Saturday Program

Members of the MHDP team meet at the Ellis Institute every other Saturday for an ongoing training series and to continue discussion on current cases seen the previous Wednesday. Though there is an open door attendance policy to the training series, case consultation occurs only between the team members. Therefore, following the didactic presentation, non-team members will be dismissed from the meeting in order to maintain client confidentiality.

Below is an example schedule for the program's didactic series. Please contact the program director for current topics and dates at The Mental Health and Deafness Program or call Dr. Basil at 937-775-4300.

Presenters include: Bob Basil, Psy.D.; Mark Zangara, MA; Darlene Zangara, MA; Barb Dunaway, CT, CI; as well as several invited guests throughout the year.

• Orientation & Introduction

• Providers and Settings

• Well-Adjusted Deaf, ASL, Deaf Culture, Maladaptive Behaviors

• Intake Procedures, Initial Mental Health Issues

• Hard-of-Hearing

• Assessment and Psychological Testing

• Theories and Approaches,  Art Therapy, Groups

• Transference and Counter-Transference

• Children and Family

• ** Meeting for Community Advisory Committee

• Mental Illness and Psychosis

• Interpreter Issues - Pre and Post Sessions

• Chemical Dependency

• Psychotropic Medication and Psychiatric Treatment

• Forensic and Legal

• Specialty Clients:  MR, Deaf/Blind, Minimal Language