Join us for a Mental Health Conference!
Healing in a Broken System: Resilience, Advocacy & Culturally Responsive Care
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
PNC Conference Center \ Troy, MI 48084
Students: $50 | Professionals: $75
(Vendor tables are sold out.)
Feeling the weight of a system that isn’t working? You’re not alone.
Mental health professionals, students, and leaders—if you’ve felt the pressure of doing healing work within structures that perpetuate harm, this space is for you. Join a growing movement of clinicians, advocates, and change makers committed to reimagining mental health care through a lens of equity, collective care, and cultural healing.
Conference Details:
755 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084
PNC Conference Center, 2nd Floor,
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
(Doors open at 8:15 AM)
Join us for a powerful day of connection, learning, and collective care. This conference brings together clinicians, community advocates, and systems change makers for a day rooted in radical self-care, cultural healing, and shared vision for a more just mental health system.
📩 Important Note for Registered Attendees:
Breakout session selection emails will be sent on Friday, May 2nd to all registered attendees. Each attendee will receive a link to select their preferred breakout sessions, lunch preferences, and badge information.
Please note: Breakout sessions have limited capacity and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To secure your spot in your top-choice sessions, be sure to complete the form as soon as possible after receiving the email.
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Conference Sessions Overview
🔹 Radical Self-Care & Collective Resistance: Building a Shared Commitment to Change (All Attend)
Presenters: Dr. Jennifer Korenchuk, Colleen Reveley, LMSW, Brie Shines, LLC, Dana Cogshell, LLC
This interactive opening session invites participants to explore radical self-care as a liberatory framework for healing, sustainability, and resistance within helping professions. Grounded in the work of Audre Lorde and rooted in community care, this presentation challenges burnout culture and reframes self-care as a collective responsibility. Participants will reflect on the systemic forces—such as capitalism, white supremacy, and professional martyrdom—that contribute to chronic exhaustion and disconnection. Through personal reflection, shared dialogue, and grounding practices, attendees will begin the day by reconnecting to purpose, power, and possibility. This session sets the tone for a conference grounded in equity, wellness, and meaningful change—within ourselves and the systems we seek to transform.
Breakout Session A (Choose One)
🔹 Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Clinical Practice Through Cultural Responsiveness
Presenter: Isaac Reed, AMFT
This interactive session invites clinicians to go beyond cultural competence and actively integrate cultural responsiveness into practice. Participants will explore how identity, lived experience, and systems of power shape client interactions and treatment outcomes. Through case studies, self-reflection, and practical strategies, attendees will deepen their understanding of cultural humility, intersectionality, and implicit bias. The session highlights ways to build trust, reduce harm, and create inclusive therapeutic spaces for clients from diverse backgrounds. Participants will leave with concrete tools to navigate cultural dynamics, tailor interventions, and foster stronger, more affirming relationships in therapy. This workshop supports both early-career and seasoned clinicians seeking to grow in their equity-informed practice and meet the needs of an increasingly diverse client population.
🔹 Understanding EMDR: Integrating a Resilience-Focused Approach While Supporting Clinician Well-Being
Presenter: Sara Tigay, LPC
This session offers an accessible overview of EMDR therapy with a dual focus: clinical application and practitioner wellness. Participants will review the phases, principles, and effectiveness of EMDR in trauma treatment, while also exploring how trauma work impacts the clinician. With an emphasis on resilience, attendees will learn strategies to protect their own mental health, prevent burnout, and reduce the risks of secondary trauma. The workshop includes mindfulness and self-regulation tools that can be integrated into both client sessions and personal practice. By the end of the session, clinicians will feel more confident in using EMDR-informed approaches while maintaining balance, sustainability, and self-awareness in their therapeutic work.
🔹 Advocacy in Action: Integrating Advocacy into Mental Health Practice
Presenter: Dr. Napoleon Harrington, DBH, LPC
Advocacy is essential to equitable mental health care. In this engaging session, Dr. Napoleon Harrington guides clinicians in exploring how systemic factors—such as stigma, policy inequities, and institutional barriers—impact clients and communities. Participants will reflect on their own values, privileges, and roles as mental health providers within these systems. The workshop will introduce practical strategies for embedding advocacy into everyday clinical work, including case management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community engagement. Attendees will leave with tools to support both individual clients and systemic transformation. Drawing on his experience as a clinician, educator, and advocate, Dr. Harrington offers a dynamic framework for those ready to step into the role of change agent both inside and outside the therapy room.
