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2023 DMH Awards
Paradise Ballroom ABC The Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health, is recognizing three
A Discussion over the Film, Intelligent Lives
Windgate 60-61 Speaker(s): Johnson Kliethermes, Andrew, MEd Description Participate in, and learn from, a stimulating
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Psychological Evaluations
Wingate 62-63 Speaker(s): Scaccia, Jamie, PsyD Wilson, Amy, PsyD Description Psychological evaluations have a history
Addiction Recovery Support Services: Rationale and Science
Paradise Ballroom ABC Speaker(s): Kelly, John, PhD, ABPP Description During the past 50 years in
Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences: Risk and Resilience
Leeward 76-77 Speaker(s): Welch, Tim, PhD, LMFT Burgen, Kailey, BS Description This presentation will first
Are Consumers getting what they want? An Examination of Factors Associated with Daily Living Activities of CPR Consumers
Wingate 62-63 Speaker(s): Maglio, Christopher, PhD Tubbergen, Tjitske "Tish", MSW, PhD, LCSW Description The last
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Developing a Deeper Understanding
Nautical Wheeler Speaker(s): Sohl, Kristin, MD, FAAP Description Let’s talk about the Spectrum and learn
Barbershop Talk: Grief and Bereavement in Black Fathers After the Loss of a Spouse/Partner
Parasol I Speaker(s): Rose, Yvette, DNP Description The stereotype of Black fathers as “absent” and
Best Practice: Essential Historical and Clinical Knowledge for Counseling Clients from the LGBTQ+ and HIV Communities
Paradise Ballroom A Speaker(s): Scarberry, Chris, MA Description This presentation focuses upon interventions that work
Best Practices: Sexuality When Working with ID/DD Youth
Nautical Wheeler Speaker(s): Hicks, Dawn, MA, BCBA Description This presentation will address best practices regarding
Body Talks: The Covert Language of Nonverbal Communication
Parasol II Speaker(s): Andrews, Crestin, DO Description My presentation is largely on the body of
CBT for Chronic Pain: Core Strategies
Windgate 62-63 Speaker(s): Steffen, Ann, PhD, ABPP Description There are a wide range of health
Compassion Fatigue for Behavioral Health Workers
Leeward 74-75 Speaker(s): Sandidge, Isaac, MA Description This course is intended for behavioral health workers
Contemporary Ethical Issues: Personal Worldview and Professional Acculturation
Paradise Ballroom C Speaker(s): Larkin, Nicole, MS, CDAC, SMFT Likcani, Adriatik, PhD, LMFT Woolery, Amber,
Cultural Competence: Ethics and Models for Individual and Organizational Development
Paradise Ballroom A Speaker(s): Kingsbury, David, MA Description Though often misunderstood and misrepresented, cultural competence
Developing a CRSS/CPRS Certification Program: One Social Work Department’s Experience
Leeward 76-77 Speaker(s): Ferguson, Aidan, PhD Erwin, Jennifer, PhD, JD, MSW Monge, Madelyn Description This
Digitization of Vulnerability – Social Media and Mental Health
Parasol II Speaker(s): Nwokwor, Ejike, MBBS Description Increasing Social media use and the possible impacts
Dual Diagnosis and the Mental Health Parity Problem: Weaving High-Quality Medical, Psychiatric, and Developmental Support into Better Care for Patients and New Standards for Health Systems
Paradise Ballroom ABC Speaker(s): Constantino, John, MD Description Some of the most chronic and treatment-resistant
Engaging Families in Services: The Family Recovery Program
Paradise Ballroom B Speaker(s): Likcani, Adriatik, PhD, LMFT Larkin, Nicole, MS, CDAC, SMFT Rapp, Sherry,
Ethics of Self Care
Paradise Ballroom C Speaker(s): McAndrew, Craig, MA, LPC, LCAC, LMHC Description Self Care is essential
Ethics, Research, and Vulnerable Populations
Paradise Ballroom C Speaker(s): Teresa Cooley-Bennett, LCSW, LSCSW, CCPD-D, TTS Description In behavioral healthcare and research,
Expanding Harm Reduction and Naloxone Access throughout Missouri – Overcoming Objections and Knocking Down Obstacles to Build New Paths Forward
Paradise Ballroom B Speaker(s): Green, Lauren, MSW Connors, Liz, LCSW, CRADC Description Since third-party access
Experiential Therapy Approaches to Reveal Dynamics and Resolve Anger, Grief, and Relationship Issues
Windgate 62-63 Speaker(s): Carpenter, John, MSW, LCSW Description Clients often feel their situation emotionally more
Five Years of Missouri’s Medication First Approach to Opioid Use Disorder: What We’ve Learned and Where We Go From Here
Paradise Ballroom B Speaker(s): Winograd, Rachel, PhD Description The overdose death crisis across the United
Geographical Picture of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders in MO and the Importance of Early Identification and Treatment
Wingate 60-61 Speaker(s): Woodruff, Jodi, PhD Description This presentation will discuss the current, regional prevalence
Habit Reversal Training, What Is It and How Is It Done?
