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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)


PAST Conferences

​Spring 2025 CONFERENCE

April 17-18, 2025
Virtual Conference

8.75 CEs

Conference Slides
Thursday 4/17
Welcome - MHWA Board & CEs information

Chancellors Office Updates 

Resources & Support for Undocumented Students (1.25 CEs) 

Mindfulness & Somatic Strategies for Self-Care (1 CE) 
Cynthia Guz, LMFT 

Lunch Break


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. 
                           
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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

   Multicultural Clinical Supervision: Present & Future Practice (3 CEs) 
   Carol Falender, Ph.D. & Marcos Briano, Ph.D. 
                           

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  
Le
gal & 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
Promoting the mental health, well-being and academic success of California's community college students
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