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2023 IPA VIRTUAL Fall Conference
11/2/2023 - 11/3/2023
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST

Event Description
2023 IPA VIRTUAL Fall Conference
Thursday, November 2nd and Friday, November 3rd, 2023
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 pm ET Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm ET Friday

IPA is proud to announce that the 2023 IPA Fall Conference will be 100% virtual.

Join us for our high quality lineup, presented over two days, offering 10 Category I Continuing Education presentations via live webinars. Attendees can earn up to 14.0 CE hours for live presentations.

8 of the 10 presentations (totaling 10.5 CE hours) will later be available as homestudy programs. All registered will be eligible to earn homestudy credit, at no additional cost, via the eligible presentations they are not able to attend live.

Registered attendees will receive the webinar links and passwords for each presentation and (if able to be shared) the presentation slide sets via e-mail in the week prior to the conference.

The IPA Annual Awards will be presented virtually during the Annual Awards Presentations session on Friday at 1:15 pm ET.

Registration ends Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 at noon.

QUICK LINKS:
Conference Schedule
Thursday, November 2nd
Friday, November 3rd
Presenter Biographies
Special Note to Conference Attendees
Registration Details/Cost-- Register button at very bottom of this page
Sponsors/Exhibitors
 
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 2nd Friday, November 3rd
8:00 - 9:30 am ET
Presentation #1:  "Re-Examining the American Dream and Belief in Opportunity: Implications in Practice"
Noelany Pelc, Ph.D.
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*		 8:00 - 9:00 am ET
Presentation #6:  "Acquired Brain Injury: Managing the Silent Epidemic"
Wendy Waldman, BSW, CBIST
Summer Ibarra, PhD, ABPP-PR, HSPP
*Note:  1.0 hour Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*
9:30 - 10:00 am ET Break 9:00 - 9:30 am ET Break
10:00 - 11:30 am ET 
Presentation #2:  "Advanced Training: Managing the Evaluation and Treatment of Injured Workers in the Indiana Worker's Compensation System"
Gregory Hale, Ph.D., HSPP
Fred Unverzagt, Ph.D., HSPP
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*		 9:30 - 11:00 am ET
Presentation #7:  "Introduction to Pain Psychology"
Jennifer Steiner, PhD ABPP
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE via live Zoom webinar only, will NOT be available as a homestudy program*
11:30 am - 12:00 pm ET Break 11:00 - 11:30 am ET Break
12:00 - 1:30 pm ET
Presentation #3:  "Documenting Accommodation Needs in College and on High Stakes Tests"
David R. Parker, Ph.D
Jillian Wise, Ph.D., HSPP 
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*		 11:30 am  - 1:00 pm ET
Presentation #8:  "Encopresis Happens: Interdisciplinary Medicine Approaches to Toileting"
Elaine Gilbert, Psy.D., HSPP
Scott T. Wagoner, Ph.D., HSPP
Joseph Croffie, M.D.
Kathryn Hawa, D.O.
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*
1:30 - 2:00 pm ET Break 1:00 - 1:15 pm ET Break
2:00 - 3:30 pm ET
Presentation #4:  "Demystifying Functional Neurological Disorders"
Davis VanderVeen, Ph.D.
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*		 1:15 - 1:45 pm ET
IPA Awards Meeting
3:30 - 4:00 pm ET Break 1:45 - 2:00 pm ET Break
4:00 - 5:30 pm ET
Presentation #5:  "Executive Functioning and Its Effect on Behavior:  Assessment and Treatment, Theory and Practice"
David Gotthelf, Ph.D., HSPP
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE via live Zoom webinar only, will NOT be available as a homestudy program*		 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Presentation #9:  "Clinical Supervision and Dual Diagnosis (I/DD & Co-Occurring MH) – Keys to Expanded Practice Options "
James Wiltz, PhD HSPP
*Note:  1.0 hour Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*
  3:00 - 3:30 pm ET Break
  3:30 - 5:00 pm ET
Presentation #10:  "Writing Accessible Psychological Reports for Diverse Audiences"
Elaine Arrington, Ph.D.
Liz Begyn, Ph.D., HSPP
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*


