WORKSHOP PROGRAM
8:30 - 9:15 Registration

9:15 - 9:45 Welcome Ceremony/Blessing

Ben Hale
American Indian Healing Center


Welcome

Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Director, UCLA Center on Research, Education, Training and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities

Felicia Schanche Hodge, Dr.P.H.
Director, UCLA Center on American Indian & Indigenous Research and Education

Monique Smith, Psy.D.
Administrative Clinical Director United American Indian Involvement
Introduction of the Mental Health
Advisory Committee
Glenda Ahhaitty
Acting Director, American Indian Counseling Center

Miguel E. Gallardo, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education and Psychology,
Pepperdine University
Rita Ledesma, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, California State University, Los Angeles

Faith McClure, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology,
California State University, San Bernardino

Carol Robinson-Zanartu, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Counseling and School Psychology, San Diego State University

Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Ph.D.
Professor, Multicultural Community-Clinical Psychology Emphasis Area, California School of Professional Psychology,
Alliant International University, Los Angeles


Charge to the Group
Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Director, UCLA Center on Research, Education, Training and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities

9:45 - 10:45 Overview of Mental Health & Well-Being
in Southern California American Indians
9:45 - 10:15

"Healing the Generations"
Rose Clark, Ph.D.
Behavioral Health Consultant,
Indian Health Service, CA Area Office

10:15 - 10:45

"Service Delivery Issues in Urban Indian Communities"
Monique Smith, Psy.D.
Administrative Clinical Director,
United American Indian Involvement
10:45 -10:55 Break

11:00 -12:15 Culturally Competent Techniques in Teaching
About Mental Health in American Indians
11:00 - 11:30

"Cultural Countertransferance: Acknowledging and Confronting Stereotypes"
Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Ph.D.
Professor, Multicultural Community-Clinical Psychology Emphasis Area,
California School of Professional Psychology,
Alliant International University, Los Angeles
11:30 - 12:15

"Talking Circles: Using Storytelling as an Adjunct to Dialogue"
Felicia Schanche Hodge, Dr.P.H.
Professor, UCLA School of Nursing and UCLA School of Public Health;
Director, UCLA Center on American Indian & Indigenous Research and Education
12:15 -12:25 Break and Pick-Up Lunch

12:25 - 1:25 Lunch Session

1:25 - 1:30 Break and Adjourn To Skill Sessions

1:30 - 3:30 Skill-Based Sessions

1. Dual Diagnosis and Urban Indians
Al Garcia, MSW
United American Indian Involvement

2. Integrating Traditional Medicine Practices into Western Mental Health Practices
Glenda Ahhaitty
Acting Director, American Indian Counseling Center

3. Multigenerational Trauma and its Impact on the Mental Health of American Indian?Children
Carrie Johnson, Ph.D.
Director, Seven Generation Child and Family Counseling Services
United American Indian Involvement
3:30 - 3:40

Break and Adjourn to Large Group
3:45 - 4:15 Identification of Tool-Kit Needs
Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Director, UCLA Center on Research, Education, Training and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities


Sign up and Development of
Mental Health Experts Network

Rose Clark, Ph.D.
Behavioral Health Consultant, Indian Health Service, California Area Office
Rita Ledesma, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, California State University, Los Angeles

Monique Smith, Psy.D.
Administrative Clinical Director,
United American Indian Involvement
Identification of Teaching Instructors on
Mental Health of American Indians

Faith McClure, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology,
California State University, San Bernardino

Carol Robinson-Zanartu, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Counseling and School Psychology, San Diego State University

Miguel E. Gallardo, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University
4:15 - 4:30 Wrap-Up

4:30 - 5:30 Reception (at The Endowment)