Mental Health Conference

SCHEDULE
 (CEU credits available for nurses, recreational therapists and social workers)

8 to 8:45 a.m.            Registration and Complimentary Continental Breakfast

8:45 to 9 a.m.            Welcome and Opening Comments 

                                  Alexis Totaro, MSN, RN, WHNP-c, CARN-AP

                                  Christian Health VP, Mental Health Services, Chief Nurse Executive

9 to 10 a.m.               Healing Trauma Through Mindfulness and Spirituality 

                                  Rev. James Steward, D.Min.

                                  Christian Health Director of Pastoral Care

10 to 11 a.m.               Treatment-Resistant Depression   

                                  Monica Dhingra, MD

                                  Psychiatrist, Christian Health LiveWell Counseling

11 a.m. to noon          The Weight of Uncertainty: Trauma, Healing and Growth

                                   Dr. Brenda Marshall, EdD, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NE-BC, MAC, ANEF, FAANP

Noon to 12:30 p.m.    Complimentary Lunch

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.       Trauma-Informed Gentle Yoga with Kula for Karma

                                   Shari Becker, JD, PhD, RYT-200, SEP

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.        Equine and Nature Assisted Social Work:

                                  Understand the Connection Between Horses, Humans, and the Environment

                                  Dana Spett, DSW

2:30 to 3:30 p.m.        Turning Trauma into Triumph: Neuroplasticity and Epigenetics

                                   Diego Coira, MD, LFAPA