Behavioral Mental Health Conference

Registration and Breakfast: 8:30 to 9:00am 

Welcome and Conference Overview: 8:45 to 9:00am

• Dr. Gail Gasparich, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 

Opening Speaker: 9:00 to 9:45am

• Topic: Framing the Behavioral Health Workforce Challenge (with Q&A following presentation) 
• Caroline Barnhart, Director of Behavioral Health, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health

Session A:  10am to 11am

• Topic: Focus on retaining clinicians and preventing burnout/vicarious trauma, self-care practices, resilience-building 
• Speaker: Mary LeVasseur Dorman, Manages the Lancaster County BH Coalition

Session B:  11:15am to 12:15pm 

• Topic: Diversifying the workforce with more BIPOC and LGBTQ+ practitioners.  
• Speakers: MK Strohman, LSW and Talisa Ramos, LSW

Luncheon and Networking: 12:15 to 1:00

• Table top breakouts with interesting topics for group discussion 

Session C: 1:15pm to 2:15pm

• Topic: Workforce Data on what factors retain employees to BH, school to career pipelines, workforce development initiatives
• Speaker: Valerie Ferri - Director of Workforce Development, Philadelphia Connections

Wrap Up Confab - 2:30 to 3:15pm

• Topic: Workforce Data on what factors retain employees to BH, school to career pipelines, workforce development initiatives

• Facilitator: Heather Strohman, LCSW-MU

• Panel: Jostalynn Parry, MSW- MU PRIME, Stephen Burghardt, MSW, Ph.D.- Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College-CUNY, Caroline Barnhart-Penn Medicine LGH, Olivia Walters-Vice President of Programs-The Steinman Foundation, Shanece Bowman, Program Manager-Touchstone Foundation

Cost of the Conference (which includes continental breakfast and lunch)

• Free of charge (both in person and virtual attendees) 
• $20 for conference participation and CEUs issued by Millersville University

Tickets can be purchased at the link below:

• https://www.eventbrite.com/e/307142360067

The Ware Center – Millersville University
42 N. Prince St.
Lancaster, PA 17603
717 871-7018

Millersville University's Ware Center is Lancaster’s premier performing arts center. Located on Lancaster’s famous Gallery Row, our mission is to foster creativity, learning, and understanding in our great community.

Parking:  Event parking at the Ware Center can be found at the Prince Street Garage (corner of Prince and Orange) or the Hager surface lot, both of which are within a block of our facility.

Conference Sponsors:

• The Learning Institute 
• Office of the President
• Office of Community Engagement, Governemental and Economic Development

 
Program and Event Committee:

• Dr. Karen Rice
• Dr. Debra Vredenburg
• Dr. Amber Nicole Pfannenstiel
• Ms. Jocelyn Parry
• Ms. Heather Strohman
• Dr. Victor DeSantis
• Ms. Madelyn Matias

Conference Flyer (.pdf format)