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Wiele, Andrea, PLPC

I specialize in working with new parents, especially women experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety. I integrate multiple theories of practice to provide individualized care for each client. I want to be with you as you explore your difficult and uncomfortable emotions and discover who you are and what you want in your life.
I have always had a desire to work with people and consider myself a natural listener. I received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri in 2012 and a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from Central Methodist University in 2023.
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Colvin, Megan, MA

Megan Colvin, LPC, is advanced trained psychotherapist with 17 years of experience in mental health treatment. She is adept at using the transformational model Internal Family Systems (IFS) to assist individuals to heal, as well as EMDR to assist in metabolizing of traumatic events. Megan excels at blending the latest in trauma and neurobiology research with the wisdom of holistic approaches to healing. She effectively works with neurobiology and central nervous system using somatic approaches to bring about healing.
In addition to private practice counseling, Megan is certified in and provides consultation for both IFS and EMDR clinicians. She facilitates group therapy for The Intensive, an Intensive Outpatient Program at Individual, Marriage & Family Counseling in Columbia, Missouri. Megan is continually learning and training in the latest research and clinical interventions pertaining to ADHD and complex trauma.
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Psilocybin use in Psychiatric Disorders

Room Parasol I

Speaker(s): 

Ali Mahmoud, MD

Description: 

Recent researches have proven that psilocybin has a wide rage of therapeutic benefits especially in Treatment- Resistant depression. FDA has recently gave psilocybin a ” breakthrough therapy designation” for treatment-resistant depression. In my presentation will talk in detail about psilocybin pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and will give overview on its therapeutic benefits based on recents studies.

Objectives

  • Obtain knowledge on history of psychedelic therapy from the past to the present time
  • Define psilocybin pharmacology
  • Discuss therapeutic benefits of psilocybin especially in treatment resistant depression
  • Discuss “assistant therapy ” and its phases
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Mahmoud, Ali, MD

I am a PGY-4 psychiatry resident at University of Missouri- Columbia program. I obtained my Bachelor degree in Medicine and Surgery from University of Alexandria in Egypt. I did my neuropsychiatry residency training in Alexandria /Egypt from 2005-2008. I also did another 5-year psychiatry residency training in Kuwait ( 2014-2019). I will be talking about Psilocybin use in psychiatric disorders. I did my grand round on this topic last year. You can access this presentation here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYvADrq9zHw.
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Reese, Sandra, BS

Sandra Langfitt Reese is a trainer and consultant for The IPS Employment Center at Research Foundation Mental Hygiene (RFMH) Columbia University. Since 2006, Sandra has assisted with providing system conversion and capacity building in provision of integrated employment services with states, counties, and countries within the International IPS Learning Community, which includes 27 states, counties and 7 countries serving individuals with mental health conditions. She has also assisted counties and states outside of the IPS Learning Community with pilot projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of IPS.
Sandra has worked as an IPS supervisor for 10 years, as a statewide IPS trainer for the Oregon Supported Employment Center for Excellence and she worked in community mental health for over 25 years as the director of supported employment and education.
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Behavioral Health Ethics for Agency Settings

Room Paradise Ballroom B

Speaker(s): 

Terri Cooley-Bennett, LCSW, LSCSW, CCDP-D, TTS

Description: 

Providing clinical services to vulnerable populations is a common responsibility for practitioners in agency settings. Agency practice increases the potential for vicarious liability and other ethical considerations that may not be present in private practice. “Imputed Negligence” or the “doctrine of respondeat superior” means that practioners can be held accountable for the unethical behaviors of colleagues, in the workplace (Houston-Vega; Nuehring; & Daguio, 1997). When an employee, supervisee, or colleague displays improper conduct toward a client, visitor, or student; supervisors, leaders, colleagues, and supervisees may be held accountable. Vicarious Liability means that practitioners are liable and ethically responsible and obligated to ensure that clients not harmed. If a colleague is unethical, practitioners are obligated to address the situation.
Adequately managing ethical dilemmas and preventing ethical violations is an important aspect of practice and aides in providing best customer service to clients, patients, guests, colleagues, and others.