Windgate 62-63 Speaker(s): Raynor-McClanahan, Carolyn, MSW, LCSW Description The presentation will describe the history of
Help That Helps: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
Wingate 62-63 Speaker(s): Clary, Pam, PhD, MSW Frye, Jana, MSW, LCSW Description This presentation will
Inclusion & Affirmation: Improving SUD Treatment for the LGBTQIA+ Population
Paradise Ballroom B Speaker(s): Nesbitt, Donna, BA Description This presentation will focus on the unique
It’s Complicated – A Peer Taught Cannabis Prevention Program
Leeward 76-77 Speaker(s): Dawsey, Nichole, MPH Wilson, Emma, BA Description It’s Complicated is a PreventEd
Keynote: A Spectrum of Clinical and Practical Applications Derived from Behavior Analysis
Paradise Ballroom AB Speaker(s): Friman, Patrick, PhD Description The core idea of behavior analysis is
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as it Relates to Mental Health and Substance Use in a Rural Setting
Paradise Ballroom B Speaker(s): Cornell, Alison, MSW Tobias, Amanda, AA Tranbarger, Raven, MSW Description Substance
Not Broken: Empowering Young Adults with a Mental Health Diagnosis
Leeward 76-77 Speaker(s): Gerlach, Jennifer, MSW, LCSW Description Young adults facing significant mental health challenges
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Supporting Children With Developmental Disabilities
Nautical Wheeler Speaker(s): Hobson, Trisha, LPC, MA Description This presentation will focus on learning about
Positive Identity Development
Nautical Wheeler Speaker(s): Harvey, Karyn, PhD Description This presentation will introduce the positive identity development
Psychotherapy with Black Clients: Rumbling with Theory, Feelings, and Meaning-Making PART 1
Parasol I Speaker(s): Boddie, Courtney, PhD Thompson-Gibson, Lisa, MA, MA Description From theories of human
Psychotherapy with Black Clients: Rumbling with Theory, Feelings, and Meaning-Making PART 2
Parasol I Speaker(s): Boddie, Courtney, PhD Thompson-Gibson, Lisa, MA, MA Description From theories of human
Race Matters – Creating & Implementing Racial Equity Sessions in the Workplace
Paradise Ballroom A Speaker(s): Jones, Diana, BA, CDEIL Harris, Shaunte, MSN, PNMHP Thumann, Kathryn, MSW,
Restoring Lives -The Clubhouse Model Approach to Recovery
Leeward 76-77 Speaker(s): Higginbotham, Jennifer, MSW, LCSW Matlock, Tanya, MA Burries, Cassandra Description Learn about
Screening and Diagnosis (CHR and FEP)
Wingate 60-61 Speaker(s): Rakhshan Rouhakhtar, Pamela, PhD Description This talk will provide a overview of
Self-Care Leads to Excellent Client Care
Leeward 74-75 Speaker(s): Schlotzhauer, Le'Anne, BA Description We have all heard the flight attendants’ instructions
Suicide Prevention Training
Paradise Ballroom C Speaker(s): Barajas-Muñoz, Alex, PhD Description This training on crisis response and suicide
Super Session: Missouri Asylums – Their History and Evolution
Paradise Ballroom B Speaker(s): Vincenz, Felix, PhD Description An overview of the history of the
Super Session: Missouri Housing Resources
Windgate 60-61 Speaker(s): Kemna, Kelli, MSW Thomas, Andy, MA, CCJP, MARS Description A presentation of
Super Session: Missouri’s Behavioral Health Strike Team
Paradise Ballroom C Speaker(s): Gierer, Beckie, MS Backes, Alyssa, BS Description Come learn about the
Super Session: Top 10 Strategies for Effective CBT Sessions
Paradise Ballroom A Speaker(s): Steffen, Ann, PhD, ABPP Description This presentation is aimed at clinicians
Supported Education: Helping People with Education and Training Goals
-Cancelled- Parasol II Speaker(s): Lynde, David, MSW Description This workshop provides an overview of the
Supporting Employment: Helping People with Employment Recovery Goals
-Cancelled- Parasol II Speaker(s): Lynde, David, MSW Description Evidenced-based practices like Supported Employment (SE) are
Teaching New Staff New Tricks
Windgate 60-61 Speaker(s): Honeycutt, Nathan, MS, LPC Description "You don't know, what you don't know!"
The Intersection between Suicide and Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Paradise Ballroom C Speaker(s): Ellison, Kathleen, MS, MA, NCC Description Suicide does not discriminate. Perhaps
The Intersection of Play Therapy and EMDR to Address Children’s Trauma
Leeward 76-77 Speaker(s): Schmitz, Sara, MEd, LPC Description Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is
The Justice System, Mental Illness, and Mental Health Court
Parasol II Speaker(s): Chaffee, Thomas, MD Description This is a presentation covering the complex interactions
Transforming from CSTAR to ASAM
Paradise Ballroom B Speaker(s): Johnson, Clif, CRAADC Adams, Dan, MBA Description This presentation is one
Trauma-Informed Supports for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities – the Path to Healing
Nautical Wheeler Speaker(s): Harvey, Karyn, PhD Description Trauma-Informed Supports for People with IDD – The
Understanding My Normal vs Their Normal
Leeward 74-75 Speaker(s): Zwolak, Steve, MEd Description The is an opportunity to begin to unpack
Using “Dosing” as a Model for Self-Care: Clinicians and Clients Alike
Leeward 74-75 Speaker(s): Scaccia, Jamie, PsyD Wilson, Amy, PsyD Description Self-care. Did you flinch? Did
We Understand Trauma for Patients…What About Us as Providers?
Leeward 74-75 Speaker(s): Keeton, Zhanna, MBA, MA, LPC, CCTS, BA Description Let’s talk about how
What is Not Psychosis – Disorders Masquerading as Psychosis
Wingate 60-61 Speaker(s): Rakhshan Rouhakhtar, Pamela, PhD Description This talk will provide an in-depth exploration
YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING “Balancing Your Life”
Leeward 74-75 Speaker(s): Brooks, Estelle, MSW Description The Wheel of Life is a simple, yet
Youth Suicide: A Look at Before and After
Paradise Ballroom C Speaker(s): Scott, Shari, PhD, MA Description Suicide slipped into the top ten
“Breaking Down the Silos” of IDD and Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions
Nautical Wheeler Speaker(s): Glass, Kayette, LPC, PsyD Description Presentation focuses on the gaps in the