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Program

Feature Events: Thursday Institutes - Opening Plenary Session - Poster Sessions - Exhibit Hall - APA/Y-USA Partnership Demonstration Workshop - Saturday Luncheon - PAC Luncheon - Awards Presentation - Annual Meeting - President's Reception - Closing Session

Master Lecturers

Convention Sessions: Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday



Saturday Convention Sessions
8:30 am to 11:30 am (3 CE credits)
Master Lecture:
The Great Ethics Debate: How Many "Right" Solutions Can there Be?

Michael B. Donner PhD, Clinical and Forensic Psychology, Oakland, CA; Ofer Zur, PhD, Director, Zur Institute, Sonoma, CA; Stephen Behnke, JD, PhD, Director, American Psychological Office of Ethics (moderator); Laura Brown PhD, Private Practice, Seattle, WA
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8:30 am to 11:30 am (3 CE credits)
Ensuring the Relevance of Our Services to Diverse Communities
  • Are All Asians The Same?: Working Through Within Group Differences to Deliver Mental Health Services
    Glenn Masuda, PhD, Asian Pacific Family Center, Rosemead, CA; Paul Wang, PhD, Asian Pacific Family Center of Pacific Clinics
  • Psychotherapy with Older Adults in Non-Traditional Settings: Engaging Diversity through Creative Approaches
    Diane Strother, PhD, The Center for Aging Resources, Pasadena, CA
  • Reducing Mental Illness Stigma in the Asian American Community through Mental Health First Aid
    Jennifer Lee, PsyD, Asian Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose, CA; Yueming "Michelle" Wang, BS, Asian Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose, CA; Lin Sie "Lindsay" Ip, MS, Asian Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose, CA; Phoebe Phung Tieu, BS, Asian Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose, CA
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8:30 am to 11:30 am (3 CE credits)
Introducing the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form)
Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, Kent State University, Kent, OH
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8:30 am to 11:30 am (3 CE credits)
New Directions in Neuropsychology: Automatic and Higher-Order Control in Psychiatric Disorders
Deborah Budding, PhD, Private Practice, Manhattan Beach, CA; Dana Chidekel, PhD, ABPdN, ABPN, private practice, Tarzana, CA
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8:30 am to 11:30 am (3 CE credits)
Treating Violent Individuals: Developmental Issues, Assessing Risk and Effective Treatment Planning
Lisa Firestone, PhD, Director of Research and Education, The Glendon Association, Santa Babrara, CA
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8:30 am to 11:30 am (3 CE credits)
Whole Person Approaches to Trauma: Post Traumatic Growth
Ilene Serlin PhD, President San Francisco Psychological Association; Richard Harvey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Education, SF State University, San Francisco, CA; Victoria Lemle Beckner, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; Rut Gubkin, PhD, Private Practice, Albany, CA; Daniel B. Pitchford, PhD, Private Practice, San Francisco, CA
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11:45 am to 1:15 pm (1 CE credit)
Annual Luncheon: The Time Paradox: How Our View of Time Affects How We Live and How We Feel (ticketed event)
John Boyd, PhD, Co-Author (with Phil Zimbardo, PhD) of the Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time that Will Change your Life (2008)
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1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (2 CE credits)
Master Lecture:
Mental Health, Stigma, Disclosure and Social Policy: What Can Psychologists Do?

Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Psychology, UC Berkeley
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1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (2 CE credits)
Continuing Dialogue on Understanding Effective Treatments in Education, Training, and Clinical Practice Settings
Joanne Callan, PhD,California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Diego, CA; Steven F. Bucky, PhD, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Diego, CA; Russ Newman, PhD, JD Alliant International University, San Diego, CA
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1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (2 CE credits)
Effective and Ethical Expert Testimony: A View from the Bench and Bar
Craig Lareau, JD, PhD, ABPP, Private Practice, Sierra Madre, CA; other presenters TBA
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1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (2 CE credits)
Ethical Decision Making in Behavioral Medicine
Michael G. Ritz, PhD, Irvine, CA; Melinda Ginne, PhD, Behavioral Medicine Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA; David J. Martin, PhD, Chief Psychologist and Director of Training, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; Astrid Reina-Patton, PhD, Director, Women's Behavioral Health Service, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (Not eligible for CE credit)
Making Oneself More Marketable as a Graduate Student through Professional Development Activities Beyond the Classroom and Student Leadership in Professional Organizations.
Michelle Cuevas, CPAGS Chair-Elect, West Covina, CA; Stephanie P. Salo, CPAGS Convention Chair, Pasadena, CA; Abby Jandro, MA, Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA; Erin Gabrielson, CPAGS Advocacy Chair, Woodland Hills, CA; Jime Salcedo, MS, CPAGS, Claremont, CA; Lovingly Quintania, MA, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
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1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (2 CE credits)
Organizational Psychology in Silicon Valley: Meet the Players
Rebecca Turner, PhD, Professor, Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA; Chris Tobin, PhD, Senior Manager, Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, CA; Robin Levitt, PhD, Danville, CA; Leslie Berkes, PhD, Director, Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (1.5 CE credits)
CLASP and Women Early Career Psychologists: Effective Strategies for Survival and Self-Care
Dani Beckerman, PsyD, Chair, CPA's Colleagues Assistance and Support Program (CLASP); Kenneth R. Liberatore, PhD, Co-Chair, CPA Committee on Early Career Psychologists
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (1.5 CE credits)
Pedagogical Strategies for Increasing Cultural Competency and Reducing Resistance
Romana A. Norton, PhD, Argosy University, San Francisco Bay, Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology; Edna Esnil, PsyD, Notre Dame de Namur, Menlo Park, CA; Michi Fu, PhD, Asian Pacific Family Center, Rosemead, CA; Anabel Bejarano, PhD, Alliant International University, Assistant Professor, Clinical PsyD Program, San Diego, CA
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (1.5 CE credits)
Psychoanalysis and Social Proactivity: Applying a Psychoanalytic/Contextual Model to Therapeutic Interactions with Populations of Color and Difference
Mark Rosenblatt, PsyD,California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (1.5 CE credits)
Psychologists as Executives and Managers - Do We Have What it Takes?
Russ Newman, PhD, JD, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA; Louise Kelly, PhD, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management; San Diego, CA; Carl Mack, PhD, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, Alliant International University, Sacramento, CA; Jay Finkelman, PhD Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (1.5 CE credits)
Sowing the Seeds of a Healthcare Revolution: Holistic Care for Older Adults
Antonette Zeiss PhD, Deputy Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC; formerly Assistant Chief Psychologists and Director of Psychology Training, Veterans Administration, Palo Alto, CA
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4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (1.5 CE credits)
The Doctor is Out: When a Psychologist Becomes Suddenly Ill
Linda Bortell PsyD, Private Practice South Pasadena, CA; Alan Karbelnig, PhD, Private Practice, South Pasadena, CA
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