Carle Health System Behavioral Health Symposium 2025

1. Overview

The Carle Health System Behavioral Health Symposium 2025 provides a comprehensive overview of current practices, emerging trends, and innovative treatments in the field of mental and behavioral health. The program aims to enhance clinical skills in diagnosing and managing various psychiatric conditions across diverse patient populations to improve overall mental health outcomes.
Course Date: August 27, 2025
2. Learning Objectives

Evaluate new and emerging pharmacological and therapeutic treatment modalities for common behavioral health disorders.

Implement evidence-based clinical strategies for the management of complex and treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions.

Identify and address the psychosocial factors and social determinants impacting mental health in diverse patient populations.

Integrate multidisciplinary approaches and collaborative care models to improve behavioral health service delivery.

Assess current trends, ethical challenges, and systemic barriers in modern mental health clinical practice.

3. Target Audience

Best for psychiatrists and mental health professionals who want updates on behavioral health treatments and psychiatric care strategies.

4. Topics

August 27, 2025.mp4 (Full Live)

*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Check-In and Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks Heather Hintz, LCPC Executive Director, Behavioral Health Carle Foundation Hospital
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Interventional and Innovational Psychiatry: The Future of Improving Mental Health Benjamin Gersh, MD Carle Psychiatry and Psychology
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. High Hopes: The State of the Union on Current Trends and treatment in Addiction Medicine Kira Reich, MD Elise Wessol, DO Carle Addiction Medicine
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Refreshments and Exhibit Hall
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Beyond Abstinence: Integrating Harm Reduction, SUD Treatment, and Recovery in Healthcare Setting Beth Dinges, PharmD VA Illiana Healthcare System
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. The Intersection of Substance Use and Mental Health: Engaging Individuals in the Journey to Watertight Wellbeing Nanette Larson Deputy Director, Wellness & Recovery Services Illinois Department of Human Services
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibit Hall
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Behavioral Health Across the Continuum of Care- Panel Discussion Jacqueline Henrichs, LCSW Michelle Matthews, MSN, RN-BC Jeanie Mickelsen, LCPC Tammy Griffin, CADC Nicolas Gudino
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Enhancing Substance Use Treatment Services in a Health System and Your Own Backyard: Lessons Learned and Still Learning Heather Hintz, LCPC Todd Beard, MAPC, LCPC David King, MSW
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Refreshments and Exhibit Hall
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Lived Experience, Lasting Impact: The Value of Certified Peer Recovery Specialists Jamie Banner, CPRS Darren Preston, CPRS Morgan Roush, BA Anthony Welch, CPRS, AA
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Vicarious Trauma: Impacts and Buffers Keith Brotheridge, MSW, LCSW The Baby Fold
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks