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#602 | Do as I Say, Not as I Do? Applying Behavioral Health’s Expertise to Support the Workforce
Behavioral health providers face high turnover and elevated suicide risks, yet an unspoken belief persists that suffering is a prerequisite for helping. This session explores the systemic stressors driving this crisis and introduces tangible strategies for organizations to move from toxic resilience to authentic, peer and leadership supported retention. Cheri Skelding, LCSW is a behavioral health leader with 25+ years of experience in crisis systems, program development, and organizational strategy. A founding executive at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, she helped establish Colorado’s statewide crisis and peer support line and specializes in workplace mental health, peer support, and sustainable systems change. Brandon Wilcox brings 17 years of behavioral health experience focused on peer support, workforce development, and systems change. He helped create the Colorado Peer Support Credential and received the 2017 George DelGrosso Visionary Leadership Award. Brandon is recognized for advancing lived-experience leadership, developing teams, and strengthening behavioral health systems across Colorado.
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#603 | Microdosing Psychedelics in Clinical Practice: A Holistic Framework for Mental Health Integration This session offers mental health clinicians an integrative framework for understanding microdosing psychedelics and its context within clinical practice. Drawing on emerging research and holistic principles, it explores how psilocybin, LSD, and mescaline interact with lifestyle, relational, and psychological factors. Ethical considerations, safety, and scope-of-practice boundaries equip practitioners to recognize, understand, and engage in informed, responsible conversations with clients who may already be exploring microdosing independently.
Jessica Eden, LCSW, LAC, ADS-RT, NMIT is an Integrative Therapist whose work bridges clinical mental health care with spirituality, nature-based healing, and psychedelic-informed practice. Passionate about holistic transformation and community access, she specializes in helping clients explore microdosing and plant-medicine integration as part of a whole-person approach to mental health, harm reduction, and mind/body/spirit connection. Clinical Board Business/Upper Management Bd Cl Bu
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