Bass, Anthony, MEd, MA, MSW, RADC, MARS, CCATP, AMTP, CCTP, CDBT, EMDR, LPC

Anthony is an established highly credentialed therapist in Missouri. He has over twenty-five years of counseling experience providing evidenced based treatment methodologies to individuals, couples, and families. His years of experience working in private practice, with a crisis counseling agency, addiction centers, and in the acute and non-acute psychiatric hospital settings, as well as his collaborations with other stakeholder throughout Missouri has prepared him to effectively assist customers presenting with a wide range of mental health complications. Anthony has years of experience providing Psychological Evaluations, Critical Incidence Debriefings, and Counseling to First Responders, other professionals, and executives. 

Presentation(s): 

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression on Black Males


 

 

Barclay-Debi, Damalye, M.A.

Damalye Barclay-Debi is a fourth year Doctor of Clinical Psychology Student at Kansas City University. Her current professional interests include child psychology, integrated health care and medical play. She is currently completing her advanced practicum at Truman Medical Centers, Women’s Health Services in their High Risk, specialty and OB clinics. Her other clinical experiences include psychological testing at Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center, and providing DBT individual and group therapy at Northland Behavioral Health and Wellness. 

Presentation(s): 

The Basics of Emotional Regulation: Understanding and Teaching Emotion Regulation Skills


 

 

Carpenter, John, MSW, LCSW

John Carpenter received a BA in Psychology from DePauw University in 1977, an MSW degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1979.  He was also trained in Clinical Hypnosis and Guided Imagery at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, KS in 1980. He has worked 12 years at Mercy Hospital’s Marian Center in Springfield, eight years in clinics with psychiatrists, 16 years as the counseling therapist for five Rural Health Medical Clinics in Branson, Forsyth, and Sparta, eight years as a nationwide educator (PESI, inc.) for mental healthcare providers to get their CEU’s.  Overall, he has served Southwest Missouri for over 40 years providing psychiatric assessments, individual therapy, marriage counseling, family therapy and group therapy for every diagnosis and type of behavior issue.  He has also written a book (2003) entitled “Effective Strategies for Helping Couples and Families” and made presentations for Missouri NASW annual conferences in recent years.

Presentation(s): 

Treating Nine Classic Types of Relationships

 

 

Aging Best

Aging Best is the Area Agency on Aging covering 19 counties. We work to meet the needs of aging adults in our communities. Our goal is to provide the necessary resources and support to help our growing population of seniors remain active, healthy, and independent.

website: http://agingbest.org

UMSL Center for Behavioral Health

UMSL – Center for Behavioral Health (CBH) provides high-quality and affordable outpatient psychological services to children and families throughout the St. Louis region. We are a leading provider of psychological evaluations, which allow families to understand their child’s strengths and challenges and help caregivers to get the help that their child needs.

website: http://www.umsl.edu/cbh/

Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a course designed to teach the general public how to recognize symptoms of mental health problems, how to offer and provide initial help, and how to guide a person towards appropriate treatments and other supportive help. As a certified Mental Health First Aider, you will know how to implement the five-step MHFA Action Plan.

website: http://mhfamissouri.org/

Missouri Eating Disorders Council

The Missouri Eating Disorders Council leads the development of eating disorders education, awareness, and research initiatives throughout the state and promotes increased access to empirically-supported prevention and treatment services.

website: http://moedc.org

Dominion Diagnostics

Dominion Diagnostics provides clinical drug monitoring solutions, actionable clinical information and innovative support services to a variety of medical specialties. At Dominion Diagnostics, we’re committed to ongoing research, discovery and development of diagnostic solutions that advance patient care and improve treatment outcomes.

website: https://dominiondiagnostics.com