Conference Agenda
22nd Annual VA Psychology Leadership Conference
Promoting Quality, Integrated Care for All Veterans
Sponsored by APA, the Association of VA
Psychologist Leaders (AVAPL) and APA Division 18-Psychologists in Public
Service
May 28 – 31, 2019
The Westin Riverwalk
420 W. Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210. 224.6500
Pre-Conference: Tuesday, May 28, 2019
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
APA Site Visitor Training (Separate Registration) Room River Level – Goraz and Olivares |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Registration and Reception Navarro Ballroom Lobby |
| 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Dinner: Celebration of Russell Lemle's
Retirement Olivares |
Conference Day 1: Wednesday, May 29,
2019
Navarro Ballroom
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am 7:15 am – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast (Navarro Hallway) Welcome Breakfast (optional) Introduction to the Conference (Villa) |
| 8:00 am – 8:10 am | Welcome and Overview Mike Martin, Ph.D. Acting Chief, Mental Health Service Line Atlanta VA HCS |
| 8:10 am – 8:30 am |
Opening Video Address Richard A. Stone, M.D. Executive in Charge Veterans Health Administration |
| 8:30 am – 9:45 am |
Veterans Service Organization Panel Roscoe Butler Associate Legislative Director – Government Relations Paralyzed Veterans of America Joy J. Ilem National Legislative Director Disabled American Veterans Michael C. Richardson Independence Services and Mental Health Programs Wounded Warrior Project |
| 9:45 am – 10:00 am | Special Presentation – DAV Commendation |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Brief Break |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Invited Presentation –
VHA's Whole Health Transformation Jennifer Patterson, PhD Senior Whole Health Consultant – Deployment and Field Implementation VHA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Breakouts – Session A Breakout 1 (Navarro) Preparing Women to Lead: Specific Initiatives to Enhance Opportunities and Success Janna Fikkan, PhD Associate Director of Psychology Training VA Puget Sound Jeanette Hsu, PhD Director of Training Palo Alto VA Stacey Pollack, PhD National Director, Program Policy Implementation Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention VA Central Office Breakout 2 (Villa) REACH VET: Using Predictive Analytics to Help Inform Your Clinical Practice Kaily A. Cannizzaro, Psy.D. Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention Breakout 3 (Olivares) Beyond the Call: Enhancing Care for Veterans Crisis Line Callers Megan McCarthy, PhD National Care Coordinator Veterans Crisis Line John McCarthy, PhD, MPH Director, SMITREC Deputy Director for Data & Surveillance Suicide Prevention Program Stacie Kalvels, PsyD Clinical Care Coordinator Veterans Crisis Line Kimberly Mullen, PhD Deputy Director, Quality and Training Veterans Crisis Line Breakout 4 (Zapata) Managing Up While Managing Improvement: Leading Change Through Integrated and Coordinated Care Marcia G. Hunt, Ph.D. Theresa Schmitz, Ph.D. John W. Klocek, Ph.D. Gayle Iwamasa, Ph.D. Claire Collie, Ph.D. Eric Schmidt, Ph.D. Jay L. Cohen, Ph.D. Matt Moore, Ph.D. VHA National Mental Health Technical Assistance Specialist Team Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention |
| 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm |
Networking Lunches (1.5 hours) Women in Leadership (Navarro) General Lunch Area (Villa) Early Career Psychologists (Zapata) Mid-Career Psychologists (Madero) |
| 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm |
Breakouts – Session A Topics Repeated (See previous descriptions and room locations) |
| 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm |
Invited Panel -
Allyship 101: The Who, What, and Why Gayle Iwamasa, PhD, Co-Moderator VHA National Mental Health Technical Assistance Specialist Team Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Erin Watson, PsyD, Co-Moderator Staff Psychologist San Francisco VA HCS Christopher Watson, PhD, VHA-CM, Panelist AVAPL Psychologists of Color and Allies SIG Interim ACOS, Behavioral Health VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Kaela Joseph, PhD, Panelist AVAPL LGBTQ SIG Women Veterans Program Manager San Francisco VA HCS Mary Beth Shea, PhD, Panelist AVAPL Women In Leadership SIG Director of Training Orlando VAMC Past-President, AVAPL |
