25TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Conference

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MONDAY - NOVEMBER 01, 2021
	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	Room 7	Room 8	Room 9
7:00 - 8:00	REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS
8:00 - 8:10 8:10 - 9:15	INTRO & WELCOME - Thomas Conover, MD – Huntsman Mental Health Institute Katie Streck – Willow Springs Center Eric Tadehara – Utah Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health ------- KEYNOTE: PROTECTING OUR YOUTH: WHAT THE LIVES OF SCHOOL MASS SHOOTERS CAN TEACH US ABOUT HOLISTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION James Densley, MST, DPhil				TRACKS BRAIN INJURY – Brain Injury Alliance of Utah EARLY CHILDHOOD – The Children’s Center INTEGRATION – University of Utah Department of Psychiatry MOVIE FEATURES – Summit Community Counseling NEURODIVERSITY - Collaborative
9:15 - 9:30	BREAK & EXHIBITS
9:30 - 10:45	STREET DRUG TRENDS Josh Allred, Sgt	COUNTERING ACEs WITH POSITIVE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES Ali Crandall, PhD, MPH	CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS FOR LIFE Javier H. Alegre	QUICK SCREENERS & TRACKERS IN INTE-GRATED HEALTHCARE Lachelle Jones, LCSW ------- SOURCES OF DISTRESS FOR THOSE W/NEURO-DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES Deborah A. Bilder, MD	FUTURE PLAY: SOLUTION FOCUSED PLAY THERAPY Pamela King, LMFT	TWENTY YEARS & COUNTING: CHANGES IN THE PREVALENCE OF ASD IN UTAH & THE USA SINCE 2002 Amanda V. Bakian, PhD	AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTRO TO BRAIN INJURY – FROM ACUTE CARE TO REHABILITA-TION & BEYOND Benjamin Ingraham, DO Madison Niemeyer, PhD	THE UDOH CENTER FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS: PROGRAM UPDATE & TOOLS YOU CAN USE Sarah Woolsey, MD, MPH, FAAFP	DENSLEY – STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
10:45 - 11:00	BREAK & EXHIBITS
11:00 - 12:15		THE ABCD STUDY: LESSONS & RESULTS FROM THE FIRST THREE YEARS Erin McGlade, PhD	HELPING OLDER KIDS WITH ATTACHMENT INJURIES Samantha Leonard, CSW	NATURALISTIC NEURO-DEVELOPMENT: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DISABILITY & DEFICIT Douglas W. Maughan, CMHC ------- SCHOOL AVOIDANCE: WHY KIDS AVOID SCHOOL & WHAT PRO-VIDERS CAN DO TO HELP Laura Rowley, PhD, LP	DRUG-INDUCED PSYCHOSIS – WOULD YOU KNOW IT IF YOU SAW IT? Stanley Brewer	STOP CHASING YOUR TAIL: TECHNOLOGY THAT REVEALS TREAT-ABLE CAUSES OF TREATMENT-RESISTANT AGITATION IN YOUR PATIENTS W/ DEVELOP-MENTAL DISABILITIES Debbie Bilder, MD	ANXIETY THROUGH THE AGES – HOW SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY & OCD ALTER THROUGHOUT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT Deanna Smith, LCSW	MOVIE FEATURE: A DANGEROUS SON Summit Community Counseling	DENSLEY – STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
12:15 - 1:15	LUNCHEON
1:15– 2:30	CHARTING LIKE A CHAMP: UNDER-STANDING THE PRINCIPLES, RATIONALE & ETHICS OF GOOD DOCUMENTATION Michael E. Tragakis, PhD	IT’S NOT 1984 (OR 2010) ANYMORE: TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES Emilie Davis, MS	BUILDING YOUR EMOTIONAL PPE: SELF-CARE IN & OUT OF A PANDEMIC Jennifer Morgan Smith, LMFT, MBA John Robbins, PhD, LMFT	PSYCHOTROPICS – TIPS & PEARLS Jonathan D. Birnkrant, MD ------- DISRUPTIVE MOOD DYSREGULATION DISORDER (DMDD) – BEYOND A BAD MOOD Anne Lin, MD	PHYSIOLOGICAL BIOMARKERS OF BRAIN INJURY Melissa Cortez, DO	TEACHING SOCIAL SKILLS TO INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM Amanda Taylor, BCBA, LBA	WHAT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO LIVE ON? Benee Larsen Lark Dean Galley Taryn Hiatt Shayla Slaymake	CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE OR ARE YOU NERVOUSLY SPATTERING CLICHES? WHAT TO SAY & NOT SAY WHEN YOU ARE SUPPORTING SOMEONE THRU GRIEF & LOSS Marceline Brown, CMHC Keri Hains Kammerman, BCC	DENSLEY – STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
2:30 - 2:45	BREAK & EXHIBITS
2:45 - 3:45	THE ‘SELFIE’ METHOD: AN ACRONYM FOR WELL-BEING & AN ARESENAL AGAINST DEPRESSION Casey Pehrson, EdS	TOOLS FOR SLEEP IN CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS John Sanders, DO	FAMILY THERAPY: CONDUCTING THE ORCHESTRA WITH DYNAMIC DBT Sandra Whitehouse, PhD	CALL-UP: UTAH’S CHILD PSYCHIATRY ACCESS PROGRAM - LESSONS FROM OUR FIRST YEAR & CASE PRESENTATIONS Rachel Weir, MD	CONNECT TO CARE – USING POLYVAGAL THEORY IN OPENING THE WINDOW OF TOLERANCE TO HELP THE NEURODIVERSE Thora Moore, AMFT	STIGMA REDUCTION TO COMBAT ADDICTION & OPEN THE TREATMENT GATEWAY Elizabeth F. Howell, MD	WINDOW INTO BRAIN INJURY: NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO ASSESSING BI IMAGING David F. Tate, PhD	MOVIE FEATURE: WARNING - THIS DRUG MAY KILL YOU Summit Community Counseling	DENSLEY – STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
3:45 - 3:55	BREAK & EXHIBITS
3:55 - 5:00	THE MASKS OF TRAUMA Les Harris, LCSW	MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA MAY BE A DISTORTED MIRROR Emilie Davis, MS	KID WITNESSES - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE Leisa Mukai, MA	YOU SAY ATTACHMENT, BUT WHAT IS IT REALLY? Aubrey Meyer, LCSW	BEYOND DBT FOR NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURY Sheila E. Crowell, PhD Jordan M. Kugler, PhD	SETTLE DOWN INTO SUCCESS: ACCU-RATELY IDENTIFYING & TREATING ADHD Emily I. Braley, MS	OPEN NOTES & THE 21ST CENTURY CURES ACT AT THE U OF U: HOW WE UNBLOCKED PATIENT INFO & LIVED TO TELL THE TALE Carolyn Klassen Jeremy Kendrick, MD	MOVIE & CHAT: STOLEN CHILDHOOD Summit Community Counseling	DENSLEY – STAKEHOLDERS MEETING

TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 02, 2021
	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	Room 7	Room 8	Room 9
8:00 - 8:30	CHECK-IN & EXHIBITS
8:00 - 9:00	WELCOME BACK & INTROS - Trina Quinney-Packard - Youth Care Kimberly House - Extraordinary Options for Ordinary People ------- KEYNOTE: THE POWER OF COMPASSION TO CHANGE LIVES James R. Doty, MD
9:00 - 9:10	CHECK-IN & EXHIBITS
9:10 - 10:20	THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF TRAUMA & HOW TO REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA James Doty		TALK SAVES LIVES LGBTQ+ Josie Jesse	IS THERE AN APP FOR THAT? HOW TO LEARN TO STOP WORRYING & LOVE THE TECHNOLOGY Mindy Westlund Schreiner, PhD, LP	EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF BRAIN INJURY & TELEHEALTH CONSIDERATIONS Aaron J. Fischer, PhD, LBA, LP	LIGHTENING ROUND – STRENGTHENING CARE IN THE COMMUNITY: HOW SYSTEMS CAN WORK TOGETHER Leah Colburn, CMHC Elizabeth Gargaro, MD Susan Pizaitz, LCSW BJ Weller, LCSW	UNDERPINNINGS OF COMMUNICATION W/ ACQUIRED BRAIN IN-JURY & IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION Priscilla M. Danielson, PhD, CCC-SLP, ATACP Phillip Sechtem, PhD, CCC-SLP Linda Spencer, PhD, CCC-SLP Tim Stockdale, MS, CCC-SLP	PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS & ON THE HILL (Eric Tadehara)	"THE NEXT RIGHT THING": THE ROLE OF REFLECTIVE SUPER-VISION IN TRAUMA-INFORMED EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH Alysse Loomis, PhD, LCSW Jennifer Mitchell, PhD
10:20 - 10:30	BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:30 - 11:40	AN OVERVIEW OF FAMILY THERAPY MODELS Elizabeth Fawcett, PhD, LMFT Colleen M. Peterson, PhD	REMOVING THE MASKS OF TRAUMA Sloan Strike, PhD	IT’S REAL: TEENS & MENTAL HEALTH Taryn Aiken Hiatt	CURRENT & FUTURE IMAGING FOR BRAIN INJURY W/ADDICTION & OTHER COMORBIDITIES Erin McGlade, PhD Elisabeth Wilde	NEURODIVERSITY: A CELEBRATION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN Jared Stewart, MEd, BCBA	LIGHTENING ROUND -ACTIVATING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FEEL STUCK Leah Colburn, CMHC Kim Kettle, LCSW Sandra Meyer, LCSW Rachel Weir, MD	RETURN TO SCHOOL FOLLOWING CONCUSSION & BRAIN INJURY Melissa McCart, EdD	"WHY WON’T YOU JUST EAT" EVIDENCE-BASED APPROAHCES TO ASSESS-ING, CONCEPTUALIZING & TREATING EATING DIS-ORDERS & DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS Christina Scharmer, MA	PANS / PANDAS: ARE THEY NEW? ARE THEY REAL? Chuck Edgington, PhD
11:40 - 12:50	LUNCHBREAK & EXHIBITS
