KEYNOTE Presentations

❖ Striving to make a difference in the futures of children
Steve Evans

❖ Interventions, Innovation, Inspiration: A professional and personal approach to serving students and impacting systemic change
Lisa Herring

❖ Make Each Moment Count
Brandi Simonsen

LIVE Presentations

❖ Brains, Stress, Trauma, and Survival: Maximizing the Learning Experience
John Richardson Lauve 

❖ MUSC Arts in Healing | Clinical Art Therapy Initiative
Katie Hinson Sullivan, Michelle Robinson

❖ Fly Eagles Fly: Alternative Education as an Intensive Tier 3 MTSS Intervention
Shanon Martin, Jamie Johnson

❖ Developing School Assessment, Response, and Referral Practices for Students with Eating Disorders
Casey Tallent

❖ Essential Features of a Trusted Adult Program
Eric Landers, Meredith Rausch, Kristen Dickens, Angela Landers

❖ Developing and Leading Effective School Mental Health Programs
Chris Haines

❖ More Than Self-Care – A Comprehensive Approach to Staff Wellbeing
Mark Sander

❖ Boost Your Behavioral Support Through Family and Student Engagement in Problem-Solving
Karen Elfner, Georgia McKown

❖ Photo Voice- Promoting Self-Expression, Self-Advocacy & Self- Esteem in Middle School Students
Nancy Turner

❖ SPEC-OPs (Social, Positive, Engaged Children Outpatient Program) A School-Based Intervention to Promote Resilience for Military-Connected Children
Julie Lee, Chante Clark, Rebecca Crain, Simone Myers

❖ School Behavioral Health: Integrating Brain-Based Interventions for Systemic Change
Diane Kosto, Karin Jakubowski

❖ Beyond Mad, Sad, Glad: Using The Arts To Build Emotional Granularity In Students
Gina Moore

❖ Going Upstream: Mental Health Literacy as a Proactive Solution to the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Donna Volpitta, Annie Slease, Jason Schofield

❖ Multi-level Collaboration to Support Youth Psychiatric Care through School-Based Health Centers
Brittany Cook, Eve Fields

❖ Using A Narrative Approach to Heal Trauma and Bridge the Divide Between Parental Engagement and Schooling in Rural Communities
Nakisha Randolph

❖ Comprehensive School Mental Health State Policy Academy: Responding to Opportunities and Challenges
Joyce Sebian

❖ Mental Health for All: What does this mean for Educators?
Kim Yanek

❖ Designing a Doctoral Program in School Psychology: Equipping Educators as Behavioral Specialists
Kara Parker, Jon Brasfield

❖ The Impact of Intergenerational Trauma on Marginalized Youth
Dinah Taylor

❖ Trauma-Informed Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Kaci Fleetwood, Ashley Greenwood, Brooke Wagner

❖ Exploring the Strengths of Military-Connected Teens: A Qualitative Study of Teens, Parents, and Teachers
Georgia McKown, Abigail Stephan

❖ Adapting and Implementing a School Mental Health Literacy Program: Lessons from the Field
Elizabeth Vitanovec, Kris Figas, Brooke Chehoski, Tucker Chandler

❖ Navigating Leadership Dynamics: Understanding, Adapting, and Enhancing Team Collaboration Through Effective Communication
Leslie Bessellieu

❖ Evidence-Based Interventions For Students Who Engage in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Daya Patton

❖ The Hard RESET
Kimberly Suber, Robert Smalls

❖ Relationship Education and Other Relational Supports in the Context of School Mental Health
Ryan Carlson

❖ The Opioid Epidemic: How We Got Here, Why It Matters for Youth, and What We Can Do About It
Anna Grace Clark, Steven Harrod

❖ Creating a Positive School Climate for Multilingual Students and Families
Jennifer Baez

❖ Advocacy and Policy Change in School Behavioral Health: Art & Science
Robert Lucio

❖ Leveraging Function-Based Thinking to Support Teachers and Students
Georgia McKown, Karen Elfner

