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YFTI Involvement

A Walk Through High Fidelity Wraparound:  Implementing, Evaluating and Experiencing the Process

Tuesday, April 23 from 9 AM – 12 PM

Dave Ozias, YFTI Lead Trainer, HFW Statewide Trainer/Coach, Youth and Family Training Inst.; Samantha Pulleo, Project Analyst, Youth and Family Training Inst.; Mary Morgan, Family Support Partner Coach, Allegheny Family Network

Voices of the High Fidelity Wraparound Workforce:  Recruitment, Cultivation, and Retention Strategies

Tuesday, April 23 from 2:30 – 3:45 PM

AnnaMaria Segreti, Ashley Danny, Chad Owens, Youth and Family Training Institute, University of Pittsburgh

Kenneth C. Nash, MD, MMM, Chief of Clinical Services, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs & Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Thursday, April 25 from 7:30 – 11 AM

Dr. Nash will be the overall facilitator for the final keynote session to include speaking before the other two presentations, facilitating a Q&A after both keynotes, and encouraging attendees to take action on what they have learned from the two presentations that morning as well as the whole week.


High Fidelity Wraparound Partner Involvement

Serving Our Hispanic Communities: Relatability and Cultural Competence

Wednesday, April 24 from 2:45 – 4 PM

Pamela Rueda, High Fidelity Wraparound Supervisor, Pinebrook Family Answers; Emma Rarich, High Fidelity Wraparound Coach, Pinebrook Family Answers; Yadira Ayala former Parent recipient of the HFW process whose son graduated the process and is now the Family Support Partner, High Fidelity Wraparound, Pinebrook Family Answers

Fayette County High Fidelity Wraparound Engages with SOUL

Wednesday, April 24 from 1 – 4 PM

Fayette County High Fidelity Wraparound Team


SAMHSA Grant Evaluation Partner Involvement

Coaching up:  The Secret to Influencing and Supporting Your Leader

Tuesday, April 23 from 9 AM – 12 PM

Mark Durgin, Program Director, PA Care Partnership; Anne Katona Linn, Ed.D., BCBA, Educational Consultant, Katona Linn Consulting, LLC

Addressing, Rural LGBT+ Youth Mental Health Issues through TTRPFs

Tuesday, April 23 from 9 AM – 12 PM

Nicholas Orlando, MA, LPC, C-PD, C-DBT, TGM, Outpatient Mental Health Therapist, Orlando Counseling Services; Joseph Burgess, Lead Cultural Linguistics Consultant for Greene County; Misty Hannah, MA, LPC, CSFT, CCTP-2, Outpatient Therapist, Hannah Counseling Services; Benjamin Lohr, NCC, MS, Outpatient Therapist, Hannah Counseling Services

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Tuesday, April 23 from 10:45 AM – 12 PM

Summer Krochta, LCSW, Vice President of Programs, Children’s Service Center; Jessica Sachs, FASD Family Navigator and FASD Educator, Children’s Service Center

Youth Drop In Centers = Youth Leaders

Tuesday, April 23 from 2:30 – 3:45 PM

Rose Daniels, Youth/Young Adult Coordinator, Youth Revolution, Catholic Youth Center; Falon Nonnemacher, Certified Peer Specialist, Catholic Youth Center; Sonya Price, Certified Peer Specialist, Catholic Youth Center; Scott Muso, Youth Advocate, Youth Revolution; John Prater, Youth Revolution Advisory Council

A Story of “HOPE”

Wednesday, April 24 from 9:45 – 11 AM

Darren Eckert, Certified Peer Specialist, Children’s Service Center; Ashleigh Hillard, Certified Peer Specialist, Children’s Service Center

Client, Family and System Benefits of Early Childhood Trauma Treatment

Wednesday, April 24 from 1 – 4 PM

Kimberly Blair, PhD., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburg; Terry Pentz, LPC, IMH-E, Supervisor, Behavioral Health Training, UPMC Western Behavioral Health

Empowerment Through Understanding:  ADHA and the Role of Coaching

Wednesday, April 24 from 1 – 2:15 PM

Mark Durgin, Director, PA Care Partnership; Anne Katona Linn, Ed.D, BCBA, Educational Consultant, Katona Linn Consulting, LLC

Family Road Map: A Step-By-Step Guide to Navigating Health, Education, and Insurance Services for Families with Special Needs

Wednesday, April 24 from 2:45 – 4 PM

Wanda Cummings, FPSS Training Coordinator; Jamal Ford, Youth Resources Coordinator, and Crystal Karenchak, Family Policy and Engagement Consultant, PA CARE Partnership