TENATIVE- 2015 ANNUAL OPEC CONFERENCE
TRACKS: Early Childhood Mental Health | Adolescent and Transition-Age Youth | Prevention | Collective Impact | Youth Development | Cultural Competency
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015
8:00
Registration Open
9:00–12:00
SKILL BUILDING SESSIONS
Supervision of the Prevention Specialist
Julie Stevens
Whole Child Framework: Building Successful School and
Community Partnerships
Laura Rooney & Jeannette Woodward
SafeZone (LGBT 101)
Delfin Bautista, Ohio University LBGT Center
Transformational Leadership
Dr. Judy Millesen
Youth Mental Health First Aid (9:00 - 4:30)
Christi Valentini and Brittany Walling
Finding Common Cause: Identifying Cross-cutting
Issues for Joint Action (Intensive Skills Session)
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
New Prevention Professionals
Jim Ryan
FLIP-IT: Managing Challenging Behavior (9:00 - 4:30)
Annette Sauselen
Youth-Led Prevention: Community Level Change
Dr. Holly Raffle and Jessica Collura
Business Side of Non-Profit Organizations
Dr. Phil Atkins and Mary Haag
12:15–1:15
Lunch
1:30–2:30
Opening Keynote
Welcome
Dr. Tammy Collins
Collective Impact in Action: From Ideas to Outcomes
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
2:45–4:15
Infant Mental Health
John Kinsel
POWER SESSIONS #1
The Power of Youth Development & Recovery Supports
Lacy Kendrick-Burk, Cortney Lovell, and Sarah Nerad
The Brain Paradigm: New Perspectives from the World
of Neuroscience
Dr. Tim Callahan
Finding Common Cause: Identifying Cross-cutting Issues
for Joint Action (Overview)
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
Health Disparities and Appalachia
Dr. Melissa Thomas
4:30–5:30
Networking Reception
Heavy Appetizers
5:30
Dinner (on your own) TENATIVE - 2015 ANNUAL OPEC CONFERENCE
TRACKS: Early Childhood Mental Health | Adolescent and Transition-Age Youth | Prevention | Collective Impact | Youth Development | Cultural Competency
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015
8:00
Registration Open
8:45–9:00
Opening Remarks
Ohio University President Dr. Roderick McDavis
Dr. Richard Ross, Ohio’s Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ms. Tracy Plouck, Director, OhioMHAS
9:00–10:30
Morning Keynote
Nurturing Environments and Prevention Kernals
Dr. Jason Fruth
10:30–10:45
Break
10:45–12:00
POWER SESSIONS #2
Infant Mental Health
Dr. Judith Romano
Adolescent depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, learning issues
Dr. Richard Gilman
Intesect of Violence Prevention and Substance Abuse Prevention
Dr. John Clapp
Building Trust Among Stakeholders
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
Moving from Resilience Research to Youth Development Practice
and School Connectedness
Sean Slade
12:15–1:15
Lunch
1:15–2:30
WORKSHOP SESSIONS A
It’s Time to Talk Again: Behaviors of Concern for Older Adults
Julie Stevens
Creating a Culture of Continuous Communication
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
ELDS Social Emotional Development: Level 2
Christina Frey & Larisa Haring
Pause: A Volunteer Respite Model for Caregivers
Heather Wells
Getting Down to Business
Karen Pierce
A Tale of Two Brains: The Brain Behavior Connections
Michelle Elia
Evidence-Based Strategies in Adolescent Suicide Prevention
Dr. Keith King
PAX in Action: PAX Good Behavior Game as an Environmental Approach
Ashley Hampton
2:45–3:00
Break
TBA
Dr. Katie Richards-Shuster
TENATIVE - 2015 ANNUAL OPEC CONFERENCE
TRACKS: Early Childhood Mental Health | Adolescent and Transition-Age Youth | Prevention | Collective Impact | Youth Development | Cultural Competency
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 continued
3:00–4:30
WORKSHOP SESSIONS B
Nurturing Environments
Dr. Jason Fruth