❖ How Can I Truly Be More Responsive Instead of Reactive To Students’ Social-Emotional Needs At All Tiers Of Support
Lisa Micou

❖ Understanding Threat Assessment and Recognizing Signs of Domestic Terrorism
Barzanna White

❖ MusicsEnergy: Messages in Music in clinical, school, and community settings
Julian Owens

❖ What’s the Value of One Saved Life? Schools Saving Students from Suicide and Depression With MTSS
James McDougal, Eric Knuth, Kristin Moses

❖ Reel Talk – Group Cinematherapy For High-Risk Black Males: One District’s Success
Jean Kerr, Jamaal Scott

❖ SC School Behavioral Health Academy: Strengthening the integration of school behavioral health into MTSS
Lori Parrish, Taylor Davis

❖ Structured Case Conceptualization as an In-service PD tool to promote cultural responsiveness and equity in service delivery
Brittany Patterson

❖ The Georgia Apex Program: A Collaborative, Strength-Based Model For School-Based Mental Health
Lacey Howcroft-Chapple

❖ Evaluate and Elevate: Lessons Learned in the First Five Years of NC Project AWARE and Implications for Future AWARE Cohorts
Heidi Austin, Jean Kerr

❖ Implementing Universal Screening and MTSS: What’s New in the Rock Hill Schools?
Nancy Turner

❖ Building the Infrastructure for Implementation: A Collaborative Approach to Growing the School Mental Health Workforce
Ivy Mack

LIVESTREAM Presentations

 
❖ From Silos to Single System
Susan Barrett

❖ Data Engagement: Using Data to Tell your Story
Rob Lucio

❖ Advancing Family-School Partnerships to Promote Parenting and Teaching Practices and Enhance Mental Health Outcomes for Students
Andy Garbacz

❖ Empowering Clinicians and School Leaders in Suicide Prevention: A Multi-Tiered Approach
Taylor Davis

❖ Promoting Teacher Well-being: A Fundamental Component for Establishing Healthy Schools
Talida State

❖ Coaching Teams to Use Screening and Other Data to Meet Students’ Need for Mental Health Interventions
Kelly Perales

❖ Best Practices in School Behavioral Threat Assessment
“Stephanie Ellis, Cathy Waugh, Jenna H. Regan”

❖ Expanding Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services (RBHS) In The Schools Beyond The IEP
Shelley McGeorge, Shanda Strickland, Valeria Williams

❖ Beyond the Workshop: Providing Effective and Socially Valid Implementation Support
Mark Samudre, Jessica Torelli, Lauren LeJeune

❖ Examining Telemental Health Services For Children In Foster Care: Perspectives From Telemental Health Providers
Yanfeng Xu, Sarah Pace, Nelis Soto-Ramirez

❖ The Neurobiology of Resilience and Its Application in the Classroom for Self and Others
John Richardson-Lauve

❖ CARE Teams: A Best Practice Model for Interprofessional Collaboration in Schools
Elizabeth Melin, Dawn Anderson Butcher, Karen Sterling, Samantha Bates

❖ Beyond Self-Care: School Mental Health for Faculty and Staff
Chris Haines

❖ Identifying and Responding to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents
Angela Landers

❖ Creating systems to build and sustain school-based health services
Ashley Greenwald

❖ We are all one: Inclusive mental health practices with youth and families with Neurodivergence
Viki Kelchner

❖ Trauma Sensitive Schools and Positive Impact on Physical and Mental Health
Jordan Downey, Erin Scherder, Emily Eiserhardt, Emily Bristol, Meg Wallace

❖ Integrating and Aligning Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment within PBIS/MTSS
Brooke Wagner, Kaci Fleetwood, Ashley Greenwald

Pre-recorded Presentations

❖ Using Self-Awareness To Advocate For Support Needs In Different Environments
Jordan C Smelley (Association of Persons Affected by Addiction)*

❖ School Psychologists in Non-traditional roles: One district’s implementation model
Paula H Sigmon (Newton-Conover City Schools)*

❖ The Be Body Positive Model: Practical Resources for Promoting Positive Embodiment in Students
Elizabeth Scott (The Body Positive/ Director of Training)*

