The 50th Annual FMHAC Conference

 April 17-19, 2025 | San Diego, CA

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Thursday

• 12:00-1:30pm Opening Presentation 1 
• 2:00-3:30pm Opening Presentation 2 
• 4:00-5:30pm Keynote Presentation 
• 7:00pm-11:00pm 50th Anniversary Dinner & Awards (purchase separately)

Friday

• 7:00-8:00am Group Walk (optional)
• 9:00-10:30am Breakout Presentation 1 
• 11:00am-12:30pm Breakout Presentation 2 
• 12:30-2:00pm Lunch Break (purchase separately)
• 2:00-3:30pm Breakout Presentation 3 
• 4:00-5:30pm Breakout Presentation 4 

Saturday

• 7:00-8:00am Guided Meditation (optional)
• 9:00-12:30pm Closing Presentation

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Opening Presentations

• Psychological Treatment Behind the Walls: Insights from the Inside
  Rogelio Serrano, PsyD, LMFT
  PowerPoint

• Hate Crimes: Causes, Consequences and Trends
  Jack McDevitt, PhD
  ​PowerPoint

Keynote Presentation

• The Unhoused with Serious Mental Illness: Life vs. Liberty
  Charles Scott, MD
  ​PowerPoint

Breakout Presentation 1

• Meeting the Court's Expectations of Mental Health Professionals
  ​Judge Ronald Kaye
  John Philipsborn, JD, MAS
  ​MCLE
  PowerPoint - updated 4/14/25

• Mitigating Factors and Mental Health: Sentencing Considerations and Implications
  Jessica Mueller, PsyD
  ​Shannon McHugh, PsyD; Hannah Sitanggang
  MCLE
  PowerPoint

• Responding to Criminal Justice Reform, Mental Health & Equality Through an Innovative Re-Entry Support Team
  Tiffany Leon-Synnott, JD
  MCLE
  PowerPoint

• Policies and Best Practices for Juveniles who Sexually Offended: Research & Practical Examples
  Norbert Ralph, PhD, MPH
  Mikaela Vidmar, MSc
  ​PowerPoint

• Pre-Trial Mental Health Diversion
  ​James Holden, PhD
  ​PowerPoint - updated 4/14/25

• Stimulants and Their Impact on the Brain and Behavior: Best Practices and Approaches for Effective Treatment and Recovery
  Grant Hovik, MA
  ​PowerPoint

Breakout Presentation 2

• Trauma Informed Witness Management and Evidence
  ​Suvidha Kalra, BSc, LLB, CHT
  MCLE
  PowerPoint
  Handout
  

• Implementing the Medi-Cal Transformation Justice-Involved Initiative (115 Waiver) and Lessons Learned Along the Way
  Lynn Carr, MPA, MPH
  Nilanie Ramos, MSW; Patricia Ceballos, MA; ​Renee Stanley, MPP
  ​PowerPoint

• Unmasking Hidden Biases in Forensic Evaluation: Practical Strategies for Accuracy and Justice - Part 1
  Melinda DiCiro, PsyD, ABPP
  ​Shoba Sreenivasan, PhD
  MCLE
  *Elimination of Bias
  PowerPoint - updated 4/14/25

• Update and Implementation of CASOMB Guidelines for Juveniles with Problematic Sexual Behaviors
  Norbert Ralph, PhD, MPH
  ​Kirsten Mason, PsyD
  PowerPoint

• Addressing "Last Resort Thinking" to Avoid Lasting Harm
  Glenn Lipson, PhD, ABPP
  ​Wes Albers; Jessica Mueller-Coyne, PsyD
  ​PowerPoint

• Harm Reduction, Stigma and Pathways to Recovery
  Grant Hovik, MA
  PowerPoint

Lunch Presentation

• Dog Programs in Prisons - Benefits for Forensic Mental Health
  ​Heather Turney, MA, APCC, C-AAIS
  PowerPoint

Breakout Presentation 3

• Unmasking Hidden Biases in Forensic Evaluation: Practical Strategies for Accuracy and Justice - Part 2
  Melinda DiCiro, PsyD, ABPP
  ​Shoba Sreenivasan, PhD
  MCLE
  * Elimination of Bias
  PowerPoint - updated 4/14/25

• Dealing with State Licensing Board Complaints Involving Clinical vs Forensic Situations: Ethical Issues and Practical Steps
  Robert Geffner, PhD, ABPP, ABN
  ​Glenn Lipson, PhD, ABPP
  *Ethics
  PowerPoint
  Handout

• Mental Health Diversion: Practical Applications for Strengthening Evaluations and Reports
  Morgan Shaw, PsyD
  ​Christian Garnica, PsyD
  MCLE
  PowerPoint

• Ca Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) and State Authorized Risk Assessment Tools for Sex Offenders (SARATSO): Addressing Issues, Concerns and Problems Related to Community Management of Adult Sex Offenders
  Kirsten Mason, PsyD
  ​PowerPoint

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Part 1
  Samantha Santamaria, LCSW
  ​PowerPoint

Breakout Presentation 4

• Ethics, Deception and Resistance in Court Mandated Counseling
  ​Michael Ditsky, PhD, MEd
  ​PowerPoint

• Evaluating Autism Spectrum Disorders in Correctional and Forensic Practice
  ​Robert Horon, PhD
  MCLE
  ​*Eliminating Bias
  PowerPoint

• Strategies for Engaging in Community-Based Participatory Research with Community Partners, Universities and Mental Health Practitioners from Justice-Involved Youth
  Megan Irgens, PhD
  Jeanne McPhee, PsyD; Cynthia Valencia-Ayala, PhD; Johanna Folk, PhD
  ​PowerPoint

• The Creation of a Young Adult Court
  Elizabeth Cauffman, PhD
  Judge Maria Hernandez; Alex Brown, JD; Frank Davis, JD
  MCLE
  

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Part 2
  Samantha Santamaria, LCSW
  ​PowerPoint

• That's Not Ladylike: A Clinician's Guide to Women who Commit Sexual Offenses
  Mikaela Vidmar, MSc, Reg Psych (Canada), MA Psych Associate
  ​PowerPoint

Closing Presentation

• Is That a Threat? Distinguishing Danger from Drama
  Wendy Patrick, JD, MDiv, PhD
  PowerPoint will not be distributed for this presentation.