MORNING EVENTS

8:00-8:30 AM:

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45 AM:

Introductory Remarks, Sheila Williams, PhD, Counseling and Psych Services, Hudson Health Center, Ohio University

8:45-10:00 AM:

First Keynote: Tamara Lambert, Schizophrenia Society of Canada, on “Living with Schizoaffective Disorder.”

10:00-10:15 AM:

Break

10:15-11:30 AM:

Ellen Anderson, PhD, Person-to-Person Resources, “Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents.”

11:30-12:00 noon:

Who We Are, (A round robin of 20-second self introductions of all present.) Pete Wuscher, Coordinator

AFTERNOON EVENTS

12:00-12:35 PM:

Buffet Lunch.  Music by Pete Wuscher

2:35-12:45 PM:

Video: “The Athens Photographic Project”

12:145-1:10 PM:

"An Introduction to NAMI Athens” Janet Polzer and Anne Walker

1:10-2:15 PM:

Second Keynote: Jane Mountain, MD, author of Beyond Bipolar: 7 Steps to Wellness on “Living with Bipolar Disorder.”

2:15-2:30 PM:

Break

2:30-3:30 PM:

Panel, “Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents”

Chair: Catherine Matisi, DO

Professional: Nikki Webb, M.Ed., LPCC-S, Children Counselor, Hocking County Behavioral Healthcare

Teen client, Teen client’s mother

3:30-3:45 PM:

Closing Remarks.  Alana Joseph, School of Nursing, Hocking College