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6 HOURS ETHICS - Meets Ethics Requirement.
How To Stay Out Of Trouble With Everyone: A Workshop On Law And Ethics For The Mental Health Provider

Stephen R. Feldman, J.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Author, Law & Mental Health Professionals (Washington), published by APA, 1995 (Supp 1998).

What it is, How it Works, Courts and Torts, Boards and Complaints, Codes of Ethics, Areas of Danger, Avoiding it All.

Allan Zuckoff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Psychiatry & Co-director of Training, Center for Psychiatric & Chemical Dependency Services, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Co-author, Improving Treatment Compliance (Hazelden).

Two to three weeks after Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris attacked Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, students in the Columbine junior class wrote essays about how they were experiencing it. These 111 essays illustrate 3 mechanisms young people employ in order to overcome trauma. These 3 mechanisms abreaction (emotional expression of the experience), context (understanding and finding perspective) and correction (fixing or preventing the experience) are illustrated.

Lenore Terr, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Author, Too Scared to Cry; Author, Unchained Memories: The Stories of Traumatic Memories, Lost and Found; Author, Beyond Love and Work: Why Adults Need to Play.

Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Nervosa are often viewed as the most recalcitrant forms of psychopathology. Dr. Frost insists that to successfully impact eating disorders, the multi-faceted and multi-determined nature of Eating Disorders must be understood.

Harold A. Frost, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Vice-President, Psychologist, Center for Change, Inc., A National Expert in the Treatment of Eating Disorders in Women.

This workshop demonstrates an experiential and psychodynamic modality for resolution of trauma, and other issues through a process of boundary setting and identification of personal recovery plan.

Russ Warner, M.A.
Director of Special Projects, Cottonwood de Tucson; Facilitator, Innerpath Beginnings Workshop.

This workshop addresses issues that contribute to burnout and compassion fatigue and corrective measures.

Eileen McCabe O’Mara, Ed.D., LADC.
Assistant Dean, Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies.

Examine the nature and development of anger and aggressive behavior from a life span perspective.

Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo Research Director, The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and the Treatment of Victims Of Violence.

A description of the theory and research findings establishing an abusive personality, formed through exposure to violence, shaming and insecure attachment resulting in trauma based assaults on the sense of self, a tendency to externalize and aversive affective states in intimate relationships.

Don Dutton, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Executive Director, America on Violence, San Diego, CA. Author, The Batterer: A Psychological Perspective, Harper Collins, 1995.

What works, from police contact through treatment – current treatment methods can be augmented by drawing upon techniques used in treating borderlines and attachment disorders – both aspects of the abusive personality.

Tests are discussed outlining unique features to include: Truthfulness Scales, HIPAA compliance and specific tests for specific assessment purposes. Tests are discussed and reference material are provided with impressive reliability, validity and accuracy.

Herman Lindemann, Ph.D.
Founder/President, Risk & Needs Assessment, Inc. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, specializing in Psychometrics.

Phillip Resnick, M.D.
An internationally known forensic psychiatrist, noted for his expertise in clinical prediction of violence risk, assessment of malingering and deception, and expert witness testimony. He has provided consultation and/or expert witness testimony in many high profile cases, including: Andrea Yates, Amy Grossberg, Jeffrey Dahmer, and others. Director, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine.

“Dr. Resnick is the best presenter I have seen in over 30 years in the field, speaking on a must topic for every clinician.” Richard Fields, Ph.D. Author, Drugs in Perspective, 5th edition, 2004.