Mental Health, Psychiatry and Wellbeing

Today, we sit down with Mim Senft, author, keynote speaker, and facilitator for national conferences. She is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at Motivity Care, a company that takes the complexity out of caregiving management by providing personalized “chief of staff” support. Mim has over 25 years of corporate experience in project management, benefits design, and health and wellbeing program strategy and implementation. She holds certifications in group benefits, worksite wellness and property casualty insurance. Listen in as Mim shares her journey in the elder care space⁠ or, as she calls it, the “silver economy.” She dives deep into the critical, yet commonly-overlooked steps needed to prepare for an individual’s caregiving needs⁠—and how Motivity Care streamlines the entire process.

Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology and Wellbeing

Professor of Psychology (Developmental Psychology and Formation: Clinical and Organizational Psychology) at the European University of Rome, where he works also as Responsible for the development of international research and of the Laboratory of Applied Psychology in the field of Organizational Psychology. He’s a Psychologist and Psychotherapist (N ° 16893 Lazio) being in Italy an Academic Member of the prestigious Accademia Tiberina (Reg. N ° 20.145). Professor Fiz Perez is also a Member of the Scientific Committee of the Chair of Bioethics and Human Rights UNESCO (APRA-UER Rome) and a Member of the Scientific Committee of the International School of Economics and Ethics and the International Academy for Economic and Social Development (AISES) of which he was Vice President for Spain and Latin America. He is also the Scientific Research Director of the European Institute of Positive Psychology (IEPP. Madrid) being also the bioethics expert in the bioethics Committee Lazio 1. For years he has worked as an Academic Visitor at Blackfriars Hall (University of Oxford), at the Institute for psychological sciencies (Washington DC), at the University Francisco Vitoria (Madrid) and at the Anahuac University (Mexico D.F). He has also worked as an Advisor at MIBAC in Italy (Ministry of Culture - Department of Equal Opportunities) as an expert for the establishment of Psychological Services collaborating with MISE (Ministry of Economy and Development). He is also the Editor of “Integral Development” Publishing Series (Publisher Persiani - Bologna) being a Member of several Scientific Committees of Psychological Journals as "Modelli per la mente”, "Il Minotauro"​, "lF – Studi Filosofici"​, "EI Psicologo Anahuac"

Human Resources. Business Aministration. Cross Cultural Intelligence. Antropology and Comunication.Social and Developmental Psychology.Economics and Ethics.Social Responsibility in Business and Sustainable Economy.EMBA. Bioethics and health.

Atul Kumar Mehra is an author, international speaker and a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada. He has participated in Moderated Panel Discussion Videos with Dr. John Gray (The author of Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars) on various topics. He has presented in same international event He has been a guest speaker on hundreds of TV and radio shows in different languages, as well as a keynote presenter for national and international conferences. Atul has always had a love of writing and has published articles in several countries and in several languages. In addition to publishing his book The Unseen Wisdom of the Unborn, he is working on two other books - Addiction is Survival, Not Guilt and How to Program your Subconscious Mind.

Addiction is Survival, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology

Ken C. Winters, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute and adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota. Dr. Winters retired as a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, where he found and directed the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research for 25 years. His primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of addictions, with a focus on adolescent drug abuse. Along with Keven Sabet, he is co-editing a book on marijuana and health, to be published by Oxford press in 2018, and he is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, and the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Dr. Winters received numerous research grants from the National Institute of Health and various foundations and published over 100 peer-reviewed articles over a 30-year period.

Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health and wellness

Cara Dasher is the Chief Nursing Officer (RN VI) at Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. It is a facility with over 1,000 staff (approximately 500 nursing staff), 19 units and 450 inpatient beds that serve both civil and forensic commitments.

Nursing, Healthcare management, Psychiatry

David Baron is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Director, and Global Center for Exercise, Psychiatry and Sports at USC and Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He is currently working on cutting edge research on Traumatic Brain Injuries funded by the NFL. He received his MEd from USC, and trained in bioethics at Georgetown University and NIH. Additionally, he was the NIMH bioethics representative at NIH.

