Schedule At a Glance
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
8-9 a.m.                        Registration and Breakfast
9-10 a.m.                      KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Fight for Psychology’s Priorities on
                                    Capitol Hill,
Jeff Cook, Director, Field and State Operations APA
                                    Practice Organization 

10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.    Workshop #1: An Introduction to Modern Gestalt Therapy
                                    Norman F Shub, BCD, LISW-S, LPCC
                                    Workshop #2 :Expanding Your Psychology Practice Through
                                    Business
Consulting David Hayes, PhD, Dennis Doverspike, PhD,
                                    David Hellkamp, PhD

                                    Workshop #3: The Epidemic of Obesity: Updates, Psychosocial
                                    Sequelae
and Behavioral Intervention Julie Merrell, PhD, et al

                                    Workshop #4: The State’s Role in Overseeing and Regulating
                                    Mental Health Insurance Benefits for Patients
Howard Bonem, PhD,
                                    Tate Chaney

12:15-1:45 p.m.             Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award Luncheon
1:45-4:45 p.m.               Workshop #5: The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation:
                                    Current Issues
and Future Directions David P. Schwartz, PhD

                                    Workshop #6: The Business of Practice: Billing and
                                    Reimbursement Issues
Randy Georgemiller, PhD, Nico Gozal, BA
                                    Workshop #7: Integrating Psychologists and the Medical Team:
                                    The Mind/Body Connection Laura Nabors, PhD, Sharla Wells-DiGregorio,
                                    PhD, et al

                                    Workshop #8: 10 Major Legal/Ethical Problem Areas
                                    Psychologists Face
in their Practices* Glennon J. Karr, Esq.

4:45-5:30 p.m.               Exhibitor Reception
5:30 p.m.                      DINNER PRESENTATION: Everybody’s Doing It: How to be Safe
                                    about
Technology in Practice* OPA Communications and
                                    Technology Committee


Thursday, November 11, 2010

7:30 a.m.                     Registration/Breakfast
7:50-8:50 a.m.              Workshop #9: A Home Within: Building Resilience in Foster
                                   Children
Suzanne LeSure, PhD

9-11 a.m.                     PLENARY SESSION: Healthcare Reform-What Does It Mean
                                   for You?
Peter Ambrose, PhD, Cathy Levine, JD,
                                   Mary Jo Hudson, JD

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.   Workshop #10: When Will I Get Better? Prognostic Factors
                                   Related to
Mood Disorders Todd Finnerty, PsyD

                                   Workshop #11: PsycLink: The Practice Wiki Mary M. Lewis, PhD
                                   Workshop #12: Children of a Lesser God: The Psychologist
                                   in the Academic
Hospital Setting Chris Bedosky, PhD, et al

                                   Workshop #13: Multicultural Competence in Working
                                   with International Students
Bong Joo Hwang, PhD

12:15-1:45 p.m.            Political Action Committee Luncheon
1:45-2:45 p.m.              Workshop #14: Bringing Organizational Culture and Leadership
                                   to the
Bottom Line -- Wherever You Might Be!
                                   Norman R. Jentner, PhD

                                   Workshop #15: Behavioral Implications of Unusual Medical Lab
                                   Values in
Geriatric Patients John A. Gabis, MD

                                   Workshop #16: Understanding Cultural Differences,
                                   Psychological Problems and Adjustment Difficulties of Asian
                                   Americans
Young R. Shim, PhD

                                   Workshop #17: Mindfulness Therapy: Fad or Scientific
                                   Breakthrough?
Jonathan Appel, PhD, Dohee Kim-Appel, PhD
3-6 p.m.                       Workshop #18: Pain Assessment, Treatment and Addiction
                                   Edward N. Carrol, PhD
                                   Workshop #19: Providing Child Psychotherapy in Litigious
                                   Times*
Michael B. Leach, PhD, Sandra McPherson, PhD
                                   Workshop #20: Complementary and Alternative Treatments
                                   for Pediatric ADHD
Nicholas Lofthouse, PhD, Elizabeth Hurt, PhD

                                   Workshop #21: The Ethical and Legal Practice of Psychology:
                                   Ethics Roundtable 2010* OPA Ethics Committee

6-7  p.m.                      Social Hour/Foundation for Psychology in Ohio and Central Ohio
                                   Psychological Association Wine Tasting Fundraiser
7 p.m.                          Dinner Honoring Newly Licensed Psychologists


Friday, November 12, 2010
7:30 a.m.                    Registration/Breakfast
7:50-8:50 a.m.             Workshop #22: Connecting with the Community: Using the APA
                                  Public
Education Campaign to Grow Your Practice
                                 
Kathleen Ashton, PhD, Craig Travis, PhD, Suzanne Ritter, PhD
9 a.m.-2 p.m.              OPA Poster Session
9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.        Workshop #23: Health and Behavior Codes: Clinical and Practical
                                  Utility
Gary J. Sipps, PhD, Leon C. Howard, PhD, PCC-S
                                  (will meet from 9-11 a.m.; will look at posters from
                                  11:15-12:15 for 1 credit)

                                  Workshop #24: "Legislative Day" at Convention
                                  Bobbie L. Celeste, PhD

                                  (will meet from 9-11 a.m.; will look at posters from
                                  11:15-12:15 for 1 credit)

                                  Workshop #25: Body Awareness & Empowerment for
                                  Trauma Survivors:
An Adjunct to Psychotherapy
                                  Paul Linden, PhD

                                  (will meet from 10:15-12:15 p.m.;
                                  will look at posters from 9-10 a.m. for 1 credit)

12:15-2 p.m.                Annual Awards Luncheon & OPA Annual Meeting
2-5 p.m.                      Workshop #26: How Sexual Identity Changes Across the
                                  Lifespan:
Clinical Practice Implications Frederick Petersen, PsyD

                                  Workshop #27: Forensic Shakes Hands with Clinical Psychology
                                  Jenny O'Donnell, PsyD, et al
                                  Workshop #28**: Media Training 101 Jessica Hamlin, BSS, BSJ
                                  Workshop #29**: Graduate School in Psychology: Is it for You?
                                  How Do You Apply? Stephanie  Judson, MA, Amy  Untied, MA


* indicates meets ethics requirement
** indicates no CE given for this workshop



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