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Spring 2019 Conference
April 11-12, 2019
Chabot College, Hayward

Dr. Diana Peña, PhD 
Undocu-Resilience: Individual and Systemic Mental Health Considerations to Support Undocumented Students during Politically Hostile Times

Dr. Kevin Cokley, PhD
The Psychological Impact of Racism and the Impostor      Phenomenon on Mental Health


Past Conferences

fall 2018 conference 

October 11-12, 2018
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, SANTA MONICA
Thursday 10/11
Speaker: Dr. Marvin Belzer, PhD
The Basics of Mindfulness for Self-care and Stress Management (1.5 credits) 

​Friday 10/12
Speaker: Dr. Pamela Harmell, PhD 
Legal & Ethical Considerations for California Community College Therapists (3 credits)

SPRING 2018 CONFERENCE

April 26-27, 2018
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, SANTA ROSA
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 
 
Friday 4/27  
Speaker: Dr. 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
Thursday 10/19
Panel Discussion: Dianne Avelar, LMFT, Matt Ring, LCSW & Dr. Rich Beyer, PhD  
How to Do More with Less: Best Practices in Service Delivery (1.5 credits)

Friday 10/20
Speaker: Dr. 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
Thursday 4/27
Speaker: Janet Neeley, JD
Campus Sexual Assault: The Intersection of Therapy and Adjudication (1.5 credits)

Friday 4/28
Speaker: Dr. Shaina Katz-­Lindquist, PhD
Applying CBT in a College Counseling Setting (1.5 CE credits)
Panel Discussion: Dr. 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
Thursday 10/6
Speaker: Dr. Monique Crandal, PhD
​Brief Therapeutic Interventions for Students in Crisis (1.5 credits)
 
Friday 10/7
Speaker: Philip Van Saun, MA
Best Practices for the Assessment and Management of Campus-based Violence Risk       
(2 credits)
Speakers: Dr. 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
Thursday 4/21
Speaker: Dr. Alicia del Prado, PhD
Serving Multiracial Clients: Resources and Skills for Therapists (2 credits)

Friday, 4/22
Speaker: Dr. Amanda Han, PsyD
Working with International Students in CCC (1.5 credits)

​Keynote Speaker: Dr. Farha Abbasi, MD
Discord Disrupts Discourse - Navigating Being A Muslim on Campus (2.5 credits)  

fALL 2015 conference

October 2, 2015
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, SAN DIEGO

Keynote Speaker: Reid Meloy, PhD, ABPP
Contemporary Threat Assessment: College Response to a World at Risk (2.5 credits)

FALL 2014 Meeting & Training

October 10, 2014
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, SANTA ROSA
​
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
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
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE, CHULA VISTA
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 

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

October 14, 2011
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, SAN DIEGO
​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

​Speaker: Daniel Taube, PhD,JD 
Law and Ethics Update for College Mental Health
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