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8:00am HST

Interconnectedness Plenary Session with Introductory Remarks from Hawai'i Lieutenant Governor Josh Green Room 1Josh Green, MD • U'ilani Lin Hoon Kiaha, MSW • Gay Barfield, PhD, LMFT • John Souza, Jr., LMFT, DMFT • Yvonne Yim, MSW, LCSW, PhD • Nozanin Yusufbekova, PsyD

9:00am HST

How to Lead Without a Title Room 2Kyler Shumway, PsyD • Daniel Wendler, PsyD Same Boat, Different Paddles? Harm Reduction Therapy as an Integrated Model Room 3Jeannie Little, LCSW • Patt Denning Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness Room 6Laurette DeMandel-Schaller, LMFT, Ph.D. Indigenous Community Psychologies: Co-creating Pathways towards Decoloniality Room 5Nuria Ciofalo An Introduction To Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) For Disorders Of Over-Control Room 8Hope Arnold • Lori Prado Roles for Psychologists and Social Workers in Medical-Aid-in-Dying Room 4James Spira, PhD, MPH, ABPP • Brian Goodyear • Samantha Trad, M.A. • Jodi Anne Shaw

10:45am HST

How to Help Survivors and Enactors of Bullying Room 2Kyler Shumway, PsyD Finding Your Superhero: The Transformative Use of Metaphor in Therapy Room 3Jodie Gerson, MA, MS • Joy M. Tanji, PhD • Robert L.K. Yoshimura, PsyD Kūkulu Kumuhana Wellbeing: Grounding in Ancestral Abundance, Strength in Connection Room 5Dawn Rego-Yee We Are All One Room 6S. Joy Quick • James Siebert, PhD • Glenn Pressel

1:00pm HST

How to Give a TEDx Talk as a Behavioral Health Professional Room 2Daniel Wendler, PsyD How to Hide the Eugenic Empire: Histories of Eugenics in Western Psychology Room 4Oksana Yakushko, PhD Diversity: Social, Emotional, and Cultural Implications of Raising a Deaf Child Room 6Christy Chadwick Navigating the Mental Health System Room 5Kathleen Rhoads Merriam, LCSW, CSAC • Mestisa Gass, PSYD Meditation and Hypnosis in the Treatment of Trauma Room 1James Spira, PhD, MPH, ABPP EMDR Room 3Terence C. Wade, PhD • Darlene K. Wade, LCSW • Kim Ala'ilima, LMFT • Cara Lucey, Psy.D.

2:45pm HST

Poster Session Room 5Ann Inouye • Derek Nordstrom, MA, MEd • Nuri Rhines • Ana Tavares • Sean W. Scanlan, PhD Increasing Rapport and “Telepresence” During Telehealth Interactions With Youth/Families Room 4Marina Matsui, MA • Daniel Wilkie, PhD • Billie-Ann Bruce ʻImi Pono: Native Hawaiian Wellbeing-Strengths and Challenges Room 8Pālama Lee, PhD, LCSW • Brandon Ledward, PhD Adapting Groups to Hawai'i’s Communities Room 6Renae Mendez, LCSW • Mitch Berman, LMFT, CGP • Michelle Davenport, LMFT, CGP • Robin Spencer

8:00am HST

Make the Road by Walking: Sesame Street in Communities Resilience Resources Room 1Brenda Windhausen, MA From Pro-Bono Covid-19 Project to Hawai'i Pro-Bono Mental Health Center: Continuing to Serve Our Underserved Hawaii Ohana Room 4Jodie Gerson, MA, MS • Graham Taylor, PsyD • Lawrie Ignacio, PsyD Connecting, With A Twist Room 2Chasidy Wright, LMFT, CSAC Intersectionality: Harm Reduction and Social Work Practice Room 5Heather Lusk, MSW • David Shaku, MSW • Natalia Werkoff, MSW, LCSW, CSAC Nature as a Co-Therapist: Respect, Accountability, Inclusivity and Accessibility Room 3Rose Friedheim, PsyD

