2023 Fall Conference Agenda
Monday, Oct 23
9:00 A.M.
Check in
10:00 A.M..
Welcome and Opening Keynote
The New World: Thriving through the Unexpected
Tym Rourke
11:30 A.M.
Missouri Population Health: A Case Study
Brent McGinty and Julie Heitt
The Language of Recovery
Danielle Jusko, MPH
Treating Opioid Use Disorders with MAT/MOUD: Then, Now, and What Comes Next
Kristin Cain, PhD, LCMHC, CCS
12:45 P.M.
Membership Lunch
DMH/DD/SUS Director Kelly Crosbie
Rob Morrison, NASADAD
2:00 P.M.
Exploring & Managing Bias Against People Who Use Drugs
Donald McDonald, MSW
Surviving the Intersections: Where Morals, Values, and Ethics Collide
James Campbell, LPC, LAC, MAC, AADC
How to Write (and Actually Win) Grants
Morgan Coyner, MFA
Substance Use Disorders and Disability Rights Laws: Eliminating Barriers to Healthcare
Sara Harrington and Dane Mullis
3:15 P.M.
Catch Me BEFORE I FALL: Advocacy and Guidance on taking care of SELF as a Peer Support Specialist
Khrecia Holley NCCPSS, WRAP FACILITATOR
Mastering the Art of Hiring, Onboarding, and Retention
Mike Lifshotz
Updates from DSOHF Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers
Jenny Wood, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS, NCC, MAC
Erin Bowman, LCAS, LCSW, CCS
Sue Angelo, MA, MBA
Mike Howard MSW, LCAS, CCS
Jade Butler, MS, LCMHCS, CCS, LCAS
Understanding the Very Disease We Are Trying to Prevent
Kym Laube
4:30 P.M.
Understanding our Differences Within Recovery
Mike Hooper CPRS, CADC-R
So You Want to be a Supervisor
David Holden, LCMHC, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Cultural Humility: Handle With Care
Suzanne Mizsur-Porter, BA, CCHW
Philip Cooper, NC CPSS, CHW
Prevention in a Changing Marijuana Landscape
Chantel Lincoln, MPH, CPH
5:30 P.M.
Welcome Reception
Tuesday Oct, 24
7:30 A.M.
SMART Recovery Meeting
Pete Rubinas
Breakfast
8:00 A.M.
Check In/Registration
9:00 A.M.
Keynote Speaker
Courage, Creativity, and Determination: The Mario Bonds Story
Mario Bonds
10:25 A.M.
Creating a Collegiate Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
Jarmichael R. Harris, MS, LCAS
Ben Asma, LCMHCS, LCAS
Andrew Elman, LCMHC, ATR
Cause I’m Feeling Good: Using Emotional Intelligence Across the Continuum
Kym Laube
HIV Prevention and Treatment: What You Need to Know
Bianca Skinner
Ethics in Supervision: The Self of the Supervisor in Action
Chaz Franke, LCSW, MSW
11:25 A.M.
Lunch
1:00 P.M.
Radical Collaboration: How Diversified Deployment of EMS Resources Can Revolutionize Your Community’s Healthcare Ecosystem
Nathaniel Metz EMT-P/CHW, President/CEO
Dock Henry, CAPRC-2, CRS/CHW
The 13th Sector: Engaging Philanthropy in Substance Use Prevention
Tym Rourke
Strategies to Implement Detention-Based MAT and SUD Programming and Services
Tremaine Sawyer, LCSW, LCAS-A
Marc Strange, LCAS, CCS, LCMHC
Nurturing the Inner Child: Holistic Modalities and Inner Child Work for Addiction Professionals’ Recovery from Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Serena Gunn, CADC, ADS
2:15 P.M.
SAMHSA’s Prevention Updates and Key Initiatives
Sarah Potter
Addiction= Dissociation + Trauma
Heather (H LS) Scarboro, MEd, LCMHC, LCAS, NCC
Operationalizing Value Based Contracting in the BH/SUD Space: Aligning Performance and Best Practice
Lizzy Reklau, MBA
Patrice Clayton, MS
There is No Parity Without Equity
Victor Armstrong
3:30 P.M.
Understanding I/DD and SUD – A Curriculum For Use
Peggy S Terhune, Ph.D, MBA, OTR/L, B.
Todd Posey, M.Ed. LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Breaking Barriers and Building Walls: Real Solutions for Securing Safe, Sober, and Sustainable Housing for the Justice Involved
Ginger Vincent ICADC, NCPSS,CARES, CCAR-RC, CHW
Gene Call MDiv, CADC-R, Design-Build Contractor, Ordained Pastor
Cultural Competency in Military Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention: An Introduction of Military Culture and How Behavioral Health Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention are Implemented Inside the Gate
Samuel K. Lewis, BMT, CPS
4:45 P.M.
Student Networking Event
Wednesday, Oct 25
7:00 A.M.
Breakfast
7:30 P.M.
Check-in/Registration
9:00 A.M.
Introduction to Creative Expressive Arts
Samuel K. Lewis, BMT, CPS
A Look at the Legislative Session and Big Policy Changes
Julia Adams-Scheurich, MSL
Dave Richard
Embracing The “Other” MAT: Following the Road Map to a Tobacco-Free Culture of Care
Carleen Crawford, BSBA
Stephanie Gans, LCAS, MSW, NCTTP
Helping Our Heroes: The Impact of Trauma and SUD in Police and First Responders
Ward Blanchard, MFT, MBA, LCAS, CCS
10:15 A.M.
Closing Keynote
