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General Session
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President's Welcome
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Marina Ballroom
No continuing education provided.
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General Session
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What’s Trauma Got to Do with It
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Marina Ballroom
This presentation will describe the complex and intersectional ways in which interpersonal, community, and historical traumas impact brain biology and the psychosocial developmental trajectories for m
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Clinical Track
Legal Track
Denese Shervington
MD, MPH
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General Session
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Break
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Marina Lobby
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General Session
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Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act (CARE) Overview and Implementation Status
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Marina Ballroom
The CARE Act is an innovative, compassionate civil court process that provides care to people with the most severe mental illness. CARE is based on evidence that many people can stabilize, begin to h
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Clinical Track
Legal Track
Stephanie Welch
MSW
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General Session
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Break
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Marina Lobby
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General Session
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Aiming for a Cooperative Effort – Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers Addressing Competence
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Marina Ballroom
In order for most criminal cases to proceed to adjudication and judgement, people accused of a crime in California must be competent to stand trial in accordance with the legal definition established
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Legal Track
Clinical Track
John Philipsborn
MEd, JD, MAS
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General Session
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Welcome Reception & Poster Presentations
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Marina Lobby
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Breakout Session
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Incarceration Trauma
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Marina Ballroom F
This lecture will explore the impacts that diverse forms of incarceration can have on trauma, with an emphasis on how incarceration can mirror earlier trauma experiences, primarily that of childhood.
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Clinical Track
Kristen Muche
LCSW
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Breakout Session
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Policies and Best Practices for Juveniles Who Sexually Offended: Research and Practical Examples P1
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Marina Ballroom D
Recent policy changes require an updated review of best policies and programs for juveniles who sexually offended (JwSO). Several factors have contributed to requiring an updated review of this area.
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Sex Offender Track
Clinical Track
Juvenile Track
Norbert Ralph
PhD, MPH
Mikaela Vidmar
M.Sc, MA, Reg Psych, Psy. Assoc
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Breakout Session
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The Impact of Incarceration on Mental Health
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Marina Ballroom G
Despite the relatively high percentage of individuals diagnosed with mental illness while incarcerated compared to non-incarcerated individuals, little is known about the etiology of mental illness de
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Clinical Track
Michelle Adams
PhD
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Breakout Session
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The Intersection of Latinx Masculinity, Criminal Institutionalization and Recuperation
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Mission Hills
Various institutional, social and cultural factors have influenced the evolving identity of Latinx men. Patriarchal socialization forced restricted emotionality and institutionalized stigmatization of
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Clinical Track
Legal Track
Elimination of Bias
Rogelio Serrano
PsyD, LMFT
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Breakout Session
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When Does "No" Mean "No": Coping with the Lethal Suicide Denier in Custody Settings
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Marina Ballroom E
The rate of suicide in correctional settings has increased over recent years requiring that expectations regarding suicide prevention strategies be revisited. There are numerous cases with a false neg
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Clinical Track
Alan Abrams
MD, JD
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Breakout Session
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Break
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Marina Lobby
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Breakout Session
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California's Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative
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Marina Ballroom E
Justice-involved individuals, people who are now, or have spent time, in jails, youth correctional facilities, or prisons, are at higher risk for injury and death than the general public. They face di
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Clinical Track
Sydney Armendariz
MA
Megan Shandel
Michael Hedin
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Breakout Session
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Experience of Intimate Partner Violence Victims: Continued Abuses During and After Litigation
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Mission Hills
The most dangerous point for a survivor of domestic abuse is at the time he/she leaves their abuser. In several cases, survivors are stalked, harassed, endure psychological and emotional abuse, financ
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Legal Track
Clinical Track
Amanda Romero
EdD, MSW
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Breakout Session
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Policies and Best Practices for Juveniles Who Sexually Offended: Research and Practical Examples P2
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Marina Ballroom D
Recent policy changes require an updated review of best policies and programs for juveniles who sexually offended (JwSO). Several factors have contributed to requiring an updated review of this area.
