Wednesday Program

Symposium Breakfast | 1 Contact Hour

6:00AM – 7:30AM Eastern

More than Skin Deep: Examining the Full Impact of Tardive Dyskinesia
Sponsored by HMP Education
Presenter: Amber Hoberg, PMHNP-BC
Available to virtual livestream attendees.

Pre-Conference Sessions | 2 Contact Hours

8:00AM-10:00AM Eastern

7:00AM CT | 5:00AM PT

1011: Psychotherapy
8:00am – 10:00am Eastern

Part 1 APN Secret Sauce Workshop: Combined Motivational Spirited Communication Skills & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Applied Motivational Interviewing Overview and Skills –  APRN

Part 1 (MI): This dynamic and interactive presentation provides the opportunity to discuss blended skills with experiences in the use of MI to build engagement with CBT/avoid dropout. The participant will leave with a foundation to practice motivational-spirited interviewing to bridge patients to CBT therapy.

Presenters: Kathleen T. McCoy, DNSc, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP; Kimberly A. Williams, DNS, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PHNS-BC

1012: Practice
8:00am – 10:00am Eastern

Pediatric Bipolar: What We Know and How We Care for This Vulnerable Population – RN  APRN

This presentation will encapsulate the most up-to-date information on the intricacies of assessing, diagnosing, and caring for those with Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (PBD). Participants will leave with increased confidence in differentiating and caring for PBD from other common pediatric psychiatric disorders and the best current evidence-based interventions.

Presenter: Daniel Wesemann, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ARNP
Available to virtual livestream attendees.

1013: Complementary & Alternative Therapy
8:00am – 10:00am Eastern

Therapeutic Improvisation for Social Anxiety Disorder – RN APRN

This Interactive presentation with audience participation illustrates TI-based interventions to help reduce symptoms of social anxiety disorder. A fun, accepting, and playful in-vivo exposure session. Participants will leave with TI skills to help clients collaborate, create, and build social confidence.

Presenter: Donna Lee Williams, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

1014: Graduate Education
8:00am – 10:00am Eastern

LGBTQ+ 101 and Beyond, for the Mental Health Professional – RN APRN

This interactive program gives participants the essential skills they need to understand, work with, and keep safe patients who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Licensed providers will also receive the education needed for registration in a national directory of LGBTQIA-affirming providers.

Presenters: Edward A. Stern (he/him), MSN, PMHNP-BC

1015: Safety
8:00am – 10:00am Eastern

Leadership Learning: Evaluating an Educational Program to Hospital Leadership on Staff Empowerment to Improve the Culture of Safety in a Psychiatric Hospital – RN APRN

Workplace violence is a significant concern in psychiatric nursing due to verbal and physical aggression, threats, intimidation, and harassment by patients. Patient outcomes, staff well-being, and attrition are impacted. Nurse leaders benefit from education on strategies to support staff empowerment, improve the culture of safety, and address workplace violence.

Presenter: Kristen Kichefski, MBA, DNP, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC

1016: Nursing Professional Development
8:00am – 10:00am Eastern

The Things We Carry —Trauma, Empathic Distress and Burnout. When Self-Care is Not Enough to Carry the Burden, Navigating A New Path of Courageous Well-being – RN APRN

This presentation combines theory, research, and experiential learning activities, illustrating the application of six essential components of psychological well-being (Ryff) crucial to the mental health of nurses, individually and collectively. Participants will receive literature to guide their own work as well as evidence-based practices and innovative strategies developed by the author.

Presenter: Donna A. Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FFAN

1017: Psychopharmacology
8:00am – 10:00pm Eastern

Is Your Cupboard Safe?  Abuse of Over-the-Counter Medications & Supplements Psychopharmacology – RN APRN

This presentation will explore the history of over & behind-the-counter medications & supplements and the surprising frequency of misuse & abuse of these substances in this multi billion dollar business. We will also delve into some of the “novel” drugs of abuse such as: K2, Spice, Kratom and Flakka. The educational takeaways will be valuable to your patients & family regardless of practice setting.

Presenter: Laura G. Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Available to virtual livestream attendees.
This session may be eligible for pharmacology contact hours.

