save the date October 23-24, 2025 College of San Mateo
Annual required strategic Board Meeting October 22, 2025
MWHA IS APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS. MHWA MAINTAINS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROGRAM AND ITS CONTENT
PAST Support Zoom Meetings MHWA 7.0 - Spring support (JANUARY 20, 2023) MHWA 6.0 - Spring Support (January 21, 2022) MHWA 5.0 - Summer support (August 13, 2021) MHWA 4.0 - Spring Support (April 30, 2021) MHWA 3.0 - Winter SUPPORT (January 22, 2021) MHWA 2.0 - Summer support (June 11, 2020) MHWA - Summer Support (April 17, 2020)
Threat Assessment Response (3 CEs) Nicolas Beliz, Psy.D.
Friday 4/18 Welcome - MHWA Board
Law & Ethics(2 CEs) David Leatherberry, JD
The Broadening of Mental Health: The Next Paradigm Shift in Higher Education(1.5 CEs) David Walden, Ph.D.
Presentation of Soluna Services -Celeste Gasio
Fall 2024 CONFERENCE
October 24-25, 2024 College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita, CA) 6.75 CEs
Thursday 10/24 Welcome - MHWA Board & CEs information
Chancellors Office Updates
Law & Ethics(2.5 CEs) Daniel Taube, JD. & Ph.D.
Lunch Break
Stress Healthy Tools, Protective Factors, Resilience and Tips for Wellbeing in a Post-Covid World....a Community College and Trauma-Informed Perspective (1.5 CEs) Larry Schallert, LCSW, DCSW
Friday 10/25 Welcome - MHWA Board
Mental Health with our Formerly Incarcerated (FI) Student Community(1.25 CE) Tavo Vega, APCC, CATC-IV, CRC
Liaison Partnerships & Best Practices: Promoting the Mental Health & Wellness of our Rising Scholars(1.25 CE) Mercedes Tiggs, LCSW & Patrick Savaiano, Psy.D.
MHWA Elections & Closing Remarks
Spring 2024 CONFERENCE
April 18-19, 2024 via Zoom 7.5 CEs
Thursday 4/18 Welcome - MHWA Board & CEs information Chancellors Office Updates Jackie Alvarez
Developmental Trauma(1 CE) Diega Molina, LMFT
Lunch Break
Law & Ethics(2 CEs) Daniel Taube, JD. & Ph.D.
Fit Minds: Mental Health for Community College Athletics (1 CE) Nadia Sayeh, DSW, LMFT
Friday 4/19 Welcome - MHWA Board
Supporting Students with ADHD(1.25 CE) Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW
The Hidden & Unconscious Effects of Racial Trauma(1.25 CE) Cesar Lagleva, LCSW Lunch Break
Depression & Suicide (1 CE) Michelle G. Craske, Ph.D.
STAND Digital Mental Health Tools UCLA - Dr. Craske's Team
MHWA Questions & Closing Remarks
WORKSHOP CE EVENT - HYBRID
March 22, 2024 Santa Monica College
Friday 3/20/24 Untangling our colonial roots: Tracking the colonial influences in contemporary clinical psychology (2 CEs) Jude Bergkamp, Psy.D.
Lunch Break
Contemporary colonial causes: The importance of social location and the Aggregate Model for clinical work (2 CEs) Jude Bergkamp, Psy.D.
Fall 2023 CONFERENCE
October 19-20, 2023 College of Marin, Kentfield
Thursday 10/19
Chancellor's Office Updates
Daniel O. Taube, J.D./Ph.D.(2 CEs) Law & Ethics
Jude Bergkamp, Psy.D. (3 CEs) Untangling our Colonial Roots: Tracking Colonial Influences in Contemporary Clinical Practice
Markias Kaiyan, LCSW/CST/MFSW/QDDP (1 CE) Qualitative History of Sexuality and Its Interconnectedness & Effects on Mental Health and the Psyche
Friday 10/20
Rick Williamson, Ph.D.(3CEs) Post-Pandemic Stress: Charting a Path to Psychological Resilience for Students, Staff, and Faculty
MHWA Elections & Roundtable Discussions
Spring 2023 CONFERENCE
April 20-21, 2023 via Zoom
Thursday 4/20 Chancellors Office Updates Jackie Alvarez & Mia Keeley
You've Got This: Confronting Your Inner Critic(2 CEs) Carlos M. Flores, LMFT & Samantha Bender, LCSW
Friday 4/21 Mental Health & An Introduction to Antiracism(2 CEs) Vanessa Pineda, MSW & Spshelle Rutledge, MPH
fall 2022 CONFERENCE
October 20-21, 2022 via Zoom
Thursday 10/20 Markie Pasternack Active Minds Chapters Speaker: John Mollet & Marcia Hunter Indigenous/Native American Mental Health & Intergenerational Trauma (3 CEs)
Friday 10/21 Speaker: David Leatherberry, JD Law & Ethics - Topics of Interest(3 CEs)
Spring 2022 CONFERENCE
April 28-29, 2022 via Zoom
Thursday 4/28 Speaker: Benjamin Caldwell, Psy.D. Law & Ethics 2022 Part 1 & 2 - The New Realities of Clinical Practice (6 CEs)
