CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Sunday-Monday, July 19-20
Conference registration includes admission to all sessions on this page, receptions, and luncheons. Attend your choice of the conference sessions below.
| Name | Speakers | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | ||
| P1 Elevated Action Tools for Building Patient Self-Regulation Skills | Leah Gooch, MS, Illuminate Self | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | ||
| 302a Building Safer Responses: Crisis Intervention Skills for Correctional Staff | Laurie Mombay, LCPC, CCHP, Montgomery County Correctional Facility | |
| 303a When Words Aren't Safe: Engaging Emotion Through Imagery | Kev Kokoska, PhD, MEd, University of British Columbia | |
| 304a Undetectable and Dangerous: Novel Psychoactive Substances and the Interprofessional Response | Frances Hodgkins, CARN, EdD, MSN, PMH-BC, NE-BC, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care Festus Irabor, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CCHP-MH, CCHP-CP, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | ||
| 302b Daily Adult Interactive Learning Experience (DAILE): A Skills-Based Approach to Improving Adaptive Functioning | Sadiq Hassan, MD, CCHP, Centurion Health Brittany Harris, CCHP, Centurion Health | |
| 301b Producing Ethical and Defensible Mental Health Documentation: Do's, Don'ts, and Maybe's | Erin Lockwood, LPC, NCC, CCHP, Capital Area Private Defender Service | |
| 303b From Anxiety to Achievement: Reclaiming Confidence with Mindfulness | Lynn Murphy, PsyD, Centurion Health | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | ||
| 308 From Incompetent to Empowered: Rethinking Restoration | Krystin Holmes, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, LMFT-S, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD Terry Hancock, LPC, NCC, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD Melissa Gillis-Reid, LPC, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD | |
| 305 Nature, Nurture, and Neurobiology: The Epigenetics of Mental Illness | Ahmed Sherif, MSc, Saudi General Directorate of Prison Health | |
| 306 Insight for Intervention: Leveraging Personality Assessment to Improve Outcomes | Tammy Seeker, DSW, LCSW, LCDC, Texas Health and Human Services Joel Carr, PhD, CCHP, Angelo State University | |
| 307 Deposition Essentials for Mental Health Professionals | Kendra Stark, JD, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani Bailey Frank, JD, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
| L1 Health Care Guardianships: A Journey Through the Process | Deana Johnson, JD, Centurion Health Heather Rice, JD, Franklin & Prokopik PC Sandie Cianflone, JD, Centurion Health | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | ||
| Networking Lunch | ||
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | ||
| 310 Separating Fact from Fiction: Detecting Feigned Mental Illness | ||
| 311 Brain, Behavior, and Trauma: Advancing Care for Incarcerated Youth | Scott LePor, DO, Texas Juvenile Justice Department Evan Norton, PsyD, Texas Juvenile Justice Department | |
| 309 Postincarceration Mental Health: Needs, Gaps, and Community Solutions | Elizabeth Nelson, PhD, Indiana University Jarrod Wall, MS, Tulane University Michelle Daniel Jones, PhD, CNP, FIRE Research Collective | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | ||
| 315 Reducing Recidivism and Substance Abuse via a Continuum of Care | Mark Boschelli, LPCC, LADAC, Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility | |
| 312 Beyond Diagnosis: Improving Care and Reducing Harm for Individuals With SMI | Joel Andrade, PhD, LICSW, MSW, CCHP-MH, Falcon Correctional & Community Services Inc. | |
| 313 From Design to Delivery: Navigating Legal Risk in Corrections | Brad Jarman, LMSW, CCHP, Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility | |
| 314 Moving From Trauma-Informed Care to Trauma-Informed Systems | Ashley Coulter, PhD, LMSW, Emet & Co | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2026, 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | ||
