2023 Presentation Slides

If you attended the 2023 Military Social Work & Behavioral Health Conference and would like to view presentation slides, please click the corresponding links for each presentation. If you do not see a link to a specific presenter’s slides, please contact Molly Platz (mplatz@austin.utexas.edu) and you will be directed to the speaker(s) for more information on their presentation.

8:00-10:20 Plenary

• Keynote Address | COL Nathan Keller, USA, Retired, PhD, LCSW
• Building Trust in Domestic Abuse Response | Lee Kelley, LCSW

10:45-11:45 Breakouts

• The Role of Caregivers in Preventing Military & Veteran Suicide | Rajeev Ramchand, PhD
• Campaign for Inclusive Care: Inclusion of Military Caregivers in the Veterans’ Care | Roxana E. Delgado, PhD, MS
• Dads Matter Too: How Father’s Experience with Stress and Trauma Impacts Their Offspring Development | COL Liquori L. Etheridge, LCDC, LCSW, BCD
• Using Peer Support as a means of Improving Behavioral Health | Garrett Boyer, PsyD
• Employment Supports with Veterans and Spouses with Hire Heroes USA | Ross Dickman, MA, MBA
• Military Spouse Employment Pathways | Crystal Cochran, MS

1:15-2:15 Breakouts

• Bluestar Family Support Circles: Upstream Solutions to Crisis | Brooke Blaalid, MSW, MA & Hope Petersen, MSW
• Developing Communities of Care: Ensuring Support for Military-Connected Children | Rebecca I. Porter, PhD
• Supporting the Warfighter: A Family Approach | CPT Jamie Webb, LCSW
• Strong Families Strong Forces: Supporting Military Families Through Trauma & Military-Related Transitions | Vanessa Jacoby, PhD, ABPP
• Shared Trauma and Resiliency and Peer Support Programs | MAJ Tashina Miller, PhD, LCSW
• Building Trust to Provide Care: Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division of Wellness Program | CPT Marquita Barr, LCSW & CPT Sarah Bean, LCSW

2:30-3:30 Breakouts

• Serving Those Who Have Served: Toxic Exposed Veterans and the PACT ACT | Lisa M. Pape, MSSA, LISW
• The Intersection of Public Health and Social Work for Improving Community Outcomes | Tina Atherall, DSW, LMSW & Keita Franklin, PhD, LCSW
• The Truth is Out There: Social Support Programs in the Military | Zona T Lewis
• How to Be a Joiner to Find the Social Support You Need | Jill Palmer, DSW
• Ethically Navigating Policies and Laws Restricting Self-Determination | Lt Col Erika King, PhD, LCSW, LTC Lataya Hawkins, PhD, LCSW, and Maj David Snowden, PhD, LCSW

3:45-4:45 Breakouts

• Exploring the Changing Social Support Needs of Student Veterans in a Post Covid Assessment of Academic, Social, and Career Factors | Katherine Selber, PhD and Kelly Clary, PhD, MSW
• Integrating Peer & Social Support in State and Local Veteran Systems | Blake Harris, PhD
• Soldier for Life Health and Wellness Overview | MAJ Katherine Little, MBA, MHA
• Optimizing Care and Seamless Transitions for Service Members from the DoD to VA | Adrienne Weede, LCSW
• Strengthening Military Social Work Practice Through the Development of an International Perspective | Mary Ann Forgey, PhD, LCSW and Karen Green-Hurdle, MPH, AMHSW, GD

9:15-10:15 Breakouts

• Incorporating Cultural Factors into Assessment and Treatment with Military Populations | Brittany Hall-Clark, PhD
• Creating Awareness at the Intersection of IPV and LGBTQ+ | CPT Ashley N. Carrillo, LCSW and CPT Marlon K. Dortch, LCSW
• The Strength of Belonging: Confronting Social Isolation in the Military | CPT Adam Milano, DSW, LCSW
• Reintegration After a Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Personnel and Veterans | SFC (Ret.) Victor L. Medina, MRC, CRC
• PTSD and Moral Injury Treatment with Veterans | Wyatt R. Evans, PhD, ABPP
• The Heeling Power of Service Dogs | Michael McFarland, LMFT
• Adventure Therapy with Veterans: Building Resiliency and Connection Outdoors | Christine Lynn Norton, PhD, LCSW-S, CCAT, CCTP, CET and Blake Holbrook, BSW