12:50– 2:10	IN THE TRENCHES OF FAMILY THERAPY Elizabeth Fawcett, PhD, LMFT Colleen M. Peterson, PhD	WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE REPORT? INSIGHTS INTO CPS INVESTIGATIONS Daniel Rich, SSW	RE-ENVISIONING THE HEALTHY SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT & BEHAVIORS OF YOUTH – WHAT’S DEVELOPMENTALLY EXPECTED & WHAT TO DO IF IT’S NOT Wayne Arner, LCMHC M. Michelle Gourley, MFT, LCSW, JD	INCREASING EFFECTIVENESS IN YOUTH CONCUSSION PREVENTION THRU TAILORED EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUMS Eric Dooley-Feldman, MA, PhD Candidate Colby Hansen, MD	A PROFESSIONAL’S RECIPE FOR SELF-CARE Jessica Janze, MA, MEd, RYT	PREMATURITY & OTHER INSULTS ON DEVELOPMENT Natalie Allen	NEUROIMAGING IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS W/mTBI: CURRENT GUIDELINES & THE POTENTIAL OF ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING MODALITIES FOR RESEARCH & CLINICAL BIOMARKER DEVELOPMENT Alina Fong, PhD ------- fMRI DRIVEN MULTIMODAL TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENTS: EVIDENCE OF NEUROVASCULAR INJURY & RECOVERY IN THE DEVELOPING BRAIN Jacie Loewen, PhD, MSCI, HETSC	DIVERSITY-INFORMED PRACTICE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS Asia Hulse, PsyD Sapphire Robinson, LCSW	MOVIE & CHAT: BORN SCHIZOPHRENIC: JANUARY’S STORY Summit Community Counseling
2:15 - 2:30	BREAK & EXHIBITS
2:30 - 3:30	PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: THE ROLE OF MINDFULNESS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH Jennifer Mitchell, PhD, BCBA-D Samantha Smith, PsyD	TURBO CHARGE YOUR ORGANIZATION’S ENGINE: TAKE A TRAUMA-INFOMRED APPROACH! Sarah Shea, CSW Mary Beth Vogel-Ferguson, PhD, CSW	WRANGLING IN THE ANGRY & AGGRESSIVE KID Olin Levitt, PhD, C-IAYT	MAKING THE CONNECTIONs BETWEEN THE BRAIN & SKULL AND CEREBRAL BLOOD VESSEL DAMAGE IN TBI Brittany Coats, PhD Ken Monson, PhD	EATING DISORDERS: TREATMENT UPDATES FOR 2021 Anne Marie O’Melia, MD, FAAP, CEDS-S		YOU HAVE A PSYCH EVAL & A DIAGNOSIS, NOW WHAT? HOW TO BEST USE THE RESULTS OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES Julia Hood, PhD, BCBA-D, NINCSP	UNIQUE ASPECTS OF BRAIN INJURY IN CORRECTIONAL POPULATIONS Kent A. Kiehl, PhD	WHEN NEURODIVERSITY & MENTAL HEALTH COLLIDE Patricia Aguayo, MD, MPH
3:30– 3:45	BREAK & EXHIBITS
3:45– 5:00	LEVERAGING TELEHEALTH TO HELP YOUTH & FAMILIES Eric Tadehara	WHEN HEARING VOICES DOESN’T CONSTITUTE PSYCHOSIS: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR PSYCHOTIC-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN YOUTH Marc Porritt, PhD	SUPPORTING WELLNESS & RESILIENCE FOR PATIENTS & OURSELVES Amy Locke, MD	IS IT BAD BEHAVIOR OR IS IT BRAIN DAMAGE? Kathy Searle, LCSW BIA	INTRODUCTION TO A WHOLISTIC INTEGRATIVE COGNITIVE REHAB PSYCHOTHERAPY MODEL FOR YOUTH WITH BRAIN INJURY & CO-OCCURRING ISSUES Mark Pedrotty, PhD	THE LOVING PUSH: MAXIMIZING NEURODIVERSE POTENTIAL IN ADULTHOOD Jared Stewart, MEd, BCBA	REALIZING PRECISION PSYCHIATRY WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Nina De Lacy, MD, MBA	STIGMA & BIAS REDUCTION FOR TREATMENT & LIFE SUCCESS David Parker	MOVIE FEATURE: WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? HEALING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA & BECOMING SELF-AWARE CONFIDENT ADULTS Summit Community Counseling

