COLLECTIVE FOCUSED
JULY 26 & JULY 27, 2018
The ADOLESCENT + YOUNG ADULT COLLECTIVE is a gathering of professionals dedicated and passionate about working with adolescents and emerging young adults.
This event will be two full days of educational offerings, fun activities and networking. The breakout sessions will offer dynamic, engaging presenters working with effective and exciting treatments within this community. Each day will feature an exciting keynote speaker. Attendees can earn CE's. CE's offered through Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers.
The motivation for this event is to create a united voice for adolescent and young adult treatment. A voice and perspective uninfluenced by financial gain or outside agenda. The ADOLESCENT + YOUNG ADULT COLLECTIVE will enable us to tailor an experience that will benefit us professionally as well as our clients. A hosting collaboration of select like-minded leaders in our field will ensure keeping of the culture, mission and direction of our top-notch educational offerings.
Who Should Attend
The mission of the Adolescent + Young Adult Collective is to bring together leaders in the treatment community directly working with clients and their families. This includes: therapists, clinicians, educational consultants, educational attorneys, physicians, psychiatrists and treatment providers.
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Day 1
Speakers
JULY 26
Dr. Joy Angela DeGruy
AWARD-WINNING SPEAKER & BESTSELLING AUTHORDay 2
Speakers
JULY 27
Dacher Keltner
Compassion Researcher and Author of Born to Be GoodDacher Keltner’s research focuses the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion, awe, love, and beauty, and power, social class, and inequality. As a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab, he is a leading scholar in the study of emotion, including a new project on awe around the globe, as well as power, class, and inequality. Dacher also serves as the Faculty Director of the Berkeley Greater Good Science Center.
Dacher is the author of the forthcoming book The Power Paradox (Penguin, May 2016), as well as the bestseller Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life and The Compassionate Instinct. He has published over 190 scientific articles, including seminal works on the psychology of awe (Keltner & Haidt, 2003) and is the co-author of two textbooks. He has written for the New York Times Magazine, London Times, and Utne Reader, and his research has been covered in TIME, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, CNN, NPR, and the BBC as well as many other outlets.
Dacher has collaborated on projects at Facebook and Google, and served as a scientific consultant for Pixars film Inside Out. He is featured in Tom Shadyac's documentary I Am. He has twice presented his research to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as part of a continuing dialogue between the Dalai Lama and scientists. Dacher has received outstanding teacher and research mentor awards from UC Berkeley, and seen 20 of his PhD students and post- doctoral fellows become professors.
Dacher is an outstanding speaker who has received several national research and teaching awards. Wired magazine has rated the podcasts of his “Human Emotion” course as one of the five best academic podcasts in the country. The Utne Reader named Dacher as one of its 50 Visionaries of 2008.
Schedule
July 26th
9/23 - 2020
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Breakfast & Welcome Message - Redwood Room
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Title: Kicking Avoidance
Presented By: Noah Laracy, PsyD
Sponsored By: Visions Adolescent Treatment Center
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Title: Inclusive Sexuality Education for Teens
Presented By: Anne Hodder-Shipp, CSE, ACS
Sponsored By: Polaris
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Title: Working with Resistance: Looking Past the Surface of Challenging Clients
Presented By: Jess Beck, LCSW & Brittany Cohen, MSW
Sponsored By: Ascend Healthcare
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Title: Eggshells, Minefields & Other Gifts My Family Gave Me
Presented By: Brie Rosenfield, LMFT
Sponsored By: Casa Bella Recovery Services
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch - Lawn @ Star C - Picnic
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Title: Every Kid Is One Caring Adult Away from Being A Success Story
Presented by: Josh Shipp Keynote Presentation
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Popsicles, Photo Bus & More
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: The Challenges of Working with Health Insurance for Mental Health Residential Treatment Facilities
Presented By: Karen Fessel, Dr PH
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Mood Disorders in Adolescents & Young Adults
Presented By: Dustin Sanchez, MD
Sponsored By: Pulse TMS
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Borderline Personality Disorder: Facts, Fiction & Future
Presented By: Carl Fleisher, MD
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Using ACT with Treatment-Resistant Adolescent & Young Adult Clients
Presented By: Dr. Amanda Stoeckel & Chase Knaphus
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lawn Games @ Star C & Comedy Show - Birchwood Room
6:00 pm
Dinner - Redwood Room
July 27th
9/24 - 2020
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Breakfast & Welcome Message - Redwood Room
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Title: Calming the Mind by Connecting to the Body
Presented By: Wendy Haddock, CMHC
Sponsored By: Cirque Lodge
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Title: Practitioner Heal Thy Self(ie): Professional Online Skills & the APA Recommended Guidelines for Digital Engagement
Presented By: Don Grant, PhD
Sponsored By: Benchmark Transitions
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Title: Addressing the "Boy Crisis" & Addiction
Presened By: Brittney Lollis, LMSW, LCDC, CDWF-C
Sponsored By: BRC
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Presented By: TBD
Sponsored By: Family First
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch - Lawn @ Star C - Outdoor BBQ Buffet
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Title: Compassion Researcher & Author of Born to Be Good
Presented By: Dacher Keltner Keynote Presentation
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Popsicles, Photo Bus & More
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Sustain Recovery Services
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Dialectical Exposure Therapy: A transdiagnostic treatment for anxiety, trauma, depression and emotion dysregulation in multiproblem youth, adolescents, and young adults.
Presented By: Ryan Madigan, PsyD
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: How to Track Outcomes That Matter: Current Trends in Metrics for Young Adults
Presented By: Mike Petree, MA
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Warming Up The Family To Change
Presented By: Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, CET3, TEP
5:00 pm
Wrap Up
Conference Location
Calamigos Ranch
327 Latigo Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265
Contact us with any questions
Call: (866)-809-3665
Email: info@theayac.com
Accommodations
The Anza
23627 Calabasas Road Calabasas,
California 91302
(818) 222-5300
10-15 room block
Corporate Rate: $164.00+ tax per night.
Westlake Village Inn
31943 Agoura Road, CA 91361
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(818) 889-0230
10 room block
Corporate Rate: $195.00 + tax per night.
The Sheraton Agoura Hills
30100 Agoura Road Agoura Hills,
CA 91301
(818) 707-1220
15 room block
Corporate Rate: 174.00+ tax per night.
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Continuing Education
Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers is a certified Continuing Education Provider by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs. If attended fully, The Adolescent + Young Adult Collective meets the qualification for 9 hours of Continuing Education Credits. One hour of credit is provided for every hour of attendance, excluding breaks and meal times. Certificates of Completion will be awarded at the Registration Booth at the conclusion of the Collective in exchange for a completed Participant Evaluation form.