2026 UVU Conference on
MENTAL HEALTH

June 11-12, 2026

Schedules


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June 11 Schedule

Time Location Session
9:00 – 10:00 AM Grand Ballroom Keynote Session 
10:00 – 10:15 AM BREAK
10:15 – 11:15 AM Center Stage From Relief to Real Change: The Role of the Therapist in Ketamine Treatment 
10:15 – 11:15 AM Ragan Theater Digital Fight-or-Flight: Social Media Polarization and Its Toll on Mind, Body, and Relationships 
10:15 – 11:15 AM SC206A/B/C AFSP Caring Communities 
10:15 – 11:15 AM SC213A/B Beyond Talk: Trauma-Informed Experiential Interventions in Substance Use Disorder Treatment 
11:15 – 11:30 AM BREAK
11:30 – 12:30 PM Center Stage The Technology of Survival | Engaging Military & First Responders 
11:30 – 12:30 PM Ragan Theater Rooted in Play: Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging for Queer Children 
11:30 – 12:30 PM SC206A/B/C A New Perspective on Anxiety and Depression: How the Fear Response may be Driving Your Symptoms 
11:30 – 12:30 PM SC213A/B Ethical Boundary Development in Multicultural Therapy: Supporting Clients in Navigating Relational and Cultural Expectations 
12:30 – 2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:00 – 3:00 PM Center Stage The Dangers of AI for Mental Health: When Technology Crosses the Line: AI Chatbots, Ethics, and Mental Health Safety 
2:00 – 3:00 PM Ragan Theater Managing Digital Drift 
2:00 – 3:00 PM SC206A/B/C Get Curious: Critical Memory Integration (CMI) Explored 
2:00 – 3:00 PM SC213A/B Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Focused Supervision: A Theory-Driven Framework for Clinical Practice 
3:00 – 3:15 PM BREAK
3:15 – 4:15 PM Center Stage Utah’s New ACE Screening Push: What It Means for Our Next Generation 
3:15 – 4:15 PM Ragan Theater Money Matters in Mental Health: Practical Strategies for Addressing Financial Stress 
3:15 – 4:15 PM SC206A/B/C Beyond the Common Factors: Understanding the Basics of Psychological Healing 
3:15 – 4:15 PM SC213A/B From Triage to Treatment: Trauma-Informed Clinical Care in Campus Settings 
4:15 – 4:30 PM BREAK
4:30 – 5:30 PM Center Stage Working with Chronic Suicidality: Ethical Decision-Making and ACT-Informed Care 
4:30 – 5:30 PM Ragan Theater The Dance of Co-Regulation: Neurobiology of Relational Safety 
4:30 – 5:30 PM SC206A/B/C The Missing Conversation: How Relational Trauma Shapes Mental Health Across the LifeSpan 
4:30 – 5:30 PM SC213A/B Dad's Left Behind: Closing the Gap in Perinatal Mental Health Screening and Support 

June 12 Schedule

Time Location Session
9:00 – 10:00 AM Center Stage Fighting for Survival: When Client Goals, Ethics, and Suicide Risk Collide in Eating Disorder Care 
9:00 – 10:00 AM Ragan Theater Creating Safety, Building Capacity: Nervous System Regulation in Treatment 
9:00 – 10:00 AM SC206A/B/C From Burdened to Thriving: a Whole-Person Framework for Hope and Healing 
9:00 – 10:00 AM SC213A/B Clinical Treatment Pathways for Survivors of Organizational and Ritual Abuse 
10:00 – 10:15 AM BREAK
10:15 – 11:15 AM Center Stage This Is Your Brain on Phones: Compulsive Screen Use and the Path to Cognitive Recovery 
10:15 – 11:15 AM Ragan Theater Beyond Postpartum Depression: Recognizing the Full Spectrum of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders 
10:15 – 11:15 AM SC206A/B/C Stabilizing the Self: Identity Formation and Expressive Modalities in Treating Depression and Anxiety 
10:15 – 11:15 AM SC213A/B The State of Mental Health Practice in Utah: Trends, Challenges, and Clinical Realities 
11:15 – 1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:00 – 2:00 PM Grand Ballroom How Happiness Extends Healthspan: Neuroscience Lessons from a Blue Zone 
2:00 – 2:15 PM BREAK
2:15 – 3:15 PM Center Stage Understanding Sexual Addiction as a Behavioral Addiction 
2:15 – 3:15 PM Ragan Theater Stuck for a Reason: A Trauma-Informed Lens on Change in Marginalized and Underserved Populations 
2:15 – 3:15 PM SC206A/B/C Better Than Human? The Ethical Case for AI in Mental Health 
2:15 – 3:15 PM SC213A/B How Rituals Strengthen Connection and Healing in Group Therapy 
3:15 – 3:30 PM BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 PM Center Stage Internal Family Systems and Adolescent Suicidality: A Parts-Based Approach to Safety, Containment, and Hope 
3:30 – 4:30 PM Ragan Theater Cool, Cool… I’m Totally a Therapist: Navigating Imposter Syndrome Ethically 
3:30 – 4:30 PM SC206A/B/C How Relationships Heal the Addicted Brain: An fNIR Study 
3:30 – 4:30 PM SC213A/B Safety Planning in a Climate of Deportation Fear: A Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice to Support Immigrants