Conference Schedule
* Please note that schedules are subject to change pending circumstances beyond our control
PRE-CONFERENCE DAY
November 1, Tuesday
1:00PM - 4:30PM
- 1:00PM - 4:30PM - Navigating the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Theory Approach to Clinical Work - Professor Stephen Porges & Deb Dana - Presentation Details (3 CE Credits)
- 1:00PM - 4:30PM - A Pragmatic Guide to Effectively Measuring Addiction Treatment Success - Dr. Nicholas Hayes & Dr. Annie Peters - Presentation Details (3 CE Credits)
DAY 1
November 2, Wednesday
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
- 8:30 AM - Opening General Session -
Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture - Dr. Gabor Maté - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- 10:30 AM - Coherence – A Unified Whole Person Approach to Self-Regulation - John Amaral - Presentation Details
- 10:30 AM - A Historical Reflection on the Progression of the Trauma Resolution Model - Dr. Peter Levine & Professor Stephen Porges - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 10:30 AM - Expertise, Authority and Trust: Best Practices Around Building and Growing Online in 2023. A Look into How Search Has Evolved, Current Best Practices, Techniques and Tips, As Well As Where the Future May Head with Online Search Engines - David Curtis - Presentation Details
- 10:30 AM - Trauma and Dissociation: an integrative trauma treatment model for complex PTSD and dissociative clients - Dr. Karol Darsa - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 10:30 AM - The Practical Application of Exercise as an Adjunct Therapy for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders - Nicole Golden - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 10:30 AM - Effects of a Diet & Lifestyle intervention on Biological Aging - Dr. Kara Fitzgerald - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 10:30 AM - Alcoholics Anonymous and Related 12-step Facilitation Treatments (AA/TSF) as Frontline Treatment Options - Professor John Kelly - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch Break
- 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Clinical Lunch - Liberating Our Patients - Zina Rodriguez
- 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Leadership Lunch - HIPAA, Telehealth, Cannabis, M&A - Barclay Damon LLP
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
- 1:00 PM - The Utility of Psychosocial and Collaborative Multidisciplinary Treatments in Pain Recovery and Cronic Disease Management - Dr. James Flowers - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 1:00 PM - Manage Stress, Boost Memory and Protect Your Brain Today, Tomorrow and Years From Now - Dr. Marc Milstein - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 1:00 PM - Exploring Internal Family Systems: Restoring Wholeness - Dr. Richard Schwartz - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 1:00 PM - Compulsive and Addictive Sexual Behavior: The Controversy, Diagnosis, and Implications for Treatment - Dr. Stephanie Carnes - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 1:00 PM - Where are they? Importance of a Physical Wellness Expert and plan to an Integrated Mental Health Program - Dr. Marc Boff - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 1:00 PM - Rise of the Planet of the Neurodivergents: How ADHD Influencers Are Driving Global Change - Dr. Alberto Pertusa - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 1:00 PM - Suicide and the Organization - Jaime Vinck - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- 3:00 PM - Stay Free - Russell Brand - Presentation Details
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- 4:30 PM - The Future of Well Being - Deepak Chopra - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
DAY 2
November 3, Thursday
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
- 6:00 AM - Yoga / Tai Chi / Meditation at EPCOT (Registration Required)
- 6:00 AM - Virtual Techno Gym Workout at Dolphin Hotel
- 6:00 AM - Beach Yoga at Dolphin Hotel Beach
- 6:00 AM - Fun Run
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- 8:00 AM - Opening General Session -
Spirituality and Mental Health - Marianne Williamson - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Registration Required
- 8:30 AM - Compassionate Inquiry workshop - Dr. Gabor Maté - Presentation Details (3 CE Credits)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- 10:00 AM - AJOIA – A Multi Sensory Musical Experience - Anthony Gorry & Andrew Lovell - Presentation Details
- 10:00 AM - Supporting Youth Resilience: Exploring the 2021 U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on Youth Mental Health - Sara Polley / Desirae Vasquez - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 10:00 AM - Gray Area Drinking - Kelly Kitley - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 10:00 AM - Flow as a Countermeasure to Languishing and Burnout - Chris Bertram - Presentation Details
- 10:00 AM - Advanced Brain Imaging Produces Improved Outcomes for Behavioral and Mental Health Recovery - Karen Odell Barber - Presentation Details
- 10:00 AM - Workplace Talent Mangement - Employment and business litigation, internal investigations, and employment counseling - Lizz Acee - Presentation Details
- 10:00 AM - Compassionate Accountability: Healing Unconscious Racial Bias - Ester Nicholson - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Lunch Break
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Clinical Lunch - Take the Guesswork Out of Healthcare: Importance of Diagnostic Evaluations in Complex Mental Health & Medical Cases - James Flowers - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- 12:30 PM - Why We Sleep - Dr. Matthew Walker - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 12:30 PM - Sociometrics and Psychodrama as Expressive Arts Therapies - Dr. Tian Dayton - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 12:30 PM - PANEL: Can Digital Mental Health Live Up To The Promise? - Matt Vogl / Debra Boeldt / Walter Greenleaf / Solome Blue - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 12:30 PM - Clinical Consideration for Working with the Queer, Gay, Non binary, and LGBTQIA2+Population - Kristina Padilla - Presentation Details
