Convention Sessions for CE Credit
Saturday, August 24, 2002

Other Listings: Thursday 8/22 | Friday 8/23 | Sunday 8/25

129 Effect Sizes, Confidence Intervals, and Especially Confidence Intervals About Effect Sizes
The 2001 edition of the APA Publication Manual states that effect size reporting is "almost always necessary" and the confidence intervals are "the best" reporting strategy. Roughly two dozen journals now explicitly "require" effect size reporting. This INTRODUCTORY workshop reviews effect size choices, the use of confidence intervals, and especially confidence intervals for effect sizes.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Identify some of the major effect size choices from among the 61 available choices;
   
2. Describe what confidence intervals really are, and why they are so important;
   
3. Describe why computing confidence intervals for effect sizes is so difficult, but how these difficulties can be overcome with recently developed user-friendly software; and
   
4. Use Excel and SPSS software programs to compute confidence intervals for effect sizes.
   

Faculty: Bruce Thompson, EdD, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University and Adjunct Professor of Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Geoff Cumming, DPhil, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Fees: Member--Advance $100, On-site $140      Nonmember--Advance $140, On-site $180
Enrollment Limit: 75
CE Credits: 4
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 1p                         

130 Fifty Ways to Internationalize the Psychology Curriculum
This INTERMEDIATE workshop will provide at least fifty ways to supplement the psychology curriculum to include an international focus. The presenters contend that North American psychology is a cultural construction that reflects the assumptions, values and priorities of our dominant Western cultural context and history. The strategies presented will articulate the importance of teaching psychology in a global context. Resources for internationalizing the curriculum will be specified and culturally encapsulated assumptions in the traditional psychology curriculum will be identified. Participants will interact to develop practical action plans for internationalizing their own psychology curriculum.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Articulate the importance of an international perspective in teaching psychology;
   
2. Identify resources and strategies for internationalizing the psychology curriculum;
   
3. Identify culturally learned psychological assumptions across cultures; and
   
4. Develop an action plan to internationalize your own psychology curriculum.
   

Faculty: Anthony J. Marsella, PhD, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; Paul B. Pedersen, PhD, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Fees: Member--Advance $100, On-site $140      Nonmember--Advance $140, On-site $180
Enrollment Limit: 30
CE Credits: 4
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 1p                         

131 Advanced Topics in Criminal Forensic Assessment
This ADVANCED workshop focuses on three major areas of criminal forensic psychology practice: 1) the assessment of juveniles and adults to waive Miranda rights; 2) evaluating a defendant’s mental state at the time of the offense (other than insanity), including mens rea and diminished capacity defenses; and 3) assessing mitigating and aggravating factors in death penalty cases. For each topic, relevant ethical issues and conflicts are discussed; statutes, case law and legal concepts are reviewed; and appropriate methodology, including the assessment of malingering, is considered; methods for integrating data to formulate opinions, to prepare written reports, and to offer objective, data-based expert testimony, are discussed. Case examples are used throughout the workshop.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Understand the nature of referrals from attorneys asking you to assess the ability of a defendant to waive Miranda rights, mens rea and diminished capacity, and the presence of mitigating and aggravating factors in a death penalty case;
   
2. Recognize the difficulties and conflicts when psychologists attempt to operate within the criminal justice system;
   
3. Apply APA ethical standards to problems that frequently arise in conducting these assessments;
   
4. Utilize appropriate legal criteria to design and conduct such evaluations;
   
5. Select appropriate methodology to perform competent and objective forensic assessments in these areas;
   
6. Address the issue of possible malingering in a valid, objective fashion; and
   
7. Prepare a data-based report, that will enable you to go to court prepared to offer balanced, objective testimony.
   

Faculty: Alan M. Goldstein, PhD, Department of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, Hartsdale, NY
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment Limit: 40
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