Pre-Conference Sessions | 2 Contact Hours

10:15AM – 12:15PM Eastern

9:15AM CT  |  7:15AM PT

1021: Psychotherapy
10:15am – 12:15pm Eastern

Part 2: APN Secret Sauce Workshop: Combined Motivational Spirited Communication Skills & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Applied Motivational Spirited Communication Skills/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Overview and Experience – RN APRN

Part 2 (CBT): This dynamic and interactive presentation provides the opportunity to discuss blended skills with experiences in the use of CBT augmented by MI to build patient engagement /avoid dropout. The participant will leave with a foundation to practice CBT, blended with motivational-spirited interviewing.

Presenters: Kimberly A. Williams, DNS, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PHNS-BC; Kathleen T. McCoy, DNSc, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP

1022: Practice
10:15am – 12:15pm Eastern

Addressing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among People with Psychiatric Disorders: Profound Effects on Symptoms and Outcomes – RN APRN

This presentation reviews the impact of obstructive sleep apnea, its high prevalence in mental health populations, and the negative effect on psychiatric symptoms and suicide risk. Participants will leave with the ability to identify obstructive sleep apnea, understand its risks with psychiatric disorders, and screen for it in everyday practice.

Presenter: Jeremy Mills, DNP, PMHNP-BC

1024: Graduate Education
10:15am – 12:15pm Eastern

Design Workshop for Adopting Competence-Based Curricula for PMHNP Training: Using Competence to Unify Didactic and Clinical Learning – APRN

This workshop is designed to introduce and engage PMHNP faculty in competence-based curricular design and implementation. Curricular design strategies and a competency-based tool for evaluation of role competence will be presented. Participants will discuss their readiness to adopt new competency-based standards. PMHNP faculty groups are encouraged to attend together.

Presenters: Rosalind de Lisser, PhD(c), FNP, PMHNP; Kathleen McDermott, DNP, PMHNP; Tina Walde, DNP, PMHNP; Katerina Melino, MS, PMHNP

1025: Safety
10:15am – 12:15pm Eastern

Us vs Them or Better Together? Why Nurse-Patient Engagement is the Key to Safe Environments – RN APRN

Learn how restrictive measures intended to protect staff from workplace violence can backfire, increasing conflict and creating adversarial relationships between staff and patients. Participants will learn how treatment settings have improved safety outcomes by increasing engagement and helping staff build the trusting relationships that are so crucial to recovery.

Presenters: Ellen Blair, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, NEA-BC, CPHQ, FAAN; Diane E. Allen, DNP, PMHRN-BC, FACHE(R); Lisa Schneider, MS, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC; David Sharp, RN, PhD; Tamsyn Michelle Weaver DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

1026: Nursing Professional Development
10:15am – 12:15pm Eastern

Writing for Publication: Taking the Fear Out of Rejection – RN APRN

This interactive and fun pre-conference sess offers insight and motivation to engage nurses in the idea of sharing their knowledge and experiences with other nurses through publication. The presentation provides information and time to practice skills to allow attendees to become successful writers.

Presenter: Sandra L. Siedlecki, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN
Available to virtual livestream attendees.

1027: Psychopharmacology
10:15am – 12:15pm Eastern

All I Want Is A Good Night’s Sleep!: Understanding Sleep and Common Sleep Disorders – RN APRN

This presentation reviews the biology of sleep and common sleep disorders seen in BH practice and explores medications, therapies, and tools and techniques available to nurses to improve sleep assessment and treatment.

Presenter: Joseph M. Holshoe, BSN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Available to virtual livestream attendees.
This session may be eligible for pharmacology contact hours.

Product Theater Lunch | No Contact Hours Provided

12:20PM – 1:50PM Eastern 

Discover the Difference with a New LAI for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Sponsored by Teva Pharmaceuticals
Presenter: Amber Hoberg, APRN, MSN, PHMNP-BC

Pre-Conference Sessions | 2 Contact Hours

4:15PM – 6:15PM Eastern

3:15PM CT  |  1:15PM PT

1041: Advanced Practice
4:15pm – 6:15pm Eastern

Assessment and Diagnosis Process for People with Cognitive and Neurological Differences – RN APRN

People with cognitive and neurological differences must access health care services in their community. This presentation offers a mental health assessment and diagnosis framework for nurses who encounter this often marginalized population. We will explore a thoughtful and wholistic approach using people’s stories.

