Depression on College Campuses

Opening Presentation:
U-M Educational Theatre Company; Callie McKee, Director
Invisible: Student Voices, Mental Health, and the College Experience 

Participatory Workshops:

1. Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Laura P. Kohn-Wood, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, School of Education, University of Miami.
2. Life Goals Collaborative Care: A Self Management/Care Management Intervention for Bipolar Disorder. Amy Kilbourne, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School.
3. Mental Health First Aid: A Comprehensive Alternative for Gatekeeper Training. Nicole Speer, PhD, Research and Technical Assistance Associate, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program.
4. Student Workshop - Be Heard: Talking About Mental Health. Colleen Coffey, Speaker`s Bureau Manager, Active Minds.
5. Using Technology to Support Student Emotional Health. Courtney Knowles, Executive Director, Jed Foundation; Steve Brunwasser, MS, Doctoral Student, University of Michigan Department of Psychology; Stephanie Salazar, MPH, Project Coordinator, Campus Mind Works, University of Michigan Depression Center; Victoria Hays, PhD, Associate Director, University of Michigan Counseling and Psychological Services.

Poster Session and Reception

8:30-9:00 am

Student Outreach to Diverse Audiences
Moderator: Alison Malmon, Executive Director, Active Minds
A panel discussion featuring students from different campuses discussing innovative mental health outreach programs designed to reach students from diverse identity groups.

Concurrent Sessions:

1. A Preview of "Mental Health Care in the College Community": Community Mental Health and Professional Training in the College Mental Health Service. Jerald Kay, MD Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, Wright State University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; Victor Schwartz, MD, Dean of Students, Yeshiva University and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
2. Asperger`s Syndrome and Mental Health. Lorraine Wolf, PhD, Director, Office of Disability Services, Boston University and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine.
3. Multicultural Competence in Suicide Prevention. Richard Shadick, PhD, Director, Pace University Counseling Center.
4. When Your Mind`s Made Up: An Exploratory Study of College Mental Health and the Black Male Experience. Daphne Watkins, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work.

11:45-12:45

Concurrent Sessions:

1. Browned Out: How Ethnic Distinctions Among South Asians Can Impact Intervention and Treatment for Depression. Durriya Meer, PsyD, University of Michigan Counseling and Psychological Services.
2. Graduate Student Mental Health: Different Needs and Approaches. Jane Bogart, MA, CHES, Director for Student Wellness, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), Center for Student Wellness.
3. Positive Psychotherapy. Christopher Peterson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan.
4. Student Athlete Wellness Leaders: A Role in Identification and Treatment of Depression in Student Athletes. Margot Putukian, MD, FACSM, Director of Athletic Medicine, Princeton University.

Closing Keynote, Auditorium
Happiness is Different Things to Different People: Subjective Well-being in Global Perspective
Ronald F. Inglehart, Ph.D.
Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor of Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights; Professor of Political Science, College of Literature Science and the Arts; Research Professor, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research; University of Michigan