❖ Unpacking Their Backpacks and Stocking Yours Kendra Lowe (7 Mindsets)*; Adriana Ortiz (7 Mindsets); Robin Glenn (7 Mindsets)

❖ A LIFE Champion Playbook
Welvin L Simpkins (Love. Teach. Serve. LLC)*

❖ Top 10 Tips for De-Escalation & the Importance of Using Trauma-Informed Language with Students
Pam M McNall (Respectful Ways trauma-informed SEL)*

❖ Practical Interventions for Improving Outcomes for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Deficits
Sara Tontarski (University of Northern Colorado)*

❖ Creating Connected Communities Of ABA Practitioners Using Behavior Science And Universal Design
Robin Williams (Simplify Behavior)*

❖ Trauma-Responsive Practices For Improving Behavior, Attention And Learning Potential
Allison Morgan (Zensational Kids)*

❖ A Resilience Initiative Among School Staff in North Carolina
Ruby L Brown-Herring (RBH Wellness Solutions, LLC)*

❖ Intergenerational Trauma: The Burdens We Are Not Meant To Carry
Terance Dawkins (Missing Pieces Counseling Services)*

❖ “Reality Check” Expo: Building Momentum Together through a CFEC Middle School Life Skills Expo
Ranina Outing (Carolina Family Engagement Center, University of South Carolina); Gina M Kunz (Carolina Family Engagement Center, University of South Carolina)*

❖ Building a School Mental Health Career Ladder in South Carolina
Courtnie Collins (University of South Carolina)*; Samantha Martinez (University of South Carolina); Leah Tolan (University of South Carolina); Kelsie Kah (University of South Carolina)

❖ Behavior As The Bedrock For Effective MTSS
Gretchen Witthuhn (Panorama Education)*; Kristi Orange (Panorama Education); Laverne Mattocks-Perry (Durham Public Schools)

❖ The Impact of Technology when Implementing SB-SBIRT Screening
Daniel Penn (Tickit Health)*; Sandy Whitehouse (Tickit Health )

Poster Presentations

 
❖ “Oh, She Just Wants Attention.”: Understanding Mental Health in Kids in Foster Care
Frazier, Breana

❖ Map of SC Behavioral Health Initiatives
Lee Fletcher

❖ What Teachers Say They Use for Classroom Management and Where They Learned Their Strategies
Carrie L Brandon (Arizona State University)*

❖ First Generation Student Success at USC Columbia
Rebekah O Mace (University of South Carolina)*

❖ Benefit-Cost Analysis of Mental Health Programs in School-Based Settings for Sustainability
Zoe E Waddell (Duke University)*

❖ Measuring Social Emotional Competence in Adolescents: Literature Review and Future Directions
Nicole S Litvitskiy (Miami University)*

❖ Implementation and Measurement of Trauma-Informed Schools: A Systematized Review of Research and Practice
Amanda L Meyer (Miami University)*; Nicole S Litvitskiy (Miami University); Margaret Hall (Miami University); Paul Flaspohler (Miami University)

❖ The influence of friends and the social environment on adolescent mental health help-giving intentions
Adrianna Jones (Miami University)*

❖ A Content Analysis of Research on Parent Engagement in Child Mental Health Services
Brooke Wymer (Clemson University)*; Jessie Guest (University of South Carolina); Keeland LoDato (University of South Carolina )

❖ Fostering Social and Emotional Learning Through Virtual Playrooms
Keeland LoDato (University of South Carolina )*; Jessie Guest (University of South Carolina); Brooke Wymer (Clemson University)

❖ The Power of Youth Voice in Practice, Evaluation, and Programmatic Development of Youth Mental Health Awareness Campaigns
Maria Ramos (Voices for Georgia’s Children)*

❖ Academic, Social-emotional, and Career Development in Nontraditional Education: Student Perspectives
Rachel Gilreath (University of South Carolina)*; Lucas Perez (University of South Carolina); Kara Schneider (University of South Carolina); Brittany Sandonato (University of South Carolina)