| 318 Brief, Structured, Effective: Five-Minute Micro-Interventions | Christina Riccardi, PhD, CCHP-MH, Centurion Health Seaaira Reedy, PsyD, CCHP-MH, Centurion Health | |
| 319 Analyzing and Understanding Deliberate Self-Harm | Jessica Raak, PhD, LPC, MA, CCHP-MH, Wellpath Nicole Taylor, PhD, JD, CCHP-MH, Wellpath | |
| 316 Med vs. Psych: The Great "Medical" Imitators of Mental Illness | Joseph Penn, MD, CCHP-MH, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care | |
| 317 Strategies for Treating and Assessing Alcohol Use Disorder | Helen Jack, MD, University of Washington Dionne Hart, MD, CCHP-MH, Care From the Hart | |
| Monday, July 20, 2026, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | ||
| 320 Best Practices for Assessing and Treating Substance Use Disorders in Youth | Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS, University of Texas Medical Branch Denise Baughn, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care Evan Norton, PsyD, Texas Juvenile Justice Department | |
| 323 Successful Reentry for Transgender Women: Addressing Social Determinants of Health | Sage Elle Hapke, San Francisco Community Health Center | |
| 321 From Restrictive Housing to Recovery: Implementing a Therapeutic Diversion Program | Danielle Byrn, LPC-S, MBA, LCDC, CCHP, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care Manuel Lozano, LPC, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care | |
| 322 Pushing Boundaries for Secondary Gain | Nury Marcelo, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CCHP-N, Cermak Health Services of Cook County -Cook County Dept of Corrections Laura Ternand-Hughes, PsyD, Cermak Health Services of Cook County -Cook County Dept of Corrections | |
| Monday, July 20, 2026, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | ||
| 325 Using Crisis Intervention Training to Improve Mental Health Outcomes | Julie Gary, PhD, CRC, MPH, CPPS, CCHP, Physician Correctional, USA Corp. Jim Martin, BS, MPSA, CCHP, Physician Correctional, USA Corp. Anneke Cerri, BS, LPN, Delaware Department of Correction | |
| 326 The Self-Harm Prevention Office: A Collaborative Model for Care | Sheri Nichols-Woodward, LPC-S, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care Beverly Echols, LPC-S, MA, LBSW, CCHP, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care | |
| 327 Addressing Youth High-Acuity Mental Health Needs | Claire Boudrot, MS, Texas Juvenile Justice Department Jasmyn Terrell, LPA, Texas Juvenile Justice Department Brandon Spears, Texas Juvenile Justice Department Alejandro Ramirez, BS, Texas Juvenile Justice Department | |
| 324 Catatonia: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Medical Complications | Bhinna Park, MD, Washington State Department of Corrections | |
| Monday, July 20, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
| L2 Integrated HIV, Behavioral Health, and Substance Use Disorder Care | Glenn Treismann, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | |
| Monday, July 20, 2026, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | ||
| Networking Lunch | ||
| Monday, July 20, 2026, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | ||
| 328 Borderline Personality Disorder: Clarity, Compassion, and Clinical Response | Christina Riccardi, PhD, CCHP-MH, Centurion Health Heather Verdon, PsyD, HSPP, CCHP-MH, Centurion Health | |
| 330 Development and Implementation of Behavior Management Plans | Alyssa Roberson, PsyD, CCHP, Centurion Health Elena Bloodgood-Grandy, PsyD, HSP, CCHP-MH, Centurion Health | |
| 329 Generative AI: Improving Mental Health Care and Risk Reduction | Alexandra G. Ah Loy, JD, CCHP, Hall Estil/Lono Collective Zacharia Rupp, MS, MFA, The Lono Collective, LLC | |
| Monday, July 20, 2026, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | ||
| 331 Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder | Krystle Rawson, LCSW, Centurion Health | |
| 333 Word: The Powerful Tool That Changes Everything | Michelle Adams, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health | |
| 332 Expert Analysis Into The 3 P's of Suicide Prevention | Melissa Caldwell, PhD, CCHP-MH, CCHP-A, Freedom Behavioral Health, Inc. | |