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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd

8:00 - 9:30 am ET
Presentation #1:  "Re-Examining the American Dream and Belief in Opportunity: Implications in Practice"
Noelany Pelc, Ph.D.
*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*
 
Program Description:
The American Dream has functioned as an enduring narrative linked to various cultural ideals in the United States framing the potential for success. This dream encompasses strong tenets of the Protestant Ethic and meritocracy, providing hope in the forms of individual mobility and advancement through work and effort (Stober, 2022).  The definition of the American Dream, however, has been a fluid notion, providing meaning and significance to diverse groups as an amorphous ideal across various points in time. For example, it is estimated that nearly 1,500,000 immigrants enter the U.S. annually, regardless of documentation status, with the hope of achieving a better quality of life (Wiley, Deaux, & Hagelskamp, 2012). Significant variations in its definition indicate that this concept varies by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, generational cohort, among other identities, within the United States, with some groups striving for equal pay and others striving for personal safety and freedoms (Gurung et al., 2021; Stiuliuc, 2011; Wyatt-Nichol, 2011).  

This session will call on participants to consider international, historical, economic, political, religious and social events that have shaped the American Dream as a beacon of hope and refuge, while simultaneously perpetuating myths of the meritocracy that maintain inequity and marginalization. More specifically, this presentation seeks to contextualize the role of clinicians, educators, supervisors, and consultants in addressing an indispensable macro-level social understanding of personal and collective success and opportunity as a human experience within a polarized and stratified sociopolitical setting. Objectives will be advanced through the use of discussion, case studies and personal reflection. 
 
Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Analyze the complex underpinnings and definitions of the American Dream, briefly including historical events, movements and social narratives.
2.    Examine and conceptualize meritocracy as a means of achievement, and the macro, micro factors that present as barriers toward achieving the American Dream.
3.    Discuss at least 3 ways in which motivation, self-efficacy and identity intersect with one's belief in the ability to define and achieve the American Dream in the United States, and how they intersect within clinical, supervisory, and educational settings. 

9:30 - 10:00 am ET Break

10:00 - 11:30 am ET
Presentation #2:  "Advanced Training: Managing the Evaluation and Treatment of Injured Workers in the Indiana Worker's Compensation System"
Gregory Hale, Ph.D., HSPP and Fred Unverzagt, Ph.D., HSPP

*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*

Program Description:
Evaluation and treatment of injured workers requires psychologists to interact with the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board and the statutes that guide any treatment provided. This advanced training workshop will outline the Indiana system and discuss the role of psychologists in performing evaluations and treatment.

Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Describe the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board.
2.    Utilize case examples and current research for evaluating claims related to work injuries.
3.    Describe differences between forensic and treating roles.
4.    Apply standard psychological principles and assessment techniques to properly assess psychological injuries.
 
11:30 am - 12:00 pm ET Break

12:00 - 1:30 pm ET
Presentation #3:  "Documenting Accommodation Needs in College and on High Stakes Tests" 
David R. Parker, Ph.D and Jillian Wise, Ph.D., HSPP 

*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*

Program Description:
Conducting and reporting evaluations for students with disabilities who need accommodations in college or on high stakes tests raises unique considerations.  Unlike testing that qualifies these clients for academic supports via IEP’s or 504 Plans, colleges and national testing agency follow different rules.  Two providers with years of experience in addressing these differences will offer guidance in the following areas:
  • Legal differences between IDEA and the ADA-AA regarding testing accommodations
  • How to explain these differences to clients and families
  • Effective intake practices
  • Collecting and reporting useful assessment information
  • Know your audience:  Writing reports for clients, college disability providers, and testing agencies
  • How to help clients whose accommodations requests have been denied

Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Describe differences between IDEA and the ADA-AA relative to the role of accommodations.
2.    Explain how to conduct an intake that explains legal differences in accommodations determinations while collecting useful input for the evaluation process.
3.    Discuss effective ways to document the need for accommodations in a client with overall average to above-average ability who has not used accommodations in the past.
4.    Demonstrate ways to respond to a high stakes testing agency’s denial letter.
 
