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Master Lecturers Convention Sessions: Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday Sunday Convention Sessions 9:00 am to 10:30 am (1.5 CE credits) Master Lecture: What Is Our Commitment To Our Veterans?: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Returning Veterans and Their Families Antonette Zeiss, PhD, Deputy Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC; formerly Assistant Chief Psychologist and Director of Psychology Training, Veterans Administration, Palo Alto, CA Abstract: Among discharged veterans seeking medical care, mental health problems are the second most commonly reported health concerns, with almost 38 percent reporting symptoms suggesting a possible mental health diagnosis. The diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has recently topped the list for possible mental health diagnoses, and depression and nondependent abuse of substances have also had high rates. Dr. Zeiss will describe her VA Mental Health Initiative that supports comprehensive mental health services within the VA. She will also describe ways in which psychologists outside of VA facilities can provide needed services to veterans and their families. 9:00 am to 10:30 am (1.5 CE credits) Ethical Advertising... or "I Can Cure You in Four Sessions!" A Practical Guide for Early Career Psychologists Starting a Practice Pamela H. Harmell, PhD, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles County Psychological Association President Abstract: It is easy to make errors in advertising and promoting the business side of psychology. This workshop will address advertising to the public, avoiding deceptive or misleading statements, doing an effective and ethical intake, ethical marketing, working within one's competence, and proper termination and avoidance of patient abandonment. 9:00 am to 10:30 am (1.5 CE credits) Expanding Your Practice: The Role Of The Psychologist In End Of Life Care And The Role Of Psychologist In Bariatric Surgery Yash Manchanda, PhD, Private Practice, Yorba Linda, CA; Member CLASP Exec. Committee; Doreen Samelson EdD, MSCP, Kaiser Permanente, Tracy, CA Abstract: Culturally diverse and the aging population in this country requires new skills for the psychologists. This presentation, a part of CLASP(CPA) toolkit, is based upon ELNEC (City of Hope/AACN) and APA( enursingllc - online class) material. It provides overview of the role of a psychologist at the End-Of-Life. The topics include: Principles of Palliative Care, Pain/non-pain Management, and vignettes on cultural/ethical issues and bereavement. Bariatric surgery evaluation, preparation, and post surgery follow-up is an expanding area of practice for psychologists which overlaps with treatment of eating disorders. This training gives psychologists tools needed for bariatric surgery evaluations, surgery preparation, post-surgery treatment and a method for helping patients make peace with food, weight, and shape. 9:00 am to 10:30 am (1.5 CE credits) Future Roles for Psychologists: We Can't Stay Here Forever Pam Van Allen, PhD, MSCP, Kaiser Permanente Stockton/Modesto, CA; Morgan T. Sammons, PhD, ABPP, Dean, California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco, CA; Eduardo Morales, PhD, Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA; David Silverman, PhD, Private Practice, Burlingame, CA Abstract: Managed care has reduced payments for psychological services. Master's level providers are expanding their scope of practice. The traditional roles and functions of psychologists are slowly being pruned away. Psychologists must forge new practice niches to prevent our own extinction. What new roles can psychologists adopt, while still remaining psychologists? 9:00 am to 10:30 am (1.5 CE credits) Women as Leaders: Research and Practice Judith Blanton, PhD, Corporate Director of Professional Affairs, RHR International, Los Angeles Office ; Elizabeth Fetter, Corporate Board Member, San Francisco, CA; Ann Zeichner, Lonergan Partners, Redwood City, CA. Abstract: This presentation combines recent research on senior women executives with presentations by senior women Silicon Valley executives. The focus will be on how the careers of these women executives link to the research. Five factors from the model will be discussed: Women Leader Climate, Individual Psychology and Interpersonal Resources, Leader Expectations, External Commitments, and The Sphere of Authenticity. Closing General Session Sunday 10:45 am – 12:00 pm (1 CE Credit) Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life Dacher Keltner, PhD, Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley, Director, Greater Good Science Center Dr. Keltner suggests that for too long we have been led astray by the assumptions that humans are competitive, greedy, and aggressive at their core. In this talk he will detail new evolutionary insights into how we are a care-taking, empathetic and forgiving species, and will review the laboratory science that shows how emotions like compassion, gratitude, mirth, love, and awe are wired into our nervous systems and the path to social well-being. Dacher Keltner, PhD, is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, faculty director and founder of the Great Good Science Center and the co-editor of Greater Good magazine. His newest book is Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life (2009). |
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