Objectives

  • Provide overview of common ethical principles related to behavioral health practice in an agency setting
  • Define Vicarious Liability and discuss the variety of ways that professionals and clinicians can be held accountable for Vicarious Liability or “imputed negligence”
  • Consider potential ethical dilemmas that arise from Vicarious Liability and introduce options for managing the dilemma
  • Examine strategies and best practices for preventing and managing complaints and ethical dilemma in practice
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Baker, David, MA

David Baker is the director of Missouri Assistive Technology, Missouri’s federally funded state assistive technology program. David’s interest and involvement in assistive technology began nearly 30 years ago when he had the pleasure of working with an individual who was using one of the first commercially available augmentative communication devices. Fascinated with what adapted technology can do to level the playing field and open opportunities, David has devoted his entire professional career to the incorporation of assistive technology into the daily lives of individuals with disabilities. David has held a variety of positions that have seen him involved in all facets of assistive technology including training, program development and program management. He has presented widely on both the state and national level. His areas of expertise include assistive technology in educational settings, accessible educational materials and assistive technology in employment settings.

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Assistive Technology for Mental Health

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Culturally – Attuned Behavioral Activation to Support Psychological Resilience

Room Paradise Ballroom A

Speaker(s):

Ann Steffen, PhD, ABPP

Description

Behavioral Activation is a psychological treatment approach that helps us connect with and routinely involve ourselves in personally rewarding activities. Many mental health problems can make it challenging to concentrate on, engage in, and appreciate positive experiences. This is sometimes called “reward dysregulation” by scientists and may involve parts of the brain that process emotions. First developed and still used as a very effective treatment strategy for depression, clinical research now shows that this approach can help with a range of mental health concerns such as PTSD, anxiety, chronic pain, eating disorders, distressed relationships, along with others.

Objectives

    • Describe the rationale for behavioral activation as a transdiagnostic change process
    • Explain the culturally – responsive features of behavioral activation.
    • Identify within-session strategies to improve effectiveness of BA.
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The Ethics of Competence

Room Paradise Ballroom B

Speaker(s):

Justin Bennett, MSW, LCSW

Description

Ethics are paramount in guiding professional practice. There is a broad understanding of how ethics guide practice with clients; however, that is not the sole focus of professional codes of ethics. The focus is often multi-pronged, and can be just as varied as our approaches with clients, in the workplace, and within systems. The focus of this presentation will be on the ethics of competence. How as professionals do we navigate being a practitioner, a peer, a supervisor, an employee, and the many other things that will be asked of us in our roles? Understanding how competence intersects with all of these roles will better prepare you to approach your work from a new perspective.

Objectives

    • Define the ethics for various professionals as they relate to competence
    • Describe how competence makes us more effective in our various roles
    • Discuss how our practice affects others
    • Identify the traits and skills that lend to competent practice
    • Utilize multiple techniques to improve professional competence
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Risk and Resiliency in Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Prevention and Intervention

Room Paradise C

Speaker(s):

Tim Welch, PhD, LMFT

Description

This presentation will first provide a definition of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and discuss relevant research on the association between exposure to multiple ACEs and numerous negative physical, emotional and mental health outcomes in adulthood. The presentation will examine exposure to ACEs through the lens of the Family Stress and Resilience theoretical framework. This approach highlights the role and value of enhancing protective factors to promote resiliency in the context of exposure to ACEs. This presentation will describe modern approaches to addressing the impact of adverse childhood experiences and discuss prevention and intervention implications for clinical and mental health practitioners.

Objectives

    • Define adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
    • Describe the negative effects of exposure to ACEs in adolescence and adulthood
    • Identify relevant protective factors to the harmful effects of exposure to ACEs
    • Describe approaches for addressing the effects of ACEs