The 42nd Annual FMHAC Conference
March 22-24, 2017

​Board of Directors Elections

President-Elect: Jane Lovelle, MPH, LCSW (re-election) 
Vice President: Sam Knudsen, JD (re-election) 
Treasurer: Carrie Gustafson (re-election)

​Congratulations! 

​FMHAC William T. Rossiter Award Winner

Edward Latessa, PhD

FMHAC Christine M. West Award Winners

Chief Robert Ochs, LCSW

Conference Book List

• Anil Ananthaswamy The Man Who Wasn't There: Tales from the Edge of the Self
• Adam Benforado, JD Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice
• Kevin Dutton, PhD Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
• Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPHA First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links between Leadership and Mental Illness
• Robert Hare, PhDWithout Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
• Terri JentzStrange Piece of Paradise
• David Kessler, MD Capture: Unraveling the Mystery of Mental Suffering
• Kent A. Kiehl, PhD The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience
• Edward Latessa, PhD; 
• Shelley Listwan; 
• Deborah Koetzle What Works (and Doesn't) in Reducing Recidivism
• Alexandra Lutnick, PhD Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Beyond Victims and Villains
• John Pfaff, JD, PhD Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration - and How to Achieve Real Reform
• John Elder Robison Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening
• Heather Ann Thompson, PhD Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
• E. Fuller Torrey, MD The Insanity Offense: How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers its Citizens
• Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD; 
• J. Greg Serpa, PhD A Clinician's Guide to Teaching Mindfulness: The Comprehensive Session-by-Session Program for Mental Health Professionals and Health Care Providers

​Presentation Handouts

OPENING PRESENTATION
WHAT WORKS IN REDUCING RECIDIVISM: UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION

• Edward Latessa, PhD - Professor and Director, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
AN OVERVIEW OF GAMBLING DISORDER AND THE FORENSIC POPULATION

• Timothy Fong, MD - Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA Gambling Studies Program

BREAKOUT SESSION A
​(A1) MENTAL HEALTH LIAISONS: PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Santa Cruz Team:

• Pam Rogers-Wyman, MFT - Program Chief, Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Services
• Danielle Long, ASW - Mental Health Liaison to Santa Cruz Police Department, Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Services
• Rick Martinez - Deputy Chief of Police, Santa Cruz Police Department

Los Angeles Team:

• Ryan Solomon, PsyD - Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
• Shahin Mirkof, PsyD - Psychologist, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
• Lt. Brian Bixler - Lieutenant II, Officer in Charge, Los Angeles Police Department, Crisis Response Support Section

(A2) A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH IN THE SAN DIEGO JAILS: GOING BEYOND THE MEDICAL MODEL

• Nicolas Badre, MD - Supervising Psychiatrist, Correctional Physicians Medical Group
• Pete Fischetti, LMFT - Chief Mental Health Clinician, San Diego Sheriff's Department
• Aaron Meyer, MD - Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional Physicians Medical Group
• Dan Nguyen - Deputy Sheriff, San Diego Sheriff's Department

(A3) PROVIDING CARE TO VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SETTING: A TEAM APPROACH

• Erica Reynoso, PhD, LCSW - Clinical Psychologist, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
• Mayla Lampkin, LCSW - Supervising Social Worker, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
• Joan Pera - Los Angeles County Probation Department

(A4) PART 1 - CRITICAL UPDATES ON THE STATIC-99R

• Amy Phenix, PhD - Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals

(A5) WORDS TO DEEDS TRACK
SHARE THE VISION: BREAKING BOUNDARIES IN LEGAL AND CLINICAL EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP

• Honorable Judge Steven Leifman - Miami-Dade Superior Court
• Honorable Judge Garrett Wong - San Francisco Superior Court
• Kathleen Lacey, LCSW - Program Director, UCSF/Citywide Case Management Forensic Program
• Jennifer Johnson, JD - Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco County
• Tracey Whitney, JD - Deputy District Attorney, Mental Health Liaison, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
• Chief Mack Jenkins - Retired Chief Probation Officer, San Diego County; Council on Mentally Ill Offenders Member
• Anne Robin, MFT - Behavioral Health Administrator, San Luis Obispo County Health Agency; Chair, Forensic Committee CBHDA