132 Cognitive-Behavior Strategies and Techniques for Revitalizing Non-sexual Marriages
One of the most striking findings in the Sex in America study was the high rate of non-sexual marriages. In using the criterion of having intercourse less than 10 times a year, 20 percent of married couples have a non-sexual relationship. This INTERMEDIATE level workshop will utilize the following foundational beliefs.
The cognitive-behavioral strategy in confronting inhibited sexual desire and revitalizing marital sexuality is to view the problem as a couple issue. The prescription for change is to rebuild intimacy by reintroducing non-demand pleasuring with the use of erotic scenarios and techniques. The assessment/intervention process is complex and individualized, and addresses a multitude of factors. The change process is a one-two combination of personal responsibility for sexuality and working as an intimate team. An integral component of successful sex therapy is a specific relapse prevention program.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Design a multidimensional assessment and intervention program to help couples revitalize their non-sexual marriage;
   
2. Describe the concept of a one-two combination of individual responsibility and being an intimate team to couples confronting inhibited sexual desire;
   
3. Help the couple develop his, her, and our bridges to sexual desire;
   
4. Help couples implement the concept of five dimensions of touching--Affection, Sensual, Playful, Erotic, Intercourse
   
5. Set positive, realistic expectations for frequency and satisfaction of sexual experiences;
   
6. Assess and confront sexual secrets including affairs, trauma, variant sexual arousal, cybersex, and sexual orientation issues; and
   
7. Assess and provide options for marriages where sexuality cannot be revitalized.
   

Faculty: Barry W. McCarthy, PhD, American University, Washington, DC
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment Limit: 40
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

133 Complex Issues for Experienced Child Custody Evaluators: An Advanced Seminar
This ADVANCED workshop is for the experienced evaluator. In-depth presentations and discussions will address controversial subjects that represent the most difficult aspects of custody evaluations. Topics include: 1) Parental alienation syndrome -- Does it exist and if so, what is it? 2) Second Opinion evaluations; 3) abuse allegations (sexual, physical and emotional); 4) placement schedules for infants and toddlers; and 5) high-conflict cases and relocation and removal cases. The day will end with a mock trial that addresses these issues in the court setting.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Review the basic principles of performing custody evaluations;
   
2. Explain the ethical considerations in performing custody evaluations;
   
3. Become familiar with recent research on psychologists’ practices and judges’ and attorneys’ expectations for custody evaluations;
   
4. Explain what parental alienation syndrome is and learn to identify when it does and does not occur;
   
5. Become familiar with cutting-edge techniques for second opinion evaluations;
   
6. Develop strategies for dealing with abuse allegations in custody cases; and
   
7. Develop strategies for dealing with high-conflict families in custody cases.
   

Faculty: Marc J. Ackerman, PhD, North Shore Psychotherapy Associates, Milwaukee, WI
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment Limit: 50
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

134 From Clinician to Consultant: How to Re-Tool for the Business World
This interactive INTRODUCTORY workshop provides an orientation to the business world and to the skills, and practical strategies psychologists need as business consultants. It is designed for psychologists, primarily with clinical backgrounds, who have LITTLE OR NO experience in business or organizational settings. A Matrix System for analyzing consulting opportunities and for creating a distinctive consulting practice based on your unique combination of interests, skills, and talents is presented. Other topics includes consulting techniques (e.g., executive coaching) and issues (e.g., leadership). Steps for re-tooling and developing a consulting practice will be presented.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Increase your knowledge about how the business world functions;
   
2. Become familiar with the approaches and techniques of business consulting;
   
3. Identify the skills required of business consultants;
   
4. Identify your skills and knowledge that can be applied in the organizational setting;
   
5. Develop strategies for adapting your current skills to the new setting;
   
6. Recognize the ethical, professional, and social issues involved in providing consulting services to businesses and organizations; and
   
7. Outline the steps necessary to become professionally competent as a business consultant.
   

Faculty: Marion Gindes, PhD, Independent Practice, Larchmont and New York, NY
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment Limit: 40
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

135 A Human Factors Approach to Accident Analysis and Prevention
A growing number of professional psychologists are being asked to serve as expert witnesses on accident cases involving human error in the workplace. However, most practitioners have no formal training on the methods and models used to analyze human error. This INTRODUCTORY workshop provides the requisite tools needed to conduct a human error analysis of accidents using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), which is used worldwide within aviation and other industrial settings. Strategies for reducing errors and improving safety are also discussed.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Explain the need for better analysis of human error during incident and accident investigation;
   
