Article archive / April 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 8. Source pages: 1, 17, 18.
The Convention and Annual meeting of the Louisiana Psychological Association will be held this month in Baton Rouge, from April 19 to 21, at the Renaissance Hotel. Featured speakers include Dr. Bryan Carter, Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, Dr. Dan Egli and topics of child/adolescent therapy, adult children of hoarders, and psycho- pharmacology. LPA will host its Annual Convention at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge in April from the 19th to the 21st.
Featured speakers include Suzanne Chabaud, PhD, A&E television expert on Hoarders, from New Orleans. She is Director of the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans. She will present a three-hour presentation on Thursday morning called “Out of the Hoard.” The program points out that “Hoarding Disorder is made real through the voices of hundreds of adult-children of hoarders who participated in extensive research about their lives in hoarded homes. Results reveal effects of hoarding on every aspect of family life and children’s development, effects that endure. As adults, these children are challenged by integrating into a world without hoarding. … Increased collaborative research, education, outreach, and intervention on behalf of millions of children suffering in hoarded homes is needed to address the long neglected public concern of hoarding and the children it affects.”
The conference also features speaker Dr. Bryan Carter, PhD, who is Professor of Child, Adolescent & Family Psychiatry at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is Project Director for CHIRP (Children’s Health & Illness Program; a manualized treatment for children with chronic painful and fatiguing illnesses), and Project Director for Coping Cart and Mini-Coper (a mobile multi-media unit for facilitating coping and adherence in medically hospitalized children and children with chronic health conditions). He will present on Friday morning, the “ABCs of CBT for Kids.”
Dan Egli, PhD, a third featured speaker and popular presenter at LPA, will offer a full day of trainig on Friday. The program notes that Dr. Egli is “currently focused on psychopharmacology education & consultation, primarily providing pharmacologic insights to physicians, agencies,” and speaking as an expert in the practical application of psychotropics. Dr. Egli published, presented, and was instrumental in guiding the American Psychological Association process regarding prescriptive privilege.
Also on Friday, and for the first time, the Convention Committee will offer the “1st Annual Symposium for Students and Early Career Psychologists: Students, Get to Know Professional Psychologists in Louisiana and What They Really Do.”
Among a host of presentations, other presenters include Tony Young, PhD, who will present “DSM-5 Personality Disorders: The Identity Crisis,” on Thursday morning.
Also, Cameron Melville, PhD, will present “ Applied Behavior Analysis: Not Your Grandmother’s Behavior Modification,” on Thursday afternoon.
“A Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop” will be presented by Thay Dao Quang, MEd, John W. Pickering, PhD, & David T. Weibel, PhD, on Saturday morning.
For more information and registration contact LPA at 225-766-0112 or online at www.louisianapsychologist.org.
Dr. Suzanne Chabaud (L) is a featured speaker at this year’s LPA Annual Convention and Meeting April 19-21 in BR. LPA President Dr. Phillip Griffin with Dr. Dan Egli at the 2011 Convention. Dr. Egli is a popular presenter at the conference.
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