Children's Behavioral Health Conference

Join us at the Children's Conference, an event dedicated to advancing our understanding of behavioral health and wellness in infants, children, youth, and young adults. Our mission is to broaden the horizons of hope, recovery, and resilience, fostering a deeper understanding of children's mental health.

Conference Highlights:

Promote public awareness, addressing misconceptions and dispelling stigmas surrounding children's mental health issues.
Encourage early identification of mental health needs within various systems, from preschool to juvenile justice.
Advocate for accessible, culturally competent, and scientifically proven services, tailored to the unique strengths and needs of youth and families.

This transformative experience will ensure we nurture hope, recovery, and resilience for our community's youngest members. Embark on a journey toward a brighter and healthier future for our children, making a lasting impact on their mental well-being!

Registration Fees

Early Bird Rate: $350 (ends February 11, 2024)

Regular Rate: $415

On Site Rate: $500

Registration Payment Policy

Conference registration fees can be paid with Pcard, Visa, or Mastercard. Conference registration fees cannot be paid with Purchase Order, Discover, or American Express.

Registration Instructions

Have you registered using our new LMS? If you are new to the LMS, here are some tools to guide you through our new system:

Login or create an account at odmhsas.docebosaas.com/learn
Click on the 2024 Children's Behavioral Health Conference Banner
Add the training to your cart
Click View Cart
Follow the rest of the prompts as directed

NOTE:

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To enroll in sessions:*

Return to the homepage by clicking on the Oklahoma Mental Health & Substance Abuse logo in the top left corner
Click on the 2024 Children's Behavioral Health Conference Banner again
Scroll down and click on the Step 2 Banner to enroll in sessions**

*Please allow the system up to 1 hour to process your registration.

**Sessions have limited seating.

Hotel Accomodations

Embassy Suites Convention Center Hotel in Norman, OK will be the venue for this year’s Children’s Behavioral Health Conference. To reserve a room for your stay during the conference please contact Embassy Suites directly by phone at 1-800-EMBASSY or book online through the Embassy website using the group code CHI for the room rate of $136.00 per night, plus tax.

Attendance Policy

Participants must attend and participate in a minimum of 90% of any live (in-person or virtual) sessions to be eligible to receive CEU credit. An absence of over 10% will result in a forfeiture of CEU credits of the training in question. Participants who are unable to attend a training for the required time, should select an alternate training session or course.

Conference FAQs

Additional information concerning CEUS, Certificates and the ODMHSAS Refund/Cancellation Policy

Conference Policy Page

This year the Children's Behavioral Health Conference is anticipating over 875 attendees with an audience of teachers, psychologists, counselors, case manager, youth and more! There are more than 35 available sessions providing over 15 CEUs per attendee. Below is booth registration information and a map of the event floor.

Booth Fees

Each booth will consist of an 8' x 8' area
$400 Exhibitor Fee
$100 per additional table
$100 for electricity

Booth Fee Includes:

2 chairs
6' draped table

Exhibitor Application

Conference at a Glance

Day 1, May 7th
Day 2, May 8th
Day 3, May 9th

7:30–9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00–9:15 a.m.	Welcome
9:15–10:45 a.m.	Rwenshaun Miller - Can't Heal What You Don't Reveal
10:45–11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00-12:15 p.m.	Gregory A. Leskin, Ph.D. - Supporting Military and Veteran Children: Taking a MITI Kid and Multi-Tiered Approach Julia Reed, LCSW - Crisis Response: Meeting the Developmental Needs of Children and Youth Suzanne Levy, Ph.D. - Overview of Attachment Based Family Therapy Rwenshaun Miller - Can't Heal What You Don't Reveal (Follow-up Panel Discussion)
12:15–1:45 p.m.	Lunch On Your Own
1:45–3:00 p.m.	Haley Hegwood - N.E.A.R. Science-Beyond ACEs Halle Carr - Human Trafficking 201 Suzanne Levy, Ph.D. - Overview of Family-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Workshop
3:00–3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15–4:30 p.m.	Ashleigh Kraft, LPC-S, IECMH-E & Angela Fultz, LPC-S, IECMH-E - Child-Parent Psychotherapy Booster Session Emily Farmer, LCSW - Wrapping Around Families During Crisis: Team Dynamics for Crisis Stabilization Dr. Sara Rich & Dr. Brit'ny Stein - Supporting Student with Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties Dr. Yemi Adeyiga, PhD. - Using Trauma in Your Defense: Defending Youth Conduct Through the Trauma Lens at Key Junctures in JJ System