Presenter: Ginny Focht-New, RN, PhD, PMHCNS, BCB, NADD-CC, BCN

1042: Practice
4:15pm – 6:15pm Eastern

Yes, And!: Learning (and Experiencing) the Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Model Through Improv Games & Activities for Learning, Inpatient Groups, Psychotherapy, and Supervision – RN APRN

Come experience improv-related exercises and games that can be used to structure and inform group work, milieu management, peer supervision, and ACT training. This is an active and experiential workshop that combines instruction with active learning and application of the 6 core ACT principles of psychological flexibility. AND ITS FUN!

Presenters: Brett Darin Howard, PhD, APRN; Miranda Morris, PhD; Holly Yates, MS, LCMHC

1043: Group Therapy
4:15pm – 6:15pm Eastern

Group Therapy Basics II: Applying Theory to Practice in a Group Role Play – RN APRN

This workshop, which builds on Group Therapy Basics I, allows participants to experience and analyze common group processes, and practice skills in structuring and facilitating a simulated group where participants role play group leaders and participants. Post-role play debriefing will discuss the application of group theory to participants’ experience.

Presenters: Bethany J. Phoenix, PhD, RN, FAAN, CNS; Frannie Pingitore, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CGP

1044: Undergraduate Education
4:15pm – 6:15pm Eastern

Creating and Implementing a Psychiatric-Mental Health Focused Escape Room with Undergraduate Nursing Students – RN

Can you escape this conference with an innovation to implement with your students or staff? Participants will create an escape room focused on psychiatric-mental health nursing. How to create clues, gather supplies, and run the escape room effectively will help participants develop their own scenario.

Presenters: Wendy Carter Kooken, PhD, RN; Amanda J. Kemp, MSN, RN
Available to virtual livestream attendees.

1045: Culture
4:15pm – 6:15pm Eastern

Providing PMHNP Students with Skills to Provide Socially Affirming Care for Gender Questioning Youth Through a Competency Based Learning Complex Case Simulation – APRN

This presentation describes the steps taken to create a complex case simulation for PMHNP students to demonstrate competency in providing socially affirming care for gender questioning youth. By adequately preparing future providers with skills to promote inclusivity and address social determinants of health, mental health outcomes will be improved.

Presenters: Holly N. Gray, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Andrew Makowski, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Julie Perry, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Available to virtual livestream attendees.

1046: Research
4:15pm – 6:15pm Eastern

Bringing Visibility to Invisible Phenomena in Perinatal Mental Health Nursing through Qualitative Research – RN APRN

In this interactive presentation, discuss and prioritize the steps to develop meaningful qualitative research in psychiatric-mental health nursing. Learn how clinical researchers plan, conduct, and publish qualitative studies. Participants will leave with a foundation for the next steps, including exposure to computer-assisted data analysis software.

Presenters: Carrie Morgan Eaton, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CHSE; Esme Ho, SN; Kathryn Philips, PhD, APRN

1047: Psychopharmacology
4:15pm – 6:15pm Eastern

Sexuality and Psychotropics – APRN

Presenter: Sattaria (Tari) Dilks, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP

This session may be eligible for pharmacology contact hours.

Conference Kickoff & Awards Ceremony
6:30PM – 7:30PM Eastern
5:30PM CT | 3:30PM PT

Kickoff the premiere event for psychiatric-mental health nursing with a warm welcome from APNA leadership, then get inspired by this year’s award-winning psychiatric mental-health nurses and students.

Symposium Dinner | 1 Contact Hour

8:00PM – 9:30PM Eastern

A Pathway to Putting Patients First: Spotlight on TAAR1 Agonists for Treating Schizophrenia 
Sponsored by CMEology
Presenters: Amber Hoberg, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Eric Achtyes, MD; Bethany Yeiser, BS
Available to virtual livestream attendees.