Psychiatry, Mental Health, Psychology

Dr. Awad is a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry, and on the Faculty of the School of Graduate Studies in the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto. Dr. Awad also serves as the Psychiatrist in Chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto, a large department which was created by the merger of three general hospitals. Dr. Awad continues to serve as a national and international reviewer and consultant for academic and service programs. He also serves in several national and international organizations, including recently being elected as the first Founding President of the newly developed International Society for CNS Clinical Trails and Methodology (ISCTM). He also served as the eleventh president of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He chaired and served on a number of NIH, NIMH, CINP committees. He continues to serve as a member of the International Advisory Board to the German federal government, which oversees the network of Schizophrenia Centres of Excellence in Germany. Dr. Awad made significant contributions to the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation, having chaired its Professional Advisory Board for a number of years and was instrumental with support from the Tanenbaum family to establish the Tanenbaum Distinguished Scientist Award in Schizophrenia. Dr. Awad was honoured to receive such an award in 1998. In 2000, he was also awarded the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology medal for meritorious contributions in psychopharmacology research, teaching and services.

Psychiatry, Mental Health

Kully Bath Clinical Director and certified Practitioner of Acupuncture Haven is passionate about creating awareness of adolescent Mental Health and the importance of early intervention. Kully has extensive knowledge on Chronic Schizophrenia and has worked with many different Consultants and Nurses to identify the physiological and neurological impact of this condition. This is further underpinned with her own journey and experiences of the collateral damage on children caused by serious Mental Health conditions such as Schizophrenia. She has worked extensively with the Mayor and Mayoress of Walsall, UK, to raise funds for a local charity that provides support for teenage Mental Health. Kully recently released a video covering a wide range of conditions and is committed to providing the best standard of treatments for clients. The aforementioned video can be viewed in full by searching Acupuncture Haven on YouTube.

Schizophrenia, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology

A highly motivated visionary and an expert at building partnerships, engaging stakeholders, and inspiring change, Ed has led innovation and improvement in healthcare for over two decades. As Vice President of Programs and Priorities at the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Ed is dedicated to promoting mental health and changing the attitudes of Canadians toward mental health problems and illnesses. By collaborating with stakeholders to improve mental health services and supports, he leads the way for change. Ed pays particular attention to reducing stigma, increasing mental resiliency and improving access to services, through innovative measures. As an Accreditation Surveyor with Accreditation Canada, he contributes to quality and safety in healthcare across Canada and internationally, including serving as co-chair of the Health Standards Association Mental Health and Addictions Technical Advisory Committee. Ed is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, holds a Master’s of Science Administration, and is a Certified Health Executive.

Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology

Dufrene is the Chief Nursing Officer for the NYS OMH Corrections Based Operations. She seats on the Executive Board of Directors for Hudson River HealthCare. She has served as both lecturer and clinical instructor. She is a published author, a well decorated acclaimed leader, and sought after speaker on leadership, correctional nursing, mental health and addiction issues. She is both a general practitioner and a specialist with a nursing career that encompasses many areas including pediatric psychiatry, forensics, addiction, MRDD and nursing education. She is the founder and past president of the Haitian American Nurses Association of Rockland County, Inc. (HANA). She is the current President of the Zeta Omega Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. She has served as both a leader and member of many community organizations, such as the NAACP, the Tau Phi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., and NYSNA District 17 – Professional Nurses Association of Rockland County.

pediatric psychiatry, addiction, nursing

Jill Becker Feigeles completed her PhD in 2006 at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University. She is currently Assisant Clinical Professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work where she teaches first year practice and assists the director of field education. In addition, Dr. Becker Feigeles teaches advanced practice in the social work department at Lehman College CUNY. Her previous publications have focused on quality of life issues and older adults.

Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology