Concurrent Seminars
Concurrent Seminars will be held in four (4) sessions on Thursday and Friday as listed below. Event registration gives you access to all four sessions and you will be able to select the topic of your choice.
Please note, CME/CEU requires full attendance at the Seminar for the entire 75-minute time period. Attendance will be monitored and you will not be awarded the contact units if you arrive late or leave early.
Meets 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm ET | 9:30 – 10:45 am PT
Focus Area: Addiction
Presenters: Gary Hopkins, PhD and Duane McBride, PhD
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Aging Brain/Dementia
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Children/Youth
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Community-based Interventions
Presenters: Mark Carpenter, LPC, MHSP
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Emotional Healing
Presenters: David Sedlacek, PhD, LCSW, CFLE and Beverly Sedlacek, DNP, RN, MSN
Topic: Emotional Healing: A Ministry to Self and Others
Focus Area: Grief
Presenters: Michael Lombardo, DMin, BCC, CCISM
Topic: Helping People Grieve
Focus Area: Anxiety/Depression
Presenters: Torben Bergland, MD
Topic: Reminded: A Mental Health Program on Depression
Focus Area: Spirituality & Mental Health
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Suicide Prevention
Presenters: Brandon Johnson, MHS, MCHES
Topic: Preserving Futures: Suicide in the Black Community
Focus Area: Trauma
Presenters: Jennifer Schwirzer, EdD, MHS, LPC
Topic: Abuse, Trauma, the Church, and Jesus
Focus Area: Wholistic Approaches to Mental Health
Presenters: Gabrielle Calderara, MS, RD and Fayth Miles, PhD
Topic: Neurones on the Plate: a new paradigm shift in neuroscience approach?
Meets 2:45 – 4:00 pm ET | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm PT
Focus Area: Addiction
Presenters: Curtis VanderWaal, PhD, MSW and Charinette Gamboa, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Topic 1: Role of Clergy, Churches, and Communities in Addiction Recovery and Relapse Prevention
Topic 2: Self-Control
Focus Area: Aging Brain/Dementia
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Children/Youth
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Community-based Interventions
Presenters: Eddie Ramirez, MD
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Emotional Healing
Presenters: David Sedlacek, PhD, LCSW, CFLE and Beverly Sedlacek, DNP, RN, MSN
Topic: Integrating Biblical Concepts into Professional Practice
Focus Area: Grief
Presenters: Teresa Nelson, BSN, RN
Topic: When Grief Becomes Personal
Focus Area: Anxiety/Depression
Presenters: Torben Bergland, MD
Topic: Reminded: A Mental Health Program on Anxiety
Focus Area: Spirituality & Mental Health
Presenters: Rosemary Graham
Topic: Developing Mental Health Ministry for Your Church
Focus Area: Suicide Prevention
Presenters: Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW
Topic: Suicide in Schools: Prevention, Assessment, Intervention and Postvention
Focus Area: Trauma
Presenters: Samantha Graham, LICSW, MSW
Topic: Being Trauma Informed: What Is It and What Does It Look Like in Our Church
Focus Area: Wholistic Approaches to Mental Health
Presenters: Ernie Medina, DrPH, NBC-HWC, ACSM-EP-C
Topic: The Most Potent Prescription for Peak Mental Health: Physical Activity!
Meets: 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm ET | 9:30 – 10:45 am PT
Focus Area: Addiction
Presenters: Alina Baltazar, PhD, MSW, Gary Hopkins, PhD
Topic: Family, Faith and Media in Prevention
Focus Area: Aging Brain/Dementia
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Children/Youth
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Community-based Interventions
Presenters: Tron Wilder, PhD, and Kristie Wilder, LMSW, JD
Topic: Effective Strategies for Interagency Collaboration as a Church
Focus Area: Emotional Healing
Presenters: Sanalee Gordon, MSW
Topic: Your Emotional Health: Are You in Crisis?
Focus Area: Grief
Presenters: Donna Scott, MD
Topic: Grief Masquerading as Depression
Focus Area: Anxiety/Depression
Presenters: Torben Bergland, MD
Topic: Reminded: A Mental Health Program on Depression
Focus Area: Spirituality & Mental Health
Presenters: Des Cummings, PhD, MDiv, and Jill Kahli, PhD, LMFT, LMHC, CPA
Topic: Overcoming Shame
Focus Area: Suicide Prevention
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Trauma
Presenters: Esther Siceron-Reyna, MSW, LSWA
Topic: Together We Can: Restoring the Wounded Using Trauma Informed Care and the Bible
Focus Area: Wholistic Approaches to Mental Health
Presenters: Miriam Feese, LCSW, Julie Glass, RN, BSN, Nadia Hasse, RN, BSN, and Daniel Baquero
Topic: Benefits of Hydrotherapy in Treating Behavioral Health Conditions
Meets 2:45 – 4:00 pm ET | 11:45 am – 1:00 pm PT
Focus Area: Addiction
Presenters: Harvey Burnett
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Aging Brain/Dementia
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Children/Youth
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Community-based Interventions
Presenters: Tiffany Bartell, LPC, MHSP
Topic: Living in Balance: Healthy Minds
Focus Area: Emotional Healing
Presenters: Mark Murrill, MBA, FACHE
Topic: Finding Myself in the Valley
Focus Area: Grief
Presenters: Rosemary Graham
Topic: How Grief Affects the Body
Focus Area: Anxiety/Depression
Presenters: Torben Bergland, MD
Topic: Reminded: A Mental Health Program on Anxiety
Focus Area: Spirituality & Mental Health
Presenters: Nestor Bruno, PsyD
Topic: The Psychological Experience of God vs. Our Religious Beliefs
Focus Area: Suicide Prevention
Presenters: TBA
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Trauma
Presenters: Roy Gaton
Topic: TBA
Focus Area: Wholistic Approaches to Mental Health
Presenters: Daniel Giang, MD
Topic: Perchance to Dream: Restorative Sleep and Wellness
Presenters
Our schedule is full of presentations and trainings from skilled, experienced, and passionate leaders in the mental health work. It will be hard to pick which ones to listen to!