Speaker/Consultant Bureau

Area of Expertise:

Alzheimer’s Disease: Elderly Issues;

Elderly issues;

Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia;                                  

Caregiving and taking care of the Caregiver

Respite day programs for dementia patients                                                                 

Aging Issues including dementia

Qi (Chi)gong – breathing exercises and self massage for relaxation; improving balance and health aging;                   

Grief and Bereavement Theory/Counseling,         

Religious & Theological issues in mental & medical illnesses;                      

Autism and other Developmental Disabilities,

Cri-du-Chat Syndrome;

Williams Syndrome,

Angleman’s Syndrome and

Cornelia De Lange Syndrome;

Evaluation and assessment issues, IDEA Parts B & C, the parents’ role during evaluation,

Report writing, language development;

Assistive Technology, primarily Augmentative and Alternative

Communication (AAC);

alternate computer use;

communication supports for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders;

Hippotherapy/Therapeutic Riding;

Developing Early Intervention Programs;

Parenting children with disabilities;

Special Education Laws;

Assisting an Individual with a Disability with Home Ownership;

Psychiatric Illnesses,

medication management,

preventive healthcare, medical co-morbid illnesses associated with mental illness and medications;

Intellectual disabilities;

Behavioral psychology;

Mood disorders; Personality disorders

Schizophrenia;

Speaker/Consultant Bureau

Area of Expertise:       

Historical overview of mental retardation services in US;

Animal assisted therapy;

Diversity: one thing we all have in common;

Crisis Intervention (CSU-Jail & long term institutional);

Mental Health Disaster Training;

Psychological First Aid;

Domestic Violence Intervention Program Instructor/work with male abusers;

Trainer for Law enforcement—Understanding mental illness to continue diversion of people with mental illness from jail;

Recognized by MS Board of Nursing to teach Crisis intervention/patient rights course;

Applied Behavior Analysis;

Leadership;

Psychotropic medication monitoring system and presentation;

Functional behavior assessment;

Psychotropic medication monitoring for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Applied behavior analysis.

Issues with aging in individuals with developmental disabilities:

Diagnosis, progression, programming, skill tracking.

Issues of transition from an ICF/MR campus to an ICF/MR community home;

Oral Anomalies & special oral care issues in persons with IDD;

The Etiology of intellectual disabilities (mental retardation);

Current infection control issues;

Diabesity: connection between diabetes and obesity;

Cerebral Palsy: causes, treatments & A Parent’s Perspective.

Seat and Positioning of individuals with multiple orthopedic and neurologic challenges.

Stress reduction through humor;

Conflict resolution;

Behavior management principles.

Stress Management;

Management/Planning;

Suicide Prevention;

Anti-Stigma;

Recovery mode of Community Mental Health Services.

Anti-stigma campaign;

Crisis communication;

Youth suicide prevention

Speaker/Consultant Bureau

Area of Expertise: 

Substance abuse;

Mood disorders;

Eating disorders.

Alcohol & Drug use/abuse;

Co-Occurring Disorders;

Substance Abuse prevention;

Treatment Planning;

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, (FASD);

Consumer of mental health services with diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder

NAMI mentor -   trainer for support groups

Peer to Peer & In Our Own Voice

Various professional credentialing topics, especially DMH programs;

How to develop professional credentialing programs and related exams;

Mississippi Legislature.

Stigma prevention (understanding mental illness, how to assist friends & family, where to go for help, etc.);

Anti-stigma campaign;

Crisis communication, youth suicide prevention;

Public relations programming (working with media, building community awareness, creating a public awareness plan, crisis communication;

Outline Safety – Social Networks, Sexting, Sharing Photos and Video, ETC.;

Getting Your Message Across – Ways to better get the work out about programs at your agency, including conventional techniques such as news releases, new technologies and low-budget “Guerilla” techniques. 

Disaster relief, crisis; disaster mental health; psychological first aid;

Crisis/trauma counseling;

Youth suicide prevention and awareness; crisis/trauma counseling;

Applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST) suicide intervention; SafeTalk-suicide awareness and introduction to intervention

Ethics

Promoting mental health as a component of Coordinated School Health

Parenting; child/adolescent issues; childhood disorders – behavior/classroom mgt.;

Adolescent communication/peer influence/role of parent/social relationships.  

Speaker/Consultant Bureau

Area of Expertise:

Policy development;

DMH Operational standards – environmental/safety

Employee Assistance

Area of Expertise:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Prefrontal Brain Cortex: Executive Brain Function

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has many professionals available to speak on topics suited to your audience.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

To book a speaker for your organization, school or event and need a reliable, expert source, or for more information about the topics listed, contact Ms. Carol Alexander in the Division of Professional Development at (601) 359-6246.