Breakout Session B (Choose One)
🔹 Culture and Tradition is Medicine
Presenters: Adon J. Vazquez & Taylor P. Maxwell
This session explores how Indigenous communities promote healing through culture, tradition, and community connection. Presenters will examine the impact of trauma and historical trauma on Native populations and share how traditional practices—including ceremonies, storytelling, and communal care—contribute to resilience and recovery. Participants will learn best practices for working effectively with Native American clients and communities, emphasizing cultural humility, collaborative engagement, and honoring lived experience. Case examples will illustrate how some communities blend Western therapeutic approaches with ancestral knowledge to offer holistic, culturally responsive care. Clinicians will leave with a deeper understanding of how to support healing in Indigenous communities and apply culturally grounded principles in their own work.
🔹 The Cost of Caring: Understanding Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Moral Injury
Presenter: Karen Dunholter, LMSW
Caring for others comes at a cost. This session explores the emotional and ethical toll of clinical work, particularly for those exposed to ongoing trauma, chronic stress, and workplace challenges. Participants will gain insight into the differences between compassion fatigue, burnout, and moral injury—and how each affects clinicians’ well-being, professional identity, and performance. The workshop includes reflection exercises, practical tools, and strategies for recognizing early warning signs, addressing cumulative stress, and fostering a culture of sustainability. Clinicians will also learn how organizational dynamics impact their ability to thrive and how to advocate for healthier workplace environments. This session is especially relevant for helping professionals who are feeling stretched thin or seeking to prevent long-term emotional exhaustion.
🔹 Advocacy in Mental Health: A Historical Perspective and Pathways to Meaningful Recovery for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Presenter: Laura Goldie, LMSW, ACSW
This session offers a compelling look at the evolution of advocacy within the mental health field, especially related to individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). Participants will explore key milestones in mental health reform and how advocacy has shaped access, treatment models, and client rights. The presentation will highlight modern, recovery-oriented approaches that emphasize empowerment, community integration, and cross-system collaboration. Clinicians will gain practical tools for supporting meaningful recovery, building self-advocacy skills with clients, and addressing systemic barriers to care. This session is especially relevant for providers working in community mental health, hospital systems, or with clients navigating complex and long-term challenges.
🔹 Panel Discussion: Healing in a Broken System (All Attend)
Moderator: Ethan Zink, MBA
Panelists: Ian Unger, Equity & Diversity Consultant, Cassandra Phipps, MIN, LPC, LLP, CAADC; Henry Marcano, MA, LLC, Eagala Certified; Hanna Cassise, MPH, CHES
This dynamic panel brings together diverse voices from across the mental health, advocacy, and equity landscape to reflect on what it truly means to heal in a system not designed for everyone to thrive. Panelists will share personal and professional experiences navigating structural inequities, workforce burnout, and opportunities for collective change. The conversation will explore actionable approaches to resilience, justice, and reimagining mental health care through a culturally responsive lens. Attendees will leave feeling seen, challenged, and inspired to move forward with clarity and commitment—whether in clinical spaces, organizations, or broader systems. The panel serves as a collective call to action and an affirming close to a powerful day of learning and community care.
Full Conference Agenda
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM: Arrival, Registration & Morning Connections
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Opening and Welcome, Michelle Ciaramellano, LMSW
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM: Opening Collective Session, Radical Self-Care & Collective Resistance: Building a Shared Commitment to Change
10:25 AM – 11:25 AM: Breakout Session A
11:25 AM – 12:25 PM: Lunch, Community Connections & Local Shopping
12:25 PM – 1:25 PM: Breakout Session B
1:35 PM – 2:50 PM: Closing Panel Discussion: Healing in a Broken System
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM: Closing Reflection & Action Steps
Limited Tickets Available, Register Now
Attendee tickets are almost sold out — reserve your space today and be part of this powerful day of healing and action.
Registration Fees:
Students: $50
Professionals: $75
Vendors: $150 (SOLD OUT)
For questions, email admin@ariseccti.com
We look forward to learning, growing, and advocating together!
