2016 Women’s Wellness Celebration Presents
Mental Health Matters: Opening Eyes. Opening Minds.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, VA
Featuring Keynote Speaker & 2016 WWC Honoree, Dr. Stacie Otey-Scott
Mental health is a critical component to our overall wellness. Nearly 42.5 million Americans suffer from a mental illness. This is especially true for adolescent girls and women. Enormous societal pressures are being placed on our country’s female population and are a huge contributing factor to their overall mental well-being.
The 2016 Women’s Wellness Celebration (WWC), Mental Health Matters: Opening Eyes. Opening Minds., is aimed at bringing awareness to mental health issues faced by adolescent girls and women. Local policy makers, social workers, and nonprofit organizations will hold workshops on the mental health impact of violence against women, bullying, and low self-esteem. Together, we will openly discuss how we as a community can improve access to mental health services by exploring ways in which effective, integrated models of behavioral health care may be provided to address mental health issues for adolescent girls and women.
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The Women’s Wellness Celebration (WWC) is a not-for-profit conference, aimed to inspire and empower women within the Hampton Roads area to make healthy life choices for themselves and their families. Through training and educational programs focused on emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness, the WWC helps women understand the impact healthy mindsets and healthy habits have on the future of our children and our communities.
In 2008, ARDX, a healthcare management consulting firm located in Norfolk, Virginia, recognized the need to cultivate healthier homes and communities for our children. More importantly, we understood the influence that women hold in our children’s lives and that effective change not only starts at the top, but starts from within.
The WWC provides women the opportunity to step away from their daily routines and to take time to focus on themselves. By focusing on their well-being, women build a stronger individual who will positively impact their households and the community and in turn impact future leaders – our children.
Each year the WWC partners with a local Hampton Roads 501(c) organization to raise awareness for a particular wellness issue facing the community. All proceeds from the conference are donated to the partner organization to continue strengthening healthy behaviors within the Hampton Roads community.
Registration for the 2016 Women’s Wellness Celebration & Dinner is now closed!
WWC Conference & Dinner: $60
WWC Conference Only: $35
WWC Dinner Only: $40
Conference Agenda
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. in the main entrance of the Ted Constant Convocation Center, followed by the conference kick-off at 9:00 a.m. The conference will be followed by the Women’s Wellness Celebration (WWC) Dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m., featuring Keynote Speaker and 2016 WWC Honoree, Dr. Stacie Otey-Scott!
Registration & Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Open Plenary
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions I – II
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Lunch & Expo
Boxed lunches are available for online purchase only. If you are interested, you may pre-order a boxed lunch by October 5th by clicking here.
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mind Mapping Session
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions III – IV
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Closing Plenary
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
WWC Dinner with Keynote Speaker & Honoree, Dr. Stacie Otey-Scott
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions I
Building Trauma Informed Communities: Engaging What is Strong, NOT What is Wrong
Speaker: Pamela Wong, MPA
Expert Panelists: Gabriella Caldwell and Nicole Kosmas
Personal Story: Shenika Phillips
Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Mental Health
Speakers: Jeanne Alhusen, PhD and Linda Bullock, PhD
Expert Panelists: Julie Stoner, MS, MPH, Laurencia DuSantos, PsyD, and Whitlee Thyne, MSW
Bridging the Gap: Utilizing a Three-Tiered Framework to Increase Access to Mental Health Services within the School Environment
Speaker: Renee Smith, M.Ed
Expert Panelists: Courtney Boone, Paul Aravich, PhD, Rhaea Goff, LCSW, and Colette Edmonson, MA, QMHP
Breakout Sessions II
Ability Matters: Harnessing the Power of Potential and Self-Actualization for Women and Young Girls
Speaker: Ann Rader, MPA
Expert Panelists: Lisa Iervolino, MS, LCSW, CSOTP, Charlotte Watts, PhD, LCP, and Cynthia A. Tumilty, MSN-Ed, BSN, RN
Personal Story: Ann Rader, MPA
Empowering Self-Care for Young Women
Speaker: Melissa Elder, MBA
Expert Panelists: Ernestine Duncan, PhD and Vanessa Samora, C.P.T, C.H.C, C.L.C.
Personal Story: Melissa Elder, MBA and Alethia Raycrow-Simpson
Social Media and Cyberbullying: The Psychosocial Impact
Speaker: Patrick Slifka, LCSW
Expert Panelists: Nicole Kosmas and Lemuel Williams, MA, LPC
Personal Story: Avaona Vaughn (daughter) and Aresan Jones (mother)
Breakout Sessions III
Roadmap to Mental Health
Speaker: Courtney Boone
Expert Panelists: Lisa Iervolino, MS, LCSW, CSOTP, Patricia Blackshaw, and Kira Mantell, LCSW
Personal Story: Alethia Raycrow-Simpson
Girls and Bullying: Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones and Words Can Hurt Me Too!
Speaker: Mitzi Glass, LCSW
Expert Panelists: Laurencia DuSantos, PsyD and Ali Williams
Personal Story: Avaona Vaughn (daughter) and Aresan Jones (mother)
Out of the Void and into Abundance: Self-Care as a Path of Healing from Sexual Trauma
Speaker: Vanessa Samora, C.P.T, C.H.C, C.L.C.
Expert Panelists: Jamie Wolff, MA and Lemuel Williams, MA, LPC
Expert Panelist & Personal Story: Anne Rader, MPA
Breakout Sessions IV
Ambiguous Loss: Breaking the Silence of Depression, Trauma, and Abuse
Speaker: Portia Rawles, PsyD
Expert Panelists: Ernestine Duncan, PhD, Letitia Laurien, LCSW, and Cindy Estes, Bio, MSN, MHA, RN, NE-BC
Personal Story: Alethia Raycrow-Simpson
Victim or Disorder: When the Victim’s Psychological Disorder Overwhelms the Human Trafficking and Shelter Staff
Speaker: Deanna Wallace
Expert Panelists: Ail Williams and Julie Stoner, MS, MPH
Personal Story: Shenika Phillips
Trauma Informed Care: The Basics (Intervention and Positive Mental Health)
Speaker: Malaina Poole, MA
Expert Panelists: Kathleen Simpson, CSAC, QMHP, Rhaea Goff, LCSW, and Gloria J. Gordy, PMHCNS-BC, MAC
2016 WWC Honoree & Keynote Speaker, Dr. Stacie Otey-Scott
Dr. Stacie Otey-Scott is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a graduate of Regent University, which she accomplished while having 2 of her 3 children. Her experience includes time spent as a Primary Care Psychologist for Portsmouth and Ghent Family Medicine practices with Eastern Virginia Medical School, a joint appointment as an Assistant Professor at EVMS in the departments of Family & Community Medicine and Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, and Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology and Counseling at Regent University. She is now the Executive Director of Community Wellness at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, affectionately known as The Mount, in Chesapeake, Virginia, serving over 12,000 partners. Dr. Otey-Scott’s radio and television credits include the “Call Dr. SOS” radio segment and 2 national television appearances on “Unfaithful: Stories of Betrayal”, as a featured Clinical Psychologist on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Dr. Otey-Scott also has a digital platform, CallDoctorSOS.com, where she teaches each of us how to live life fully through successful relationships. If you desire to explore the impact of relationships on your life, CallDoctorSOS.com is the place to start. Dr. SOS believes that we all need help from time to time navigating the demands of managing relationships and being self-reflective, so we can become the person God has called us to be, her calling is helping people make sense of the touch points of relationships in their lives that are key to achieving happiness and peace. As she often states, “life is about relationships.”
Thank you to all of our sponsors!
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This year’s 2016 WWC EXPO offers a wide variety of FREE wellness screenings, community outreach program information, retailers, and other resources to help you achieve a mental health well-being. Make sure to take some time to browse through this year’s EXPO and visit all of our amazing exhibitors.
1st Rate Insurance Management Corporation
Avenues to Wellness
BB&T
Bedcrafters by Michelle
Bon Secours In Motion
City of Virginia Beach
Dr. S.O.S
EVB
Infinity Consulting Group
Johnson & Johnson
LuLaRoe
Mary Kay
Massage Envy
Palm Purpose
Sentara
Tidewater Beverage Services
Truely Treasures
Vanderventer Black Law
Walgreens
Whole Body Health
The Official #WWCelebration Social Media Hashtag Guide
Use the below hashtags on your favorite social media sites to share your experiences during the conference and to stay on top of the conference conversations.
#WWCelebration
#MentalHealthMatters
#WomensWellness
Location
The WWC is proud to host this year’s conference at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, located on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Nestled in the heart of the University Village, the Ted Constant Convocation Center is conveniently located near many local eateries and free accessible parking garages.
Parking
Parking decks are located on the North and South sides of the building, as well as on the campus of Old Dominion University. General parking is free during events at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Note: The Old Dominion campus will be on Fall Holiday October 11, 2016, so parking should be available.
Directions
Ted Constant Convocation Center | 4320 Hampton Blvd. | Norfolk, VA 23508
