2024 Conference Schedule (tentative)
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Conference Social Event
Hays Arts Council
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Legislative Panel: (Hays Mayor Shawn Musil, State of Kansas Representative Barb Wasinger, Kansas State Senator Rick Billinger-tentative, State of Kansas Representative Bob Lewis)
Keynote Speaker Human Trafficking: Julie Hart, Kansas Attorney General's Office
Individual presentations
- Session 1
- "Innovative pathways to addressing gaps and barriers in rural behavioral health services: a multidisciplinary approach"
- Tami Radohl, PhD, LSCSW; Steve Cagle, LSCSW; Holly Legg, APRN
- "Social Work on the Frontier - Resources are plentiful, but rarely in plain sight!"
- Kim Darrough-Hayden, LMSW
- "The Interaction between Forgiveness and Resentment on Mental Health among College Students"
- Dong Pil Yoon, PhD, MSW
- "Introducing the Black Transgender Child"
- Dr. Lulu, MD, CEO
- "Children with Problematic Sexual Behaviors: Who are they and how can we help?"
- Andrew Monroe, MSW
- "Barriers faced by Hispanic immigrants in rural settings"
- Annette Clarke Jones, PhD, MS, MSW, RSW
- Joanna Sanchez, BSW Student
- "Healing Through Ceremony"
- Dr. Ralph Bodor, PhD, DSW
- Kristina Kopp, MSW
- "Increasing Access to Behavioral Health through Student Training in Telehealth & Technology"
- Dr. Jason Matejkowski, MSW
- Humanitarian development is crucial for achieving sustainable rural development.
- Mohit Prodhan, MSW, DSW student
- Mohit Prodhan, MSW, DSW student
- "Innovative pathways to addressing gaps and barriers in rural behavioral health services: a multidisciplinary approach"
- Session 2
Evening Social
Rural Caucus Meeting
Friday, June 28, 2024
Panel: Secretary Laura Howard and Staff, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
Keynote Speaker: Kimberly Freese, Regional Director of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
Individual presentations (TBD)