Friday 4/29 Speaker: Michael Graves, LCSW "Program Plasticity" - Fundamental Tools & Processes Needed to Rapidly Build Support Programs (1.5 CEs) Speakers: Luis Torres, Ph.D. & Nina Enriquez, DSW Traumatic Grief: When Silence and Avoidance Intensifies Suffering. Tools for Community College Counselors (2 CEs)
FALL 2021 CONFERENCE
October 14-15, 2021 via Zoom
Thursday 10/14 Speaker: David Leatherberry, JD 2021-Update of Laws Affecting Behavioral Health Providers (3 CEs) Speaker: Thea Monyee Winkler, LMFT Healing Circles: Inclusive Mental Health Practices for Black & POC Populations (3 CEs)
Friday 10/15 Speaker: Stephen Papaleo, Ph.D. Clinical Internship in a Virtual World (3 CEs) Speakers: Jennifer McCart, Psy.D. & Suzy Pilipossian, M.A. Self-care Workshop Emily Morales, LMFT Panel of Mental Health Interns
FALL 2020 CONFERENCE
October 22-23, 2020 via Zoom
Thursday 10/22 Speaker: Tim Leslie, LMFT Managing Tele-Mental Health Clients (1 CE) Speaker: Donald Grant, Psy.D. The Miseducation of America: Decolonizing Our Racial Traumas (2 CE)
Friday 10/23 Speaker: Donald Grant, Psy.D. Forging a Path Forward: Reflections on Learning & Unlearning (2 CE) Speaker: Monique Crandal, Ph.D. Working Toward Common Goals: Navigating CMIA, FERPA,HIPAA while Mitigating Risks of Campus Violence (2 CE)
FALL 2019 CONFERENCE
October 17-18, 2019 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS, VALENCIA
Thursday 10/17 Speaker: Mark Goulston, MD A Novel Approach to De-Stigmatizing Mental Illness: Design Thinking Suicide Prevention(1.5 credits) Documentary: Stay Alive: An Intimate Conversation about Suicide Prevention Networking & No-host Dinner
Friday 10/18 Speaker: Shelley Harrell, PhD Diving into the Deep End: Sociocultural identity, sociopolitical dynamics, and mutual vulnerability in clinical supervision(2 credits) Lyftly App Presentation
Spring 2019 CONFERENCE
April 10-11, 2019 CHABOT COLLEGE, HAYWARD
Thursday 4/11 Speaker: Diana Peña, PhD Undocu-Resilience: Individual and Systemic Mental Health Considerations to Support Undocumented Students during Politically Hostile Times(2 credits) Networking & No-host Dinner
Friday 4/12 Speaker: Kevin Cokley, PhD The Psychological Impact of Racism and the Impostor Phenomenon on Mental Health(3 credits)
fall 2018 conference
October 11-12, 2018 SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, SANTA MONICA
Thursday 10/11 Speaker: Marvin Belzer, PhD The Basics of Mindfulness for Self-care and Stress Management (1.5 credits) Networking & No-host Dinner
Friday 10/12 Speaker: Pamela Harmell, PhD Legal& Ethical Considerations for California Community College Therapists (3 credits)
SPRING 2018 CONFERENCE- free registration
April 26-27, 2018 SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, SANTA ROSA 4.5 CEs
Thursday 4/26 Speaker:ValJeán Dale, LMFT The Healing Advocate and Compassion Fatigue(1.5 credits) Speaker: Gina Biegel, LMFT (canceled due to illness) Taking in the Good: Mindfulness for Teens and Young Adults Networking & No-host Dinner Friday 4/27 Speaker:Gerald Amada, PhD Mental Health & Student Conduct:Lessons from Thirty Years on Campus (3 credits)
Fall 2017 conference
October 19-20, 2017 HOLIDAY INN SANTA ANA/ORANGE COUNTY 4.5 CEs
Thursday 10/19 Panel Discussion: Dianne Avelar, LMFT, Matt Ring, LCSW, Rich Beyer, PhD How to Do More with Less: Best Practices in Service Delivery (1.5 credits) Dinner & Networking (no host)
Friday 10/20 Speaker: Ana Nogales, PhD The impact of immigration on Latino student’s mental health (1.5 credits) Panel Discussion: Leslie Easton, LCSW, Bonnie Peters, MA, MS, Nadia Sayeh, LMFT, Timothy Leslie, LMFT Online Therapy in the California Community Colleges(1.5 credits)
sPRING 2017 conference
April 27-28, 2017 CAÑADA COLLEGE, REDWOOD CITY 4.5 CEs
Thursday 4/27 Speaker: Janet Neeley, JD Campus Sexual Assault: The Intersection of Therapy and Adjudication (1.5 credits) Dinner & Networking (no host)
Friday 4/28 Speaker: Shaina Katz-Lindquist, PhD Applying CBT in a College Counseling Setting (1.5 CE credits) Panel Discussion: Rich Bayer, PhD, Livier Martinez, LCSW, Becky Perelli, RN, MS Navigating the Mental Health Provider Role on Campus Behavioral Intervention Teams/Threat Assessment/Care Teams (1.5 CE credits)
FALL 2016 conference
October 6-7, 2016 MT. SAC ANTONIO COLLEGE, WALNUT 4.5 CEs
Thursday 10/6 Speaker: Monique Crandal, PhD Brief Therapeutic Interventions for students in crisis(1.5 credits) Dinner & Networking (No-host)
