Mr. Smith is an LPC and currently is the mental health counselor and coordinator of the Student Counseling Center at Lincoln University. Mr. Smith has a broad range of work experience, and has training in Trauma Focused CBT. Mr. Smith is currently a Ph.D. student at Walden University.
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Treatment Considerations for Males Who Have Been Sexually Abused, Part 1 and Part 2
Ryan Peterson earned his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He accepted an assistant professor position in the Child and Family Development Program at the University of Central Missouri in 2006. Currently he is an associate professor and undergraduate program coordinator for the Child and Family Development program and graduate coordinator for the Human Development and Family Science program. In addition, he provides professional training for community based recovery centers. His current research interests are sibling relationships, marriage and family therapy, and risky behavior.
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Adriatik Likcani holds a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) form K-State, and two master’s degrees: MSW from UMKC, and MFT from UNL. Dr. Likcani is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the state of Missouri, and currently serving as President of the Missouri Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is co-founder of Recovery Lighthouse, providing counseling and recovery support services since 2006. He has extensive experience in residential and outpatient treatment and recovery support programs for substance use disorders. He credits part of the success to being able to develop excellent working relationships with stakeholders, including probation and parole officers. In fact, his first day of work for Recovery Lighthouse began at the local Probation and Parole office. Currently he is a faculty at the University of Central Missouri teaching courses related to mental health, substance use disorders, & family systems.Presentation(s)
Counselors and Probation Officers: Dancing or Wrestling? Tips for Collaborative Practice
Stephen Jarvis, MD completed medical school at the University of Missouri- Columbia School of Medicine and his residency in psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute Psychiatric Clinics- University of Pittsburgh. He is currently the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Behavioral Health at Truman Medical Centers in Kansas City, Missouri and Vice Chair of Psychiatry for Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine. He clinical work is primarily in outreach and recovery services for persons with schizophrenia and utilizing psychosocial interventions for the achievement of meaningful work and relationships.
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Beyond Treatment as Usual: The Case for Cognitive Remediation and CET in MO, A Report from the Field
Ray Gonzalez has more than 35 years of direct services (casework services for a wide range of clients), administration (former CEO of 403 bed state psychiatric hospital; founded and led PLAN of Northeast Ohio for 21 years and is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Cognition and Recovery) and program development for persons recovering from mental illnesses (brought CET from University of Pittsburgh to Cleveland in the fall of 2000). He has a MSW from Ohio State University (1976) and has his ACSW (1982) and LISW-S (1987). Mr. Gonzalez has been a NAMI member for 28 years; has co-lead four CET groups; has presented on CET at over 130 local, regional and national conferences and workshops; and has helped established 41 CET Programs in 12 states.
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Beyond Treatment as Usual: The Case for Cognitive Remediation and CET in MO, A Report from the Field
Brian Ouellette is a Readjustment Counselor with the Springfield Vet Center in Springfield Missouri. He received his Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling from Lindenwood University, St. Charles Missouri 2006. He has been with the Department of Veterans Affairs since January of 2007, where he began his career as an Addictions Therapist. In August of 2012 he transferred the the Springfield Illinois Vet Center. During that time he served as Mobile Vet Center Counselor, deploying to West Moore Oklahoma in 2013 to assist in providing counseling to tornado victims and veterans in the West Moore Oklahoma area. He transferred to the Greene County Vet Center in Springfield Missouri November of 2014. He also is a National Certified Counselor and a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. In addition to this, he is a United States Marine Corps Veteran serving from 1988-1992, including being deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
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Stephanie Mobley obtained her Master’s Degree in 2000 from University of Missouri. She has experience in working for the state in adoptions, home studies, and foster/adoptive parent training and licensing. She has worked in a hospital setting as well as practicing in individual and group therapies. She has spent time as a Forensic Social Worker and has experience in working at a facility for teens with behavioral issues, providing equine group therapy. She has opened offices for an agency and assumed the role of Assistant Clinical Director. She is currently director at an adolescent drug and alcohol treatment center as well as chairing a committee on Co-Occurring Disorders and serving on a team to bring treatment of eating disorders to rural Southeast Missouri.
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Aroma Freedom Technique; the Movement of Essential Oils into Mental Health
Rachel Colwick has her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor. Rachel is published and co-authored in two articles in the Safer Society Press. Rachel’s first publication was in the summer of 2015 titled Resolving Trauma Related Issues in Contemporary Treatment of Offenders: A Brief Review. Her second publication was in the spring of 2016 titled A Meta-Change Maintenance Model: Effective Strategies to Maintain a Pro-Social Lifestyle. Further, Rachel is a member of the professional organization, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Rachel has a vast amount of clinical experiencing in working with those who have suffered from mood disorders, personality disorders (such as Borderline Personality Disorder), psychotic disorders, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, grief, trauma, and self-harming behaviors, to name a few. For the last several years, Rachel has been working at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center (SORTS-Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services) and has been implementing process groups, psychoeducational groups, and individual therapy for those who are civilly committed sexual violent predators. Of note, many of the above individuals have also been diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder. Specifically, Rachel has been working with those that have moderate to severe psychopathy levels, Antisocial Personality Disorders, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders. Furthermore, Rachel has received training in Psychopathy and performs PCLR’s (The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised). Lastly, Rachel has conducted in-house trainings to medical and clinical professionals involving but not limited to psychopathy and antisocial personality disorders.
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The Re-Examination of Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder
Mark Moore has his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor. Mark is published and co-authored in two articles in the Safer Society Press. Mark’s first publication was in the summer of 2015 titled Resolving Trauma Related Issues in Contemporary Treatment of Offenders: A Brief Review. His second publication was in the spring of 2016 titled A Meta-Change Maintenance Model: Effective Strategies to Maintain a Pro-Social Lifestyle. Further, Mark is a member of the professional organization, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Mark has vast experience in working with a variety of populations such as those suffering from mood disorders, psychotic disorders, grief, trauma related experiences or PTSD, to name a few. Specifically, Mark has specialized in the treatment of sexual offenders starting with conducting group and individual therapy sessions for the Cape Girardeau, MO Probation and Parole. For the last several years, Mark has been working at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center (SORTS-Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services) and has been implementing process groups, psychoeducational groups, and individual therapy for those who are civilly committed sexual violent predators. Primarily, Mark has been working with those that have moderate to severe psychopathy levels, Antisocial Personality Disorders, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders. Furthermore, Mark has received training in Psychopathy and performs PCLR’s (The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised). Lastly, Mark has conducted in-house trainings to medical and clinical professionals involving but not limited to psychopathy and antisocial personality disorders.
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The Re-Examination of Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder
Dr. Cox has worked therapeutically with the LGBT community for over 7 years. Most recently, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in LGBT Interprofessional Care at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas, one of only nine such fellowships nationwide. Previous to that, Dr. Cox has worked closely with LGBT clients in a variety of other settings, including university counseling centers and community mental health centers. He has also lectured and taught on the topic of LGBT health disparities and affirmative care to professional healthcare organizations, religious organizations, medical residents, healthcare clinic, university counseling centers, various conferences, and more.
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Sexual and Gender Diversity in a Healthcare Setting: Providing Affirmative Care