Healing in a Broken System: Resilience, Advocacy & Culturally Responsive Care
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
PNC Conference Center \ Troy, MI 48084
Students: $50 | Professionals: $75
(Vendor tables are sold out.)
Feeling the weight of a system that isn’t working? You’re not alone.
Mental health professionals, students, and leaders—if you’ve felt the pressure of doing healing work within structures that perpetuate harm, this space is for you. Join a growing movement of clinicians, advocates, and change makers committed to reimagining mental health care through a lens of equity, collective care, and cultural healing.
Conference Details:
755 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084
PNC Conference Center, 2nd Floor,
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
(Doors open at 8:15 AM)
Join us for a powerful day of connection, learning, and collective care. This conference brings together clinicians, community advocates, and systems change makers for a day rooted in radical self-care, cultural healing, and shared vision for a more just mental health system.
📩 Important Note for Registered Attendees:
Breakout session selection emails will be sent on Friday, May 2nd to all registered attendees. Each attendee will receive a link to select their preferred breakout sessions, lunch preferences, and badge information.
Please note: Breakout sessions have limited capacity and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To secure your spot in your top-choice sessions, be sure to complete the form as soon as possible after receiving the email.
____________________________________________________
Conference Sessions Overview
🔹 Radical Self-Care & Collective Resistance: Building a Shared Commitment to Change (All Attend)
Presenters: Dr. Jennifer Korenchuk, Colleen Reveley, LMSW, Brie Shines, LLC, Dana Cogshell, LLC
This interactive opening session invites participants to explore radical self-care as a liberatory framework for healing, sustainability, and resistance within helping professions. Grounded in the work of Audre Lorde and rooted in community care, this presentation challenges burnout culture and reframes self-care as a collective responsibility. Participants will reflect on the systemic forces—such as capitalism, white supremacy, and professional martyrdom—that contribute to chronic exhaustion and disconnection. Through personal reflection, shared dialogue, and grounding practices, attendees will begin the day by reconnecting to purpose, power, and possibility. This session sets the tone for a conference grounded in equity, wellness, and meaningful change—within ourselves and the systems we seek to transform.
Breakout Session A (Choose One)
🔹 Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Clinical Practice Through Cultural Responsiveness
Presenter: Isaac Reed, AMFT
This interactive session invites clinicians to go beyond cultural competence and actively integrate cultural responsiveness into practice. Participants will explore how identity, lived experience, and systems of power shape client interactions and treatment outcomes. Through case studies, self-reflection, and practical strategies, attendees will deepen their understanding of cultural humility, intersectionality, and implicit bias. The session highlights ways to build trust, reduce harm, and create inclusive therapeutic spaces for clients from diverse backgrounds. Participants will leave with concrete tools to navigate cultural dynamics, tailor interventions, and foster stronger, more affirming relationships in therapy. This workshop supports both early-career and seasoned clinicians seeking to grow in their equity-informed practice and meet the needs of an increasingly diverse client population.
🔹 Understanding EMDR: Integrating a Resilience-Focused Approach While Supporting Clinician Well-Being
Presenter: Sara Tigay, LPC
This session offers an accessible overview of EMDR therapy with a dual focus: clinical application and practitioner wellness. Participants will review the phases, principles, and effectiveness of EMDR in trauma treatment, while also exploring how trauma work impacts the clinician. With an emphasis on resilience, attendees will learn strategies to protect their own mental health, prevent burnout, and reduce the risks of secondary trauma. The workshop includes mindfulness and self-regulation tools that can be integrated into both client sessions and personal practice. By the end of the session, clinicians will feel more confident in using EMDR-informed approaches while maintaining balance, sustainability, and self-awareness in their therapeutic work.
🔹 Advocacy in Action: Integrating Advocacy into Mental Health Practice
Presenter: Dr. Napoleon Harrington, DBH, LPC
Advocacy is essential to equitable mental health care. In this engaging session, Dr. Napoleon Harrington guides clinicians in exploring how systemic factors—such as stigma, policy inequities, and institutional barriers—impact clients and communities. Participants will reflect on their own values, privileges, and roles as mental health providers within these systems. The workshop will introduce practical strategies for embedding advocacy into everyday clinical work, including case management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community engagement. Attendees will leave with tools to support both individual clients and systemic transformation. Drawing on his experience as a clinician, educator, and advocate, Dr. Harrington offers a dynamic framework for those ready to step into the role of change agent both inside and outside the therapy room.
