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Interactive teleconference interview with Joe Sclafani on Parenting and Dominic Parrot on Alcohol-Aggression
Meet the Authors: An Interview with Joseph Sclafani, Ph.D.
Thursday June 4, 2015 from 4:00PM - 5:00PM Eastern time
Dr. Sclafani is author of The Educated Parent: Childrearing in the 21st Century published by Praeger
Dr. Sclafani is author of The Educated Parent: Childrearing in the 21st Century published by Praeger
Dr. Sclafani is Professor of Psychology and Associate Director, TECO Energy Center for Leadership at the University of Tampa. He has previously served as the Dean College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the university. His scholarly background is in child psychology and human development. In addition to his books on parenting he and his wife also co-authored a book on re-marriage issues. He received the Louise Loy Hunter Award as Outstanding Faculty from the university and was also chosen as recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Student Life award.
Dr. Sclafani maintains his license as a psychologist in Florida and has completed Florida Supreme Court certified family mediation training. With his wife, he conducts marriage preparation workshops for area couples.
Learning Objectives
List two ways parenting in the 21st Century may be different from parenting in the 20th Century
List two ways a couple may best educate themselves to be effective parents
Meet the Experts: An Interview with Dominic Parrott, Ph.D.
Friday June 5, 2015 from 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern time
Dr. Parrott will discuss the topic, "Understanding the Role of Alcohol in Aggressive Behavior“”
Dr. Parrott will discuss the topic, "Understanding the Role of Alcohol in Aggressive Behavior“”
Dr. Parrott is Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Training and Chair, Clinical Psychology Program at Georgia State University. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia in 2003.
His NIAAA funded research program aims to reduce interpersonal violence by (1) identifying risk and protective factors for perpetrating aggressive behavior and (2) informing intervention programming. This work uses different methodologies (e.g., laboratory, survey) to study different forms of aggression (e.g., physical, sexual) toward various targets (e.g., sexual minorities, women) and under different conditions (e.g., alcohol intoxication, in group settings). One of his funded projects examines how specific affective and cognitive processes mediate the relationship between alcohol intoxication and partner-directed aggression. His group at GSU has recently completed the largest known laboratory-based project designed to ascertain in whom and in which situations alcohol intoxication causes aggression toward gay men and lesbians.
His NIAAA funded research program aims to reduce interpersonal violence by (1) identifying risk and protective factors for perpetrating aggressive behavior and (2) informing intervention programming. This work uses different methodologies (e.g., laboratory, survey) to study different forms of aggression (e.g., physical, sexual) toward various targets (e.g., sexual minorities, women) and under different conditions (e.g., alcohol intoxication, in group settings). One of his funded projects examines how specific affective and cognitive processes mediate the relationship between alcohol intoxication and partner-directed aggression. His group at GSU has recently completed the largest known laboratory-based project designed to ascertain in whom and in which situations alcohol intoxication causes aggression toward gay men and lesbians.
His clinical interests involve the assessment and treatment of adults with substance use and anger-related difficulties
Learning Objectives
List two risk factors for perpetrating aggressive behavior
List two personal or situational factors that may lead toward aggressive behavior in gay men and lesbians
Meet the Authors: An Interview with Elaine Ducharme, Ph.D.
Tuesday June 9, 2015 from Noon - 1:00PM Eastern time
Dr. Ducharme is author of Assessment and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder published by TPI Press.
(http://www.tpishop.com/
Dr. Ducharme is author of Assessment and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder published by TPI Press.
(http://www.tpishop.com/
Elaine Ducharme, R.N., Ph.D., ABPP is in clinical practice in Glastonbury, Connecticut. She is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, a Fellow of The American Psychological Association, and has served as the Public Education Coordinator for the Connecticut Psychological Association. She is author of Must I Turn Other Cheek, a book about the effects of premature forgiveness on recovery from sexual abuse.
Learning Objectives
List two assessment instruments frequently used in determining if an individual has a DID diagnosis.
List two important components of a treatment approach for treating someone with a diagnosis of DID
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