Earning CE Credits at the 2020 NYSPA Virtual Convention

Co-Sponsored by the New York State Psychological Association and the Westchester Center for Psychological Education

CE programming is designed for licensed psychologists and psychology graduate students. To earn CE credits, attendees must be registered for the 2020 NYSPA Virtual Convention and must purchase the CE add-on to the Convention. Sessions must be watched live in order to receive credit.

When: October 16-18, 2020

Where: Virtually (Online)

Fee: $5 per session (max fee $35)

Maximum CE's available: 1 CE per session (6 total CE's)

CE Elegible Programs:

Friday, October 16, 2020

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Bi-Racial Coupling: The Location of the Analyst in a Diverse Field
Presenter: Claire Beth Steinberger, Ed.D., LP

This paper explores an analytic approach to couple intervention by highlighting the unconscious organization of the dynamic (tripersonal) field. Clinical exploration leads to dream and interpersonal enactments and the psychic connection between individual, family and cultural trauma.

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations: "Nuts and Bolts"
Presenter: Elizabeth Owen, Ph.D.

The Competency to Stand Trial (CST) evaluation is by far the most often court-ordered forensic mental health assessment. A brief history of CST will be presented followed by a guide on the differences between clinical and forensic assessments, managing court orders, dealing with attorneys (defense and ADA), performing the evaluation, and what should (and should not) be in the report. Case examples will be given and time allowed for an audience-led mock evaluation.

Sunday, October 18, 2020

8:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Gun Violence, Safety, and Cultural Competency: The Role of New York State Psychologists in Expanding Understanding and Saving Lives
Presenters: Frank J. Corigliano, Ph.D., Roy Aranda, Psy.D., J.D and Dr. Denise Hinds-Zaami

In 2016 the U.S. experienced 38,658 gun deaths including 21,000 suicide and 15,549 non-suicides. In 2017, Mass Shooting claimed the lives of 433 people. Many Americans, much of the media, and many psychologists focus largely on mass shootings, demonstrate limited knowledge of gun culture, and hold significant biases about gun owners. These deficits may contribute to weakening gun safety strategies. This presentation seeks to provide basic information about gun violence, expand cultural competence around gun culture, and shift the conversation away from gun violence and move toward an expanded conversation on gun safety and cultural competence with the goal of saving lives.

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

“People Living Deeply Have No Fear of Death”: An Examination of Aging, Death, and Dying from Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish Tradition
Presenters: Daniel Kaplin, Ph.D., Sharla Khargi, Ph.D., Amina Mahmood, Ph.D., Herb Gingold, Ph.D. and Shibani Ray-Mazumder, ScD, Ph.D.

In this presentation, we examine late adulthood and end of life care through the prism of Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish perspectives. We will highlight several areas of commonality and distinctions in the aging process across the four religious communities. Prominent end-of-life issues facing religious individuals will be discussed.

2:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Three Views of Trauma in Forensic Psychology: Cultural and Linguistic issues, Personal Injury in Police Misconduct, Competency to Stand Trial
Presenters: Elizabeth Owen, Ph.D., Rafael Javier, Ph.D. and Jemour Maddux, Psy.D. ABPP

In these presentations and discussion we will examine the convergence of traumatic factors and conditions in specific procedural, civil, and criminal matters. This will include an overview of the impact cultural and linguistic issues have in the experience and assessment of trauma as well as strategies for incorporating these vital issues in forensic assessment. This will be followed by a presentation on the assessment of trauma from alleged misconduct by uniformed officers, and how trauma symptoms can complicate competency to stand trial evaluations. An overview of the ACE and how to use this important data in forensic evaluations and opinions will also be provided.

4:15 - 5:30 p.m.

Patients I Never Should Have Taken
Presenters: Herb Gingold, Ph.D., Julie Lehane, Ph.D., Veronica Fiske, Ph.D. and Susanne Cooperman, Ph.D.

As psychologists, we are faced with the dilemma of whether to accept a patient quite regularly. In this presentation we review the role suicidal and homicidal ideations, violence and aggression, gender identity, and political affiliations impact attitudes towards our patients. We examine the impact of intellectualization, compensation, transference, countertransference, and the role of culture in the treatment room. We conclude with personal insights that occurred as a function of these dynamics.

Disclaimer: 

The Westchester Center for Psychological Education is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Westchester Center for Psychological Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content.