Breakout Session B (Choose One)
🔹 Culture and Tradition is Medicine
Presenters: Adon J. Vazquez & Taylor P. Maxwell
This session explores how Indigenous communities promote healing through culture, tradition, and community connection. Presenters will examine the impact of trauma and historical trauma on Native populations and share how traditional practices—including ceremonies, storytelling, and communal care—contribute to resilience and recovery. Participants will learn best practices for working effectively with Native American clients and communities, emphasizing cultural humility, collaborative engagement, and honoring lived experience. Case examples will illustrate how some communities blend Western therapeutic approaches with ancestral knowledge to offer holistic, culturally responsive care. Clinicians will leave with a deeper understanding of how to support healing in Indigenous communities and apply culturally grounded principles in their own work.
🔹 The Cost of Caring: Understanding Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Moral Injury
Presenter: Karen Dunholter, LMSW
Caring for others comes at a cost. This session explores the emotional and ethical toll of clinical work, particularly for those exposed to ongoing trauma, chronic stress, and workplace challenges. Participants will gain insight into the differences between compassion fatigue, burnout, and moral injury—and how each affects clinicians’ well-being, professional identity, and performance. The workshop includes reflection exercises, practical tools, and strategies for recognizing early warning signs, addressing cumulative stress, and fostering a culture of sustainability. Clinicians will also learn how organizational dynamics impact their ability to thrive and how to advocate for healthier workplace environments. This session is especially relevant for helping professionals who are feeling stretched thin or seeking to prevent long-term emotional exhaustion.
🔹 Advocacy in Mental Health: A Historical Perspective and Pathways to Meaningful Recovery for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Presenter: Laura Goldie, LMSW, ACSW
This session offers a compelling look at the evolution of advocacy within the mental health field, especially related to individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). Participants will explore key milestones in mental health reform and how advocacy has shaped access, treatment models, and client rights. The presentation will highlight modern, recovery-oriented approaches that emphasize empowerment, community integration, and cross-system collaboration. Clinicians will gain practical tools for supporting meaningful recovery, building self-advocacy skills with clients, and addressing systemic barriers to care. This session is especially relevant for providers working in community mental health, hospital systems, or with clients navigating complex and long-term challenges.
🔹 Panel Discussion: Healing in a Broken System (All Attend)
Moderator: Ethan Zink, MBA
Panelists: Ian Unger, Equity & Diversity Consultant, Cassandra Phipps, MIN, LPC, LLP, CAADC; Henry Marcano, MA, LLC, Eagala Certified; Hanna Cassise, MPH, CHES
This dynamic panel brings together diverse voices from across the mental health, advocacy, and equity landscape to reflect on what it truly means to heal in a system not designed for everyone to thrive. Panelists will share personal and professional experiences navigating structural inequities, workforce burnout, and opportunities for collective change. The conversation will explore actionable approaches to resilience, justice, and reimagining mental health care through a culturally responsive lens. Attendees will leave feeling seen, challenged, and inspired to move forward with clarity and commitment—whether in clinical spaces, organizations, or broader systems. The panel serves as a collective call to action and an affirming close to a powerful day of learning and community care.
Full Conference Agenda
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM: Arrival, Registration & Morning Connections
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Opening and Welcome, Michelle Ciaramellano, LMSW
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM: Opening Collective Session, Radical Self-Care & Collective Resistance: Building a Shared Commitment to Change
10:25 AM – 11:25 AM: Breakout Session A
11:25 AM – 12:25 PM: Lunch, Community Connections & Local Shopping
12:25 PM – 1:25 PM: Breakout Session B
1:35 PM – 2:50 PM: Closing Panel Discussion: Healing in a Broken System
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM: Closing Reflection & Action Steps
Limited Tickets Available, Register Now
Attendee tickets are almost sold out — reserve your space today and be part of this powerful day of healing and action.
Registration Fees:
Students: $50
Professionals: $75
Vendors: $150 (SOLD OUT)
For questions, email admin@ariseccti.com
We look forward to learning, growing, and advocating together!
