Breakout Sessions

• Session 1 (Opt 1): Trauma Informed Care with College Students

  This presentation will address how trauma plays out in the lives of college students behaviorally, emotionally, and academically. The impact of trauma on the developing brain, what it means to be a trauma informed clinician, and what trauma informed care looks like in clinical practice will be addressed. The presenter is a certified EMDR therapist, approved consultant, and trainer, therefore trauma informed care as a foundation for EMDR therapy will be woven throughout.

• Session 1 (Opt 2): Bridging the Gap for Survivors through Yoga

  Survivors of sexual assault often want individual counseling and peer support groups but may feel too overwhelmed to engage with these services.  Trauma-Informed Yoga offers an accessible and embodied alternative that also serves to create a community of healing.

• Session 2 (Opt 1): Existential Dialectics of Care: A Model for Being Grounded in Value

  Understanding how values, such as care and empathy, impact the therapeutic process are import considerations for the clinician. This presentation will review theoretical and philosophical perspectives within Existential Psychotherapy and the phenomenology of empathy by Edith Stein. Thus applying a more accurate perspective and therapeutic approach to empathy. 

• Session 2 (Opt 2): Physical and Mental Health in a University Counseling Center

  This presentation will cover the interaction between physical activity/exercise, mental health, and the brain. The presentation will discuss the available literature, clinical support, practical applications, and use for counselors.

• Session 3 (Opt 1): Navigating Support with Community Partners: Addressing Mental Health Concerns and Crises

  It is common for non-mental health professionals to be the first point of contact for a student crisis. Often these professionals are limited in their ability to navigate these challenges while safeguarding their own well-being. This talk will focus on how to provide support for non-mental health partners on setting boundaries, providing referrals, and increasing their capacity to meeting these challenges. 

• Session 3 (Opt 2): College Mental Health Education and Suicide Prevention Outside the Clinical Perspective

  This presentation would provide insight into the current prevention education for students regarding mental health and suicide within the college student population. The presenter highlights what Oklahoma State University and Department of Wellness are doing in terms of mental health from a health education and promotion standpoint. The presentation will demonstrate the ongoing effort to emphasize the correlation of physical and mental health through nonclinical means.

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Poster Session

• What are the types of university students with suicidal ideation that did not seek mental health treatment in the past year?

  Courtney Doman, M.S., Doctoral Student in Human Development and Family Sciences & Preston Morgan, PhD, LMFT(MI). 
  Oklahoma State University

• Hiring Permanently Remote Clinical Staff at University Counseling Centers: A Multi-Method Exploration of Barriers and Recommendations

  Chris Dabbs, Ph.D. 
  Knox College

• Future Counselors’ Attitudes Toward LGBTQ+ Folks

  Tori Moore, B.A., Doctoral Student in Counseling Psychology & Douglas Knutson, Ph.D. 
  Oklahoma State University

• From Absent Presence to Present Absence: Physical Neglect is linked to Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms through Relationship Mindfulness

  Viktoria Papp, Doctoral Student in Human Development and Family Science & Michael Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
  Oklahoma State University

• Exploring the Relationship Between Eating Disorder Symptom Severity and Episodes of Driven or Compulsive Exercise in a Large National Sample of University Students

  Kimberly Osborn, M.S.W, Laina Nelson M.A., Rebekah Urban, M.A. Doctoral Students in Counseling Psychology.
  Oklahoma State University

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