2. Describe the difference between traditional engineering and behavioral approaches to accident analysis and prevention;
   
3. Summarize five different theoretical perspectives concerning the causes of human error in the workplace;
   
4. Explain the difference between latent and active failure within a system of organization that contribute to accident;
   
5. Summarize the contents of the Human Factor Analysis and Classification System (HFACS);
   
6. Practice applying HFACS to the analysis of accident case-studies to reliably identify and classify different human errors associated with the event; and
   
7. Describe how HFACS can be used to track and evaluate the effectiveness of safety interventions so that these interventions can be either revamped or reinforced to improve safety.
   

Faculty: Douglas A. Wiegmann, PhD, University of Illinois, Savoy, IL; Scott A. Shappell, PhD, FAA/Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment Limit: 50
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

136 Marijuana Dependence: Pharmacology to Treatment
The demand for treatment for marijuana abuse has more than doubled in the past 10 years. This INTERMEDIATE workshop will provide an overview of recent neurobiological discoveries, clinical epidemiological data on marijuana use in adults and adolescents, clinical research on the characteristics of marijuana abusers, treatment outcome research, clinical issues specific to marijuana abuse, and methods for motivating change in marijuana users who are not seeking treatment. Demonstration tapes, clinical vignettes, and discussion will be emphasized throughout this workshop.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Achieve an understanding of the most recent scientific evidence regarding the physical and psychological effects of regular marijuana use and the biological and psychological underpinnings of cannabis dependence;
   
2. Obtain accurate epidemiological and socio-demographic information on (a) the prevalence of marijuana use and dependence across age groups and ethnicities, and (b) persons seeking treatment for marijuana-related problems;
   
3. Become familiar with the evidence for empirically-based treatments for marijuana abuse and learn the basic components of these treatments so that you can design a treatment program for marijuana abusers;
   
4. Obtain experiential knowledge and practice with tools used in the diagnosis and treatment of marijuana abuse and dependence with adults and adolescents;
   
5. Increase knowledge and understanding of controversial issues regarding marijuana, and the important arguments that support opposing views.
   

Faculty: Alan J. Budney, PhD, University of Vermont, S. Burlington, VT; Robert Stephens, PhD, Virginia Tech university, Blacksburg, VA; Roger Roffman, DSW, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment Limit: 50
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

137 Negotiating Sexual and Nonsexual Relationships with Clients, Supervisees, and Students
This INTERMEDIATE workshop will focus primarily on identifying and negotiating non-sexual boundary relationships (dual relationships) with current and former clients, students, and supervisees. Secondary topics include current information on sexual boundary violations, identifying colleagues who are at risk for boundary blurrings, the use of touch and self-disclosure, and issues associated with confronting colleagues. Specific guidelines will be presented to consider when deciding whether to engage and/or continue such boundary behaviors when they present themselves. Audience generated dilemmas will be used to illustrate application of the guidelines.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Become up-to-date on current literature as it relates to the a) demographics of sexual and nonsexual dual relationships, b) the relationship between nonsexual boundary crossing and sexual boundary crossing, and c) the latest proposed ethics code revisions related to dual relationships;
   
2. Identify the various cues associated with developing problematic relationships, with particular reference to the use of therapeutic touch and self-disclosure;
   
3. Identify the rationales that psychologists use for pursuing sexual and nonsexual dual relationships and how such relationships impact the psychologist’s work;
   
4. Identify appropriate "ground rules" with clients, supervisees, and students to avoid (and/or appropriately negotiate) problematic dual relationships;
   
5. Apply a specific set of guidelines to help decide whether or not to engage in a nonsexual relationship, with particular attention to former clients, supervisees, and/or students;
   
6. Identify psychologists who are at risk for developing problematic relationships with clients, supervisees, and/or students; and
   
7. Identify and confront colleagues whom you perceive are at risk for developing (or have developed) problematic relationships.
   

