Traditional Program

 

August 18, Thursday, 8am               Positive Psychology Management Principles Applied to Individuals—Mini-workshop

Paul J. Lloyd PhD

Sandra L. Foster, PhD

A highly interactive mini-workshop offering a summary of the research, demonstrations of Positive Psychology techniques applied to consulting psychology interventions, and the opportunity for participants to briefly practice and discuss what they have experienced.

 

August 18, Thursday, 10am             Four Executive Coaching Models: Cognitive, Positive, Humanistic & Multimodal Perspectives

Dianne R. Stober, PhD

David B. Peterson, PhD

Sandra Foster, PhD

Carol Kauffman, PhD

This two-hour panel discussion will focus on several psychological theories that have direct applicability to executive coaching: cognitive-behavioral, positive psychology, humanistic, and multimodal theories.  Psychologists working with individuals and organizations are well-positioned to contribute to underpinning coaching to established bases of knowledge.

 

August 18, Thursday, 1pm               Poster Session- Consulting Psychology: the Diversity of our Profession

“Understanding the Controversy Surrounding Psychological Debriefings”

Gerald W Lewis, PhD

 

“Blurring the Boundaries between first and second order change”

Steven Gilbert, PhD

 

“Organizational Culture of West Point Faculty: A Consultant’s Assessment”

Catherine M. Ruvolo, PhD

 

“Interprofessional Decision-Making at a University Disabilities Assessment Center”

Timothy J Schulte, PsyD

Matthew S. Richardson, BS

Jeffery Bartlett, BS

Salmaan Khawaja, MEd

William J. Ernst, PsyD

Ashton D. Trice, EdD

 

“The Effects of Expressive Writing on Well-being and Performance”

John M. McKee, MEd

Xiaoqian Wang, MA

Jean M. Edwards, PhD

John R. Rudisill, PhD

Paul J. Hershberger, PhD

Brad D. Frasher

 

“Facilitating Effectiveness: The Psychological Contract in Consulting”

Herbert G. Baker, PhD

John C. Renner, PhD

 

“Implementing Infant Mental Health Consultation in Early Head Start”

Dale H. Saul, PhD

Brenda Jones Harden, PhD

 

“Gaining Consulting Experience via Collaboration with a Non-Profit: Lessons Learned”

Todd C. Harris, PhD

Nicole Collette, MSW

Hanna Fogel, MBA

Bruce Hoppe, PhD

James Murphy, BS

Susanna Siu, BA

 

“Operational Dimensions of Leadership in Modern Organizations”

Dale R. Fuqua, PhD

Jody L. Newman, PhD

 

August 18, Thursday, 2pm               Business Consulting for Clinicians: Techniques for Expanding your Clinical Practice- Workshop

Tom Tyne, PhD

Russ Grieger, PhD

This two-hour workshop will share with clinicians the opportunities available in consulting with business and organizations - a natural avenue for practice diversification, increased revenue, reclaimed independence, and personal satisfaction.

 

August 18, Thursday, 5pm               APA Opening Session

 

August 19, Friday, 8am                     Integrating Schein’s Qualitative Model of Organizational Culture

                                                            David Brewer, PhD

                                                            This session focuses on how Schein’s qualitative model and Denison’s quantitative model with each other would seem to offer a new model of culture that is more comprehensive and more useful in practice than either model alone.

 

August 19, Friday, 9am                     "Executive Coaching" documentary film and discussion

                                                            David Brewer, PhD

                                                            A 22-minute film on executive coaching, followed by discussion.

 

August 19, Friday, 8am                     Paper Session- Veterans Health Administration: Professional Consultation and Postdoctoral Training

Consultant and Client Partnerships in the Veterans Health Administration

Sue R Dyrenforth, PhD

Laura J Miller, MPA

Tamara A Johnson, PhD VHA

Amy J Katz, PhD
In this presentation the VHA Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management and NCOD consultants will describe their consultative relationship from both the client and consultant viewpoints. Specifically, they will describe how their partnership led to a strategic planning process that now fully engages senior leaders and employees and has had a broad impact on organizational outcomes.

 

The Unlearning Curve: Postdoctoral Training in Organization Consulting and Development

Sue R Dyrenforth, PhD

Amy J Katz, PhD

Jill J Draime, PsyD
Mark D Ruiz, PhD
The presentation will focus on the following goals:
1) To describe the VHA’s two-year postdoctoral program in organization consulting and development, including the model of training, the curriculum, the practice experiences, and the evaluation process.  2) To identify the developmental milestones in the learning process which build competence in consulting knowledge and skills.  3) To highlight the challenges of supervision for both supervisee and supervisor. 
4) To discuss how consulting skills can serve as a foundation for career development for clinicians in a variety of settings and roles.

                                                           

August 19, Friday, 9am                     Ethical Considerations for Cross-State and Cross-National Consultation using the Internet

Stewart E. Cooper, PhD

John P. Fennig, PhD

Rodney L. Lowman, PhD

The new APA ethics code has greatly expanded coverage of psychologically-based consulting to and through organizations.  However, the new code is almost completely silent about consulting across State or National boundaries, especially when using technology such as the Internet to do so.  Many psychologists who consult are interested in developing uses of emerging technology to do such work and want to do so ethically.  The purpose of this symposium is to address the above need by sharing relevant APA and ACA ethical information, providing Internet consulting practice examples and facilitating a discussion.

