2022 Michigan CIT Conference

Event Code: CIT2022

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May 2 Keynote Speaker: Ernie Stevens | Community Collaboration: A Best Practice Approach
May 3 Keynote Speaker: Chief Jim Blocker | Personal Conflict became Action then Policy

Breakouts offering one (1)social work CEU have an *.

Breakout #1
- *Utilizing social workers in a police department: Co-Response with CIT & More, Jessica Martin
- How to interact with deaf and hard of hearing, Cheryl Myers
- Reframing CIT to Enhance Officer Wellness, Joe Smarro
- CIT Programs: Lessons Learned on the Road of Crisis Response, Meghan Taft & Chief Jim Blocker
Breakout #2
- *Veterans 101: The Silent Warrior, Chaka McDonald
- Building Bridges Between Law Enforcement and the LGBTQ+ Community, Felipe Trevino
- *60 Seconds to Resilience; Building Resilience Where You Are, Amanda Shaw & Officer Beth Roach
- Understanding & Engaging Law Enforcement Officers in Your CIT Trainings, Cpt. Todd Hill
Breakout #3
- *Benefits of youth-specific programming and overview of Crisis Intervention Teams for Youth, Ashley Sansom & Lt. Michelle Hesse
- 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's and Quick Tips for First Responders, Debra Archer Ross
- *Meeting the Needs of Suburban Communities: Mobile Crisis Co-Response & Embedded Behavioral Health Clinicians, Jaime White, Deputy Chief Craig Wilsher, & Officer Kaitlyn LaClear
- Cop Culture, Todd Gilchrist, Lt. Bryan Prindle, & Det. Bruce Morningstar
Breakout #4
- CIT Interactive Training Activities and Teaching Tools: How to Keep Participants Engaged, Gretchen Carlson
- CIT Program Funding, Kailey Baker & Jennifer McCarty
- *Current state of crisis systems: Field research across 33 Michigan Counties, Leonard Swanson &Jessica Gaskin
- Evaluation, Amy Watson

Evaluation will open on Tuesday, May 3rd at 11:00am and close on Sunday, May 8 at 11:30pm. Evaluation must be completed to receive social work CEUs.