MICAMH Conference

Schedule:

This year, you will have the option of selecting Morning Keynotes (three one-hour keynotes) or Morning Workshop (one three-hour workshop) tracks, in addition to the Afternoon Workshop. Please see the daily schedules below:

• Day 1 - Wednesday, Feb. 16

  8:00 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast

  8:30 a.m. | MICAMH Conference Day 1 Welcome

  9:00 a.m. | Choose your "Morning Keynotes Track" or "Morning Workshop Track"

  Morning Keynotes Track

  Morning Workshop Track

  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Aaron Hogue, PhD & Molly Bobek, LCSW: Adolescent Substance Use: Innovative Disruptions in Family Therapy Implementation Science 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | David Mandell, ScD: When training isn't enough: Strategies to increase use of evidence-based practices for children with autism 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Shawn C.T. Jones, PhD, MHS: “…But Now I See”: Using Racial Literacy to Promote Justice and Healing for Black Youth

  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Choose one of the following workshops: Joseph Raiker, PhD: When “Work”ing Memory Clocks Out: The Importance of Working Memory and How to Understand and Overcome Challenges At Home and School Amanda Sanchez, PhD: Improving cultural responsiveness of youth mental health services through cultural assessment Amanda Jensen-Doss, PhD: Using outcome questionnaires to improve treatment: An evidence-based approach to patient-centered care 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Coffee break

  12:30 p.m. | Lunch

  1:15 p.m. | Poster Presentations

  2:00 p.m. | Choose your Afternoon Workshop (from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) 
  

  • Shawn C.T. Jones, PhD, MHS: Leveraging Diverse Family Systems for Black Youth Faced with Racial Stress & Trauma
  • David Mandell, ScD: Applying strategies from social psychology and behavioral economics to increase use of evidence-based practices
  • Molly Bobek, LCSW & Alexandra MacLean, MA: Creating a Relational Frame in the Context of Youth Substance Use: Foundations of Family Engagement

  
  5:00 p.m. | End-of-Day

• Day 2 - Thursday, Feb. 17

  8:00 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast

  8:30 a.m. | MICAMH Conference Day 2 Welcome

  9:00 a.m. | Choose your "Morning Keynotes Track" or "Morning Workshop Track"

  Morning Keynotes Track

  Morning Workshops Track

  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Diane Chen, PhD: Building an Evidence Base for Gender Affirmative Care for Transgender Youth 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD: Implementing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Low Resourced Settings with Latinx Youth in the US & Latin America 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Maureen Kenny, PhD: Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse: It Takes A Village

  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Choose one of the following workshops: Jami Furr, PhD: Targeting social fears and selective mutism in schools Ashley Shaw, PhD & Aileen Herrera, MS, LMHC: Doing What Works: Lessons Learned about Engaging Kids and Teens in Group Therapy via Telehealth Dana McMakin, PhD: Topic: behavioral sleep health 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Coffee break

  12:30 p.m. | Lunch

  1:15 p.m. | Poster Presentations

  2:00 p.m. | Choose your Afternoon Workshop (from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
  

  • William Pelham, Jr. PhD, ABPP & Amy Altszuler, PhD: Using technology to increase daily report card use at school & home
  • Diane Chen, PhD & Claire Coyne, PhD: Roles and Responsibilities of a Gender Affirming Mental Health Clinician
  • Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD: Hurricanes, Earthquakes and Pandemics, Oh My! How to Implement Trauma Focused Services after Disasters using Puerto Rico as a Case Example
  • Maureen Kenny, PhD: Identification, Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Overview

  
  5:00 p.m. | End-of-Day

• Day 3 - Friday, Feb. 18

  8:00 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast

  8:30 a.m. | MICAMH Conference Day 3 Welcome

  9:00 a.m. | Choose your "Morning Keynotes Track" or "Morning Workshop Track"

  Morning Keynotes Track

  Morning Workshop Track

  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Marisol Perez, PhD: Promoting Body Positivity and Decreasing Appearance-based Bullying and Teasing 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break & SCCAP Best Student Poster Award 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Andrea Hussong, PhD: Adolescence in a Global Pandemic: Resilience and Healing in Youth 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Antonio Polo, PhD: Diversity in Evidence-Based Treatments for Youth Anxiety and Depression

  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Choose one of the following workshops: Robin Gurwitch, PhD: Mental health services for everyone after disasters or mass casualty events: Psychological First Aid and Skills for Psychological Recovery Lori Merling, PhD & Camila Albuquerque De Brito Gomes, MD: Treating Contamination OCD & Illness Anxiety in Youth in the Context of a Global Pandemic Jennifer Green, PhD: Getting the whole picture: Using school-wide data to improve student mental health service access 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Coffee break

  12:30 p.m. | Lunch

  1:30 p.m. | Choose your Afternoon Workshop (from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

  • Marisol Perez, PhD: Strategies for Promoting Body Confidence in Youth across Diverse Settings
  • Antonio Polo, PhD: Engaging Providers, Families, and Youth to Expand the Reach of the Act & Adapt Program for Depression
  • Andrea Hussong, PhD: Fostering Positive Youth Development by Promoting Gratitude and Connective Character
  • Robin Gurwitch, PhD: CARE-ing in times of COVID: The importance of relationships for children and the role for Child Adult Relationship Enhancement

  
  4:30 p.m. | End-of-Day

• Additional Information
  The Center for Children and Families (CCF) has been approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The CCF maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts CE credit provided by APA providers towards ANCC re-certification.

  The FIU Counselor Education Program is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and a co-sponsor of the CCF’s presentations. The FIU Counselor Education program may award NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP™ solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. Provider # 4565, effective 9/1/11.

  The CCF is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to offer professional development for school psychologists. The CCF maintains responsibility for the program.

  This talk has also been approved for up to 1 CEU credit by Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling; Florida Board of Psychology and Florida Office of School Psychology.  

  Provider # BAP 50-12872.