Friday 10/7 Speaker: Philip Van Saun, MA Best Practices for the assessment and management of campus-based violence risk (2 credits) Speakers: Diana Chou, PsyD & Heather Ponce, MS Decrease barriers for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (1 credit)
SPRING 2016 conference
April 21-22, 2016 COLLEGE OF MARIN, MARIN 6 CEs
Thursday 4/21 Speaker: Alicia del Prado, PhD Serving Multiracial Clients: Resources and Skills for Therapists (2 credits) Dinner & Networking (No host)
Friday, 4/22 Speaker:Amanda Han, PsyD Working with International Students in CCC (1.5 credits) Presentation: Art with Impact Keynote Speaker: Farha Abbasi, MD Discord Disrupts Discourse - Navigating Being A Muslim on Campus (2.5 credits)
fALL 2015 conference
October 2nd, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, SAN DIEGO 2.5 CEs
Keynote Speaker: Reid Meloy, PhD, ABPP Contemporary Threat Assessment: College Response to a World at Risk (2.5 credits)
fALL 2014 MEETING & tRAINING eVENT
October 10th, 11:30 am - 5:30 pm SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, SANTA ROSA 3 CEs
Keynote Speaker: Susan Quinn, MSN, FNP California Community College Students' Health: How to Understand and Use the HSA-CCC Survey Findings To Promote Your Students' Mental Health (3 credits)
spring 2014 two-day conference
March 21-22, 2014 SKYLINE COLLEGE, SAN BRUNO 13 CEs
Friday 3/21 Speaker: Daniel Taube, PhD, JD Legal & Ethical Issues in the Community College Setting(3 credits) Speaker: Kristin Dempsey, MFT Enhancing College Students’ Motivation to Change (2 credits) Speaker: Daniel Katz, PsyD Community College Mental Health: A Statistical Analysis of CCC vs. California Traditional University Data (2 credits)
Saturday 3/22 Speaker: Gabriella Grant, MA Trauma Informed Campus: Creating Physical and Emotional Safety (6 credits)
fall 2013 meeting
October 25, 2013, 1pm-4pm SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE, CHULA VISTA 3CEs
Speaker: Rob Bachmann, RN, MN Evaluating Mental Health Services - One College's Journey (3 credits)
spring 2013 general meeting & Training
March 14-15, 2013 CABRILLO COLLEGE, APTOS
Thursday 3/14 Business Meeting
Friday 3/15 Threat Assessment training
community colleges student mental health program campus based grantee meeting
April 24-25, 2013 Hyatt Regency Hotel SACRAMENTO
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Klein, former Co-Principal Investigator with the National College Depression Partnership
fall 2012 meeting & regional forum on student mental health
October 25-26, 2016 FRESNO CITY COLLEGE, FRESNO
Thursday 10/25 Engaging Collaboration for College Mental Health
Friday 10/26 Attention Deficit Disorders and the T.O.V.A.
Supported with funds from: THE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM-CAMPUS BASED GRANTS The MHSA Student Mental Health Initiative uses a full range of strategies including campus-based mental health programs, prevention, early intervention and peer- to-peer activities to promote mental wellness in the student population.
SPRING 2012 GENERAL MEETING
Thursday April 19, 2012 CHABOT COLLEGE, HAYWARD
Chabot College hosted the Spring General Meeting. Drawing participants from Northern, Central, and Southern Regions and partnering organizations. Members checked in, offered collaborations on approaching CCC-SMHP campus grants, motivated and educated. The event was a success.
fall 2011 general meeting & continuing education workshop
Friday October 14, 2011 10a-4p SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, SAN DIEGO 3 CEs*
General Meeting Speaker: Daniel Willick, JD Laws regarding privacy of student information, campus safety, responding to the death of a student and students with mental illness
*First time our general meeting included an opportunity for continuing education
spring 2011 annual forum: getting the mental health experience you want
April 29-30, 2011 CABRILLO COLLEGE, APTOS
Law and Ethics Update for College Mental Health with Daniel Taube, PhD, JD Efficacy and Experience of Online Mental Health Screening Tools for AoD Development of a College Mental Health Program Considerations for Intern Supervision at Community Colleges Best Practice Guidelines Addressing Suicidality on Campus