BREAKOUT SESSION B
​​(B1) MINDFULNESS-BASED GROUP THERAPY FOR INPATIENT FORENSIC INDIVIDUALS

• Scott Stella, MS - Forensic Program Director, Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center

(B2) WHAT MAKES YOUR EXPERT OPINION EXPERT? GLUING THE EVIDENCE TOGETHER

• John Wilson, PhD, CCPH-MH - Vice President Clinical Development, MHM Services Inc.
• Seaaira Reedy, PsyD - Clinical Director, MHM Services Regional Office CONREP

(B3) FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY IN THE JUVENILE POPULATION

• Lori Ford, MFT, PhD - Associate, California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
• Pamela Hawkins - Senior Associate, California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions

(B4) PART 2 - CRITICAL UPDATES ON THE STATIC-99R

• Amy Phenix, PhD - Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals

(B5) WORDS TO DEEDS TRACK
DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING AND ANALYTICS: BEST PRACTICES IN BEXAR COUNTY, TX; SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA; AND SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA

• Gilbert Gonzales, MA, MPS - Director, Mental Health Department, Bexar County, Texas
• Susan Bower, MSW, MPH - Assistant Director Integrative Services, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
• Claire Cunningham, JD - Lead Deputy County Counsel, San Mateo County
• Stephanie Welch, MSW - Executive Director, Council on Mentally Ill Offenders

BREAKOUT SESSION C
​(C1) COST-EFFECTIVE JAIL-BASED COMPETENCY TRAINING: THE MENDOCINO METHOD

• J. Holden, PhD - Forensic Psychologist
• Mark A. Grabau, PhD - Chief Psychologist, California Department of Mental Health CONREP Operations
• Taylor Fithian, MD - Chief Medical Officer, California Forensic Medical Group

(C2) ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT IN CALIFORNIA: IMPLEMENTATION AND LESSONS LEARNED

• Angelica Almeida, PhD - Director of Assisted Outpatient Treatment, San Francisco Department of Public Health
• Alison Livingston, MFT - Program Director, UCSF Citywide- Assisted Outpatient Treatment

(C3) THE FUERTE PROGRAM IN ACTION: PROVIDING A MODEL FOR COMMUNITY REPLICATION TO MEET THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS MULTIPLE SYSTEMS

• Bree Bode, LMFT - Program Manager/Clinical Supervisor, Encompass Community Services
• Cesar Estrada, MA - Deputy Probation Officer, Santa Cruz County Probation Department
• Oscar Hernandez-Miranda, ASW - Mental Health Clinician, Encompass Community Services
• Liliana Gonzalez-Rocha - Transitional Specialist, Encompass Community Services

(C4 )PART 3 - CRITICAL UPDATES ON THE STATIC-99R

• Amy Phenix, PhD - Psychologist, Department of State Hospitals

​(C5) WORDS TO DEEDS TRACK
PARTNERSHIP TO SERVE JUSTICE INVOLVED VETERANS: US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY JUSTICE AGENCIES

• Joel Rosenthal, PhD - National Training Director, VA Veterans Justice Programs
• Honorable Judge Stephen Manley - Veterans Treatment Court, Santa Clara County; Council on Mentally Ill Offenders Member
• Danica Bogicevic, LCSW-C - Network Homeless Coordinator, VA VISN 21
• David Grillo, LCSW - Veterans Justice Programs Coordinator, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

BREAKOUT SESSION D
​(D1) SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS

• Jaimee Hartman, PsyD, LMFT - Mental Health Manager, HealthRIGHT 360
• Sarah Peklo, MA, LMFT - Mental Health Therapist, HealthRIGHT 360

