AMHCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
JUNE 22 – 24 , 2022 LINQ HOTEL , LAS VEGAS
Schedule-at-a Glance , Timely Tracks , and Lots of CEs !
TUESDAY / June 21 , 2022
2:00 – 6:00 PM Chapter Leader Leadership Summit
WEDNESDAY / June 22 , 2022
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Chapter Leader Leadership Summit
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pre-Conference Sessions
2:00 – 3:30 PM Breakout Session 1
4:00 – 6:00 PM Breakout Session 2
THURSDAY / June 23 , 2022
9:00 – 10:00 AM Breakout Session 1
Schedule At-a-Glance All times below are in Pacific Standard Time
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote Address ( Dr . Shannon Hodges , See Q & A on page 20 .)
12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch and Learn
1:30 – 2:45 PM Breakout Session 2
3:00 – 4:30 PM Breakout Session 3
FRIDAY / June 24 , 2022
9:00 – 10:00 AM Breakout Session 1
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote Address ( Dr . Eric Ström ; See Q & A on page 22 .)
12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch and Learn
1:30 – 2:45 PM Breakout Session 2
3:00 – 4:30 PM Breakout Session 3
REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE AT : www . amhca . org / conference / registration
Earn CEs at the Sessions You Attend
You can earn one continuing education contact hour ( CE ) for each hour of attendance at :
• Pre-Conference Workshops ( a separate registration fee is required ; see page 19 for workshop descriptions )
• Lunch and Learn
• Plenary Sessions ( keynotes ; see Q & As with the two keynote presenters on pages 20 and 22 )
• All educational programs ( included with your conference registration ; register at www . amhca . org / conference / registration )
Most attendees will be able to accumulate their CEs during the core conference days ; however , you can earn additional CEs by attending any of the four Pre-Conference Workshops , which are run concurrently .
Attendance is monitored and you must attend 100 percent of a session to receive credit . Partial credit will not be awarded .
Schedule Timely At-a-Glance Tracksie
As the only national organization focused solely on advancing clinical mental health counseling , AMHCA ’ s conferences are known for relevant content . The line-up of sessions in Las Vegas is no exception , with 14 timely tracks :
• Advocacy and Leadership
• Children and Adolescents
• Couples and Family
• Crisis and Trauma Assessment and Treatment
• Developmental and Learning Disabilities
• Diversity
• Ethics
• Geriatric
• Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
• Military and Veterans
• Neuroscience / Biological Bases of Behavior
• Specialized Clinical Assessment
• Substance Use and Addictions
• Technology Assessment and Treatment
In addition , this year ’ s conference features a session on Affectional Identity and another on Gender Identity — the topics of two of the new standards included in AMHCA Standards for the Practice of Clinical Mental Health Counseling .
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