Conference Schedule:

Friday

8:30 AM : Welcome Address

Alicia Figliuolo, Director of Education and Training- Geek Therapeutics

9:00 AM – 10:00AM : Morning Keynote (All Participants):

Dr. Erin Hipple- Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW, PhD Philadelphia PA

10:15AM – 11:15AM Session (Choose One Presentation):

 Special Interests and Safe Havens: Adapting Trauma Treatment for Neurodivergent Geek Clients – Dr. Corrine Buchanan,Ph.D., LMHC (FL), LMFT (FL), LPC (OR), NCC

A Functional Behavioral Analysis of RPG Use in Therapy and Education – Danielle Yang, BCBA

11:30AM – 12:30PM Session (Choose One Presentation):

Worlds We Build Together: Daggerheart for Connection and Belonging in Neurodivergent Student Communities- Storm Gardner

Using Dragon Age: The Veilguard as a DBT Teaching Tool-Erin Chamberlain, MS, LCMHC, TGM

12:30 LUNCH Break

2:00PM – 3:00 PM Session (Choose One Presentation):

The Forgotten Star:Stargate SG-1 and ACT Narrative Metaphors and Acceptance Architecture in Practice – Rachel Bond, LMHC, CGT

Boss Fights and Better Coping: Using Difficult Video Games as Emotional Regulation Labs – Victoria Alexeev-Zajac

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Session (All Participants):
The Odyssey Approach: A Narrative–Metacognitive Framework for Provider Burnout and Client Dropout Rates- Dr. Madeline Kay, PhD

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Session (All Participants):
Mistreatment in Supervision: Ethics, Clinical Impact, and Interventions -Dawn Davis, 

5:30 PM Goodbye Message (All Participants):
TBD

Saturday 

 8:30 AM : Morning Welcome

Dr. Bean

9:00 AM – 10:00AM : Session (Choose One Presentation):

The Transition from Clinician to Clinical Supervisor- Dawn Davis, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, CGT

t’s Not a Phase, Mom! The Use of Geek Culture in Stress Management Strategies– April Luman MA, LMHC, TGM

10:15AM – 11:15AM Session (Choose One Presentation):

SoloRPG Therapy with Narrative Identity Theory- Ryan Holliman, PhD, LPC-S

Daggerheart: Applications in Clinical Practice- Erin Chamberlain, MS, LCMHC, TGM; Helson Meirino, MSS, LCSW, TGM; Grace Moon, MA, LPC, TGM; John Stinebaugh, LMFT, CGT; April Luman, MA, LMHC, TGM

11:30AM – 12:30PM Session (Choose One Presentation):

Grief, Growth, and Zombies:Using David Kessler’s sixth stage of grief with narrative therapy through the lens of The Last of Us Cassandra “Cassie” Holdcroft Ed. S, LPC, CPCS, MHC, LMHC, LCPC, LPC-MHSP, LPCC

The Zenith Bound System- A Gaming System for Heroic Personal Development and Holistic Growth- Andre K.

12:30 LUNCH Break

2:00PM – 3:00 PM Session (Choose One Presentation):

Understanding the Self-Compassion Model through The Barbie Movie- Dawn Davis, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, CGT

FEARapy: Facing Our Monsters Through Horror Media — An Evidence-Informed Framework for Psychoeducational Use in Clinical Practice – Dr. Adam Baldowski

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Session (All Participants):

Rewriting the Save File Mapping Narrative Therapy onto the Hero’s Journey Dr. Daniel A. Kaufmann, Ph.D., LMHC/LPC, BACC

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Session (All Participants):

Your Client’s Other Therapist: Ethical Practice in the Age of AI Mental Health Tools – Dr. Bryan Duncan, PhD

Continuing Education Credits:

Psychologists: Geek Therapeutics is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Counselors: Geek Therapeutics has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7042. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Social Workers: Geek Therapeutics, #1769, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/19/2022 – 05/19/2025. Social workers completing courses receive 1 continuing education credits per hour of attendance.

Play Therapists: Geek Therapeutics has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, No. 21-649. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Other Professions: This activity qualifies for the specified number of hours of instructional content as required by many licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your board or organization for specific requirements.