Schedule 

Registration Not Required

Tuesday, September 15 | 5:00 pm -7:30 pm

ACC Eastview Campus

3401 Webberville Rd. Austin, TX 78702

Multipurpose Hall (Bldg. 8000, Rm. 8500)

The 2026 Conference on Addiction and Recovery Kick-Off event is a vibrant, community-focused gathering featuring food, music, student presentations, and informational vendor booths. This event will connect students, staff, faculty and the community with vital substance use and mental health support services, and includes a panel discussion with Austin Mental Health Community to explore the role of peer advocacy in enhancing self-sufficiency and overall wellness.

Thursday, September 17 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Virtual- Session links will be available near the event dates.

• 9:00 am - 9:15 am- Welcome to the 2026 ACC Conference on Addiction and Recovery: Chief Gizette Disher, Austin Community College District Police Department

• 9:15 am - 10:45 am - Keynote: Lisa Connors, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC, BCC, MAC: Spirituality, Trauma, and Addiction: Bridging the Gap Through Integrated Care  (1.5 CEs)

• 11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Choose Your Breakout Speaker Option #1: Donald Bull, The Relationship That Always Says Yes - Exploring Healthy vs Unhealthy Use of Artificial Intelligence  (1.25 CEs) 

• 11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Choose Your Breakout Speaker Option #2: Katherine Trevino, PhD., LP: Beyond the Surface: Delivering Culturally Responsive and System-Informed Care for Latinx Individuals in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (1.25 CEs)

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm: BREAK

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch and Learn: Andrew Silver, LPC-S, LCDC, BC-TMH, Austin Community College

• 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Keynote: Stacy McColl, MSN, RN, CARN: Identifying and Intervening in Suicide Risk Among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders (1.5 CEs)

• 3:00 pm - Closing Remarks

• 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Breaking the Stigma and Finding Hope: Short Films & Community Dialogue, presented by the ACC Radio-Television-Film Department - Explore the realities of addiction and mental health challenges and the resilience found in the journey toward healing. Join us for a screening of powerful short films followed by an open community conversation. 

ACC Eastview Campus - 3401 Webberville Rd., Bldg. 2000, Rm. 2100.4 (Student Lounge), Austin, TX 78702. Light refreshments will be served. 

Friday, September 18 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Virtual - Session links will be available near the event dates.

• 9:00 am - 9:15 am-Welcome to the 2026 ACC Conference on Addiction and Recovery: Kathleen FitzJefferies, LCSW, LCAS, CCS, ICAADC, ICCS  

• 9:15 am - 10:45 am - Keynote: Karen Schwing, LCSW, LCDC: What Can I do to Better Support Families in Recovery? (1.5 CEs)

• 11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Choose Your Breakout Speaker Option #1: Alex Schwartz, Accountability and Care: Student Conduct's Role in Reducing Harm and Supporting Substance Use Recovery (1.25 CEs)

• 11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Choose Your Breakout Speaker Option #2: Doug Smith, MSSW : Addressing the Sticky Challenges of Advancing Lived Experience (1.25 CEs)

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm: BREAK

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm -  All Recovery Meeting: Led by the Center For Students in Recovery, The University of Texas at Austin

• 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Keynote: Samantha Brown, CSAC, CPRS: Improving Access to Substance Use Treatment for Individuals Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation (1.5 CEs)

• 3:00 pm - Closing Remarks