(D2) A STUDY OF SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT IN PRISON: FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND TOOLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS

• Robert Horon, PhD - Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Division of Health Care Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

(D3) BEST PRACTICES IN COMPETENCY RESTORATION WITH INTELLECTUALLY/DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED INDIVIDUALS

• Rachyll Dempsey, PsyD - Founder/CEO, Psychological Assessment, Inc.
• Michelle Wysopal, PsyD - Director of Crossroads Competency Restoration Program, Psychological Assessment, Inc.
• Venus Klinger, MA - Clinician, Psychological Assessment, Inc.

(D4) THE COLLISION BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY, STATUTES, AND ETHICAL CODES: DID THE INTERNET BREAK LAW AND ETHICS?

• Erik Fox, JD, PhD - Sexually Violent Predator Evaluator, Quality Assurance and Training Specialist, Department of State Hospitals

(D5) WORDS TO DEEDS TRACK
STEPPING UP CALIFORNIA: COUNTY LEADERS WORKING TO SAFELY REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN JAIL

• Hallie Fader-Towe, JD - Senior Policy Advisor for the Council of State Governments Justice Center
• Honorable Judge Peter Espinoza - Director, Office of Diversion and Reentry, Department of Health Services, Los Angeles County

CLOSING PRESENTATION
NEUROSCIENCE, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LAW: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 

• Kent A. Kiehl, PhD - Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Law, University of New Mexico; Executive Science Officer, Mind Research Network

​POSTER PRESENTATIONS
​Criminogenic Risk Factors Among Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients

• Darci Delgado, PsyD Benjamin Rose, PhD, ABPP
• Barbara McDermott, PhD Susan Velasquez, PhD
• Andrea Bauchowitz, PhD
• [Additional Authors: Angelea Bolaños, MS; Robert Morgan, PhD]

Developing a Best Practices Model for Mentally Disordered Offender Certification Risk Assessment

• Melinda S. DiCiro, PsyD
• Susan Napolitano, PsyD
• Trayci Dahl, PhD

Implementation of the Prison Project in Forensic Settings

• Jaimee Hartman, PsyD, LMFT
• Sarah Peklo, MA, LMFT

The Effects of Negative Feedback on Law Enforcement Performance

• Dominic Lafler, PsyD

Differences in Patients' Perceptions of Care, Treatment, and Services at a State Psychiatric Institution

• Renee Mack, MSW
• John Wyman, LCSW

Get to Know Legislation Affecting Forensic Mental Health

• Public Policy Committee - Sam Knudsen, JD

Juveniles With Sexual Offenses Registered in California and Implications for Policy

• Norbert Ralph, PhD, MPH, DPH

A Validation Study of a Prosocial Reasoning Intervention for Juveniles under Probation Supervision

• Ralph, Norbert, PhD, MPH, DPH

A Police Culture Shift: A Study of Police Officers Attitudes Towards Mental Illness

• Marenda Tran, PhD
• Jonathan Arditti, PsyD

Are Legal Concerns an Exceptional Source of Anxiety for Therapy Clients?

• Crystal Watterson, MA
• Glen Taylor, MA
• Merle Canfield, PhD

REFERENCES

The 42nd Annual FMHAC Conference 
March 22 - 24, 2017
Hyatt Regency, Monterey, CA

• Conference Announcement [download]
• Conference Program [download]

2017 SILVER CORPORATE MEMBER

2017 SUSTAINING MEMBERS

• Kenneth Carabello 
• Carson Chambers, PhD
• Mark Duarte, LCSW
• Harry Goldberg, PhD
• Mark Grabau, PhD
• Morgan Grabau Dosskey 
• Tom Granucci, LCSW
• Carrie Gustafson
• Debra Harder, LCSW
• Robert Hart, MD
• Anna Kafka, PsyD
• Ron Kaufman, PsyD
• Sam Knudsen, JD
• Cynthia Lermond, PhD
• Joseph Lockhart, PhD
• Chief Robert Ochs, LCSW
• Armando Sandoval
• Munir Sewani, PhD
• Angela Shannon, MD
• Douglas Taylor Smith, LCSW
• Alan Stillman, LCSW
• Lindsay Weston, JD

View past sustaining members in our Conference Archives.

