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The Adolescent & Young Adult Collective (AYAC) 2026

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The Adolescent & Young Adult Collective (AYAC) 2026

10.0 CE Hours

Schedule

Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Registration, Breakfast, & Welcome

8:00 AM PDT - 9:00 AM PDT
From Disruption to Regulation: ADHD, Emotional Dysregulation, Inhibition, and Trauma in Adolescent Treatment (1A)

9:15 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
Presented by Marissa Dvorscak, LMFT
Rescued Into Fragility: When Support Becomes Dysregulation (1B)

9:15 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
Presented by Jordan Held, LCSW
Emotional Intimacy at the Mezzo Level (1C)

9:15 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
Presented by Maia Fohrman, LCSW, CSAT
Keynote: Young Adults: Convergence of Trauma and Substance Use Disorder

11:00 AM PDT - 12:30 PM PDT
Presented by Claudia Black, PhD, LCSW
Lunch

12:30 PM PDT - 2:00 PM PDT
Navigating the Landscape of Grief and Loss (2A)

2:00 PM PDT - 3:15 PM PDT
Presented by Heather Schnoebelen, LCMHC-S, LPC
Regulate, Relate, Restore: Polyvagal Tools for Transformation (2B)

2:00 PM PDT - 3:15 PM PDT
Presented by Jill Krush, LPC, NCC, CAS
Hidden Healing: Creative Approaches to Supporting Young Men (2C)

2:00 PM PDT - 3:15 PM PDT
Presented by Ronald "Dean" Porterfield, LPC-MHSP , Kenneth Davis, LADAC
Soundbath by Hannah

2:30 PM PDT - 3:30 PM PDT
Networking

3:15 PM PDT - 4:00 PM PDT
Entertainment

4:00 PM PDT - 5:00 PM PDT

Thu, Jun 11, 2026

Networking (coffee and light snacks)

8:00 AM PDT - 9:00 AM PDT
Safety is Treatment: Creating Cultural Safety & Belonging in Treatment Spaces (3A)

9:15 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
Presented by Fawna Asfaw, CADC, CSUD, CLC
When Help Harms: The Hidden Complexity of Treatment-Related Trauma (3B)

9:15 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
Presented by Stella B. Keitel, PsyD , Kevin Bandy, CAP, ICADC
Wound to Wonder: Engaging Families and Groups Experientially (3C)

9:15 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
Presented by Kristine Jackson, LCSW, CEDS, CDWF-C, CET, CP, TEP, PCC
Brunch

10:30 AM PDT - 11:30 AM PDT
Keynote 2: Neuroaffirming Autism Assessment

11:00 AM PDT - 12:30 PM PDT
Presented by Maddisen Espeseth, PsyD, IFS-I ACC, RPT-S, CST , Jonathan Stevens, MD, MPH , Dave Morrison, PsyD
Networking

1:00 PM PDT - 2:00 PM PDT

Disclaimer: Time designated for waiting room, breaks, or lunch cannot be counted towards CE credit.