NEW – Single-Day Conference!
Join behavioral health professionals, treatment providers, interventionists, case managers, and healthcare leaders for a full day of education, networking, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This dynamic conference explores current challenges and emerging best practices in mental health, substance use treatment, behavioral healthcare, clinical leadership, and patient engagement. Through expert-led presentations and interactive discussions, attendees will gain practical tools, clinical insights, and collaborative strategies to better serve individuals and families navigating complex behavioral health needs.
This presentation is appropriate for: clinical professionals, psychologists, therapists, counselors, and social workers.
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OBJECTIVES: After this intensive event, you will be able to:
Session 1: Managing High-Acuity Cases: Families, Treatment Facilities & Best Practices for Collaborative Care
Identify common challenges associated with managing high-acuity behavioral health cases.
Describe effective collaboration strategies among families, treatment providers, and behavioral healthcare professionals.
Apply care coordination best practices to improve continuity of treatment and client outcomes.
Session 2: Applied Behavior Analysis in Today's Behavioral Healthcare
Describe the core principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Identify evidence-based behavioral interventions used in contemporary healthcare settings.
Apply ABA-informed strategies to support behavior change and treatment engagement.
Session 3: Substance-Induced Psychosis: Prevalence, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prognosis
Differentiate substance-induced psychosis from primary psychotic disorders.
Identify substances commonly associated with psychotic symptoms.
Describe treatment interventions and prognosis factors for individuals experiencing substance-induced psychosis.
Session 4: Medication Matters: Improving Adherence, Understanding Barriers & Supporting Patients in Behavioral Healthcare
Identify common barriers to medication adherence in behavioral healthcare populations.
Describe patient-centered strategies that improve treatment compliance.
Apply practical interventions that support medication adherence and recovery outcomes.
Session 5: Leadership & Clinical Roundtable & Getting Them There
Discuss emerging trends shaping the future of behavioral healthcare.
Evaluate leadership approaches that promote innovation and quality improvement.
Identify barriers that prevent individuals from accessing appropriate treatment services.
Describe legal, ethical, and logistical considerations involved in treatment placement.
Apply strategies that facilitate successful engagement with behavioral healthcare services.
Session 6: Clinical Supervision in Behavioral Healthcare
Identify the core responsibilities of effective clinical supervisors.
Describe supervision methods that support ethical practice and professional growth.
Apply best practices for strengthening clinical competency and accountability within behavioral healthcare organizations.
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SCHEDULE:
8:00–8:30 AM: Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:30–8:40 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks — Veritas Team
8:50–9:35 AM: Managing High-Acuity Cases: Families, Treatment Facilities & Best Practices for Collaborative Care — Dr. Sanchez, PsyD
9:35–9:40 AM: Morning Break #1
9:50–10:35 AM: Applied Behavior Analysis in Today’s Behavioral Healthcare — Dr. Cam Cramer, PsyD
10:45–11:30 AM: Substance-Induced Psychosis: Prevalence, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prognosis — Dr. John O. Lusins III, MD
11:30–11:35 AM: Morning Break #2
11:35 AM–12:20 PM: Medication Matters: Improving Adherence, Understanding Barriers & Supporting Patients in Behavioral Healthcare — Jennifer Sanchez, LPN, CIP
12:20–1:05 PM: Networking Lunch
1:15–1:45 PM: Leadership & Clinical Roundtable: Where Behavioral Healthcare Goes Next — All Faculty
1:55–2:40 PM: Getting Them There — Mark Astor, Esq.
2:40–2:45 PM: Afternoon Break
2:55–3:40 PM: Clinical Supervision in Behavioral Healthcare — Jonathan Rauch, LCSW, CIP
3:40–4:00 PM: Day in Review, Final Q&A — Veritas Staff
Breaks, networking lunch, and sponsor presentations do not count toward CE hours.
LOCATION:
Archer Hotel Austin: 3121 Palm Way, Austin, Texas, United States, 78758
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5.25 CE’s
Upon completion of the event and the evaluation, certificates will be issued via email.
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SOCIAL WORK: Jumana Grassi LCSW NY# 0556 is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the New York State Education Department State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers.
ACE: Shine Continuing Education #1721, formerly Jumana Grassi LCSW, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/14/26-6/14/29. Social workers participating in this conference receive 5.25 continuing education credits.
ADA Accommodations: If you require ADA accommodations, please contact us at least 7 days in advance of the event so that we can ensure accommodations are made.
*There is no commercial support for this program, nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.
Cancellations and Refunds/ Missed Time
Partial credits will not be given. You must sign-in, sign-out, and participate in the entirety of the event.
Grievance Policy:
We take your feedback seriously. For grievances, questions or concerns, please contact Heather Claibourn, LCSW, CE coordinator at Heather@ShineContinuingEducation.com.