Check out this line up!
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
SESSION ONE – MCO Panel Listening Session and Discussion.
Featuring representatives from each of the six Medicaid MCOs and DMAS.
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
SESSION TWO – 2022 Legislative Session Priorities Panel.
Featuring leaders of some of our partner associations, including the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, Voices for Virginia’s Children, Virginia Network of Private Providers, Virginia Association of Community Services Boards (invited), VCOPPA (invited), Virginia Association of Health Plans, SAARA, VAAP and the Virginia Counselors Association.
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SESSION THREE – Behavioral Health in the Schools: Updates from VDOE.
Featuring Maribel Saimre, Director, Office of Student Services, Virginia Department of Education
Thursday, November 4, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
SESSION FOUR – Multi-Systemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy: What Providers Need to Know.
Featuring Helen M. Midouhas, Ph.D., L.P.C, FFT National Trainer and Consultant, Functional Family Therapy and Melanie Duncan/Tom Pietkiewicz, MST Services (invited)
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
SESSION FIVE – DBHDS Updates from the Commissioner: State Hospitals, COVID Funding, Workforce, Accreditation-EBPs-Licensing, Marcus Alert, DEI & more.
Featuring Alison Land, Commissioner, DBHDS
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
SESSION SIX – DMAS Updates: Project BRAVO, Service Utilization Data, Administrative Improvements, School-Based Services, Workforce & more.
Featuring Alyssa Ward, Ph.D., LPC, Behavioral Health Clinical Director, DMAS
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SESSION SEVEN – Licensing Updates: Licensing System Improvements, Project BRAVO, Serious Incident Reporting, Compliance Reminders/Common Mistakes, Training Opportunities and more.
Featuring Jae Benz, MSW, Director of Licensing, DBHDS