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U-M Depression Center

 

Program of Events

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

12:00-12:30pm
Registration (Assembly Hall, 4th Floor)
12:30-4:00pm

Concurrent Participatory Workshops
Motivational InterviewingHeather A. Flynn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Director, Adult Psychotherapy Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School

Critical Incidents Management Workshop
Angela Farrehi, MA, LLP, Student Advocacy Manager, College of Engineering - Office of Student Affairs, University of Michigan; Sam Goodin, Interim Assistant Dean of Students, University of Michigan; Rachel Maki, LMSW, Student Critical Incident Coordinator, University of Michigan; J. Greg Merritt, PhD, Director, Residence Education, University of Michigan; Sharon Vaughters, LPC, Senior Assistant to the Dean of Students, University of Michigan

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Training for Faculty & StaffTodd Sevig, Ph.D., Director, University of Michigan Counseling and Psychological Services; Meggen Tucker Sixbey, Ph.D., LMHC, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida Counseling Center

Informed and Empowered - A Student Workshop: Making an Impact Through Peer Support and Advocacy Courtney Knowles, Executive Director, Jed Foundation; Sara Abelson, MPH, Program Director, Active Minds

An Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Jacqueline Pistorello, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, University of Nevada, Reno

4:15 – 5:00pm

Flash Video
Keynote Presentation

Depression: The Ill of the Age
Ralph Williams, Ph.D., Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English, Department of English Language and Literature and Adjunct Lecturer in Near Eastern Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan

5:00 – 6:00pm

Poster Session and Reception

 

Thursday, March 19, 2009

7:15 - 8:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
  Flash Video
Opening Remarks, Keynote Speaker and Panel Discussion
8:00 - 9:00am

Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker
Optimizing the University's Approach to Depression - Herbert Pardes, M.D., President and CEO, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

9:15 - 10:30am

Panel Discussion
Resource Allocation for Student Mental Health – How Do We Create Change?
Henry Chung, M.D., Associate Vice President for Student Health and Executive Director of the Student Health Center, New York University
Earl Lewis, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Emory University
Alan Siegel, Ed.D., Chief of Mental Health, MIT Medical, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:45am-Noon

Concurrent Sessions
National College Depression Partnership: Supporting Student Success and Overcoming Depression - Henry Chung, M.D., Associate Vice President for Student Health/Executive Director of the Student Health Center, New York University; Jan Collins-Eaglin, PhD, Director and Leigh Anne White, MD, Assistant Director for Psychiatry Services, Michigan State University Counseling Center

Understanding and Preventing Suicide Among LGBT College Students - Ann Haas, Ph.D., Director of Prevention Projects, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Beyond the Survey: Achieving Better Understanding of Campus Mental Health Services and Policy Using Qualitative Data - Justin Hunt, M.D., Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School; Daphne C. Watkins, Ph.D., Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Program for Research on Black Americans, University of Michigan School of Social Work

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Depression: New Treatments and Resources
Joseph A. Himle
, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry; Brian Martis, MD, Assistant Professor, U-M Department of Psychiatry, Associate Chief Mental Health Service, Medical Director, PTSD Clinic, VA Ann Arbor Health System; Martin E. Silverman, Chairman, Board of Directors, OCD Chicago

Noon - 1:00pm

Banquet Lunch with Student Mental Health Advocate Award Presentation
Award Presenter: Lloyd Carr, Associate Athletic Director and Former Head Football Coach, University of Michigan

1:15 - 2:30pm

Concurrent Sessions
Unique Perspectives of Student Veterans
Derek Blumke, Co-founder and President, Student Veterans of America, University of Michigan; Bryan Adams, President, Rutgers Veterans for Education, Rutgers University; Courtney Knowles, Executive Director, JED Foundation

Findings from the National Cross-site Evaluation of the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Program - Robin King Davis, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Macro International, Inc.

Psychopharmacology for College Students - David Katzelnick, M.D., Distinguished Senior Scientist, Madison Institute of Medicine, Inc.

Case Managers: A New Perspective in Managing Student Mental Health - Jennifer D. Van Norman, MA, CACIII, Student Case Management & Referral Coordinator, Colorado State University

  Flash Video
Panel Discussion & Closing Remarks
2:45 - 4:00pm

Panel Discussion
Advocacy and Action at the University of California: Lessons Learned from a System-Wide Approach
Temina Madon, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center of Evaluation for Global Action, University of California, Berkeley
Victor Ojakian, Mental Health Advocate and Board Member, Department of Mental Health, Santa Clara County, Palo Alto, CA
Jeffrey P. Prince, Ph.D., Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, University of California, Berkeley

4:00pm
Closing Remarks

 

 
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