Presentations from the 2025 Vermont Department of Mental Health Conference – Revitalize Mental Health: Empower, Strengthen, Transform are posted below, in alphabetical order. Presentations that are not available to post are noted. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the presenters and not necessarily those of the Vermont Department of Mental Health.
7 Steps to Adapting to Change
AnneMoss Rogers
Advances in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Examining the Evidence and Clinical Applications
Jérémie Richard, PhD
Agency as an Antidote: Navigating Collective Trauma*
Amanda Rohdenburg
*This session does not have a presentation associated with it.
An Adventure Program Within a CCBHC
Michael Dooley
Christie Everett, MSW LICSW
Claire Taylor
An Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation for CCBHCs
Tara Miller, CPRP, NCPS
Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Documentation Experience
Scott Louiselle, MS
Sharanjit Singh, MBA
CCBHC 101
Cheryle Bilodeau Wilcox, LICSW
Laura Flint
CCBHC and other Payment Reforms: Managing Costs, Metrics, and Outcomes
Derek Hoy, MA, MBA
Data Driven to Distraction: What We Lose When Metrics Replace Connections
Dave Melnick
Developing a Comprehensive Rural Crisis System: 24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care, Mobile Crisis Teams, and 988 Call Center Integration
Josh Burke
Gillian Macdonald
Disordered Gambling: What Is It and How Does It Impact Military Service Members and Veterans
David Yeager, ICGC-I
Enhanced Adoption Supports-AdoptMent: How Adult Adopted People Can Support Adolescent Adoptees
Tracie Carlson, LCMHC
April Dinwoodie
Katie Jablonski, MBA
Every Day Counts: School Attendance and the Link to Mental Health
Heidi Schumacher, MD
Everything Everywhere All at Once: Implications of the Expansion of Legalized Gambling for Mental Health Professionals [Keynote]
Keith Whyte, BA, PhD Candidate
It’s Pain, Not Gain: Rethinking How We Understand Youth Behavior
Dave Melnick, LICSW
Learn more about Vermont’s Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Center (CCBHC)*
Cheryle Wilcox, LICSW
Stephen DeVoe, MPH, MS
Laura Flint
Kameron McConnell
Lori Vadakin, MA, LCMHC, LADC
*This session does not have a presentation associated with it.
Lived Experience as an Asset in Addressing Problem Gambling
Odessa Dwarika, MA, CTRP
Jodie Nealley
Mindful Munchies: Nourishing Your Mental Health with Every Bite
James Kimball, MD
Kelley Klein, MD
Navigating the Disability Process- How to Effectively Support Clients Applying for Social Security Disability
Kirsten Moore
Jen Morin
Jason Rushlow
Practical and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Mental Health Clinician
Maelisa McCaffrey, PsyD
Redesigning Service Delivery for Vermont Adults: Changes to CRT
Kristen Briggs, LICSW
Diane Collias, LICSW
Patricia Singer, MD
Resilience Focused Schools: Using Relationships and Reflection to Cultivate Joy and Success in our School Communities
Cara Krebs, LICSW
Amanda Moore, LICSW
Self-Care: The Journey of Taking Action
Katie Wilson, MS
Jane Winterling
Telehealth: Future Proofing the Present Now
Mark McGee, MD
The Vermont Consultation & Psychiatry Access Program: An Innovative, Population-Level Approach to Mental Health Care
Ellen Arrowsmith, LICSW
Sarah Guth, MD
Turning Pain into Purpose: The Power of Post-Traumatic Growth [Keynote]
AnneMoss Rogers
Understanding the Disorder of Hoarding
Mark Perry, MSW
Understanding the Need for Mental Health Literacy: Education is Life
Annie Valentine, M.Ed.
Vermont Project AWARE: Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education
Martha Demers, M.Ed.
Marianna Donnally, LICSW
Lindsay Heller
Sean McGinnis
VITLAccess: How Data Sharing Supports Mental Health Care in Vermont
Stephanie LaFaso, MSN, RN