​The 44th Annual FMHAC Conference

​March 13-15, 2019

The Annual Conference of the Forensic Mental Health Association of California is held each March at the Hyatt Regency Resort in Monterey, CA. It offers high quality presentations pertaining to forensic mental health and relevant to medical and mental health clinicians, law enforcement, the courts, parole and probation officers, and other professionals working with mentally ill offenders.
44th Annual FMHAC Conference
44th Annual FMHAC Conference - Monterey Hyatt
2019 FMHAC Conference Program
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2019 FMHAC Conference Flyer
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2019 FMHAC Conference Attendee List
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Schedule

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 
  • 10:00am Registration 
  • 12:30pm President’s Welcome 
  • 1:00pm Opening Presentation 
  • 2:45pm Keynote Presentation 
  • 6:00pm Welcome Reception
Thursday, March 14, 2019 
  • 8:00am Registration 
  • 9:00am Breakout Presentation 1 
  • 10:45am Breakout Presentation 2 
  • 12:15pm Lunch (included) 
  • 1:15pm Breakout Presentation 3 
  • 3:00pm Breakout Presentation 4 
  • 4:45pm FMHAC Business Meeting
Friday, March 15, 2019 
  • 9:00am-12:15pm Closing Presentation

Opening Presentation

Recovery and Re-Entry of Formerly Incarcerated Women 
  • Susan Burton

Keynote Presentation

Substance Use and Offenders: From High to Homicidal 

​Breakout Presentations 1

Assessment of Dangerousness for MDOs: A Structured Approach 
  • Melinda DiCiro, PsyD; Trayci Dahl, PhD, ABPP; Susan Napolitano, PhD; Brandon Yakush, PsyD
  • PowerPoint Handout
Tactical Mental Health  Transfer Evaluations: Assessing Rehabilitative Potential within the Juvenile Justice System  Sexual Coercion: From Persuasion to Sadism  Innovations in Anger Management Treatment  Words to Deeds:

​Breakout Presentations 2

Reasons Inmates Attempt Suicide or Die by Suicide: Implications for Assessment, Treatment, and Institutional Prevention Programs  Incorporating Restorative Justice into Mental Health Court and Diversion Programs  ​Assessing Child Sexual Abuse Allegations and the Child Forensic Interview  Sex Offenders and the Law: Perilous Predictions of Paraphiliacs ​​Theory and Practice to Address and Reduce Hopelessness, Suicidality, Trauma, and Violence  ​Words to Deeds:​

​Breakout Presentations 3

Malingering: Utility and Measurement  ​Competence to Stand Trial Assessment: Squaring the Practices with Case Law  The Sprawl of Childhood Adversity into Adult Mental Health, Addiction and Criminality: Understanding and Interventions  Parole Suitability and Risk Assessment of Long-Term Incarcerated Sex Offenders – Part 1 ​Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices: A Networking Opportunity  Words to Deeds:

​Breakout Presentations 4

Forensic Issues in Community Psychiatry  Mental Health Diversion – A Call to Action 
  • Laura Arnold, JD; Erin Ferma, PhD; Judge Stephen Manley; Lieutenant David Petrocelli
  • PowerPoint Handout
Juveniles who Sexually Offended: Characteristics, Assessment, and Treatment  Mental Consequences of Wrongful Conviction
  • Kelley Flemming, JD; Darwin Crabtree, NCIP Exoneree; Gloria Killian, Exoneree
  • PowerPoint Handout
Parole Suitability and Risk Assessment of Long-Term Incarcerated Sex Offenders – Part 2  ​​Social Justice and Historical Repair: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Forensic Mental Health Services and Systems  Words to Deeds:​​

​Continuing Education

13.5 Continuing Education Units Available for:  BBS, BRN, CPA, CE, POST
10.5 Continuing Education Units Available for:  MCLE ​

Statements: FMHAC is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. FMHAC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Provider #FOR005. Course meets the qualifications for 13.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences through the California Psychological Association. State Bar of California MCLE Provider #15388. Most presentations approved for POST.  Approval number 2540-28003-18002.

Cancellation Policy

Registration cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to morgan@fmhac.net.
  • $50 cancellation fee if request is received by February 1, 2019
  • $100 fee if received after February 14, 2019
  • Cancellations are not refunded after March 7, 2019
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