| 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Brief Break |
| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm |
Invited Presentation Enhancing VA Psychology Training by Promoting Interprofessional Education Opportunities Stacy Pommer, LMSW, Acting Director Associated Health Education Office of Academic Affiliations Jeffrey Bates, PhD Acting Associate Director Associated Health Education Office of Academic Affiliations |
| 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm |
Update from the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention David Carroll, Ph.D. Executive Director Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention VA Central Office Stacey Pollack, Ph.D. National Director Program Policy Implementation Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
Social Hour/Poster Session 1&2 Navarro Ballroom Lobby |
Conference Day 2: Thursday, May 30, 2019
Navarro Ballroom
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast (Navarro) |
| 8:00 am – 8:15 am | Welcome and Housekeeping |
| 8:15 am – 9:15 am |
Keynote Address APA Presidential Address Rosie Phillips Davis, Ph.D., ABPP APA President, 2019 Professor, Counseling, Educational Psychology & Research The University of Memphis |
| 9:15 am – 10:15 am |
Invited Presentation A View from Washington: Update on APA's Veterans Advocacy Heather O'Beirne Kelly, Ph.D. Director, Military and Veterans Health Policy American Psychological Association |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Brief Break |
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am |
Invited Presentation Invited Presentation - Care in the Community and MISSION Act Implementation Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Community Care Veterans Health Administration |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Breakouts - Session B Morning Breakout 1 (Navarro) An Open Discussion on Coming Back from Burnout, Exhaustion, or Being Plain Tuckered Out (NOT REPEATED) Lisa K. Kearney, PhD, ABPP Associate Director – Education VA Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH) Matt Miller, Ph.D., MPH Director Veterans Crisis Line Breakout 2 (Villa) Showing Up for Social Justice: Allyship (aka, How to be a better human being) (REPEATED) Marcos Lopez, Ph.D. Program Manager, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services VA Central California HCS - Fresno Kaela Joseph, PhD, Panelist AVAPL LGBTQ SIG Women Veterans Program Manager San Francisco VA HCS Sarah Spain, PhD, ABPP Clinical Director Ft. Worth MH Clinic North Texas VA Medical Center Breakout 3 (Olivares) Geriatric Mental Health in VHA: Updates and Discussion of Challenges and Opportunities (NOT REPEATED) Michele J. Karel, PhD, ABPP National MH Director, Geriatric Mental Health Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Kristen H. Sorocco, PhD Geropsychologist Oklahoma City VA Health Care System Laura Wray, PhD Executive Director VA Center for Integrated Healthcare Breakout 4 (Zapata) Update from the AVAPL Telehealth Special Interest Group Ruth L. Varkovitzky, PhD, ABPP Clinical Psychologist Western Telehealth Network, VISN 20 |
| 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm |
Networking Lunches (1.5 hours) General Lunch Area (Navarro) (Includes special topic lunch tables; Telehealth SIG, Residential, C&P) Psychology Training (Olivares) Advocacy (Villa) Psychologists of Color and Allies (Zapata) |
| 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm |
Breakout – Session B Afternoon Breakout 1 (Navarro) Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Trainees: Their Perceptions and Ours (NOT REPEATED) Andrea Burns, PhD Co-Director of Psychology Training Atlanta VA HCS Jamylah Jackson, Ph.D. Training Director North Texas VA Healthcare System Evelyn Lemoine, PhD Co-Director of Psychology Training Atlanta VA HCS Breakout 2 (Villa) Showing Up for Social Justice: Allyship (aka, How to be a better human being) (REPEATED) Marcos Lopez, PhD Program Manager, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services VA Central California HCS – Fresno Kaela Joseph, PhD – Panelist AVAPL LGBTQ SIG Women Veterans Program Manager San Francisco VA HCS Sarah Spain, PhD, ABPP Clinical Director, Ft. Worth MH Clinic North Texas VA Medical Center Breakout 3 (Olivares) Update from the Midwinter AVAPL Meeting (NOT REPEATED) Tracey Smith, PhD Associate Director for Improving Clinical Care South Central MIRECC President, AVAPL Mary Beth Shea, PhD Director of Training Orlando VAMC Past-President, AVAPL Genevieve Davis, PhD Staff Psychologist Western Telemental Health Network (VISN 20) Secretary, AVAPL Samuel Wan, PhD Training Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship Program San Francisco VA Health Care System President-Elect, AVAPL Breakout 4 (Zapata) How Do I Make Time For Mentorship When There’s Already So Much To Do?! Local and National Mentorship for Professional Development (NOT REPEATED) Theresa Schmitz, Ph.D. Technical Assistance Specialist Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Josh Rinker, PsyD Clinical Psychologist, Fairview CBOC VA Portland HCS Stephen L. Holliday, PhD, ABPP-CN Chief Mental Health Officer VISN 17 Steven J. Shea, PhD Local Recovery Coordinator and Psychologist Program Manager, MH Recovery Programming and Transformation Kelly Maiertsch, PhD Director, National Center for PTSD Mentoring Program |
| 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | Brief Break |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Invited Panel (Open Plenary) Best Practices from the Field: Promoting Quality, Integrated Care for All Veterans 1. Addressing Staff Well-Being: Caring for Those Who Give Care *E. Brook Pope, PhD *Jeremy M. Bottoms, PsyD, ABPP Battle Creek VAMC 2. PRIDE In All Who Served: Providing Affirmative Care to LGBT Veterans *Tiffany Lange-Altman, PsyD Hampton VA Medical Center *Michelle M. Hilgeman, PhD Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Robert J, Cramer, PhD Old Dominion University 3. Developing a Diversity Consultation Service for Patient Care and Staff Support *Erin Watson, PsyD *William Hua, PhD *Jennifer Boyd, PhD Kelly Koo, PhD Michael Burnias, PsyD San Francisco VA HCS *Denotes Presenter |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Provider Safety Presentation and Discussion Clifford Smith, Ph.D., ABPP Director, Field Support and Analytics Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Russell B. Lemle, Ph.D. Psychology Director San Francisco VA Health Care System Lynn M. Van Male, Ph.D., CTM Director, VHA Workplace Violence Prevention Program Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention |
| 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Presentation of the Russell B. Lemle and Patrick DeLeon Awards |
| 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm | Closing Remarks and Open Discussion |
CE Workshop Day: Friday, May 31,
2019
Navarro Ballroom
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 3:45 pm (45-minute break for lunch at noon and two 15-minute breaks) |
Continuing Education Workshop Suicide Prevention for Psychologists: Understanding the Public Health Approach, Risk Assessment, Intervention, and Lethal Means Safety Megan McCarthy, Ph.D. National Care Coordinator Veterans Crisis Line Andrew Moon, PhD Associate Director, Education and Training Veterans Crisis Line |
The presenters have reported no conflicts of interest or commercial support for this program.
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Division 18 – Psychologists in Public Service
– of the American Psychological Association is the continuing
education sponsor for this VA Psychology Leadership Conference.
Division 18 is approved by the American Psychological Association
to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 18
maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This
conference has been approved for 12 hours of continuing education
credit. The Saturday Workshop has been approved for an additional 6
hours of continuing education credit. Participants must attend all
portions of the conference and/or workshop to obtain continuing
education credit. For information about the conference, please
contact Mike Martin, Ph.D., (404) 321-6111 x4354. For any complaints
or grievances about this CE event, please contact Dr. Abigail Tucker
via email at tucker.abigail@gmail.com. |
