Washington State Annual Co-Response Conference:
Promoting Well-Being through Practices and Partnerships
Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Graduate Hotel | Seattle, WA
| Thursday, May 7 | Graduate Hotel |
| 7:30-9am | Registration for all attendees |
| 8-9am | Breakfast |
| 7:45-8:30am | Yoga for First Responders MSO Nicole Picknell – South County Fire Morning Meditation: 20-Minute Sitting Meditation & Reflection Oriana Cozzolino, LICSW |
| 9-10:15am | An Update to our Progress Brook Buettner, LICSW, MPA – CROA Board President Jennifer Stuber, Ph.D. – BHCore Director Opening Keynote Unleash Your Potential: The Art of Self-Leadership Christopher Littrell – Gravity Consulting and Training Slide Deck |
| Break | |
| 10:30am-12:30pm | MORNING WELLNESS BREAKOUT SESSIONS Echoes from the Streets: Navigating Life, Leadership, and Wellness Christopher Littrell – Gravity Consulting and Training Slide Deck The Capacity to Overcome: Fostering High Performance and Well-Being in High Demand Environments Duncan Shields, Ph.D. – First Responder Resiliency, UBC Slide Deck On- & Post-Scene Solutions: How to Care for You While you Care for Others Oriana Cozzolino, LICSW – Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Slide Deck Wellness Wheel Handout |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Lunch provided by Beacon Crisis Dispatch and Julota   |
| 1:30-2:45pm | INNOVATIVE PRACTICES BREAKOUT SESSIONS Emergency Room Diversions: Using Anti-Psychotic Medication and Co-Assessment to Avoid Unnecessary Hospitalization Cody Hamm, LP – Round Rock Fire Crisis Response Unit (TX) Rebecca Zahler, LCSW – Round Rock Fire Crisis Response Unit (TX) Slide Deck Navigating Acute Grief and Death Notifications Charlie Scoma – Seattle Police Wellness Unit Slide Deck Telehealth on the Street: How Everett’s EMOTE Team Expands Care Beyond the Clinic Jacob Grillo PA-C, MBA – CEO, Conquer Clinics Christine Halverson, CPSS – Peer Support Tom Robey, MD, PhD – EMOTE Medical Director Ganelle Swindler, SUDP – EMOTE Slide Deck |
| Break | Break refreshments provided by Rainbow Health  |
| 3:00-4:15pm | SMART PARTNERSHIPS BREAKOUT SESSIONS Partnering with a Hospital to Improve Patient Outcomes: A Conversation with PeaceHealth and Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue CARES Kim Hendrickson (moderator) – BHCore Chief Mike Jackson – Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Tracey Jennings – PeaceHealth Sam Lewis, MSW, LSWAIC – Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Brooke Malloy, LICSW – PeaceHealth Slide Deck Key Ingredients for Implementing Wellness Interventions Jennifer Stuber, Ph.D. (moderator) – BHCore Director Cassie Christopher, MS RDN – Everett Police Dept Kristin Cox, MA – Seattle Fire Dept Dave Pickhardt, Deputy Fire Chief, ret. – Redmond Fire & Rescue Duncan Shields, Ph.D. – First Responder Resiliency, UBC Special Wellness Session: The Purple Circle Michelle Kim, LICSW – Seattle Police Dept Slide Deck |
| Break | |
| 4:30-5:00 p.m. | Learn More About Our Progress and How to Get Involved POISE: Crisis Responder Certificate Program Stephanie Butler, LICSW – BHCore Matt Porter – Founder, 1IC Training Group Slide Deck Innovations in Fire-based Co-Response: Report Out from BHCore’s Grant Program Kim Hendrickson – BHCore Fire Department Grantees |
| 5:00-5:05 p.m. | Closing: Inspiration and Parting Gift Zee Andrignis, LICSW, SUDP – CROA Board Vice President Slide Deck |