2026 CCPTP Mid-Winter Conference
Thursday - Friday, March 5-7, 2026
Hilton, Chicago
Registration
Click here to register.
Registration Fee: $375
Hotel
Hilton Chicago
720 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
Room Rate: $194 a night single/double plus applicable taxes and fees. The hotel is waiving the daily destination fee.
Click here to reserve your room. The cutoff date is February 16, 2026.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, March 5th
| Time |
Event |
CE |
Location |
| 2:00 - 7:00pm |
Conference Registration |
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Next to Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 2:45 - 3:00pm |
Opening Remarks: Robin Oatis-Ballew, CCPTP President |
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Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 3:00 - 4:00pm |
Presentation: Cultivating a Culture of Care: Relational, Multicultural, and Communitarian Approaches to Supervision
Presenter: Mary Mendoza-Newman
Chair: Robin Oatis-Ballew |
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm |
Roundtables:
- Remediations Planning and Strengths Based Language – Keely Alexander (1 CE credit)
- Innovative Strategies for Teaching Health Services Psychology – Christina Liparini (1 CE credit)
- Ethical Considerations for Teaching Gender Affirming Care – Douglas Knutson & Carol Broughton (1 CE credit)
- Your Pain’s Not Like Mine – Deb Mollen
- Developing the Assessment Competency in Doctoral Programs – Kelly Lee
|
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 5:00 - 5:15pm |
Break |
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| 5:15 - 6:15pm |
Presentation: Ideas on How to Integrate a Strengths Focus into the Training of Counseling Psychologists
Presenter: Don Emerson
Chair: Debra Mollen |
1 |
|
| 6:15pm |
Dinner and Discussion for General Members |
|
Chicago Hilton, Room TBD |
| 6:15pm |
New Training Directors Dinner |
|
Astoria 3rd Floor |
| 6:15pm |
Executive Board Dinner |
|
PDR #2, 3rd Floor |
Friday, March 6th
| Time |
Event |
CE |
Location |
| 7:00am - 2:00pm |
Conference Registration |
|
Next to Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 7:30 - 8:30am |
Breakfast |
|
Astoria 3rd Floor |
| 8:30 - 9:30am |
Keynote Address: 50 Years of CCPTP History
Presenter: James Lichtenberg
Chair: Kelly Lee |
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 9:30 - 10:30am |
Roundtables:
- Preparing and Supporting Students for a Successful Internship Experience – Joe Hammer (1 CE credit)
- Facilitating Ethical Training Programs in Challenging Times – Julie Koch (1 CE credit)
- Managing Dual Relationships in Supervision - (1 CE Credit) – Marilyn Cornish
- Admissions and Collaboration: Best Practices and Learning from One Another – Christina Liparini
- Your Pain’s Not Like Mine – Deb Mollen
|
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 10:30 - 10:45am |
Break |
|
|
| 10:45am - 12:00pm |
Presentation: AI, Ethic, and Practice
Presenter: Mehak Kapoor
Chair: Keeley Alexander |
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 12:00 - 1:00pm |
Lunch – 50th Anniversary Luncheon |
|
Astoria, 3rd Floor |
| 1:00 - 2:00pm |
Roundtables:
- Ethical Considerations for Teaching Gender Affirming Care – Douglas Knutson & Carol Broughton (1 CE credit)
- Supporting Students Given the Changes in Federal Funding – Sean DeMartino (1 CE credit)
- Developing the Assessment Competency in Doctoral Programs – Kelly Lee
- Ethical AI Use and Practice (1 CE Credit) – TBD
- The APA Self-Study and 5 Year Report - TBD
|
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm |
Presentation: A New Framework for Understanding Competency in HSP
Presenter: Andres Perez-Rojas
Chair: Sarah Ramos |
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 3:00 - 3:15pm |
Break |
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| 3:15 - 4:15pm |
Roundtables:
- Facilitating Ethical Training Programs in Challenging Times – Maria Teresa Coutinho (1 CE credit)
- Healing the Ourselves and One Another: Wellness in Times of Stress – Robin Oatis-Ballew (1 CE credit)
- Managing Dual Relationships in Supervision - (1 CE Credit) – Marilyn Cornish
- Ethical AI Use and Practice (1 CE Credit) – TBD
- The APA Self-Study and 5 Year Report - TBD
|
1 |
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
| 4:15 - 4:30pm |
Closing Remarks – Robin Oatis-Ballew |
|
Waldorf 3rd Floor |
Saturday, March 7th - Optional Networking
| Time |
Event |
CE |
Location |
| 7:30 - 9:00am |
Breakfast (On Your Own) |
|
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| 9:00 - 10:00am |
- Creating Safety and Space
OR
- Building a Research Team
|
|
Common Area |
| 10:00 - 11:00am |
- APA Site Visitor and Self Study Experiences
OR
- Building a Research Team
|
|
Common Area |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
- Creating Safety and Space
OR
- APA Site Visitor and Self Study Experiences
|
|
Common Area |
| 12:00 - 1:00pm |
Lunch and Discussion (Optional Networking on Your Own) |
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