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Karanja, Damaris, LPC, RDN

Damaris Karanja is the Founder of Healing Streams Counseling, a private practice in St. Louis providing integrative Psychotherapy and Nutrition Counseling Services. She holds dual licenses as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Licensed Mental Health Professional Counselor in the State of Missouri. Damaris earned a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Missouri-St. Louis and a Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Southeast Missouri State University.
   
Damaris specializes in trauma and dysfunctional eating behaviors. A gifted speaker, Damaris provides workshops on intersection of nutrition and mental health for a wide variety of audiences. Damaris holds several advanced trainings including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitizing Reprocessing) and Brainspotting. In addition to owning a private practice, Damaris worked for 18 years as a Faculty member at a local university conducting research and teaching. She is a member of the American Counseling Association and the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Presentation(s): 

The Intersection of Nutrition and Mental Health


 

 

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Gray, Angela, MSW, EdS

Angela Gray is a High School Social Worker of twenty years who has devoted herself using her professional expertise to empower and promote justice and dignity implementing various programs within her community and school. She self published two books in 2019 distributed and sold through Amazon – “Girl, Check that Attitude ” and “Help! I Have an Attitude Problem”. Angela is a new Alumni board member at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She is the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian recipient. She is also the 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction awardee. She enjoys spending time with her family and crafting. During the pandemic, she and her family started their small Tshirt business, Luv2Express Tees and more, specializing in mental health, Mommy and me, ethnic and women empowerment designs.

Presentation(s): 

Trauma Informed: Victimization and Invisibility of Black Girls

Surviving the Angry Black Woman Syndrome


 

 

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DMH Awards

The Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health, will hold their award ceremony at this time.  Watch for updates in the space.

 

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Barrett, Janelle, MS, MAADCII

Janelle Barrett earned her M.S. degree in Human Development and Family Science with Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Central Missouri. She is a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE-P) with the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and a Missouri Associate Alcohol Drug Counselor II (MAADCII). She is dedicated to her advocacy of Mental Health and sharing the importance of being mentally healthy to produce positive relationships, whether it is within work, parenting, partnerships, or socially. She is the founder of Nelle’s Notes LLC which provides life coaching services to underserved populations.

Presentation(s): 

Diversity and Inclusion: Increasing Access to Services for Underserved Populations


 

 

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Woolery, Amber, BSW, CRADC

Amber Woolery earned her BSW in 2014 from the University of Central Missouri and has been working for Recovery Lighthouse ever since. The agency credits her for the expansion of Recovery Lighthouse services in Sedalia. She is a Certified Advanced Drug and Alcohol Counselor and a Peer Specialist Supervisor. Amber is the Program Director for Recovery Lighthouse, Inc. in Pettis County. Amber provides oversight to Access Site Services for the agency, conducts in-house training and supervision, and is highly engaged in supervising young professionals from social work programs who intern with Recovery Lighthouse.

Presentation(s): 

Contemporary Ethical Issues: Personal Worldview and Professional Acculturation


 

 

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Likcani, Adriatik, PhD, LMFT

Dr. Adriatik Likcani is Associate Professor and Program Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program at the University of Central Missouri. He holds a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University, two master’s degrees: one in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Missouri Kansas City, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Medical Family Therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Likcani is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the state of Missouri and was appointed in 2019 to the State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists, where he serves as Chairperson. He is a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Dr. Likcani is a former President of the Missouri Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is the founder of Recovery Lighthouse, Inc., a community-based organization in central Missouri that provides recovery support services, family recovery programming, re-entry, and recovery court services. Dr. Likcani has extensive experience with mental health and substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery support services, prevention, and research, including peer-reviewed publications.

Presentation(s): 

Contemporary Ethical Issues: Personal Worldview and Professional Acculturation


Engaging Families in Services: The Family Recovery Program

 

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Larkin, Nicole, MS, CDAC, SMFT

Nicole R. Larkin is a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor and a Supervised Marriage and Family Therapist with Recovery Lighthouse, Inc. in Sedalia, Missouri. Nicole earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Development at the University of Central Missouri. Nicole has worked alongside University professors to co-author for the Systemic Handbook of Marriage and Family Therapy, published Fall 2020. Nicole acts as lead Treatment Provider and Program Coordinator for the 18th Circuit Recovery Court of Pettis and Cooper Counties, Missouri and the MO Department of Corrections sponsored Road to Re-Entry program.

Presentation(s): 

Contemporary Ethical Issues: Personal Worldview and Professional Acculturation

 

Engaging Families in Services: The Family Recovery Program

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Palmer, Melissa, PharmD

Melissa C. Palmer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, is an outpatient mental health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with the Alaska VA Healthcare System in Anchorage, AK. Prior to this career change, Dr. Palmer was a clinical assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas (UMKC) City School of Pharmacy from 2017-2020. Dr. Palmer received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UMKC School of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY-1 residency followed by a PGY-2 psychiatry residency at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Presentation(s): 

A review of pharmacologic treatment for cocaine use


 

 

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When Heroic Force Fails: Trickster Stories Show the Way (Encore 2022)

Speaker(s):

Strabala, David, MSW, LCSW

Presentation:

The attitude, “That’s my story and I’m sticking to it,” is often humorous, but in today’s chaotic times it can exemplify a rigid and dysfunctional pattern that doesn’t serve us well. We need more diverse stories as guides or maps to reflect on, hold us and provide meaning and resilience. Yet most of our stories of heroes or superheroes treat them as conquering and claiming something that is brought under control. So where are the stories or maps for chaotic situations that can’t be conquered? Turns out there is another type of “heroism” called the trickster that is less hyper-masculine or forceful and more relational and receptive. Trickster characters are often vilified or at least misunderstood and underestimated, but they often do nothing less than transform or create new consciousness at many levels as they work with excesses of appetite or other emotions.
   
In this encore presentation from last year, new stories are included with a focus on deepening the nuances within each type of story at micro and macro levels. Most stories are hundreds of years old, demonstrating a universality and resilience to all times and places that can strengthen us today.  The presenter will tell stories of heroes and tricksters from many cultures. He will compare heroes and tricksters to show how they complement each other in healing.

Objectives:

  1. Discover how stories connect us more deeply to ourselves and the world

  2. Experience how stories yield insights and creativity

  3. Open up non-violent conflict resolutions through stories

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What you need to know about 988 in Missouri

Speaker(s):

Williams, Stacey, MSW, LCSW

Muckler, Casey MPH

Presentation:

During this panel discussion you will learn everything you need to know to be ready for 988. In July 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated 988 as the new three-digit crisis number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL). By July of 2022, all telecommunications companies will have to make the necessary changes and be ready to go live. 988 will be promoted Nationwide as the three-digit helpline for all mental health and suicide crises. Missouri has 7 active NSPL members. These call centers have trained staff to answer calls from individuals at risk for suicide as well as those experiencing other mental health and substance use related emergencies, as well as connection to ongoing services. 988 will transform our current crisis system of care nationwide and Missouri is actively preparing our system to align and provide the most evidence-based practices for a comprehensive continuum of care.

Objectives:

  1. Describe the history of 988 and why do we need it
  2. Define what the benefits of 988 and how much will it cost
  3. Identify how 988 will impact Missouri’s crisis system and what we are doing to prepare