Leading Change: Adaptive Leadership
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
Toxic Stress to a Safe Zone
Erin Lucas
Waving the Magic Wand in Wraparound
Lee Ann Lindroth
Credentialing Updates for Prevention Professionals
Amanda Ferguson
Enhancing Parent-Child Communication about Drug Use: Strategies for
Professionals Working with Parents and Guardians
Dr. Keith King
Ohio Coalitions of Excellence
Cpt. Matt Toomey
Preventing MEB Disorders
Tonya Birney
TBA
Dr. Katie Richards-Shuster
5:00–7:00
Dinner Dinner / Awards / Speaker
7:30–9:00
Music and Dancing Music and Dancing with Rockin’ Reggie
TENATIVE - 2015 ANNUAL OPEC CONFERENCE
TRACKS: Early Childhood Mental Health | Adolescent and Transition-Age Youth | Prevention | Collective Impact | Youth Development | Cultural Competency
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015
8:00
Registration Open
8:30–10:00 POWER SESSIONS #3
Infant Mental Health - Moms to Be
Dr. Twinkle French Schottke
LGBT Allyship and Suicide Awareness
Delfin Bautista, Ohio University LBGT Center
Community Participation & Empowerment within Systems Change
Dr. Brian Christens
Evaluating Collective Impact
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
Youth Development
Dr. Bianca Baldridge
TBA
Dr. Mark Van Ryzin
10:00–10:15 Break
10:15–11:45 WORKSHOP SESSIONS C
Shared Goals Across Systems
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
Implementation of Child, Parent Psychotherapy
Holli Ritzenthaler
Building Capcity for Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Colleen Mercuri-Johnson
Aligning Education Practices with Community Behavioral Prevention
through PBIS
Jill Jackson and Emily Jordan
The Role of Behavioral Health Professionals in School Safety
Rick Amweg
Understanding the Importance of Assessing Community,
Family, and Youth in High-Risk Communities
Craig Comedy
How to Better Identify Clients Who are At-Risk for Suicide
Danielle Steele-Smith
Busting Barriers: Working Across Prevention Silos
Rebecca Cline
The More the Merrier: A Collective Approach to Preventing
Substance Abuse among College Students
Cindy Clouner
11:45–12:45 Lunch
1:00–2:30 Afternoon Keynote
2:30–2:45 Break
Key Contextual Factors Impacting Student Performance
Dr. Mark Van Ryzin
TENATIVE - 2015 ANNUAL OPEC CONFERENCE
TRACKS: Early Childhood Mental Health | Adolescent and Transition-Age Youth | Prevention | Collective Impact | Youth Development | Cultural Competency
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015 continued
2:45–4:15 WORKSHOP SESSIONS D
Shared Measurement
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
Understanding Families with Substance Abuse: The Impact
of Trauma on Young People
Nicole Moore
Educating vs. Instigating: What Peer Advocates need to Know
Gabe Howard
Who Says Three is a Crowd? The Effective Use of Data by
Incorporating the SPF
Evan Whitehead
Placing Black Girls at Promise
Fran Frazier
Creating a Culturally-Specific Environmental Multi-Media Campaign
Georden Burton and Nettie Ferguson
From Clinic to Classroom
Gina Mattei
LGBTQ Health Dispartities: Providing Culturally Competent Care
Dwayne Steward and Julia Applegate
TBA
Dr. Bianca Baldridge
4:30–5:30 Dinner (on your own) 6:00–8:00
Optional Concert
Under the Elms Concert Series - Stars and Stripes
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015
8:00
Registration Open
9:00–10:30 POWER SESSIONS #4
Early Childhood Trauma
Dr. Janeece R. Warfield
TBA
Dr. Watson
Developing and Implementing Urban Coalitions
Tracy Johnson
Strengthening Infrastructure to Achieve Outcomes
Rhonda Ramsey-Molina and Paul Evensen
Ready, Set, Go! Ohio’s Partnerships for Success Initiative
Dawn Thomas
10:30–10:45
Break
10:45–12:00
Closing Keynote
Positive Psychology
Dr. Todd Kashdan