangs in Texana’s new Service Center building. Her ultimate goal is to have the clients create pieces for all types of public buildings in the area. For the past year, several clients have worked on paintings and sculptures resulting in an unveiling ceremony and reception in January 2013 attended by approximately 100 client family and community members. The art-ists had an opportunity to talk about their paintings, and Eileen received several commissions for artwork from those in attendance.

However, if a client is disinterested in painting or finds it difficult, Eileen takes time to find a project that he or she would like to do and can do, so that no one is left out. Eileen believes in inclusion and involving everyone to bring out the creative side in each Texana client. Without Eileen’s passion and drive there would be no Arts & Crafts Program at Texana and all those hidden talents our clients possess have would have not come to light.


Outstanding Community Volunteer Service

Since its inception 47 years ago, the MARC Center in Rockdale, Texas has evolved beyond the provision of basic services by Central Counties Services staff to offering community-wide socialization and education enrichment activities. On weekdays, consumers with intellectual disabilities from Central Counties Services and the private sector enjoy full-day programs including life skills training, computer skills, exercise, fitness and recreation. Consumers have the opportunity to give back to the community what they learn by offering services such as commercial paper shredding, pecan cracking, and assembling picnic packs of napkins, utensils, and other items in a sealed bag at nominal costs.

Through years of grass-roots efforts and a comprehensive network of resources, the MARC Center has forged a tie with the community on behalf of consumers with developmental disabilities. This relationship has yielded donations and support including a building to house the MARC Center in 1972, two grants from the manufacturing firm, Alcoa; donated carpet, flooring, electrical wiring, air

conditioning and installation, materials and land for the current 3,250 square foot building; and a debt-free move-in in 2000. In 2003, a basketball court, paid for with community donations, was built and a storage shed for pecan cracking was added. An additional commercial pecan cracker was purchased in 2007.

The MARC Center hosts at least twelve social events annually including the MARC Run with Bikers and Police Escort and Auction, annual meeting and swim party, Dream Week in June (four days of community events chosen by consumers), wiener roast and line dancing, Halloween party, hayride and wiener roast, and the Christmas program.

With its Board of twenty members, the MARC Center represents a perfect blend of consumer, community, staff, and Community Center advocacy. The center reveals how infinite possibilities can be shaped into a highly engaging reality that makes a profound difference in people’s lives.

Nominated by Central Counties Services

The MARC Center


Outstanding Media Volunteer Service

Nominated by Texoma Community Center

North Texas e-News

The North Texas e-News began as a result of a conver-sation between Allen Rich and a local Fannin County entrepreneur, Jim Glaser. Rich launched the paper on August 15, 2002, and became the sole proprietor in 2004. The online publication’s mission statement is “to help the people who are out there helping the people.”

The North Texas e-News service area includes North Texas and southern Oklahoma and receives about 20,000 hits per month on its website. A vital part of the life-blood of Fannin County, school and local sports features constitute a large part of the coverage,

along with community and county news. Genuinely committed to promoting dignity for the people served by the Texoma Community Center (TCC), North Texas e-News is updated daily and in some weeks includes two or more stories about the Center’s work.

North Texas e-News is dedicated to featuring impact-ful news and promoting worthwhile programs and organizations. The publication has been diligent in covering stories about independence, stigma, and dignity through series of stories during Destination Dignity Month, Mental Health Month, Intellectual and Developmental Delays Month. Other stories have featured the topics of substance abuse, Early Child-hood Intervention, fund-raising activities, and TCC staff news and achievements. Many times these stories have made the front-page, proving North Texas e-News recognition and commitment to coverage that truly impacts the community.

Through its work, North Texas e-News provides valu-able information about TCC and the clients it serves. Truly living up to its mission, this online news source has worked hard to educate the public to reduce stigma for persons with mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities and to enrich their lives and promote inclusion in our community.


Past Recipients Frank M. Adams Award1991 Individual: Judge C.L. Abernethy (Central Plains MHMR Center) Media: Abilene Reporter News (Abilene Regional MHMR Center) Community: Tanglefoot Extension Homemakers (Central Counties Center for MHMR Services)

1992 Individual: Betty Hardwick (Abilene Regional MHMR Center) Media: KLBK-13 Television (Lubbock Regional MHMR Center) Community: No Nomination

1993 Individual: Jodie E. Stavinoha (Riceland Regional Mental Health Authority) Media: Galveston County Daily News (The Gulf Coast Center) Community: Methodist Hospital School of Nursing (Lubbock Regional MHMR Center)

1994 Individual: Felice S. Klein (MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley) Media: KTAB-TV (Abilene Regional MHMR Center) Community: No Nomination

1995 Individual: Charley H. Shannon, Ph.D. (MHMR Services for the Concho Valley) Media: Denison Herald (MHMR Services of Texoma) Community: Gatesville Community Volunteers (Central Counties Center for MHMR Services)