❖ Promoting multidisciplinary collaboration to improve social, emotional, and behavioral development
Mackenzie Riedel (Nebraska MTSS)*; Chandra Essex (Nebraska MTSS); Amanda Witte (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

❖ The Impact of Technology when Implementing SB-SBIRT Screening
Daniel Penn (Tickit Health)*; Sandy Whitehouse (Tickit Health )

❖ Is the Presence of Autism in Adults Related to Laxness and Over-reactivity in Childrearing Style of Parents of Children with ASD?
Emma Keady (University of South Carolina)*; Robert Hock (University of South Carolina); Heather D May (University of South Carolina)

❖ Predicting Caregiver Strain in Parents of Children with ASD: Impact of Economic Strain, Parental Undermining, and Child-Sibling Relationships
Heather D May (University of South Carolina)*; Robert Hock (University of South Carolina); Emma Keady (University of South Carolina)

❖ Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities in Emotional Disturbance Identification
Kara K Parker (University of Findlay)*; Jon Brasfield (University of Findlay)

❖ Photo Voice: Self Expression through the Lens of Day Treatment students
Madison D Tarlton (Wingate University)*

❖ Comparing Stakeholders Perspectives of SEB Activities
Huijuan/Julie Wang (University of South Carolina)*; Fred Greer (University of South Carolina); Tom Hudson (University of South Carolina); Fang Wang (University of South Carolina); Ruiqin Gao (University of South Carolina); Christine DiStefano (University of South Carolina)

❖ Evaluating SEB Support Practices Across South Carolina Schools
Fang Wang (University of South Carolina)*; Fred Greer (University of South Carolina); Tom Hudson (University of South Carolina); Huijuan/Julie Wang (University of South Carolina); Ruiqin Gao (University of South Carolina); Christine DiStefano (University of South Carolina)

❖ MTSS-Attendance Team: One School’s Model to Promote Student Attendance
Laree Foster (University of South Carolina)*

❖ Gender Differences in Teacher Ratings of Anxiety in Elementary School
Christy M Walcott (East Carolina University)*; Owen Farrar (East Carolina University); Brandon Schultz (East Carolina University); Mark Weist (University of South Carolina)

❖ Exploring Disparities in Latino Student Well-being: A Focus on English Language Learners (ELLs)
Abby Miller (East Carolina University)*; Kelly M Lojinger (East Carolina University ); Brandon Schultz (East Carolina University); Mark Weist (University of South Carolina)

❖ Implementing Award-Winning Screenagers films to help students, teachers, and parents with the behavioral issues created by social media
Wendy M Methvin (Social Emotional Learning Alliance for South Carolina)*

❖ Examination of Internal Reliabilities of BIMAS-2 SEL Scales
Sequoyah R Bell (East Carolina University Doctoral Concentration in Pediatric School Psychology)*; Allison Dembowski (East Carolina University); Christy M Walcott (East Carolina University); Brandon Schultz (East Carolina University); Mark Weist (University of South Carolina)

S❖ erious Games in Support of School Consultation: An Examination of a Novel Approach to Behavior Intervention in Middle School Classrooms
Kelly M Lojinger (East Carolina University )*; Abby Miller (East Carolina University); Brandon Schultz (East Carolina University); Steven Evans (Ohio University)

❖ Prioritizing Resources To Prevent Role Confusion Within the Tiered System
Isabella C Fuller (Research School Behavioral Health Team at UofSC)*

❖ The use of effective health communication strategies to reduce exclusionary and inequitable discipline in schools
Ruth I Moniz (Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina)*

❖ Mindfulness Interventions in Low-Income Schools: Review of Implementation Barriers and Facilitators
Courtney J Ober (University of South Carolina)*

❖ The Importance of Social Emotional Learning: A correlational study between social emotional learning programs and self efficacy in college students
Caitlyn N Thomas (USC School Behavioral Health Lab)*

❖ Better Together: Advancing the School-based Mental Health Workforce through Comprehensive Systems Training and Strong Community Partnerships
Erika Franta (Mid-America MHTTC, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center)*; Bob Stevens (MUSC)