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L-R: Ben Keller, Liz Catabagan, and Britt Feia, BHAM graduate students, who joined Dr. Jane Flournoy to present at the 2026 Colorado Behavioral Health Conference.

L-R: Ben Keller, Liz Catabagan, and Britt Feia, BHAM graduate students, who joined Dr. Jane Flournoy to present at the 2026 Colorado Behavioral Health Conference.

L-R: Ben Keller, Liz Catabagan, and Britt Feia, BHAM graduate students, who joined Dr. Jane Flournoy to present at the 2026 Colorado Behavioral Health Conference.

Colorado鈥檚 largest behavioral health conference took place this month in Breckenridge, where the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) welcomed hundreds of participants, including behavioral health specialists and physical health providers. Among them were staff members and students from 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 Master of Science in Clinical Behavioral Health program.

Graduate students Liz Catbagan, Britt Feia and Ben Keller joined Clinical Director Dr. Jane Flournoy and Internship Coordinator Yaz Rivera to promote the program and share their expertise.

With this year鈥檚 CBHC conference theme, 鈥淢eeting the Moment for Communities,鈥澛� the students, along with Dr. Flournoy, wanted their presentation to highlight AI and its growing presence in counseling.

鈥淲hile AI can be scary, it鈥檚 something that is rapidly being integrated in different fields,鈥� said Catbagan. 鈥淓xplaining how it can be used to benefit the field was something I was interested in.鈥�

Ben Keller shared Catbagan鈥檚 viewpoint, saying, 鈥淚 think AI tools can help strengthen learning and skill development, without replacing critical thinking or the human side of medicine.

I also wanted to start a conversation about the ethics, equity, and access to these tools, because as future clinicians, we need to help shape how these tools are used, rather than just reacting to them.鈥�

Catbagan, Feia and Keller were the only students to present at the CBHC conference, marking the second consecutive year that students from the program presented. 鈥淭heir ability to integrate this work with their experiences, meeting with clients in the community as master’s-level clinicians, demonstrated their professional growth,鈥� said Yaz Rivera. 鈥淚 am incredibly proud of their accomplishments and the dedication they have shown throughout their training.鈥�

Keller and Catbagan joined the BHAM program as part of the 2025 cohort, while Britt Feia joined as part of the 2024 cohort.

With graduation on the horizon, the conference gave them firsthand experience with the careers they will soon enter as licensed counselors.

鈥淪eeing other professionals and the developments in the field left me feeling inspired and excited to learn and engage more,鈥� said Catbagan.

鈥淚nteracting with people further along in their careers and listening to their research helped me understand where the field is headed and where I can fit into it,鈥� added Ben Keller. 鈥淭he trip also connected me with peers and professionals, and that network will support me throughout my time in the BHAM program and into my career.鈥