2026 Summit Schedule

Sat. November 7

• 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PST:  Conference Kickoff
•  8:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST:  Risk, Rupture, and Repair: LGBTQIA+ Suicide Prevention Through an Attachment Lens with Chris Brace, LCSW
  

  • 1 Suicide Awareness & Prevention 
  • 1 Cultural Competency CE Hours
    (2 CE hours total)
• 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST:  “Don't Look Like What You're Going Through”: Cultural Avoidance and Masked PTSD with Saritha Farris, LCSW
  

  • 2 Cultural Competency CE hours
• Lunch
• 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST:  The Evidence on Intentional Weight Loss, Weight Bias, and Ethical Scope in the Therapy Room with Lauren Ball LCSW-S, LCADC, CEDS-C & Sarah Atlas, RD, LD, CEDS-C
  

  • 1 Ethics &
  • 1 Cultural Competency CE Hours
    (2 CE hours total)

Sun., November 8

• 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PST:  Welcome to Day 2
• 8:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST: To Share or Not to Share: The Ethics, Existential Meaning, and Impact of Therapist Self-Disclosure with Dr. Gerardo Wence-Munoz
  2 Ethics CE hours
• 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST:  Navigating Insurance Ethically: A Practical Overview for Nevada Professionals with Carly Shadid
  2 Ethics CE hours
• Lunch
• 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST:  Beyond the Risk Assessment: Clinical Confidence in Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk with Nicole Williams, CPC
  2 Suicide Awareness & Prevention CE hours