2026 Tiered Supports Summit Call for Posters

The Annual Tiered Supports Summit is calling for posters! Have something interesting your organization has been working on? Want to share information on systems, events, trainings? Submit a poster proposal to the email below and come share it with providers, direct service personnel, therapists, support coordinators, TCM’s, public administrators, and others from across the state of Missouri, and bordering states! Have an idea, but not sure where to start?! Our team can support you in building and showcasing your ideas! 

Topics could include: 

  • Building a system in your organization
  • Data you'd like to share
  • Training events
  • New ideas for supporting individuals

The deadline for submissions is: May 17th  

The date of the Summit is: August 20th and 21st at the Wyndham Executive Center

If you are selected to present a poster, it is required that you or a representative are present at the event 

Reach out to PSC@Dmh.mo.gov for details on submission.  

 

“We welcome posters from professionals, researchers, state and local agencies, provider organizations, educators, students, and system leaders who are applying positive behavior supports and organizational behavior management principles in meaningful and practical ways. Poster submissions may showcase research, implementation efforts, quality improvement initiatives, pilot projects, evaluation findings, system redesign, or lessons learned from practice. “

While submissions are not limited to these topics, please see some topic suggestions below:

All Tiers: 

  • Performance Management
  • Performance Feedback Systems
  • Supervisory Practices to Support Implementation
  • Data-based Problem Solving and Decision Making
  • Aligning staff behavior with organizational goals and service outcomes
  • Increasing Staff buy in and reducing resistance to system change
  • Leaderships strategies that strengthen organizational culture and staff engagement
  • Aligning operational performance with quality of life outcomes

Tier 1

  • Building Positive Cultures that support prevention, accountability, and support
  • Organizational Practices that promote staff success and reduce system strain
  • Coaching Systems that Support Fidelity

Tier 2

  • Early identification of emerging needs and risk factors 
  • Targeted Interventions models for groups needing added support
  • Strategies for timely, focused support to prevent crisis

Tier 3

  • Integrated Treatment for supporting the whole person
  • Coordinated Crisis Prevention and Response
  • Supporting teams managing high-acuity or high-complexity cases
  • Improving triage, routing, and communication pathways across continuum of support