Healing in a Broken System: Resilience, Advocacy & Culturally Responsive Care
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
PNC Conference Center \ Troy, MI 48084
Students: $50 | Professionals: $75
(Vendor tables are sold out.)
Feeling the weight of a system that isn’t working? You’re not alone.
Mental health professionals, students, and leaders—if you’ve felt the pressure of doing healing work within structures that perpetuate harm, this space is for you. Join a growing movement of clinicians, advocates, and change makers committed to reimagining mental health care through a lens of equity, collective care, and cultural healing.
Conference Details:
755 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084
PNC Conference Center, 2nd Floor,
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
(Doors open at 8:15 AM)
Join us for a powerful day of connection, learning, and collective care. This conference brings together clinicians, community advocates, and systems change makers for a day rooted in radical self-care, cultural healing, and shared vision for a more just mental health system.
📩 Important Note for Registered Attendees:
Breakout session selection emails will be sent on Friday, May 2nd to all registered attendees. Each attendee will receive a link to select their preferred breakout sessions, lunch preferences, and badge information.
Please note: Breakout sessions have limited capacity and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To secure your spot in your top-choice sessions, be sure to complete the form as soon as possible after receiving the email.
____________________________________________________
Conference Sessions Overview
🔹 Radical Self-Care & Collective Resistance: Building a Shared Commitment to Change (All Attend)
Presenters: Dr. Jennifer Korenchuk, Colleen Reveley, LMSW, Brie Shines, LLC, Dana Cogshell, LLC
This interactive opening session invites participants to explore radical self-care as a liberatory framework for healing, sustainability, and resistance within helping professions. Grounded in the work of Audre Lorde and rooted in community care, this presentation challenges burnout culture and reframes self-care as a collective responsibility. Participants will reflect on the systemic forces—such as capitalism, white supremacy, and professional martyrdom—that contribute to chronic exhaustion and disconnection. Through personal reflection, shared dialogue, and grounding practices, attendees will begin the day by reconnecting to purpose, power, and possibility. This session sets the tone for a conference grounded in equity, wellness, and meaningful change—within ourselves and the systems we seek to transform.
Breakout Session A (Choose One)
🔹 Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Clinical Practice Through Cultural Responsiveness
Presenter: Isaac Reed, AMFT
This interactive session invites clinicians to go beyond cultural competence and actively integrate cultural responsiveness into practice. Participants will explore how identity, lived experience, and systems of power shape client interactions and treatment outcomes. Through case studies, self-reflection, and practical strategies, attendees will deepen their understanding of cultural humility, intersectionality, and implicit bias. The session highlights ways to build trust, reduce harm, and create inclusive therapeutic spaces for clients from diverse backgrounds. Participants will leave with concrete tools to navigate cultural dynamics, tailor interventions, and foster stronger, more affirming relationships in therapy. This workshop supports both early-career and seasoned clinicians seeking to grow in their equity-informed practice and meet the needs of an increasingly diverse client population.
🔹 Understanding EMDR: Integrating a Resilience-Focused Approach While Supporting Clinician Well-Being
Presenter: Sara Tigay, LPC
This session offers an accessible overview of EMDR therapy with a dual focus: clinical application and practitioner wellness. Participants will review the phases, principles, and effectiveness of EMDR in trauma treatment, while also exploring how trauma work impacts the clinician. With an emphasis on resilience, attendees will learn strategies to protect their own mental health, prevent burnout, and reduce the risks of secondary trauma. The workshop includes mindfulness and self-regulation tools that can be integrated into both client sessions and personal practice. By the end of the session, clinicians will feel more confident in using EMDR-informed approaches while maintaining balance, sustainability, and self-awareness in their therapeutic work.
🔹 Advocacy in Action: Integrating Advocacy into Mental Health Practice
Presenter: Dr. Napoleon Harrington, DBH, LPC
Advocacy is essential to equitable mental health care. In this engaging session, Dr. Napoleon Harrington guides clinicians in exploring how systemic factors—such as stigma, policy inequities, and institutional barriers—impact clients and communities. Participants will reflect on their own values, privileges, and roles as mental health providers within these systems. The workshop will introduce practical strategies for embedding advocacy into everyday clinical work, including case management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community engagement. Attendees will leave with tools to support both individual clients and systemic transformation. Drawing on his experience as a clinician, educator, and advocate, Dr. Harrington offers a dynamic framework for those ready to step into the role of change agent both inside and outside the therapy room.