9:00am HST

Rebuilding Personal and Professional Resilience: A Search for Meaning, Not Closure Room 3Pauline Boss, PhD Alternate Career Paths in Clinical Psychology Room 6Janet Brito, PhD, PSY, LCSW, CST-S • Andrea Hermosura, PhD • Allison Love, PhD • Trina Orimoto, PhD • Henri-Lee Stalk, PhD, JD Connecting the Dots: Social Work and White Supremacy [cancelled] Room 5Jessica Garlock Racism as the Diagnosis: Exploring Racism and Medical Trauma as Social Determinates of Health and Effective Strategies for Change Room 2Brittany Works, LMSW, CTP-I Appearance-Reality and Process in a Clinical Context Room 4Aldrich Chan, PsyD Fostering Openness, Awareness, and Values-Based Living with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Room 1Debbie Sorensen, PhD

10:45am HST

Collaborative-Dialogic Practice Across Contexts and Cultures Room 3Diane Gehart, PhD, LMFT Hip Hop Therapy Room 2Brittani Williams, LCSW Access to Mental Health Care – Reaching Diverse Communities Room 6Darnell Lamont Walker • Judi Steinman, PhD Private Practice: A Guide to Building Your Own Business Room 5Dominique Bale, PsyD • Daniel Chow • Lena Jones, LCSW • Micah Kobayashi • Leena Mohapatra, PhD • Colin Moore • Janet Thomas, PsyD

1:00pm HST

Navigating Multiple Perspectives During Challenging Times Room 6Jacqui Hoover Interconnected Lives, Global Pandemic, and Disparity of Resources: The Role of Psychotherapy Room 1Manijeh Daneshpour, PhD, LMFT Working with Clients Experiencing “Narcissistic Abuse”: Addressing the Impact of Antagonistic Personality Styles Room 4Ramani Durvasula, PhD Hoʻā (Ignite) and Paper Session Room 2Adam Freed, PsyD • Danielle Giroux, LCSW, PhD • Jethro Macaraeg • Stephanie Burg, MSW • Christacia Dawkins • Darius Ewing • Mohammad Didar Hossain, MSS, MSW • Karyn Kovalick • Esther Kim • Tammie Smith, MPH • Mei Linn Park • Elnur Gajiev, PsyD • Sean W. Scanlan, PhD At a Distance: Child and Adolescent Practice through the Pandemic Room 3Jodie Gerson, MA, MS • Trina Orimoto, PhD • Tammie Noelani Perreira, PsyD • Cheryl Andaya, PsyD • Kelsie Okamura, PhD • Katlyn Hale, PsyD Resilient Communities, Schools and Families: Supporting Schools, Strengthening Keiki and ʻOhana Room 5Dawn Rego-Yee • Dawn Rego-Yee, MSW

2:45pm HST

If We Follow the Science, We Need to Develop a New Narrative of Mental Health Room 3Robert Whitaker Introduction to Relapse Prevention: Lessons Learned from Psychology Room 6Diane Logan, PhD, CSAC, ICSAC • Jason Kilmer, PhD Becoming a Specialist: Paths to Board Certification for Psychological Service Providers Room 2Alexander Khaddouma, PhD, ABPP • Shiloh Jordan, PhD, ABPP • Tanya D'Avanzo, PhD, ABPP-Cn • Marvin Acklin, PhD, ABPP, ABFP, ABAP • Tanecia Blue A Journey to Health Equity through Community-Building in Papakōlea Room 4Adrienne Dillard, PhD • B. Puni Kekauoha • Andrea Hermosura, PhD • Sarah Momilani Marshall, PhD Intersecting Identities: Exploring Privilege and Marginalization in Clinical Practice Room 1Lucas Morgan, PhD The Spoken Word: Imbuing Poetry into Therapy, Practice & Life Room 5Elnur Gajiev, PsyD