 
1:30 - 2:00 pm ET Break

2:00 - 3:30 pm ET 
Presentation #4:  "Demystifying Functional Neurological Disorders"
Davis VanderVeen, Ph.D.

*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*

Program Description:
Functional neurological disorders (FND) are the second most common cause of complaints of patients seeking neurological care. Functional neurological symptoms can mimic any neurological symptoms, and the most common subtypes are Functional Seizures or Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) and Functional Movement Disorders (FMD). For decades, these conditions have puzzled medical providers and effective diagnosis and treatment has been hard to achieve. Recent research has brought more clarity to the conceptualization, diagnosis, and treatment of FND, providing hope for patients and providers. Psychotherapeutic intervention remains the most effective treatment approach for these conditions. In this workshop, Dr. VanderVeen will review the latest research into FND, including how psychologists and mental health professionals can use evidence-based practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with FND. 

Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
​1.    Describe current and historical conceptualizations of functional neurological disorders.
2.    Explain the role of mental health professionals in the diagnosis of functional neurological disorders.
3.    Utilize evidence-based psychological treatments for functional neurological disorders.
 
3:30 - 4:00 pm ET Break

4:00 - 5:30 pm ET
Presentation #5:  "Executive Functioning and Its Effect on Behavior: Assessment and Treatment, Theory and Practice"
David Gotthelf, Ph.D., HSPP

*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE via live Zoom webinar only, will NOT be available as a homestudy program*

Program Description:
Executive functioning has become a major concern for many students, generally becoming problematic around fourth grade and becoming increasingly challenging each year through high school and college. The combination of anxiety and executive functioning – the two challenges go hand-in-hand – is a major cause for referral for behavioral services. Operational understanding of executive functioning and how challenges related to it can be addressed, from both an educational as well as a behavioral perspective, are the two major goals of this presentation. 

Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Summarize the key aspects of executive functioning.
2.    List the different aspects of executive functioning in terms of how they affect different individuals and groups, including those with other behavioral diagnoses.
3.    Utilize different assessment and treatment strategies designed to address executive functioning challenges.

 
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

8:00 - 9:00 am ET
Presentation #6:  "Acquired Brain Injury: Managing the Silent Epidemic"
Wendy Waldman, BSW, CBIST and Summer Ibarra, PhD, ABPP-PR, HSPP

*Note:  1.0 hour Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program

Program Description:
Brain injury is a lifelong chronic condition that is frequently unrecognized. Every 9 seconds, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury. More than 3.5 million children and adults are known to sustain an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) each year, but the full incidence is unknown. Hence, brain injury is often referred to as the "silent epidemic." 
The epidemiology of brain injury and common issues that happen after brain injury including cognitive, physical and emotional/behavioral effects will be discussed. We will also focus on strategies, accommodations and interventions specific to the most common challenges individuals with brain injury face.

While ABI is a chronic, lifelong condition, new interventions exist today that show promise in managing it. Participants will learn about appropriate access to medical care and medical professionals as well as rehabilitation services and professionals that can minimize and treat complications and optimize function in these individuals. We will explore strategies for supporting individuals with ABI including services, supports and resources for assisting them to return to school, work and reintegrate back into their community.

Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Demonstrate an understanding of the epidemiology of brain injury and the common issues that happen after brain injury including cognitive, physical and emotional/behavioral effects.
2.    Identify strategies and accommodations that can be utilized in working with individuals with acquired brain injury.
3.    List and refer to programs, services and assistance available for those with acquired brain injury.
 
