Virtual 2022 Behavioral Health Convening Agenda

Agenda

Download 2022 Behavioral Health Convening Agenda with session descriptions

The week of the convening, all registrants will receive the schedule via email which will include the Zoom links for each session.

Convening Opening

9:00 am – 9:15 am: Opening Remarks
Peter Hans, President, University of North Carolina System

Featured Speaker

9:15 am – 10:15 am: Building our Toolkit
Beth Rice, Office of Educational Equity, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Lead, NCDPI
Dr. Heidi Austin, Director, Project Aware, NCDPI

Block A – 10:30 am – 11:30 am:

  1. What’s in a Month? Expanding Wellness Initiatives to Their Fullest Potential
    Robin Sansing and Monique Tuset (UNC-Chapel Hill) 
  1. Microaffirmations: Small Acts, Big Impact
    Cynthia Demetriou (UNC-W) and Candice Powell (UNC-Chapel Hill)

  2. Increasing the Credentials of the Future Critical Workforce Through Mental Health First Aid
    Charla Suggs, Cheryl Harris, and Matthew Miles (UNC Pembroke) 
  1. Facilitating Academic Success in College Through Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices
    Jason Lynch, Krista Wojdak (Appalachian State University)

     

  2. Sheltering in Places: Our Craven Model for Student Support
    Bill Bondurant, Lenny Romano, Jami Rodis, Michelle Moran, Nathaniel Stout, Amanda Adamakis, and Gery Boucher (Craven Community College)

    Sponsor Breakout Sessions

    11:30 am – 12:00 pm:  Demonstrations from Togetherall and ProtoCall

Remarks

12:00 pm – 12:10 pm:
Thomas Stith III, President, North Carolina Community College System

Featured Speaker

12:10 pm – 1:00 pm: Responding to – and Recovering from – the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kody Kinsley, Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Deepa Avula, Director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse Services


Sponsor Breakout Sessions

1:00 – 1:30:  Togetherall Q&A and ProtoCall Q&A

Block B – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

  1. Collaborative Community Organization Approach to Peer Support and Opportunities to Expand
     Edwin Fisher, P.D., Linda Beeber, Ph.D., PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Caroline Carpenter, BA, Joseph Flesch, Student, Samantha Luu, MPH, Desiree Rieckenberg, Ph.D., Sara Stahlman, MA, Patrick Tang, MPH, and Deborah Clarke, Ed.D. (UNC-Chapel Hill) 
  1. HOiST: “Helping Our Students Thrive” (and Connecting Them to Resources Through Collaborative Partnerships!)
    Lauren Thorn and Nicole Caswell (East Carolina University) 
  1. The Power of Collaboration: Successfully Navigating Student Wellness at HBCUs
    Tierra Parsons, Dr. Jennifer Lee, Dr. Marian Jones, Terry McPherson, and Octavius Rice (Johnson C. Smith University) 
  1. Promoting Wellness and Safe, Social Behaviors Through Personalized Feedback Interventions
    Justin Sharpe (Duke University) and Chris Stark (Western Washington University)

     

  2. Augmenting On-campus Behavioral Health Services to Support Student Resilience and Wellness via Community Partnership
    Aarti Khullar, Heather Wenz (Protocall), Jennifer M. Whitney (UNCG), and Leigh Norwood (UNCC)


Block C – 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

  1. Homelessness and Higher Education: Mentoring and Social Belonging through the Aspire Program
     Tamara Estes Savage (UNC Pembroke) 
  1. Let’s Game and Chat Mental Health
    Elisabeth Cavallaro and Ben Estorge (Appalachian State University) 
  1. Bringing Black Students to the Table: Battling Racial Battle Fatigue
    Erika McCullough-Simpson; Ron Galloway; and Andrea Straughter (UNC Wilmington) 
  1. Silent Tears: Supporting Bereaved College Students During Their Grief Journey
    Nicola Aguilera, LCMHC (High Point University)

Convening Opening

9:00 am – 9:15 am: Opening Remarks
Dr. Hope Williams, President, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities

FEATURED SPEAKER

9:15 am -10:15 am: College Student Mental Health: General Trends, the Impact of the Pandemic, and Next Steps
Dr. Brett Scofield, Co-Interim Senior Director, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, Executive Director, The Center for Collegiate Mental Health

Block A – 10:30 am – 11:30 am:

  1. We See You, We Hear You, We Support You: Reimagining Care After Multiple Pandemics
    Jessica Lambert Ward, Carolyn Ebeling, Tray Good and Sarah Stanfield (UNC-Chapel Hill) 
  1. Building Psychological Flexibility for Wellness and Performance
    Dr. Jeff Krepps (Campbell University)
  2. Cultivating Campus Relationships: Supporting McNair Scholarship Wellbeing During Internships
    Gloria S. Wells, Rikki Bullard, Alesia Dodson, Akia Smith (Fayetteville State University), and Dominque Elliott (NC State) 
  1. Stress and Anxiety Among First-Year Students: Creating Data-Informed Intervention Strategies
    Jeremy B. Tuchmayer and Lynn M. Roeder (East Carolina University)
  2. Nash Community College Serving the Whole Student: Leaning In through COVID
    Marbeth Holmes, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCTP (she, her, hers)(Nash Community College)


Sponsor Breakout Session

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Demonstrations from Togetherall and ProtoCall

Featured Speaker

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Population-level Strategies for Investing in Student Mental Health
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, Healthy Minds Network


SPONSOR BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Togetherall Q&A and ProtoCall Q&A


Block B – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm:

  1. Using Wellness Coaching as an Innovative Approach to Supporting Student Needs on Campus
    Shahnaz Khawaja, M.A., LCMHC, NCC, LCAS (UNC-Chapel Hill) 
  1. “It’s the Rhythm in Me”: Expressive Art Therapies in Clinical Practice
    Joanna Reed and Dr. Latonia Johnson (Elizabeth City State University)  
  1. Working to Make It Work: Management in University Counseling
    Daniel Marlowe (Campbell University) 
  1. HBCU Nursing Students Decrease Peer Adverse Mental Health Symptoms During COVID-19 Pandemic
    Jian (Lily) Chen, Ashley Sherman, Sujayalakshmi Devarayasamudram, Allencia Hinnant, and Dr. Yolanda VanRiel (NCCU)

 

Block C – 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm:

  1. First Year Students Take Their First Steps: Creating a Workshop Series to Enhance Emotional Readiness for College Among New First-Year Students
    Jill Hanson, LCSW and Carley Niland, LCMHC (High Point University) 
  1. Stepping Out There: Implementing Cross-Cultural Conversations at a PWI
    Nancy Blackwell, Ph.D., LP, HSPP, Erika McCullough-Simpson, MA, LPA, and Dr. Chelsey Couch (UNC Wilmington) 
  1. Multicultural Mental Health and Equity Initiative: Wellness Interventions Centering the Needs of BIPOC Students
    Terrence Harper (UNC Charlotte) 
  1. The Comfort Food Myth
    Nicholas Pennings, DO (Campbell University)