Conference Agenda
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Registration 7:00-7:45am
Welcome 7:45-8:00am Benjamin Wood—MAMFT President
Ethics Workshop 8:00am-12:00pm
What To Do When Families Need You presented by Elizabeth Porter, Attorney at Law
Lunch On Your Own 12:00-1:15pm
Concurrent Workshops 1:15-3:15pm
101—Engaging Family and Support Systems in Early Recovery from Addiction presented by Turner Griffin, LMSW
102—How Trauma Impacts the Way We Cope with Stress: Strategies for Navigating a Stressful World presented by Alex Kaeppler, Ph.D., LMFT
103**—Ain’t Nothing Artificial About It: The Role of Augmented Intelligence in Clinical Supervision - presented by Benjamin Jones, Ph.D.
104—How to Help First Responders Process & Manage the Traumatic Experiences Encountered on the Job presented by Lieutenant Chase Elkins with the MS Department of Public Safety 10-34 Project - Chaplain, Peer Support
**Please note this workshop is for approved supervisors only.
Concurrent Workshops 3:30-5:30pm
201—Sexualized Attachment in Adopted Males presented by Olivia Mason, LMFT, CSAT
202—And the Beat Goes On: The Power of Resilience presented by Janet Watson, LCSW
203—Sleep and the Family System: Incorporating Sleep into Your Practice as an Extratherapeutic Behavior presented by Brian T. Gillis, Ph.D., LMFT
Friday, February 14, 2025
Keynote Workshop 8:30-11:30am
When Family Enmeshment Leads to Ambivalence and Betrayal in Adult Romantic Relationships: Helping Clients Unburden Inappropriate Guilt and Obligation presented by Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., CSAT
MAMFT Annual Business Meeting & Awards Luncheon 11:30am-1:00pm
Keynote Workshop Continued 1:15-4:15pm
By attending the MAMFT Conference every year, LMFTs can obtain all the CE hours necessary for license renewal! The Mississippi Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) has been approved by the Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists (MSBOE) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. The 2024 conference will offer 14 CE hours.