9:00 - 9:30 am ET Break

9:30 - 11:00 am ET
Presentation #7:  "Introduction to Pain Psychology"
Jennifer Steiner, PhD ABPP

*Note:  1.5 hours Category I CE via live Zoom webinar only, will NOT be available as a homestudy program*
 
Program Description:
This introductory level workshop will aim to give participants a foundational understanding of the ways in which chronic pain may impact mental health. This presentation will cover the psychophysiology of pain, and participants will learn about the bidirectional relationship between pain and mental health. We will discuss common chronic pain conditions that may present in a psychologist’s office. Additionally, the presentation will provide an overview of the ways in which a psychologist can be an integral part in the holistic and interdisciplinary management of chronic pain. Finally, attention will be given to an overview of evidence-based psychological interventions for working with clients with chronic pain.
 
Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Describe the bidirectional relationship between pain and mental health.
2.    List at least two evidence-based psychological interventions for working with clients with chronic pain.
3.    Summarize the ways in which psychologists can play a role in the management of chronic pain.
 
11:00 - 11:30 am ET Break

11:30 am - 1:00 pm ET
Presentation #8:  "Encopresis Happens: Interdisciplinary Medicine Approaches to Toileting"
Elaine Gilbert, Psy.D., HSPP, Scott T. Wagoner, Ph.D., HSPP, Joseph Croffie, M.D., & Kathryn Hawa, D.O.

*Note:  1.5 hour Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*
 
Program Description:
Constipation and encopresis cause difficulties for many families, with a prevalence rate of approximately 4% for encopresis (Loening-Baucke, 2007; Van der Wal et al., 2005). Medical treatment is often the first line treatment, which typically consists of clearing out the bowels fully of fecal matter via enema, suppository, or laxatives followed by maintenance oral laxatives to prevent further constipation (Freeman et al., 2014). This approach alone is successful for about 40% of children (McGrath et al., 2000); often children benefit from a combined medical and psychological approach to treatment. The combined approach includes medication management in addition to educating families on the physiology of constipation and encopresis, scheduled toilet sits, learning skills for effective defecation, goal setting for fluid intake and dietary changes to reduce constipation, and behavioral skills to motivate adherence with these intervention components (Freeman et al., 2014). Although this combined approached has demonstrated to be effective, accessing care may be challenging given limited psychologists providing these services (Besnon & Gilbert, 2022). Our goal would be to teach evidence based intervention for encopresis and toileting dysfunction while offering an interdisciplinary prospective of Motility experts.
 
Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Summarize evidenced based research to inform practice and clinical care of encopresis. 
2.    Analyze barriers to adherence and continence. 
3.    Compare medical and behavioral medicine approaches in treatment.  
4.    Utilize interventions to inform goals of increasing adaptive toileting techniques and reducing soiling episodes in frequency.  

1:00 - 1:15 pm ET Break

1:15 - 1:45 pm ET
IPA Awards Meeting

1:45 - 2:00 pm ET Break

2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Presentation #9:  "Clinical Supervision and Dual Diagnosis (I/DD & Co-Occurring MH) – Keys to Expanded Practice Options"
James Wiltz, PhD HSPP
*Note:  1.0 hour Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*

Program Description:
Clinicians who provide Behavior Support for people with Dual Diagnosis (I/DD and co-occurring mental health concerns) require supervision by Licensed Psychologists. There are almost no guidelines that regulate this type supervision, and very few Hoosier Psychologists include this supervision in their practice. Through a two-year grant-funded project, the presenter is helping Indiana develop this quality-component of Behavior Support. The presentation will introduce the basic concepts of Behavior Support, what type of Master’s level clinicians provide the service, and the basics on how Psychologists/HSPP provide clinical Supervision. Included will be some examples, including a demonstration. Please join this low-key presentation where you might learn something new. You may even discover an innovative way to expand your own practice that includes in-person and virtual supervision options.
 
Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    Describe how to integrate this unique type of supervision into one’s practice.
2.    List at least three ways to improve how licensed supervision is implemented for this underserved population.
3.    Summarize at least three “best practices” in clinical supervision.
 
3:00 - 3:30 pm ET Break

3:30 - 5:00 pm ET
Presentation #10:  "Writing Accessible Psychological Reports for Diverse Audiences"
Elaine Arrington, Ph.D. and Liz Begyn, Ph.D., HSPP

*Note: 1.5 hours Category I CE, will later be available as a homestudy program*
 
Program Description:
Psychological reports provide a tangible representation of a patient’s history, explanations for their current functioning and behavior, and recommendations to improve wellbeing. As the field of psychology has evolved, there is an increased need to write reports more quickly, for multiple audiences, and in a more accessible manner. This presentation will review common barriers to readers’ ability to understand psychological reports and describe techniques to improve utility for diverse groups and follow-through with recommendations.
 
Learning Objectives: 
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1.    List common communication barriers that impact patient, family, schools, and referral sources' comprehension of our psychological reports and their willingness and ability to implement stated recommendations (e.g., don't read report, not enough time to implement recommendations). 
2.    Describe how our report writing styles may further disenfranchise minority populations.
3.    Describe how to apply techniques to increase access to reports for our diverse audiences, such as shortening reports, decreasing the reading levels, and providing tangible and feasible recommendations.

 
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PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES
Click here for a link to 2023 IPA Fall Conference Presenter Biographies.


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SPECIAL NOTE TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
The Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Indiana Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • Indiana State Psychology Board and Indiana Behavioral Health Board:  IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for psychologists. IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMFTA, LCAC and LAC.
  • Licensees must judge the program's relevance to their professional practice.
Please note that APA rules require that credit be given only to those who attend the entire workshop(s). Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving early will not receive CE credits. Partial credit cannot be given. Attendance will be recorded via the webinar platform. 

Attendees will be responsible for answering the presentation evaluations for the presentations attended. IPA will e-mail a link with a survey evaluation for each presentation to each registered attendee on the day of the event.

All licensees requesting Category I CE credits will receive a certificate from IPA confirming the number of credits earned for each session. These certificates will be delivered via email approximately 2-6 weeks after the conference. IPA will not produce any kind of "attendance" certificate for students.


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REGISTRATION

Registration ends Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 at noon.

IF REGISTERING FOR SOMEONE ELSE, please only register one person per transaction and use the attendee's email address. All correspondence must go to the attendee. Contact Connie Vore at admin@indianapsychology.org if you have any questions or need any assistance. 

Cancellation/Refund Policy: IPA will not provide refunds for registration for cancellations since all registrants can obtain Category I CE credit for 8 of the 10 sessions via IPA's Homestudy program. Contact info@indianapsychology.org if you have any questions.

FEES - MEMBERS:  Members must login (through Registration link) to receive the Members discount.
$260 IPA BASIC, EMERITUS - RETIRED, ACADEMIC Members
$220 IPA PREMIER, NEW, EMERITUS - PRACTICING Members
$0 IPA STUDENT Members 
$0 IPA PLATINUM Members

FEES - NON-MEMBERS:
$315 Psychologists & Other Professionals
*If a non-member Student seeking to attend, please either join IPA (free membership with "sponsorship" by an IPA Academic Member or, if outside the state of Indiana, please contact info@indianapsychology.org.

Special Note to Non-Members:  Non-Members may apply to join and, upon acceptance, we will credit your account for the difference in the Fall Conference rate, effectively reducing your 2023 conference cost by $95. We will also begin your membership immediately so you will benefit from membership for the remainder of 2023 and into 2024!

Submit membership application online for membership. Contact the IPA office for details at (317)257-7449 or contact Connie Vore at admin@indianapsychology.org.

Note to Presenters: Presenters will receive a discount code via e-mail that can be applied during registration. Contact the IPA office for details at (317)257-7449 or contact Connie Vore at admin@indianapsychology.org.


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SPONSORS
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