10:30-11:30 Breakouts

• LGBTQ Service Members: Wellness and Retention | Maj Kati McNamara, PhD
• Family Factors Affecting Servicewomen’s Wellness, Readiness, and Retention | Lt Col Erica King, LCSW, PhD
• Peer Support for Military and Veteran Spouses: Research and Practice with the Veteran Spouse Network | Elisa Borah, PhD
• Military and Veteran Culture in a Clinical Treatment Model | Sheena Bice, LCMHC, MLADC and Dalton, McLaughlin, Sgt. USMC
• Military OneSource: 24/7 Support at Your Fingertips | Kelly Smith, LICSW
• Clinic-to-Clinic Engagement in the Arts | Peter Buotte, ATR-BC and April Sullivan

12:45-1:45 Breakouts

• The Causal Factors of Military and Veteran Family Food Insecurity | Gabby L’Esperance, PhD and Shanna Smith, PhD
• VHA’s Veterans Homelessness Programs and Initiatives | Shawn Liu, LCSW
• Welcome Home – The Vet Center Mission | Lisa Fowler, LCSW
• Decreasing Veteran Suicide Through Anonymous Mental Health | William Negley
• Expanding the Frame Beyond Weekly Psychotherapy: Research and Clinical Application of Innovative Delivery Methods for Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD | Bailee Schuhmann, PhD
• Addressing Interpersonal Violence Through Trauma-Informed Intervention | LeAnn Bruce, PhD, LCSW and Natalie Peterson, DSW, LCSW
• Expanding Service for Veterans who Experience Intimate Partner Violence or Sexual Assault | Jenny Knetig, PhD, Amy Ashcraft, LCSW, and Melissa Stacey, LCSW

2:00-3:00 Breakouts

• The Silence is Deafening: The Urgent Need to Talk About Afghanistan | Lt Col William Selber
• The Role of Behavioral Health During Operation Allies Welcome the Practice of Presence and Ambassadorship with Transitioning Afghan Travelers | MAJ Lois Colwell, LICSW
• U.S. Military Policies Related to Domestic Abuse: An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis | M. Christine Highfill, LMSW, MA
• Partnering to End Domestic Violence | LTC Andrea Creary, LCSW
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Promote Psychological Wellness Amongst Mental Health Providers | CPT Qwanquita T. Wright, LCSW, LCDC, BCD
• Understanding Human Trafficking Assessment and Intervention in the Veteran Population | Amy Ashcraft, LCSW, Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP
• Weapons Safety & Educational Enhancement | CPT Carolyn Kehn, LSW

3:15-4:15 Breakouts

• Understanding the VHA’s Innovative Approach to Preventing Veteran Suicide | Suzanne Shirley, LCSW
• Advancing Health Equity: VA’s Approach to Enhancing Awareness of SDOH in Health Care Among Social Workers | Angela Giles, DBH, LCSW and Danielle Latimore, LCSW
• Implementing eScreening in VHA to Improve Wellness for Veterans | James Pittman, PhD, LCSW
• The Assessing Circumstances & Offering Resources for Needs (ACORN) Initiative: Identifying and Addressing Social Determinant of Health Needs | Jamie Halaszynski, LCSW and Brittany Trabaris, LCSW
• CBCT for PTSD and MDMA Assisted Therapy for PTSD in a Couples Format | Brandi Luedtke, PsyD, HSPP
• Military Trauma: Battling the Enemy Within | Jamie Jones, LPC-S, NCC, MEd.
• Substance Use Disorder Care in the Veterans Health Administration | Catherine Barry, PhD