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Ms. Starkey was born and raised in Southern California. She graduated from Reuben S. Ayala High School located in Chino Hills California. Following graduation, she attended Citrus Community College where she was a member of the Citrus College Singers for three years. She subsequently transferred to California State University at Long Beach where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Psychology in 2002. Stephanie enlisted in the Active Army as a Military Police Soldier in November 2003 and was stationed in Fort Polk, LA. After deploying to Afghanistan from 2004-2005 with the 209^th Military Police Company she attended Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, GA followed by Transportation Officer Basic Course in Fort Eustis, VA. Upon receiving her commission, she was stationed in Fort Hood, TX. While assigned to 7^th Squadron 10^th Cavalry Regiment her duties included Maintenance Platoon Leader, Battalion Maintenance Officer and Personnel Reset Officer. She was also temporarily attached to III Corps Executive Services where she served as a VIP Protocol Escort. Stephanie was deployed to Iraq, from 2008-2009 and then was resigned from active duty. Her awards include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal. Stephanie resigned from the Army Reserve in November 2011 where she had served as Commander of the 557^th Transportation Detachment in Springfield MO. She was a Distinguished Graduate at St. Mary’s University located in San Antonio TX where she earned her MA in Community Counseling in 2010.  Ms. Starkey joined the Springfield Vet Center in March 2010.  Prior to this, she interned at the Cobra Clinic in Camp Falcon Iraq and Springfield Counseling Services in Springfield MO

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Battlemind, Understanding PTSD in Combat Veterans

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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Battlemind, Understanding PTSD in Combat Veterans

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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When the Professional Experiences Trauma

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

Mark Norwine is a nationally recognized behavioral health advocate. After a Missouri high school lost three students to suicide, Mark embarked on a 200-mile walk across the state seeking to educate students and better understand the epidemic for himself. A film crew followed along and created Walking Man. The film is an honest look at Mark’s family’s journey with mental illness while also showing the need for awareness and education. He began Norwine Behavioral Health Advocates as a way to share the film and educate our communities. Mark has been married for thirty years to his beautiful and patient wife, Lisa. They have three wonderful children who have each grown up to be fantastic young adults. He loves St. Louis Cardinals baseball, wildlife and most importantly, spending time with family and friends.

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Walking Man Movie and Discussion

Joe Wegmann is a licensed clinical social worker and a Doctor of Pharmacy with a specialty in psychopharmacology. He has presented psychopharmacology seminars to thousands of healthcare professionals throughout 46 states, and he maintains an active psychotherapy practice specializing in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Joe has served as Adjunct Professor of Psychopharmacology in the Southern University of New Orleans Master of Social Work program for 17 years. He is extensively published in the field of psychopharmacology having contributed to numerous clinical newsletters and professional journals across the country. Dr. Wegmann is a contributing writer for Social Work Today, and has an ongoing blog with the prestigious Psychology Today. Joe’s latest book, Psychopharmacology: Straight Talk on Mental Health Medications, Third Edition is available on his website and at Pesi.com. Explore Joe’s programs at www.pharmatherapist.com, and write to him at joe@thepharmatherapist.com.Presentation(s)

Psychopharmacology:  What You Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications

Rational Approaches for Medicating Children and Adolescents

Mrs. Yates has been with Quality Management for five years, four years at Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center as a Quality Assurance Specialist and one year as Assistant Director. At the time of the presentation, Tara Yates will be Yellow Belt certified by Strategic Operating Systems and Green Belt certified by the Joint Commission for Transforming Healthcare.

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Lean Six Sigma in Behavioral Health