The 49th Annual FMHAC Conference

​March 27-29, 2024 | San Diego, CA

Presentation Information

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Wednesday 

• 12:30-1:00pm President’s Welcome 
• 1:00-2:30pm Opening Presentation 
• 2:45-6:00pm Keynote Presentation 
• 6:00-7:00pm Welcome Reception

Thursday

• 9:00-10:30am Breakout Presentation 1 
• 10:45-12:15pm Breakout Presentation 2 
• 12:15-1:15pm Lunch Break
• 1:15-2:45pm Breakout Presentation 3 
• 3:00-4:30pm Breakout Presentation 4 
• 4:45-5:45pm FMHAC Business Meeting

Friday

• 9:00am-12:15pm Closing Presentation 

Opening Presentation

• Marijuana and Violence: From Mellow to Murder
  ​Charles Scott, MD

Keynote Presentation

• Trauma Informed Care in Criminal Justice Settings: Possibilities and Pitfalls
  Shelley Johnson, PhD
  

Breakout Presentation 1

• The Science of Innovation in Forensic Mental Health
  Tom Granucci, LCSW
• Forensic Behavioral Health Program Development *MCLE
  Nina Acosta, LCSW
• The Role of the Forensic Expert in Cases Involving Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse Allegations
  Deirdre D'Orazio, PhD
  
• LPS Mental Health Conservatorships *MCLE
  James Holden, PhD
• Implementing CalAIM for Justice-Involved Individuals with Behavioral Health Needs
  David Panush; Liz Benton, ACSW; Scott Coffin
• Words to Deeds: Strengthening Connections to Build a Successful Crisis Continuum of Care System
  Hallie Fader-Towe, JD; Erika Cristo; Budge Currier, MS

Breakout Presentation 2

•  Increasing Access for Forensic Veteran Populations: Review of a Local Program
   Nikola Alenkin, PhD, LCSW
• Addressing Equity, Public Health & Justice Through an Innovative Pretrial Support Project *MCLE
  Tiffanie Leon-Synnott, JD; Honorable Lawrence Brown, JD; Ryan Quist, PhD
• Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) *MCLE
  Honorable Katherine Lucero
• Cross-Cultural Forensic Assessment—Approaches and Standards of Practice *MCLE
  John Philipsborn, MEd, JD, MAS
• Enhancing Peer Support: Harnessing the Full Potential of People with Lived Experiences
  Katie Mayeda, LCSW
• Words to Deeds: Crisis Response - Someone to Come and Somewhere to Go
  Brenda Grealish, MA; Iain D'Jong; Luke Bergmann, PhD; Celeste Sweitzer, LCSW

Breakout Presentation 3

• The Mobile Crisis Support Team – A Co-response to Mental Health Crisis
  ​Jennifer Reiman, LCSW; Stephanie Schilling, LMFT; Bryan Spencer
• Motivating Change: Motivational Interviewing for the Legal Community - Part 1 *MCLE
  Katie Mayeda, LCSW
• Franklin Hearing Evaluations: Research to Practice  - Part 1 *MCLE
  Nicole Vienna, PsyD; Di Nguyen, PsyD
• Incompetent to Stand Trial Re-Evaluation in California: Year in Review *MCLE
  ​Katie Meseroll, PsyD; Parker Houston, PsyD, ABPP
• CASOMB’s Guidelines for Treating and Supervising Youth Who Have Committed a Sexual Offense (YWCSO)
  Heather Bowlds, PsyD; Norbert Ralph, PhD, MPH
• Words to Deeds: Creating a Pathway to Housing for the Justice Involved Population
  Lahela Mattox, MA; Tyler Fong; Danielle Beal; Autumn Boylan; Curtis Howard; Sayone Thihalolipavan, MD, MPH

Breakout Presentation 4

• Interrater Reliability and Judicial Agreement: Factors Related to Decertification of Mentally Disordered Offenders
  ​Trayci Dahl, PhD, ABPP; Melinda DiCiro, PsyD, ABPP; Sean Sterling, PhD, ABPP
• Motivating Change: Motivational Interviewing for the Legal Community - Part 2 *MCLE
  Katie Mayeda, LCSW
• Franklin Hearing Evaluations: Research to Practice  - Part 2 *MCLE
  Nicole Vienna, PsyD; Di Nguyen, PsyD
• Evaluating Sex Offenders: Paraphiliacs, Porn Possessors, Psychotics and Psychopaths
  Charles Scott, MD
• Words to Deeds: Housing: Identifying Barriers and Cutting Red Tape to Make it Work
  Honorable Oscar Kazen; Todd Gilman, JD; Stephanie Regular, JD; Anita Fisher; Kathy Jett; Veronica Kelley, LCSW

Closing Presentation

• Social Justice and Mental Health
  ​Ruth Shim, MD, MPH & Sarah Vinson, MD