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Oyetunji, Aderonke, MD

Aderonke “Kiki” Oyetunji is a Psychiatry resident with an interest in child and adolescent sub-specialty with a focus on neurodevelopmental disabilities in children. She has practical experience in research, advocacy and policy as a fellow in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND) program at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

As an aspiring child psychiatrist and an ally for the disability community, Kiki is interested in social determinants and related factors that impact access to comprehensive and continuous mental and behavioral healthcare for children with disabilities.

Presentation(s): 

Reducing Burnout and Increasing Empathy in Psychiatry Healthcare Workers Using Balint Groups


 

 

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Osayande, Ferdinand, MD

Ferdinand Osayande is a 2nd year resident physician practicing Psychiatry at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and Center for Behavioral Medicine. He attended medical school in Omaha at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, with a minor in humanities in medicine.

Presentation(s): 

“You’re ruining my career”


 

 

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Sale, Liz, PhD

Dr. Elizabeth Sale is the Director of Evaluation and a research associate professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Dr. Sale has over 25 years of experience in the field of survey and evaluation research, with a particular focus on the evaluation of suicide prevention and substance use prevention programs. She has been the lead evaluator for several SAMHSA-funded suicide prevention initiatives, including programs for youth and adults in school and hospital settings. Currently, she is directing the evaluation of the Missouri Foundation for Health-funded Safer Homes Collaborative that focuses on suicide prevention education and training for the gun-owning community. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, the Community Mental Health Journal, the American Journal of Community Psychology, and the American Journal on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. She is currently a member of the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network and the St. Louis Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition.

Presentation(s): 

Effectiveness of a Suicide Prevention Follow-up Program Linking Hospitals and Mental Health Care Providers in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri


 

 

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Williams, Stacey, MSW, LCSW

Stacey Williams is the State Suicide Prevention Coordinator for Missouri Department of Mental Health and serves as the suicide prevention lead for the department. She is the Project Director for the Youth Suicide Prevention Grant, the Zero Suicide in Health Systems grant, oversees the Emergency Suicide Response for COVID-19 Project as well as numerous other statewide crisis services activities. Stacey has a Masters in Social Work, with an emphasis in Policy, Planning and Administration from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Stacey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twelve years’ experience working in mental health. She brings forth experience in state government, residential and community mental health settings as well as experience in both policy and clinical practice. Stacey is passionate about helping people through the process of bringing about systems change. In her free time, you can catch her baking, spending time outdoors or spending time with her teenage son Camden and German Shepherd Bella. 

Presentation(s): 

What you need to know about 988 in Missouri

Effectiveness of a Suicide Prevention Follow-up Program Linking Hospitals and Mental Health Care Providers in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri


 

 

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Muckler, Casey, MPH

Casey Muckler is a suicide prevention specialist at the Department of Mental Health. She assists with oversight and monitoring on all suicide prevention grants, projects, and programs. She is the project director of the 988 planning grant and co-facilitates 988 implementation efforts in Missouri. She is also the project director for Missouri’s mobile crisis planning grant. She serves as an executive member of the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network to collaborate with statewide suicide prevention leaders to oversee the implementation of the Missouri Suicide Prevention Plan.

Presentation(s): 

What you need to know about 988 in Missouri


 

 

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Moore, Mark, MA, LPC, NCC

Mark Moore has his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a National Board Certified Counselor. Mark is published and co-authored in two articles in the Safer Society Press. Further, Mark is a member of the professional organization, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Mark has vast experience in working with a variety of populations such as those suffering from mood disorders, psychotic disorders, grief, trauma related experiences or PTSD, to name a few. Specifically, Mark has specialized in the treatment of sexual offenders starting with conducting group and individual therapy sessions for the Cape Girardeau, MO Probation and Parole. For over 8 years, Mark has been working at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center (SORTS-Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services) and has been implementing process groups, psycho-educational groups, and individual therapy for those who are civilly committed sexual violent predators. Mark also spent time conducting process groups and psycho-educational groups at Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). Primarily, Mark has been working with those that have scored moderate to high psychopathy levels, Antisocial Personality Disorders, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders. Lastly, he has conducted numerous professional presentations including three previous trainings at the Spring Training Institute.


Presentation(s): 

What’s the Risk? The Evolution of Sexual Offending


 

 

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Millar, Kirsti, MS, LPC

Kirsti Millar, MS, LPC is the Suicide Prevention Program Manager at ReDiscover where she manages the Show Me Zero Youth Suicide Grant which serves clients ages 10-24 and the Show Me Zero Suicide Grant working with adults aged 25 and up.  She has dynamic experience in crisis work and has utilized her creativity in program expansion and client engagement at ReDiscover for five years.  She has nine years in the field working with both adults and youth alike in therapeutic, case management and crisis like settings. She completed her Master’s in Counseling from Missouri State University with an emphasis in Play Therapy. Kirsti enjoys working with youth and has a passion for community engagement. Kirsti has extensive trainings across multiple modalities including: motivational interviewing, positive youth development, harm reduction, assessing and managing suicide risk, trauma informed care, vicarious trauma, EMDR and play therapy.  

 

Presentation(s): 

Effectiveness of a Suicide Prevention Follow-up Program Linking Hospitals and Mental Health Care Providers in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri


 

 

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Colwick, Rachel, MA, LPC, NCC

Rachel Colwick has her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a National Board Certified Counselor. Rachel is published and co-authored in two articles in the Safer Society Press. Rachel has a vast amount of clinical experience in working with those who have suffered from mood disorders, personality disorders , psychotic disorders, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, grief, trauma, and self-harming behaviors, to name a few. For over 7 years, Rachel has implemented process groups, psycho-educational groups, and individual therapy for those who are civilly committed sexual violent predators (SVPs) while at Missouri Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services (SORTS) and Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). Rachel is currently supervising over a program which provides treatment services to those suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, cognitive challenges, psychotic disorders, and those with histories of sexual offenses. Lastly, she has conducted numerous professional presentations including three previous trainings at the Spring Training Institute.

 

Presentation(s): 

What’s the Risk? The Evolution of Sexual Offending


 

 

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Memmott, Jay, MSW, Ph.D.

Jay Memmott earned a BA in English at the University of Utah, and both his MSW and Ph.D. (in social work) at the University of Kansas. He has worked as a social worker in inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment settings, hospice and home health care, managed mental health care, and private practice. Jay has been a social work faculty member at the University of Oklahoma, Saint Louis University, Washburn University, and the University of South Dakota. At Park University, Jay serves as the director of the graduate social work program. He is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Since 2002, Jay has been affiliated with the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), an international organization that develops and administers licensing examinations for baccalaureate, masters, and post-graduate social workers in both the U.S. and Canada. Jay’s current research and scholarly interests include the processes of change, mental health and substance abuse treatment and recovery, indigenous helping, and couple/family therapy.

 

Presentation(s): 

Careers in Social Work: Life Transforming Opportunities to Help Others

How to Improve Your Community: Encourage and Promote Indigenous Helping


 

 

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McCullough, Amanda, MS, CRADC, PLMFT

Mrs. Amanda McCullough completed her Master’s Degree in Human Development and Family Science, with specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, at the University of Central Missouri. Mrs. McCullough is currently under supervision working towards licensure. Mrs. McCullough is a Certified Reciprocal Alcohol and Drug Counselor working at a community-based agency as a counselor, primarily with the Johnson County Recovery Court. Mrs. McCullough is a US military veteran and is passionate about helping military members and veterans in her career as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

Presentation(s): 

Grief Process and Support Systems for Young Military Widows