AGENDA Participants are eligible to earn 16.5 CEUs from the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 8-9:30 a.m. Registration and check-in Continental breakfast, networking and poster presentations 9:00-9:30 a.m. Keynote address Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil, Execuive Director Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, City of Detroit 9:30-10:30 a.m. State of Muslim Mental Health Panel Jabril Ahmed Najah Bazzy, Zaman International Imam Jihad Saafir Zain Shamoon, MA 10:30-10:45 a.m. Break 10:45-11:30 a.m. Diversity and Ethics: Implications of the Hoffman Report Nadine Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Decriminalization of Mental Illness Melody Moezzi, JD 12:30-2 p.m. Lunch and prayer award presentation Joe Linstroth, Michigan Radio Waseem Ullah, MD, Founder DREAM of Detroit 2 3 p.m. Trauma Informed Congregations Kimberly Konkel, MSW, Associate Director for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships 3-4 p.m. Mental Health Court - Michigan Judge Thomas Boyd, 55th Judicial District Court, Ingham County, Michigan José Herrera, MD Assistant Professor, MSU Department of Psychiatry 4-4:15 p.m. Break 4:15-5:15 p.m. Stress and Resilience for Imams and Chaplains Farha Abbasi, MD (moderator) Imam Magid Imam Mardini 5:20 p.m. Asr Prayer Muslim Mental Health Conference, 2016 Conference Agenda - Page 3
5:30-7:30 p.m. IMAMS ONLY Opiate Dependence, Withdrawal and Treatment for Imams Farha Abbasi, MD Cynthia Arfken, PhD Judge Linda Davis, 41B District Court, Macomb County 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner on your own 8-10 p.m. Movie American Muslims: Fact vs Fiction FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 8-9 a.m. Continental breakfast, registration, networking, poster presentations 9 10:15 a.m. Resilience to Violent Extremism: Engaging Behavioral Health Experts in the Discussion Brandy Donini-Melanson, Law Enforcement Coordinator, U.S. Attorney s Office, District of Massachusetts United States Attorney Barbara McQuade, Eastern District of Michigan 10:15-10:30 a.m. Rep. Debbie Dingell, U.S. Congress, Michigan, 12th District 10:30-10:40 a.m. Break 10:40-11:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Munira Kassim, MA, TLLP Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture & Refugees - ACCESS Forensic Panel Emily Dubosh, PhD, Mixalis Poulakis, PhD and Nour Abdelghani, MA Islamophobia and Law Enforcement in a Post 9/11 World Hooman Keshavarzi, MA & Bilal Ali, PhD The Role of Forensic Psychology In Islamic Law: Exploring Judicial Reasoning and Ancient Practices Omar Mahmood, PhD Forensics and Medical Legal Psychological Evaluations of Muslim clients: Case studies and recommendations Muslim Youth Panel Sameera Ahmed, PhD, The Family & Youth Institute (FYI) Hanan Hashem, BA and Saara Patel, BA Covert Muslims: Navigating love, sex and marriage. 12:30-1:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15-2 p.m. Jummah prayer Muslim Mental Health Conference, 2016 Conference Agenda - Page 4
2-3 p.m. Concurrent sessions Acculturative Stress and Mental Health Alean Al-Krenawi, PhD The psychological and identity impact on Arab and Jewish adolescents in Israel Kanwal Haq Perspectives of emotional health and resource utilization: An exploratory study of Muslims in Boston Hikmet Jamil, PhD Longitudinal Study of mental illness among Muslim immigrants in southeast Michigan from 2010-2013 Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) Training Cheryl El-Amin, PhD Aneesah Nadir, PhD Zarinah Nadir, Esq. 3-3:05 p.m. Break 3:05-4:05 p.m. Concurrent sessions Trauma and its Impact on Mental Health Information Technology Imman Musa, MS Ayat Nashwan, PhD & Stan Bowie, PhD A mixed methods analysis of Muslims responses to the 2015 Chapel Hill shootings: reactions, coping and helpseeking Aliya Saeed, MD Violent Extremism: Psychiatric perspective ISSA Training (continued) Muslim Mental Health Conference, 2016 Conference Agenda - Page 5
4:15-5:15 p.m. Islamic Treatment Sofiyyah Low Siew Ping, MS Therapeutic Process of Spiritual Hypnotherapy from an Islamic Approach Alyssa Rippy, PhD Trauma Informed Care within Muslim Communities: A recovery based approach for PTSD Innovative Research Hena Din Pathways to wellness: Exploring Muslim mental health promotion in the digital age Fatima Koura, MA Muslim American women in the workplace: Coping with discrimination Bunmi Oyewuwo-Gassikia, LMSW Utilization of the criminal justice system for domestic violence: Exploring motivations, perceptions and outcomes Nabila Wasi Islamic medicine, music and mental Health 5:15-5:30 p.m. Wrap up 5:30 p.m. Asr prayer and dinner on your own 8-11 p.m. Narratives of Pain SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2016 9-10 a.m. Continental breakfast, current research, networking, poster presentations 10 10:30 a.m. Journal of Muslim Mental Health: celebrating 10 years Hamada Hamid, DO, MPH and editors 10:30 11 a.m. Book Introduction A Very Resilient Amreeki Dream by Almas Akhtar 11-12:30 p.m. Muslim Advocacy Panel Cheryl El-Amin, PhD (moderator) Juan R.I. Cole, PhD, Professor of History, University of Michigan Dr. Altaf Kaiseruddin, Inner City Muslim Action Network Lena Masri, Esq. Council on American Islamic Relations Zarinah Nadir, Esq., Islamic Social Services Association, US 12:30 2 p.m. Lunch and prayer 2 3:15 p.m. Black Psychology Panel Namira Islam, JD, Study of intra-muslim ethnic relations: Muslim Americans view on race relations Debra Majeed, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies, Beloit College 3:15-3:30 p.m. Break Muslim Mental Health Conference, 2016 Conference Agenda - Page 6
3:30-4:30 p.m. American Law/ Sharia Law Mohammad Khalil, PhD, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Adjunct Professor of Law, Director, Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University 4:30 5 p.m. Mindfulness Albert S. Aniskiewicz, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Michigan State University 5-5:30 p.m. Closing remarks and interfaith prayer 5:30 p.m. Asr Prayer and dinner on your own 7 9 p.m. Networking event SUNDAY, MARCH 20,2016 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Mosque tour and check-out Muslim Mental Health Conference, 2016 Conference Agenda - Page 7