Faculty: Douglas H. Lamb, PhD, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment Limit: 50
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

138 Suicide: Understanding and Treating the Self-Destructive Process
This INTERMEDIATE workshop addresses the limited opportunities for professionals to receive advanced training in treating and managing suicidal clients. Instructors will discuss risk factors for suicide and a standard of care for suicidal clients, outline common mistakes clinicians make in treating suicidal clients, provide an understanding of the dynamics operating in suicidal clients, and address the crucial issues in crisis intervention. In addition, they will present treatment approaches, including an innovative cognitive/affective/behavioral approach; and offer participants an opportunity for case consultation.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Identify those at greatest risk for suicide based on psychiatric, psychological, and other social factors;
   
2. Recognize the legal and ethical issues involved in treating suicidal clients, including common mistakes made by clinicians;
   
3. More accurately assess suicide potential in clients;
   
4. Understand the core dynamics operating in clients at risk for suicidal behavior;
   
5. Identify negative thought patterns in clients that influence self-destructive and suicidal behavior;
   
6. Plan better crisis intervention and case management with suicidal clients; and
   
7. Learn an innovative cognitive/affective/behavioral approach for treating suicidal clients.
   

Faculty: Lisa Firestone, PhD, The Glendon Association, Santa Barbara, CA; Bruce Bongar, PhD, Clinical Psychology Program, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA
Fees: Member--Advance $175, On-site $245      Nonmember--Advance $245, On-site $315
Enrollment limit: 75
CE Credits: 7
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 9a – 5p                         

139 Adaptive Behavior and Skills: Professional and Legal Standards, Assessment and Interventions
Research, DSM-IV, and legal requirements that underscore the need to assess a person’s adaptive behavior and skills will be reviewed in this INTERMEDIATE workshop. Ten specific adaptive skills have recently taken on increased importance: communication, community use, functional academics, school/home living, health and safety, leisure, self-care, self-direction, social and work. This workshop will feature the use of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS), a recently published scale that provides a comprehensive assessment of adaptive behavior and skills for persons aged 5-89. Psychologists who work with persons who display developmental disabilities, retardation, brain injury, and other disorders associated with attenuated physical, mental and social abilities will find this workshop valuable.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Identify the professional and legal requirements associated with the assessment of adaptive skills and behavior;
   
2. Administer, score and interpret the first scale of adaptive skills, nationally standardized on persons ages 5-89;
   
3. Integrate information on a client’s adaptive skills and behavior with other psychometric and clinical data; and
   
4. Identify clinical cases for which knowledge of adaptive skills may be critical.
   

Faculty: Thomas Oakland, PhD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Patti Harrison, PhD, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Fees: Member--Advance $100, On-site $140      Nonmember--Advance $140, On-site $180
Enrollment Limit: 75
CE Credits: 4
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 2 – 6p                         

140 "Rites of Passage": A Strategy for Preventing Risky Behavior in Youth
Participants in this highly interactive, INTERMEDIATE workshop will learn about "Rites of Passage" as a model/strategy for preventing youth, especially African American and other minorities, from engaging in risky behaviors. Utilizing the "Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Rites of Passage" program as an example, participants will learn about the theoretical underpinnings, intent, process, and expected outcomes for "rite of passage." They will also learn how to establish and maintain an effective "Rites of Passage" training program.

This workshop is designed to help you:

1. Describe what "Rites of Passage" is and is not;
   
2. Describe how existing research supports "Rites of Passage" training as an effective strategy to prevent youth from engaging in risky behaviors;
   
3. Identify the intent, process, and outcomes of "Rites of Passage";
   
4. Define the components of a successful "Rites of Passage" program;
   
5. Implement a specific "Rites of Passage" training program (i.e., the "Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Rites of Passage" training program);
   
6. Develop a "Rites of Passage" training program for a particular population of youth; and
   
7. Network with individuals who are implementing "Rites of Passage" programs and activities or those interested in doing so.
   

Faculty: Theresa Montgomery Okwumabau, PhD, NIA Psychological & Health Consultants, Inc., Memphis, TN
Fees: Member--Advance $100, On-site $140      Nonmember--Advance $140, On-site $180
Enrollment Limit: 30
CE Credits: 4
Time: 8/24, Saturday, 2 – 6p