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Sex Offender Track
Clinical Track
Juvenile Track
Norbert Ralph
PhD, MPH
Mikaela Vidmar
M.Sc, MA, Reg Psych, Psy. Assoc
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Breakout Session
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The Biopsychosocial Formulation in Forensic Mental Health
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Marina Ballroom G
The biopsychosocial formulation in forensic mental health provides a way to review the origins and causes of the person’s symptoms. “Formulation asks what is wrong, how it got that way, and what c
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Clinical Track
Sharon Cyrus-Savary
LMHC, PHDC, CCFC
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Breakout Session
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Using the Rorschach with R-PAS in Forensic Assessments Involving Murder
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Marina Ballroom F
This presentation will discuss forensic cases involving murder where a multi-modal assessment was utilized, including the Rorschach with R-PAS scoring. The presenters will highlight two cases involvi
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Clinical Track
Legal Track
Abraham Loebenstein
PhD
Madaleine Starin
PsyD
Amanda Waddle
JD
+ 1
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Breakout Session
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WWW Usage: Funadmental in Threat Assessment and Treatment Planning
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Carlsbad
Loneliness and isolation have fueled an increase in suicide and mass shootings. This panel looks at the contributing elements to conflict, including ways that the internet is contributing to dysregula
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Clinical Track
Glenn Lipson
PhD, ABPP
Brian Spitzberg
PhD
Lauritz Austensen
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Breakout Session
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Lunch
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Coronado Terrace
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Breakout Session
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A Precarious Balance
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Mission Hills
Working with people who commit sexual offenses is not for the faint of heart. Because the consequences of failing to do so can be dire, even well-seasoned professionals face immense pressure to be acc
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Sex Offender Track
Legal Track
Clinical Track
Mikaela Vidmar
M.Sc, MA, Reg Psych, Psy. Assoc
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Breakout Session
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Enhancing Peer Support: Harnessing the Full Potential of People with Lived Experiences
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Marina Ballroom G
In the realm of forensic mental health, the value of peer support is undeniable yet the path to harnessing its full potential remains largely uncharted. Many organizations, with the best of intentions
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Clinical Track
Katie Mayeda
LCSW
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Breakout Session
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Introduction to Malingering: Performance and Symptom Validity Testing
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Marina Ballroom F
Malingering. You have most likely heard of it, undoubtedly encountered some form of it, but how do you test for it? This presentation will provide an overview of feigning and deception in both clinica
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Clinical Track
Rachyll Dempsey
PsyD, ABPP, QME
Lauren Spampinato
MA
Meghri Sarkissian
MA
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Breakout Session
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Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR)
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Marina Ballroom D
This panel will discuss how the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) has embarked on assisting county probation departments with the state’s reform of the youth justice system. OYCR prom
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Legal Track
Clinical Track
Juvenile Track
Elimination of Bias
Juan Carlos Arguello
DO
Marcia Rincon-Gallardo
MSW
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Breakout Session
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Promoting Safety in Times of Trageted Violence
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Carlsbad
This presentation combines the lessons learned from individuals from different disciplines, working together to prevent both homicide and suicide. Presenters will discuss when
contacting Psychiatric
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Clinical Track
Glenn Lipson
PhD, ABPP
Oscar Medina
Wes Albers
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Breakout Session
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The First Year of OC's CARE Court
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Marina Ballroom E
The Community Assistance, Recovery and Enforcement (CARE) Act creates a new pathway to deliver mental health and substance use disorder services to the most severely impaired Californians who too ofte
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Legal Track
Clinical Track
Stacey Berardino
PhD
Camden Polischuk
JD
Ashley Hutton
LCSW
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Breakout Session
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Break
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Marina Lobby
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Breakout Session
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Performing Legally Sound Forensic Evaluations
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Marina Ballroom F
Understanding jurisdictional legal and professional standards, laws, rules and precedent is an ethical imperative in forensic evaluations. While forensic trainings outline general/common standards, th
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Legal Track
Clinical Track
Natalie Sobel
PsyD
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Breakout Session
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The End of Suicide Risk Assessment? A Research Update
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Marina Ballroom D
Suicide risk assessment is a universally accepted practice among mental health clinicians. But is it an evidence-based practice? Using meta-analyses and systematic reviews published over the past ten
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Clinical Track
Joe Obegi
PsyD, CCHP
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Breakout Session
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The Hidden Challenge: Strategies to Address Substance Use Disorders in Your Practice
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Marina Ballroom E
This presentation will provide an overview of current drug usage trends nationally and in California. This presentation will offer a review of psychological and physical effects of substance use - inc
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Clinical Track
Substance Use
Legal Track
Thomas Freese
PhD
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Breakout Session
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Working with Criminally Sophisticated Juveniles
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Marina Ballroom G