2017 WORDS TO DEEDS TRACK SPONSORS

​CONTINUING EDUCATION

​Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
The BBS accepts CEs approved by the California Psychological Association (FOR005)
14.5 CEUs available in 2017:
up to 4.5 CEUs Wednesday Opening Session and Keynote
up to 6.5 CEUs for the 2nd day Breakouts
up to 3.5 CEUs for Wrap-up Session
Board of Registered Nurses
FMHAC is an approved provider
14.5 CEUs available in 2017:
up to 4.5 CEUs Wednesday Opening Session and Keynote
up to 6.5 CEUs for the 2nd day Breakouts
up to 3.5 CEUs for Wrap-up Session
California Psychological Association (CPA)
FMHAC is an approved provider through the CPA (FOR005):
14.5 CEUs available in 2017:
up to 4.5 CEUs Wednesday Opening Session and Keynote
up to 6.5 CEUs for the 2nd day Breakouts
up to 3.5 CEUs for Wrap-up Session
CE Statement: FMHAC is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. FMHAC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
CMEs have been approved through the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center for up to 14.5 units, selected sessions.
Selected Sessions:
Wednesday - Edward Latessa, PhD
Wednesday - Timothy Fong, MD
A2. Nicolas Badre, MD
A3. Erica Reynoso, PhD, LCSW
A4., B4, C4 - Amy Phenix, PhD
B1. Scott Stella, MS
B2. John Wilson, PhD, CCPH-MH
B3. Lori Ford, MFT, PhD
C1. J. Holden, PhD
C2. Angelica Almeida, PhD
C3. Bree Bode, LMFT
D1. Jaimee Hartman, PsyD, LMFT
D2. Robert Horon, PhD
D3. Rachyll Dempsey, PsyD
D4. Erik Fox, JD, PhD
Friday - Kent A. Kiehl, PhD
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) through the joint sponsorship of SCVMC and FMHAC. The SCVMC is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The SCVMC designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
Conflict of Interest Statement: Presenters for CME courses were screened for conflicts of interest and any conflicts were resolved by review of CME activity content, e.g. slides, by the Conference Planning Committee CME Chair, who has no conflict of interest.
California State Bar (MCLE)
FMHAC is an approved provider, Provider #15388, selected sessions.
Selected Sessions:
A3. Erica Reynoso, PhD, LCSW
A5. W2D - Honorable Judge Steven Leifman
B2. John Wilson, PhD, CCPH-MH
B3. Lori Ford, MFT, PhD
B5. W2D - Gilbert Gonzales , MA, MPS
C1. J. Holden, PhD
C3. Bree Bode, LMFT
D3. Rachyll Dempsey, PsyD
C5. W2D - Joel Rosenthal, PhD
D5. W2D - Hallie Fader-Towe, JD
Friday - Kent A. Kiehl, PhD
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
POST certification #, selected sessions.
Weds - Edward Latessa, PhD
A1. Rogers-Wyman, MFT/Solomon, PsyD
A2. Nicolas Badre, MD
A3. Erica Reynoso, PhD, LCSW
B1. Scott Stella, MS
B2. John Wilson, PhD, CCPH-MH
B3. Lori Ford, MFT, PhD
C1. J. Holden, PhD
C2. Angelica Almeida, PhD
C3. Bree Bode, LMFT
D1. Jaimee Hartman, PsyD, LMFT
D2. Robert Horon, PhD
D3. Dempsey, PsyD/Wysopal, PsyD
Board of Corrections (STC)
For Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) participants who need STC training credit for this event, please discuss a Special Certification with your STC training manager/coordinator.