           

August 19, Friday, 10am                   APA Plenary Session

 

August 19, Friday, 1pm                     1-5 Division 13 Board Meeting

 

August 19, Friday, 3pm                     The Shards that Remain- Woman in Senior Leadership Roles, a 20-year Perspective

Randall P. White, PhD

Wanda T. Wallace, PhD

Fran Engoran, MPA

Sandra Shullman, PhD

This two-hour session focuses on the experiences of women in senior leadership roles- drawing on research from 20 years ago in breaking the Glass Ceiling and from recent research in Reaching the Top - to analyze what has and hasn’t changed for women leaders in the last 20 years, to consider what shards of glass remain as women reach the top of the corporate hierarchy, and to focus on what coaches and practitioners can do to increase the effectiveness of senior women leaders.

 

August 20, Saturday, 8am                Coaching the Perfectionistic Leader- Workshop

Richard A. Davis, PhD

Ronald J. Burke, PhD

Gordon L. Flett, PhD

We discuss how to recognize, assess, and coach perfectionistic leaders. First, the results of a recent study investigating the nature and outcomes of perfectionism among leaders are described. The study demonstrates significant deleterious effects not only for the individual's psychological health (e.g. stress, job satisfaction), but also on outcome measures related to performance, job tenure, and career success.  Assessment tools and coaching methods are identified, with case studies used as examples of presenting problems associated with perfectionism and successful intervention outcomes.

 

August 20, Saturday, 9am                Emotional Intelligence: A Potentially Powerful Tool- Workshop

Dana C. Ackley, PhD

This workshop will: (1) briefly outline major models of emotional intelligence, (2) review studies of emotional intelligence and leader/organizational performance, including a national study by the presenter with 144 dentists, (3) identify and compare the best validated measures of EQ, (4) describe an integrated, comprehensive program, based on sound psychological principles, for the assessment and development of EQ skills among organizational leaders, (5) describe results of this program for clients, and (6) discuss the potential impact of this program on organizational culture and the consultant's book of business.

 

August 20, Saturday, 11am              APA Presidential Address

 

August 20, Saturday, 12pm              Paper Session- Talent Management in UK

Jonathan Smilansky, PhD

This paper will present the results of in depth interviews with the heads of Human Resources from 20 large United Kingdom based organizations. The data will be useful to guide consultancy work focused on the identification, development and effective utilization of high potential executives in large corporate settings.

 

Leadership Competency Modeling in Asia

Samuel M Lam, MA

Randall P White, PhD

Wei Chen, PhD

In the past three years, the authors have been involved in development of several large competency models in Asia for global organizations and Asian clients.  Two large competency models have been developed out of research with 60 CEOs in Asia.  The results of the competency model were used for leadership development interventions and executive selection. Particular of interest is one model is used to drive a national agenda to bring the country to a developed nation status. The key features of this model will be used as a key driver for both national and regional business agenda.

 

August 20, Saturday, 1pm                Leadership Trends in Gillette- Symposium

Nancy M. Picard, PhD

Thomas Webber, MBA

Exploring trends across three diverse populations of Gillette Company executives from 2001-2004 as the company undertook a major strategic, financial and leadership turnaround.  This comparison is based on 360-survey analysis and other criterion measures as well as qualitative input.  As a result, of this process, The Gillette Company, in conjunction with RHR International, developed and evolved their customized leadership assessment and development process that robustly differentiates among different types of leaders, allowing Gillette to best target and therefore invest their development resources, and thus yield benefits for top leadership, those they manage, and substantial positive outcomes for the Human Resources function as well.

 

August 20, Saturday, 3pm                Invited APA Fellow Address: Values, Ethics, and Politics.  Dilemmas for the Consulting Psychologist

                                                            Paul J. Lloyd, PhD (Chair)

                                                            Ann M. O'Roark, PhD (Chair)

Kenneth H. Bradt, PhD (Speaker)

Codes of ethics are most helpful when they are specific and unambiguous. Our APA code is very clear about some of the thou-shalt-nots, as in sex with clients/patients, and it is also quite straight forward about conflict of interest issues, e.g., the dual relationship pitfalls. But codes are less helpful addressing questions of how one should react when personal values clash with perceived values of the individual or organizational client.  The speaker will address these issues based on his 50+ years experience as a clinician, professor, research psychologist for the US Army, Director of leadership training for business and industry and the Chief psychologist for the CIA.

                                                           

August 20, Saturday, 4pm                Presidential Address: Building community in organizations: Principles of engagement.

