January 2025 | Newsletter Updates
E-Learning Center | Grand Rounds | Convention Updates | HiTOP Convention | MMPI/MPQ Workshops & Symposium | Community Events & News | Job Postings
SPA Online E-Learning Center
NEW SPA MEMBER RESOURCE!!!
In case you missed it, we now have a new resource for you to use! Our SPA E-Learning Center has on-demand webinars and training. You will be able to access this free and paid content at anytime AND earn APA approved continuing education credits. Please keep in mind, this content is NOT live. See a full catalog of available content below.
Grand Rounds - FREE Member Benefit
January Grand Round
Assessing Psychotic Spectrum Disorders Using C/TA
January 8th | 12:00 pm ET | 1 CE
Presenters: Dr. Joelle Taknint & Sohenga Depestre
Dr. Taknint and Dr. Depestre will discuss using Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment (C/TA) to diagnose psychotic spectrum disorders, aligning with recovery-oriented and anti-oppressive practices. Through three case studies, they’ll illustrate innovative techniques for creating meaningful assessment experiences for patients with severe mental illness.
March Grand Round
Assessing and Understanding Psychosis
March 5th | 12:00 pm ET | 1 CE
Presenter: Dr. Jeremy Ridenour
Dr. Ridenour will explore assessing psychosis using self-report measures, the TAT, and Rorschach, incorporating psychodynamic and phenomenological perspectives. He will discuss identifying subtle thought disorganization, integrating multimethod data, and providing feedback to individuals and families navigating psychosis.
Convention Updates
Please continue to check the website as we will be adding several updates within the next couple of weeks. Click here to access the website.
- Early bird discounts end on January 16th.
- Featured Lectures have been updated with abstracts.
- All workshop information is now available.
- All scholarship notifications were sent out in December.
- All program notifications were sent out. If you did NOT receive an email, please contact our office at info@personality.org.
- Join us for Mind Meld at Meow Wolf: A Networking Adventure on Wednesday, March 26th. Additional registration is required.
HiTOP Convention
March 27–29, 2025
Again this year, the HiTOP Convention will be held in conjunction with the SPA Convention at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO.
This event gives you the opportunity to:
- Stay updated with research
- Earn Continuing Education Credits
- Network with experts
- Gain Professional Development
- Learn from Diverse Perspectives
- Showcase Your Research/Studies
- Become a part of an Inspiring Community
MMPI/MPQ Workshops and Research Symposium
June 2–5, 2025
We're partnering with the University of Minnesota Press to bring you the MMPI/MPQ Workshops and Annual Research Symposium. This event will be held at the McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota. Workshop track abstracts are now available to review. If you would like to submit an abstract for the symposium, please click here.
Community Events & News
- Training: A virtual training sequence for the Crisi Wartegg System (CWS) will begin in September! The CWS is an empirically validated and standardized methodology (administration, scoring, interpretation) for the clinical use of the Wartegg Drawing Completion Test (WDCT)—an easy, efficient, and non-overwhelming performance-based personality measure that can be completed in 5-10 minutes and is appropriate across the lifespan. The CWS is recognized as a valid performance-based personality test that can be used for certification in Therapeutic Assessment. The Level 1 workshop focuses on history and statistical foundations, reviews standardized administration procedures, and builds proficiency in the normative scoring system. Following completion of Level 1, clinicians are able to independently administer the test with clients but require consultation for accurate scoring and interpretation. Levels 2 and 3 of the training sequence are described within this flyer. Online registration can be made at: https://sc-cca-com.3dcartstores.com/.