With the reality of juvenile realignment under Senate Bill 823, higher risk juveniles are having to be supervised and treated in their home communities. Those charged with their care, both clinicians
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Legal Track
Clinical Track
Juvenile Track
Brianna Alcantar
PsyD, MSCP
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Breakout Session
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Working with People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Problematic Sexual Behaviors
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Mission Hills
Working in the forensic arena requires nerves of steel…or at least specialized training, flexibility, and a tolerance for working in the grey. Within this realm, some subpopulations pose additional
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Sex Offender Track
Clinical Track
Mikaela Vidmar
M.Sc, MA, Reg Psych, Psy. Assoc
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Breakout Session
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FMHAC Business Meeting
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Marina Ballroom G
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General Session
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LPS Mental Health Conservatorships
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Marina Ballroom
California's Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) act provides for publicly administered conservatorships for adults who are unable to provide for their food, clothing, or shelter due to a mental disorder, an
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Clinical Track
James Holden
PhD
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General Session
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Break
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Marina Lobby
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General Session
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The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
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Marina Ballroom
A thought-provoking presentation centered around the groundbreaking book, “The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic” and the author’s latest work on community homicides and eve
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Clinical Track
James Densley
PhD
President's Welcome
General Session
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Marina Ballroom
What’s Trauma Got to Do with It
General Session
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Marina Ballroom
Denese Shervington
MD, MPH
Break
General Session
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Marina Lobby
Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act (CARE) Overview and Implementation Status
General Session
Access ticket:
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Marina Ballroom
Stephanie Welch
MSW
Break
General Session
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Marina Lobby
Aiming for a Cooperative Effort – Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers Addressing Competence
General Session
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Marina Ballroom
John Philipsborn
MEd, JD, MAS
Welcome Reception & Poster Presentations
General Session
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Marina Lobby
Incarceration Trauma
Breakout Session
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom F
Kristen Muche
LCSW
Policies and Best Practices for Juveniles Who Sexually Offended: Research and Practical Examples P1
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom D
Norbert Ralph
+ 1
PhD, MPH
The Impact of Incarceration on Mental Health
Breakout Session
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom G
Michelle Adams
PhD
The Intersection of Latinx Masculinity, Criminal Institutionalization and Recuperation
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Mission Hills
Rogelio Serrano
PsyD, LMFT
When Does "No" Mean "No": Coping with the Lethal Suicide Denier in Custody Settings
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom E
Alan Abrams
MD, JD
Break
Breakout Session
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Lobby
California's Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative
Breakout Session
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom E
Sydney Armendariz
+ 2
MA
Experience of Intimate Partner Violence Victims: Continued Abuses During and After Litigation
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Mission Hills
Amanda Romero
EdD, MSW
Policies and Best Practices for Juveniles Who Sexually Offended: Research and Practical Examples P2
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom D
Norbert Ralph
+ 1
PhD, MPH
The Biopsychosocial Formulation in Forensic Mental Health
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom G
Sharon Cyrus-Savary
LMHC, PHDC, CCFC
Using the Rorschach with R-PAS in Forensic Assessments Involving Murder
Breakout Session
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom F
Abraham Loebenstein
+ 3
PhD
WWW Usage: Funadmental in Threat Assessment and Treatment Planning
Breakout Session
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Carlsbad
Glenn Lipson
+ 2
PhD, ABPP
Lunch
Breakout Session
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Coronado Terrace
A Precarious Balance
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Mission Hills
Mikaela Vidmar
M.Sc, MA, Reg Psych, Psy. Assoc
Enhancing Peer Support: Harnessing the Full Potential of People with Lived Experiences
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom G
Katie Mayeda
LCSW
Introduction to Malingering: Performance and Symptom Validity Testing
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom F
Rachyll Dempsey
+ 3
PsyD, ABPP, QME
Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR)
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom D
Juan Carlos Arguello
+ 1
DO
Promoting Safety in Times of Trageted Violence
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Carlsbad
Glenn Lipson
+ 2
PhD, ABPP
The First Year of OC's CARE Court
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom E
Stacey Berardino
+ 2
PhD
Break
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Lobby
Performing Legally Sound Forensic Evaluations
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom F
Natalie Sobel
PsyD
The End of Suicide Risk Assessment? A Research Update
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom D
Joe Obegi
PsyD, CCHP
The Hidden Challenge: Strategies to Address Substance Use Disorders in Your Practice
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom E
Thomas Freese
PhD
Working with Criminally Sophisticated Juveniles
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom G
Brianna Alcantar
PsyD, MSCP
Working with People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Mission Hills
Mikaela Vidmar
M.Sc, MA, Reg Psych, Psy. Assoc
FMHAC Business Meeting
Breakout Session
Access ticket:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Marina Ballroom G
LPS Mental Health Conservatorships
General Session
Access ticket:
Friday, March 29, 2024
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Marina Ballroom
James Holden
PhD
Break
General Session
Access ticket:
Friday, March 29, 2024
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Marina Lobby
The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
General Session
Access ticket:
Friday, March 29, 2024
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Marina Ballroom
James Densley
PhD
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