Steve Gravenkemper, PhD

           

August 20, Saturday, 5pm                Member Meeting and Social Hour

 

August 21, Sunday, 9am                   Five Propositions to Explain Group and Intergroup Dynamics

                                                            Clayton P. Alderfer, PhD

The presentation will explain five propositions designed to define, understand, explain, and predict group and intergroup relations wherever these phenomena are encountered. The propositions represent the latest version of embedded intergroup relations theory, a project whose development and periodic revision has extended across the career of the author. Drawing on anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science and management (all disciplines that address intergroup relations), the theory has a strong empirical basis.


Hospitality Suite Program (Room 265)

August 18, Thursday, 9am               Positive Psychology Management Principles Applied to Individuals—Mini-workshop

Paul J. Lloyd PhD

Sandra L. Foster, PhD

A continuation from the Traditional Program, this mini-workshop’s highly interactive format offers a summary of the research, demonstrations of Positive Psychology techniques applied to consulting psychology interventions, and the opportunity for participants to briefly practice and discuss what they have experienced.

 

August 18, Thursday, 10am             International Consulting Psychology & the Global Need for Resilience

Sandra L. Foster, PhD

Kerry R. Cronan, MS

Edith H. Grotberg, PhD

Anie Kalayjian, PhD

Francis MacNab, PhD

Virginia Mullin, PsyD

Ann M. O'Roark, PhD

Raymond Fowler, PhD

This symposium offers the personal insights of five consulting psychologists, three from the US and two from Australia. All address the theme of resilience as a factor needed by their clients who face a demanding business climate, a life-threatening illness, natural disaster and its aftermath, or political turmoil.

 

August 18, Thursday, 12pm             Perfect Storm: Trends in Management Consulting to Professional Service Firms

Mark I. Sirkin, PhD

Mitchell Scherr, BA

Gerry Riskin, JD

In this panel, experts in three areas of professional service firm operations will talk about the changes they are seeing on the horizon and how consultants can make a difference.  Information technology will fuel these changes and the way work roles are structured and firms are managed will need to adapt; the firm will need to market itself, both internally and externally, in innovative ways.

 

August 19, Thursday 3pm                Business Consulting for Clinicians: Techniques for Expanding your Clinical Practice- Workshop

Tom Tyne, PhD

Russ Grieger, PhD

A continuation from the Traditional program, this two-hour workshop will share with clinicians the opportunities available in consulting with business and organizations- a natural avenue for practice diversification, increased revenue, reclaimed independence, and personal satisfaction.

 

August 20, Friday, 2pm                     Publishing Without Perishing: Alternatives to Academic Journals and Presses

Mark I. Sirkin, PhD

Larry Leichman, BA

Joel Hochman, BA

Developing a focus about why one wants to publish, what the author wants to attain professionally, and laying out a budget are the first real steps to taking control of the process. Panel members will discuss the state of the art and their experiences in this field. The wide range of alternative publication strategies will be discussed.

 

 

August 19, Friday, 4pm                     Evolving Changes in Business Practice and Its Implications for Executive Coaching

Lynn Desormeaux, PsyD

Roy G. Maurer, MBA

This session focuses on organizational infrastructure and the leadership behaviors of individuals. Consultants approach all client work with an appreciation for the integrated nature of a company’s strategy.  Here, we are especially interested in the impact of evolving changes in the fabric of business structures on executives and the implications for individual coaching. 

 

August 19, Friday, 5pm                     Reversal Theory as a Tool for Consulting Psychologists

Michael J Apter, PhD

The purpose of this symposium is to introduce and discuss a psychological theory that has received increased attention among practioners: Reversal Theory.  Reversal theory provides a framework for attempting to understand the ever-changing and complex world of clients and their problems, and allow meaningful decisions to be made about the form that interventions should take when help is needed. This structure is based on the idea that motivations come in opposites, so that it is only possible to pursue one of these, from each pair, fully at a given moment.

 

August 20, Saturday, 10am              Acquiring and Providing Consulting Services- Symposium

Walter Reichman, EdD

Randolph C Hite, MA

David Mader, MA

Marilyn Gowing, PhD

Veronica C Fiore, MA

The panelists will describe situations from their experience that impede the successful completion of projects. They will discuss the causes of the problems, ways of preventing and /or ameliorating such problems and ways of developing a relationship between the providers and the acquirers that will lead to a cooperative as opposed to an adversarial relationship. From their discussion the panel will develop a new model or paradigm for developing a positive and productive relationship between provider and acquirer.

 

August 21, Sunday, 10am                 Consultation: Designing a Web-based Tool for Academic and Career Planning

Ellen B. Lent, PhD

Hung-Bin Sheu, MEd

Jason Zack, PhD

Adeboyejo A. Oni, ScD

This symposium, with the chief executive as discussant, describes the tool itself, the theory and research built into it, some ethical and practical implications of its use and its possible extension into e-counseling, and the consultation process over a three-year period.

 

August 21, Sunday, 11am                 Police Leadership Competencies: A Multi-Rater Validation Study.  RHR Dissertation Award

                                                            Connie Weiss
Today’s police leaders must possess an extraordinary range of skills and competencies in today’s complex environment. This paper (a) examined the psychometric properties of a 360° competency assessment of police leaders, and (b) investigated the criterion validity of the 360° tool. The 360° instrument was highly reliable and reasonably valid.