In Memoriam- Carl-Erik Mattlar, PsyD

(1932 - 2020) SPA Member 1992 - 2020 Founder and long-standing former President of The Finnish Rorschach Association, Life Fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment, Doctor Carl-Erik Mattlar died in Vaasa, Finland on March 17, 2020. Carl-Erik was born in Helsinki on October 14, 1932. He studied psychology, history and pedagogy at the University … Continue reading In Memoriam- Carl-Erik Mattlar, PsyD

Advanced Interpretation of the PAI: Distorted Profile Interpretation- Workshop P (3.5 CE Credits)

June 23 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm FREE Registration is now open! Presenter: Les Morey, PhD | Texas A&M University Workshop Information:  This workshop will involve an advanced discussion of the clinical use of the PAI. This presentation will highlight recent developments in PAI research and their implications for profile interpretation. A particular focus will involve profile validity, … Continue reading Advanced Interpretation of the PAI: Distorted Profile Interpretation- Workshop P (3.5 CE Credits)

Shifting Cultural Lenses in Psychological Assessment: Integrating both Clinical and Statistical Approaches (1 CE Credit)

DR. STEVEN R. LÓPEZ MARCH 18 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM In this talk I propose an approach to psychological assessment that respects and critically considers the client's sociocultural context, test norms, and individual variability. Culture and race are dynamic constructs that are embedded in specific sociocultural contexts. An assessment approach that draws on … Continue reading Shifting Cultural Lenses in Psychological Assessment: Integrating both Clinical and Statistical Approaches (1 CE Credit)

The Development of Personality Pathology: Implications for Assessment (1 CE Credit)

DR. CARLA SHARP MARCH 19 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM The DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) offers for the first time a dimensional diagnostic framework for assessing personality functioning across the lifespan. In this talk, a developmental model for personality pathology is presented which outlines the integrated developmental function of the AMPD’s … Continue reading The Development of Personality Pathology: Implications for Assessment (1 CE Credit)