Breakout Session B (Choose One)
🔹 Culture and Tradition is Medicine
Presenters: Adon J. Vazquez & Taylor P. Maxwell
This session explores how Indigenous communities promote healing through culture, tradition, and community connection. Presenters will examine the impact of trauma and historical trauma on Native populations and share how traditional practices—including ceremonies, storytelling, and communal care—contribute to resilience and recovery. Participants will learn best practices for working effectively with Native American clients and communities, emphasizing cultural humility, collaborative engagement, and honoring lived experience. Case examples will illustrate how some communities blend Western therapeutic approaches with ancestral knowledge to offer holistic, culturally responsive care. Clinicians will leave with a deeper understanding of how to support healing in Indigenous communities and apply culturally grounded principles in their own work.
🔹 The Cost of Caring: Understanding Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Moral Injury
Presenter: Karen Dunholter, LMSW
Caring for others comes at a cost. This session explores the emotional and ethical toll of clinical work, particularly for those exposed to ongoing trauma, chronic stress, and workplace challenges. Participants will gain insight into the differences between compassion fatigue, burnout, and moral injury—and how each affects clinicians’ well-being, professional identity, and performance. The workshop includes reflection exercises, practical tools, and strategies for recognizing early warning signs, addressing cumulative stress, and fostering a culture of sustainability. Clinicians will also learn how organizational dynamics impact their ability to thrive and how to advocate for healthier workplace environments. This session is especially relevant for helping professionals who are feeling stretched thin or seeking to prevent long-term emotional exhaustion.
🔹 Advocacy in Mental Health: A Historical Perspective and Pathways to Meaningful Recovery for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Presenter: Laura Goldie, LMSW, ACSW
This session offers a compelling look at the evolution of advocacy within the mental health field, especially related to individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). Participants will explore key milestones in mental health reform and how advocacy has shaped access, treatment models, and client rights. The presentation will highlight modern, recovery-oriented approaches that emphasize empowerment, community integration, and cross-system collaboration. Clinicians will gain practical tools for supporting meaningful recovery, building self-advocacy skills with clients, and addressing systemic barriers to care. This session is especially relevant for providers working in community mental health, hospital systems, or with clients navigating complex and long-term challenges.
🔹 Panel Discussion: Healing in a Broken System (All Attend)
Moderator: Ethan Zink, MBA
Panelists: Ian Unger, Equity & Diversity Consultant, Cassandra Phipps, MIN, LPC, LLP, CAADC; Henry Marcano, MA, LLC, Eagala Certified; Hanna Cassise, MPH, CHES
This dynamic panel brings together diverse voices from across the mental health, advocacy, and equity landscape to reflect on what it truly means to heal in a system not designed for everyone to thrive. Panelists will share personal and professional experiences navigating structural inequities, workforce burnout, and opportunities for collective change. The conversation will explore actionable approaches to resilience, justice, and reimagining mental health care through a culturally responsive lens. Attendees will leave feeling seen, challenged, and inspired to move forward with clarity and commitment—whether in clinical spaces, organizations, or broader systems. The panel serves as a collective call to action and an affirming close to a powerful day of learning and community care.
Full Conference Agenda
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM: Arrival, Registration & Morning Connections
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Opening and Welcome, Michelle Ciaramellano, LMSW
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM: Opening Collective Session, Radical Self-Care & Collective Resistance: Building a Shared Commitment to Change
10:25 AM – 11:25 AM: Breakout Session A
11:25 AM – 12:25 PM: Lunch, Community Connections & Local Shopping
12:25 PM – 1:25 PM: Breakout Session B
1:35 PM – 2:50 PM: Closing Panel Discussion: Healing in a Broken System
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM: Closing Reflection & Action Steps
Limited Tickets Available, Register Now
Attendee tickets are almost sold out — reserve your space today and be part of this powerful day of healing and action.
Registration Fees:
Students: $50
Professionals: $75
Vendors: $150 (SOLD OUT)
For questions, email admin@ariseccti.com
We look forward to learning, growing, and advocating together!