Workshop Description/Objectives

Saturday, November 4th 

8:30 AM

S01. Balancing the Scales: Telehealth and Ethics, 3 CE                                

Presented by Michael J. McClellan, Ph.D. and Dan Florell, Ph.D. 

Ethical decision-making has grown increasingly challenging for psychologists as we balance using technology with concerns regarding client welfare. Telehealth is the culmination of using technology to provide services yet it has opened up a whole range of ethical and legal concerns. Presenters will examine the use of telehealth in clinical practice and raise awareness on possible ethical issues that can arise. This workshop fulfills the 3 CE requirement for ethics/risk management.  

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

S02. Diversity and Leadership:  Leading Difficult Conversations, 3 CE

Presented by Sandra L. Shullman, Ph.D.

Leaders in all types of groups, teams and organizations today face tough challenges, especially engaging people with different and diverse perspectives in positive dialogue and working through inevitable conflicts.  Psychologists and state psychological associations are no exception.  This program engages participants in thinking about the potential role identity for psychologists as leaders in complex and potentially conflictual situations, skills which are particularly relevant in such polarized and polarizing times.  Specific skills for psychologists as “learning leaders” will be presented.  Finally, the presentation will address approaches for psychologists leading difficult conversations and dialogues, looking at how to approach them to achieve positive results.

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Describe at least three ways of conceptualizing leadership.
• Reflect on their own definition of leadership.
• Gain knowledge about specific skills required of “learning leaders.”
• Create specific strategies and steps in working with difficult conversations/dialogues.

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S03. An Experiential Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), 3 CE

Presented by Michael Bordieri, Ph.D. 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) enjoys broad empirical support as an intervention that increase psychological functioning and reduces functional impairments across a wide range of psychological disorders. This workshop will provide an introductory overview of ACT, with an emphasis on demonstrating practical skills and techniques that clinicians can integrate into their practice. Evidence supporting the core tenets of ACT will be reviewed and participants will gain experiential contact with core ACT processes through exercises and role-plays. 

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Describe the philosophical, theoretical, and empirical foundations of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Describe the six core ACT processes and common therapeutic techniques that support each process.
• Practice core ACT techniques and processes via experiential exercises and role-plays.

S04. Basic Supervision, 3 CE

Presented by Tanya Stockhammer, Ph.D.

Understand the legal and ethical responsibilities of supervision as required by the psychology licensing law. This workshop is appropriate for any clinician who supervises other clinicians involved in psychotherapy, but especially for licensed psychologists who supervise psychological associates and certified psychologists. This workshop meets the initial requirement for supervisors of record with the Kentucky Board of Examiners of  Psychology (KRS 319).

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Identify the legal/regulatory responsibilities of a Board-approved supervisor.
• Identify the ethical responsibilities as a Board-approved supervisor.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the required paperwork and submission deadlines for each type of supervisee-supervisor relationship.
• Discuss different types of supervisory relationships and the legal/regulatory implications of these distinctions (i.e. psychological associate vs. practicum student).

KPA Networking Luncheon & Annual Membership Meeting

 1:30 PM 

S05. What's New in Psychotherapy Supervision? An Update and Considerations for Supervision, 3 CE                            

Presented by Jeff Reese, Ph.D. 

The purpose of this workshop is to share the latest writing and research on psychotherapy supervision. This will be coupled with reflecting on one's own supervisory approach and considering how the supervision might (or might not) impact one's ideas about providing excellent supervision. Also discussed will be a client-directed outcome informed strategy to be considered for use in clinical supervision.  This workshop meets the 3 hour CE requirement for advanced supervision. 

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

S06. Forensic Psychology for Fractured Families - Options for Conflict Resolution, 3 CE      

Presented by Sarah Shelton, Psy.D., MPH, MSCP and Jean Deters, Psy.D.

High conflict families often have substantial interaction with the legal system. Judges, attorneys and mediators often look to psychologists to apply forensic psychology principles and methods to these cases.Directing both the families and the courts when triaging cases and matching them with appropriate psychological services will be discussed Information relative to professional risk-management and ethical dilemmas will also be addressed.

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Identify the needs of high conflict families involved in disputes about custody or co-parenting.
• Match appropriate psychological services for these families and the courts.
• Recognize and utilize important risk management and ethical guidelines relevant to service implementation.
• Determine whether or not the case is appropriate for your practice or whether a referral to a forensic psychologist with specialization in family law is necessary or advantageous.

S07. Listening to Sexual Minorities at Faith Based Colleges and Universities, 3 CE

Presented by Janet B. Dean, M. Div., and Stephen Stratton, Ph.D.

This presentation explores how sexual minority students develop within the context of  Faith Based educational institutions, using three years of survey and interview data from a longitudinal project Changes in these students’ religiosity and spirituality, as well as in their self-reported sexual identity, sexual milestones, campus experiences, attitudes about same-sex attraction, emotional health, and psychological well-being will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to understanding how people create congruence between belief, behavior, and identity.

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Identify how a Faith Based college/university environment may influence the development of both religious/spiritual identity and sexual identity in sexual minority students.
• Describe the relationships among religiosity/spirituality, sexual identity, and mental health.
• Demonstrate knowledge of various ways in which Christian sexual minorities navigate religious identity and sexual identity.
• Demonstrate an understanding of different ways in which sexual minority Christians seek to create congruence between belief, behavior, and identity.

S08. How to Love a Human: For Psychologists Who Want to be Less "Ist", 1.5 CE

Presented by Candice Hargons, Ph.D.

This workshop is for psychologists who want to use their privilege and power to love other humans, showing you how to become less “ist” over time, with effort, with care, and with love.  How to Love a Human is a project that centers social justice in love. It asks people, with multiple marginalized identities, what the world would be like if it loved them to articulate an approach to social justice that affords all humans equitable access to humane treatment.

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Identify themes in the How to Love a Human Project that promote social justice through psychological practice, research, teaching, and leadership with a love ethic
• Demonstrate the capacity to enhance the use of love in psychological practice, research, teaching, and leadership.

3:15 PM

S09. Transgender Children/Youth in Your Practice: Interventions for Their Journey, 1.5 CE

Presented by Janet Vessels, M.S. 

This workshop will review the concepts of gender identity, transgender identity, and issues specific to transgender people. Strategies  for helping children/youth and their families through the transition journey will be presented.

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Articulate the history of the evolution of transgender expression including the medical, psychiatric theories of gender identity, and current thoughts on the etiology of transgender identity.
• Describe the diagnostic criteria, and reason for the new diagnosis name in the DSM5: Gender Dysphoria.
• Demonstrate three current treatment interventions to help children/youth and their families during their transition journey.

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