- 12:30 PM - Reconceptualizing Relapse Prevention: Addressing Patients’ Unique Needs - Rabbi Yekesie (JD) Kalmenson - Presentation Details
- 12:30 PM - Culturally Informed Care for Addiction, ADHD and Other Mental Health Challenges? How Culture Impacts Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes in Addiction and Psychiatry - Dr. Constant Mouton - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- 2:30 PM - Margaret Trudeau - Presentation Details
- 2:30 PM - How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness - Dr. Peter Levine & Betsy Polatin - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 2:30 PM - The Representation of Madness in 19th Century Opera - Dr. Neil Brener - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 2:30 PM - Substance Us Disorder Continuum: New Era of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care - Peter Nielsen - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 2:30 PM - Unspoken Legacy - Reverberations of Trauma in the Addictive Family - Dr. Claudia Black - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 2:30 PM - Peak Performance - Understanding the psychology behind mental skills and the impact it plays in the sports world, mental health, and addiction populations - Dr. Derick Anderson & Jim Soda - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- 4:30 PM - Happy Days - Gabby Bernstein - Presentation Details
- 4:30 PM - Creative Counseling Techniques: Using Creative Arts to Promote Client Self-Efficacy and Resilience. - Mary Affee - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 4:30 PM - A Walk Through the Continuum & How to Know What to Ask When Vetting A Treatment Center - Peter Lazar - Presentation Details
- 4:30 PM - The Allure of Self-Destruction: How Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Can Redefine Addiction Recovery - Dr. Annie Peters - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 4:30 PM - Are Illegal drugs the future of mental health and addiction treatments? - Professor David Nutt - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 4:30 PM - A New Paradigm of Leadership –What is Needed Now and in the Future - Susan Paley - Presentation Details
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Animal Kingdom
DAY 3
November 4, Friday
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
- 6:00 AM - Yoga
- 6:00 AM - Virtual Techno Gym Workout
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
- 8:00 AM - Opening Session
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
- 8:30 AM - Navigating Challenging Times: A Polyvagal Theory Perspective - Deb Dana - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 8:30 AM - Treatment of Mental Health Conditions with Ketogenic Diets: A New Paradigm in Psychiatry - Dr. Jonathan Garabette - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 8:30 AM - Therapeutic applications of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the era of Covid-19 - Dr. Antonello Bonci - Presentation Details
- 8:30 AM - The Healing Power of Breath - Annelies Richmond - Presentation Details (1 CE Credit)
- 8:30 AM - Workaholism: The “Respectable” Process Addiction - Dawn Nickel - Presentation Details
- 8:30 AM - Therapeutic Presence-Mindful Based Support and Connection - Francine Miller - Presentation Details
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- 10:00 AM - Dopamine Fasting: A Neuroscience-Informed Approach to Compulsive Overconsumption in a Reward-Overloaded World - Dr. Anna Lembke - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 10:00 AM - What’s Love Got to Do With It? The Traumatic Cycle of Love Addiction/ Love Avoidance - Jean Collins-Stuckert - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 10:00 AM - Fueling Well in A New World; The Latest Data on How to fuel Better for Mental Health, and Immunity - Dr. Kristin Kirkpatrick - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 10:00 AM - The Saboteurs of Teamwork - Egos, Trauma, and Unconsciousness - Dr. Lou Cox & Jeff Doemland - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 10:00 AM - Stronger Together - The Science of Community Healing - Jacki Hilios - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 10:00 AM - The Future of Financing Mental Health and Addiction Services - Erin Booker / Tom Britton / Eric Bailly / Corbin Petro / Greg Williams - Presentation Details
- 10:00 AM - Taking Care of Our Own - Judy Crane - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 10:00 AM - The Healing Power of Belonging - Beck Gee-Cohen & Jordan Held - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch Break
- 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Clinical Lunch - Intergenerational & Historical Trauma; Working with Native American Indians and Understanding the Trauma to Start the Wellness of Healing - Kristina Padilla
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
- 1:00 PM - Transforming Legacy Burdens to Legacy Gifts - Richard Schwartz & Deran Young - Presentation Details (1.5 CE Credits)
- 1:00 PM - Changing the Traditional Safety Culture to a Total Worker Health Perspective - Kyle Zimmer - Presentation Details
- 1:00 PM - Interventionist Panel
- 1:00 PM - Global Health Pandemic – The Perfect Storm - Wendy Oliver Pyatt - Presentation Details
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
- Not So Late Show - Featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Lowe, Musical Entertainment
Go to gcx2022-member.streampoint.com to register today.
* Please note that schedules are subject to change pending circumstances beyond our control