WEDNESDAY – NOVEMBER 3, 2021 OPTIONAL MASTER WORKSHOPS (These programs required separate registration & are accessible via separate passwords)
	Room 5	Room 6	Room 7	Room 9
8:00 – 2:00		WHEN MARRIAGE ENDS & NEW PROBLEMS BEGIN – KEEPING YOUTH & CLINICIANS SAFE IN HIGH CONFLICT DIVORCE – Natalie J. Malovich, PhD
8:30 – 4:30	EVALUATOR TRAINING: UNDERSTANDING EVALUATION & TREATMENT NEEDS OF SAFETY SENSITIVE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS WITHSUBST ANCE USE DISORDERS Kelli Jacobsen, LCSW Barney H. Lubin, MD Robert Simpson, MD, FASAM, DABPM-ADM Scott A. Teitelbaum, MD, FAAP, DFASAM Megan Call, PhD
9:00 – 12:30			PERSON-CENTERED PRACTICES & BRAIN INJURY Brain Injury Alliance of Utah
1:30 – 5:30				BLACK LIVES MATTER TO CLINICIAN: MOVING BEYOND CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN AN ANTI-RACIST ERA Kimberly Applewhite, PsyD

TRACKS
BRAIN INJURY – Brain Injury Alliance of Utah
EARLY CHILDHOOD – The Children’s Center
INTEGRATION – University of Utah Department of Psychiatry
MOVIE FEATURES – Summit Community Counseling
NEURODIVERSITY – Collaborative

25TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Conference

For your convenience, the full Critical Issues 2021 conference schedule is below. Please click on the session title you wish to view and you will be directed to that page.

MONDAY - NOVEMBER 01, 2021

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS

BREAK & EXHIBITS

BREAK & EXHIBITS

LUNCHEON

BREAK & EXHIBITS

BREAK & EXHIBITS

TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 02, 2021

CHECK-IN & EXHIBITS

CHECK-IN & EXHIBITS

BREAK & EXHIBITS

LUNCHBREAK & EXHIBITS

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WEDNESDAY – NOVEMBER 3, 2021

OPTIONAL MASTER WORKSHOPS

MONDAY – NOVEMBER 01, 2021

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS

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LUNCHEON

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TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 02, 2021

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