1996 Individual: Suzanne Lasko (Tarrant County MHMR Services) Media: KFXK Fox 51, Longview (Sabine Valley Center) Community: Troy 4-H Club (Central Counties Center for MHMR Services)

1997 Individual: Norma Henry (The Center for Health Care Services & San Anto-

nio Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Media: Leslie Sowers, The Houston Chronicle (MHMR

Authority of Harris County) Community: United Service Club, Denison High School (MHMR

Services of Texoma)

1998 Individual: Helen Dishongh (Tri-County MHMR Services) Media: KXII Broadcasters, Inc. (MHMR Services of Texoma) Community: Lufkin Alliance for the Mentally Ill (Burke Center)

1999 Individual: Mary Lou CaIdwell (The Gulf Coast Center) Media: Bonham Daily Favorite (MHMR Services of Texoma) Community: South Liberty State Center Advisory Board (Tri-

County MHMR Services)

2000 Individual: Donald L. Dumas (Austin Travis County MHMR Center) Media: Herald Democrat (MHMR Services of Texoma) Community: Llano Crawfish Open, Inc. (Hill Country Community MHMR Center)

2001 Individual: William E. Hall, Jr. (Tri-County MHMR Services) Media: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (MHMR of Tarrant County) Community: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sher-

man (MHMR Services of Texoma)2002 Individual: Frank K. Collins (Spindletop MHMR Services) Media: Eastland/Callahan County Newspaper Network (Cen-

tral Texas MHMR Center) Community: Fayette County Commission for the Mentally

Retarded (Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center)

2003 Individual: Genevieve Tarlton Hearon (Austin Travis County MHMR Center) Media: The Galveston Daily News (The Gulf Coast Center) Community: Longview AMBUCS (Sabine Valley Center)

2004 Individual: Blanche Ridley (Tri-County MHMR Services) Media: San Antonio Express News (The Center for Health Care Services) Community: San Antonio Police Officers Association (The Center for Health Care Services)

2005 Individual: Robert Jimenez (The Center for Health Care Ser-vices)

Media: Corpus Christi Caller-Times (MHMR Center of Nueces County)

Community: Brown McCarroll, LLP (Austin Travis County MHMR Center)

2006 Individual: Hartley Sappington (Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center)

Media: Howard County ARC (West Texas Centers for MHMR)

Community: Melissa McEver (Tropical Texas Center for MHMR)

2007 Individual: Beth Holt (Community HealthCORE) Media: First Baptist Church of Conroe (Tri-County MHMR Services) Community: Trenton Tribune (MHRM Services of Texoma)

2008 Individual: Jamie Travis (The Gulf Coast Center) Media: Tarrant/Dallas County Toy Run Board of Directors

(MHMR of Tarrant County & Metrocare Services) Community: Gainesville Daily Register (MHMR Services of Texoma)

2009 Individual: George Hernandez (The Center for Health Care Services) Media: Mike Henry - KBST News (West Texas Centers for MHMR) Community: Mayor’s Mental Health Task Force Monitoring Committee (Austin Travis County MHMR Center)

2010 Individual: Karen M. Garber (MHMRA of Brazos Valley) Media: The Van Alstyne Leader (MHMR Services of Texoma) Community: The Arc of Greater Beaumont (Spindletop Services)

2011 Individual: Mary Ernestine Butler (Texana Center) Media: Victoria Advocate (Gulf Bend Center) Community: Alcoa Fastening Systems (Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center)

2012 Individual: Barbara Duren (Tri-County Services) Media: Karin McCay - KCBD News (StarCare Specialty Health System) Community: The Rural East Texas Health Network (Burke Center)


Committee Members

Coni Diedrich AguirreTropical Texas Behavioral Health

Carson EasleyMHMRA of Harris County

Nnenna EzekoyeTexas Department of State Health Services

Vicky HallBluebonnet Trails Community Services

Ray HelmcampCentral Counties Services

Scott Hickey, Ph.D.MHMR of Harris County

Pat HolderProfessional Events Services

Mark Janes, M.D.Bluebonnet Trails Community Services

Jim MooreMHMR of Tarrant County

Maria RiosTexas Council of Community Centers

Mike TaylorMHMR of Tarrant County

Larry WestDenton County MHMR Center

Gladdie Fowler, Co-chairSpindletop Center

Margaret Jones, Co-chairPermian Basin Community Centers

Shane BrittonCenter for Life Resources

William R. BrownMHMR of Tarrant County

Col. Howard DanielBurke Center

Cary HoustonMHMR Services for the Concho Valley

Margie MorrisTexoma Community Center

Julia NobleMetrocare Services

Sara RugeleyHelen Farabee Centers

Hartley SappingtonBluebonnet Trails Community Services

David StewartLakes Regional MHMR Center

Jamie TravisGulf Coast Center

Louella Tate, Ph.D.Central Counties Services

Roberto VelaBorder Region Behavioral Health Center

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