The NAMI North Carolina 2015 Annual Convention was held 23 and 24 October 2015.
Please click the links below to view the presentations/handouts:
Friday Speakers
Specialty Mental Health Probation & Probationers with Mental Illness in North Carolina – Gary Cuddeback, PhD
The New Face of Dementia: Alzheimer’s Disease and More – Melanie Bunn, RN, MS
Understanding Mental Health Issues from Birth to Age 5 – Lara Kehle, MS & Jessica Reed, MS
Speak with Vulnerability and Listen with Compassion: How Stories Build Community and Create a Pathway to Healing – Dawn Dreyer, MA & Barbara Smith, LCSW
How to Utilize Your Pharmacist in Your Treatment – Suzanne Harris, PharmD (Handout: How to read drug labels)
Growth over Stability: Helping Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Teams Enhance Practices Through Fidelity Monitoring & Technical Assistance – Lorna Moser, PhD & Matthew Diehl, MA
Bullying Uncovered: What Parents and Other Adults Need to Know – Thomas Ray, PhD (Handouts: Heads Up: Stop. Think. Connect and Take Action Against Bullying)
Eating Disorders 101 – Eileen C. Case, LCSW & Rachel Porter, PhD
Eating Disorders Amongst Male Athletes – Kate Kirby, MS, RDN, LDN, CSSD & Lauren Metzger, MS, LCSWA
Surviving and Thriving: Supporting Families with Children who have Special Needs, including Mental/Behavioral Disorders – Barbara Leach & Tamara Norris, MPA
Be the Voice: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention – Shelby Rowe, BA
Initiative in the Prison System for People with Mental Illness – Commissioner David Guice – No presentation/handouts provided
Saturday Speakers
Transforming Recovery through Healing Arts – Kate Kryder & Grayson Bowen – No presentation/handouts provided
Children and Computer Gaming Addictions – Geoffrey Zeger, ACSW, LCSW
Psychiatric Advance Directives in North Carolina: What, Why, and How? – Betty Rowland, MS & Michele M. Easter, PhD (Handout: Content of a Psychiatric Advance Directive (PAD))
The “2-Minute Talk” Student Volunteer Program Launched by NAMI on Campus at NC State – Willa Casstevens, PhD, LCSW, Avi Aggarwal, Melissa Eudy & Austen Caleb Risher, BS (Handouts: Program Development Worksheet and 2-Minute Talk handout)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – Samuel Hargrove, M. Div., MPA, John Owen, MA & Margot Withrow, RN, BSN, CCRN – No presentation/handouts provided
ECT As a Treatment for Medically Complex and Geriatric Patients: A Case Report of Major Depression with Psychotic Features – Predrag V. Gligorovic, MD & Shelia Maurer, MD
Am I Meeting My Goals? Am I Getting Any Better? – Paula Newman, PhD
Mental and Behavioral Health Implications for Premature Babies – Brenda Stubbs, BS
Global Perspectives on Suicide: Causes and Best Practices in Prevention and Care – Carlene Hill Bryon
Grief Can Be Fatal – Carolyn Zahnow, BA