2025 Fall Registration Brochure

Registration Brochure 3 Agenda 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Open Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendor Browsing Boardwalk 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome & Introductions Park Place Debra L. Wentz, PhD President & CEO NJAMHAA Anthony Comerford, PhD Chair, NJAMHAA Board of Directors 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM 1.1 Keynote: Re-envisioning Health Care: Centering Behavioral Health, Whole Health, and Provider Well-being Park Place 1 General CE Tracy Gaudet, MD Co-Founder of Cornerstone Collaboration for Societal Change Executive Director of Doctorate in Whole Health Leadership, Southern California University of Health Sciences 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Break & Vendor Browsing Boardwalk 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Morning Sessions 1.2 The Strong Shift: Helping Children Build Resilience to Body Shaming Atlantic Avenue 1 Clinical CE Lauren Dorman, MS, RD, CDE Registered School Dietitian and Body Image Expert, Founder Schools, Master Food + Mood 1.3 Restore and Rise: A Trauma- informed Path through Yoga and Meditation Baltic Avenue 1 Clinical CE Kimberly Perez-Lucero, LAC Clinician/Trainer CarePlus NJ, Inc. Rachel Weil, LPC, ACS, NCC, CCMHC Program Manager CarePlus NJ, Inc. 1.4 The Future of Behavioral Health Care Vermont Avenue 1 General CE Dennis Morrison, PhD Owner Morrison Consulting 1.5 Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times: A Strengths-based Approach Using SOAR and Appreciative Inquiry St. Charles Place 1 General CE Mary Jo Buchanan, LCSW, MPA Consultant On A Mission Consulting Andrew MacMath Owner and Consultant Next Wave Solutions 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Awards Luncheon Metropolitan Ballroom A time to honor, connect, and enjoy — don’t miss this highlight of the conference.