2007 OPA Convention Line-Up

Where has the month of June gone? As the month wraps up, we are excited to announce the 2007 OPA Convention line-up.

For the first time, the 2007 Convention will offer attendees the opportunity to obtain all 23 credit hours that they need for the biennium!

Registration is set to go live at the end of August, but we wanted to give you a sneak peak of the rough draft schedule:

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
9 a.m. Keynote Address by Frances Strickland, First Lady of Ohio

10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Workshop 1: Psychologically Healthy Workplace Discussion
Workshop 2: Safe and Innovative Interventions in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Depression and Insomia: Cranial Electrotherapy Col. Kathy Platoni and Karl Moeller
Workshop 3: A Comparison of Suicide Risk Across the Lifespan and Between Ethnic Minority Populations: Strategies for Prevention Josephine Ridley, PhD
Workshop 4: Issues and New Findings Regarding Evidence Based Treatment Michael Dwyer, PhD

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Fifth Annual Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards

1:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Workshop 5: 10 Major Ethical Areas Psychologists Face in Their Practice Workshop Glenn Karr, Esq.
orkshop 6: Judging Amy: Evaluating Decision-Making Fitness in the Cognitively Impaired Older Adult George Kraus, PhD
Workshop 7: The Life Stages of Psychologists Ohio Women in Psychology
Workshop 8: Aftereffects of Membership in Cults and Coercive Relationships: Empirical Evidence and Implications for Clinical Practice Paul Martin, PhD, et al.

5:15 p.m. - 8 p.m. Special Dinner and CE Presentation: Advocacy and Psychology

Thursday, October 25, 2007
7:50 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Special CE Presentation: Telepsychology Guidelines

9 a.m. Plenary Session: How Medicare Shapes Behavioral Health Practice with Older Adults with Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Workshop 9: Medicare Update 2008 Paula Hartman Stein, PhD
Workshop 10: Therapeutic Approaches for Persons with Impaired Memory or Dementia Cameron Camp, PhD
Workshop 11: Self-Esteem, Positive Psychology and the Life CycleWorkshop 12: The 3 L's: Language, Learning and Literacy Kenneth DeLuca, PhD

12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Political Action Committee (PAC) Luncheon

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Workshop 13: OSHIPP: A Resource for Your Medicare Questions Gretchen Margraf
Workshop 14: Diversity Issues in Psychopharmacology Denise Deschenes, MD
Workshop 15: Learning, Growth and Change Opportunities for MH Professionals in a Correctional Setting Robyn Hoffman, PhD, et al
Workshop 16: Understanding and Addressing the Mental Healthcare Needs of Rural Residents Kristi Barnes, PhD, Richard Sims, MA

2:45 – 5:45 p.m.
Workshop 17: Ethics Roundtable
Workshop 18: Characterologic People Aren't Bad…Treatment Isn't Impossible! Norman Shub, BCD, LISW
Workshop 19: End-of-Life Issues Across the Lifespan: Adulthood and Older Adulthood Mary Miller Lewis, PhD, Jessica Richmond, MA
Workshop 20: Advanced Topics in Pain Management: What's Hot, What's Not David Schwartz, PhD

5:45 –7 p.m. Reception & Foundation for Psychology in Ohio Silent Auction

7 p.m. Dinner Honoring Newly Licensed Psychologists

Friday, October 26, 2007
7:50 – 8:50 a.m. Special CE Presentation: Ehancing Practice Opportunity by Promoting Psychology: APA Public Education Campaign Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD

9 a.m. – Noon
Workshop 21: Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Counselor-in-Residence Programs for College Campuses Lindsay Orchowski, MS/ The Current Generation of College Students: An Examiniation of Their Work Ethic, Values and Levels of Motivation Kim Metz, PhD, Jo Anna Kelly, PhD
Workshop 22: Teen Sexual Identity: Helping Therapists Navigate the Minefields Jim Broyles, PhD, Jim Brush, PhD
Workshop 23: Psychopharmacological Considerations in Geriatric Populations Alice Randolph, EdD, MS
Workshop 24: Bariatric Surgery Among Older Adults Heather Henrickson, PhD, Kathleen Ashton, PhD, and Amy Windover, PhD

Noon – 2 p.m. OPA Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon

2 – 5 p.m.
Workshop 25: Ethics and Consequences Lisa Barrett, Esq. and Barbara Hill Newby, Phd
Workshop 26: Applying to Graduate School Lindsay Orchowski, MS
Workshop 27: Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders Ryan Wetzler, PsyD
Workshop 28: Comprehensive Neuropsychological Screening: Geriatric Substance Abuse Martha Banks, PhD, Rosalie Ackerman, PhD

PAC Luncheon at Convention

I just finished discussing Thursday's Political Action Committee luncheon with the PAC Committee and we have some exciting ideas in store for this year's luncheon...including meeting with some of your favorite history figures...stay tuned!

Practices-Sponsor a workshop at Convention!

Is your practice looking for more advertising and promotional opportunities?

Look no further than the Ohio Psychological Association 2007 Convention!

With more than 25 workshops, the Ohio Psychological Association’s (OPA) 2007 Convention looks to be another smashing success! Approximately 350 psychologists, graduate students, exhibitors and poster presenters are expected in attendance for “Transitions: Learning, Growth and Change Through the Lifespan,” at Quest Business Centers in Columbus, Ohio from October 24-26, 2007.

Help advance psychology as a profession by sponsoring or co-sponsoring an OPA Convention workshop! This year’s Convention features workshops on a variety of topics including suicide risk, dementia, end-of-life issues, pain management, psychopharmacology, bariatric surgery and more. (A complete schedule is enclosed). Get the kind of visibility and recognition that is vital to the kind of practice you have. Become a sponsor of a workshop today!
Please contact kcrabtree@ohpsych.org for rates and benefits.

May Updates

May was a busy busy month at the OPA Central Office. Some highlights of everything that has been going on in the central office include:

• The Education Committee will meet next week to select the programs for 2007 Convention, so stay tuned for the line-up. We are excited about the programs that have been submitted so far that cover our theme, "Transitions: Learning, Growth & Change Through the Lifespan."
• We held a successful round of workshops in the month of May, including two ethics presentations by the APA Insurance Trust, an Alzheimer's workshop and a pain and addiction workshop. In June, our 2007 workshop line-up will conclude with a Medicare seminar, Business of Practice Workshop and HIPAA Rules workshop. More information is at www.ohpsych.org.
• By now, you should have received your free copy of the OPA Membership Directory. This is the first membership directory since 1998. We have been receiving great feedback on the directory, made possible by the hard work of our operations and member services director Denise Brenner. We hope you find this directory useful!
• The OPA Annual Report should hit mailboxes in June. Read up on what your OPA Committees have accomplished this past year.
• Planning is underway for 2008 workshops--post your feedback on possible presenters.
• OPA's Public Interest Committee sponsored a Mental Health Month Event at COSI Columbus. The Committee developed many activities for children in regards to mental health, including coloring sheets, match games and puzzles. The committee hopes to plan more events at COSI in the future.
• Planning for 2007 Foundation for Psychology in Ohio Silent Auction is taking place. So far, we've received donations from Kings Island and Dick's Sporting Goods. This event will happen October 25, 2007 during OPA's Convention.

Again, stay tuned in the coming weeks for Convention program updates!