8:15–9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00–9:15 a.m.	Welcome
9:15–10:45 a.m.	Robert Anda, MD, MS - Understanding ACEs: Bringing Healing to Communities
10:45–11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00-12:15 p.m.	Robert Anda, MD, MS - Understanding ACEs: Bringing Healing to Communities - Follow Up Panel
12:15–1:45 p.m.	Lunch On Your Own
1:45–3:00 p.m.	Valerie Isaacs, LPC-S - Trauma in Infants and Young Children Natalie Gallo, LPC - Adolescents with Problematic Sexual Behavior: This is Serious...But There is Hope Joni Bruce - Community and State Resources Across the LifeCourse to Assure a Good Life Zach Sneed, PhD, CRC, LCDC, BC-TMH - Adolescent Behavioral Health: Early Intervention for Substance Use Issues
3:00–3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15–4:30 p.m.	Jordan Park, LMFT - How to Support Children and Youth Through Traumatic Grief Laurie Conaty, MSW, LCSW, LCAS - Motivational Interviewing as an Intervention with Under 18's and Their Legal Guardians: A Consideration of Ethics and Fidelity to the Model Joan Kenerson King, RN, MSN - Building An Integrated Whole Health Approach with Children, Adolescents and Their Families Terrence X. Spain MPH - Neurodivergent Adolescents and Substance Use: My Brain Does Not Work Like That

8:45–9:30 a.m.	Registration
9:30–10:45 a.m.	Bonni Goodwin, Ph.D., LCSW - Adolescence and Adoption: Supporting Adopted Teens Matthew Spencer, MA, LPC, CPRSS, Jeff Harlin, LCSW, and Nicholas Allgood, MA, LPC, CPRSS - Brief Stay Therapeutic Homes and Family Assessment Centers: Answering Community Concerns in Children's Behavioral Health Response Bobby Kern PhD, CFLE - Gimme a Break: Respite and Resilience Yifrah Kaminer, MD - Youth Fatal Drug Overdose in the US: The Scope and Role of Suicide Intentionality
10:45–11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00-12:15 p.m.	Valerie Isaacs, LPC-S, IMH-E® & Hannah Worlitz, LPC, IMH-E® - DC:0-5 Overview Camal Pennington - Strategies for Strengthening Families in Oklahoma Gregory T. Conway - Healing & Hope Joan Kenerson King, RN, MSN - Building An Integrated Whole Health Approach with Children, Adolescents and Their Families
12:15–1:45 p.m.	Lunch On Your Own
1:45–3:00 p.m.	Lori Hollingsworth M.Ed, LPC & Angela Johnson MHR, LPC - School-Based Mental Health Professionals Role in Teaming Tonickia Miller FSP, BHA, CM I & Angela Martindale PhD, RN, BHWC - Crisis Prevention Institute CPI Kimberly Miller - Scout's Room: Let's Talk About It
3:00–3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15–4:30 p.m.	Nicolle Moore, LMFT, IMH-E - Growing and Sustaining Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in Oklahoma Andrew M. Monroe, LCSW - Small Towns with Big Possibilities: Creative Solutions to Providing Laurie Conaty, MSW, LCSW, LCAS - Ethical Considerations in Working with Under 18's in Treatment Nyomi Barrick-Wommack - The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Program