Personality & Biopsychosocial

This webinar, designed for educators, counselors, and school-based professionals who work with teens, discusses the modern teen experience and highlights common stressors and their impact on mental health, academic performance, and overall well-being. The presentation aims to equip participants with actionable strategies they can use to help teens build resilience and manage stress effectively.

Youth behavioral health detection work can be traced to at least the 1960s. This session will provide strategies for implementing an early detection and prevention program in schools. 

Early diagnoses and interventions for children with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are crucial for academic success and social development. Attendees will gain practical tools to support diverse learners, ensuring they receive the necessary accommodations to thrive both in school and beyond.

Dr Saulnier will discuss the types of adaptive deficits commonly found in autistic individuals, their association with co-occurring cognitive challenges such as intellectual disability and executive functioning impairments, and the implications of these for managing the activities of daily life.

In this webinar, Dr. Ryan Marek will discuss the use of the MMPI®-3 in presurgical psychological evaluations of spinal procedure candidates.

In the world of national security, intelligence, and security-sensitive roles like public safety and critical infrastructure, there are unique challenges to finding and keeping top talent. Many roles in these industries require security clearances, and the population of cleared employees remains small compared to the number of positions available. Add to that fierce salary competition and high-pressure work environments, and you have a perfect storm for recruiters and HR professionals.

Therapeutic Assessment (TA) is a semi-structured form of collaborative psychological assessment that has been shown in research to positively impact clients. This webinar, presented by Stephen E. Finn, PhD, will cover the framework for using the MMPI-3 in Therapeutic Assessment and specific strategies for discussing MMPI-3 findings with clients in a therapeutic way.

In our changing digital world, social media offers both connectivity and risks for youth and their mental health. While social media can offer opportunities to connect with others and act as a medium for self-expression; significant concerns with cyberbullying, exposure to harmful content, and an increase in mental health issues have emerged. Through thoughtful planning and open dialogue, parents and educators can mitigate such risks and offer practical tips to embrace responsible social media use. As society grapples with digital challenges, collaboration between home and school pave the way for responsible social media use and mental well-being.

This webinar presentation provides an overview of the new and updated MMPI®-3 comparison groups available with Q-global®. New additions for 2024 include airline pilot candidates, clergy candidates, collegiate athletes, forensic child custody litigants, forensic parental fitness evaluees, and more.

This webinar presentation provides an introductory overview of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ), the most up-to-date broadband measure of normal-range personality traits. The test coauthor describes the methods used to develop the MPQ and provides a brief history on research use of the test. Dr. Sellbom also covers information on scale descriptions, normative data, and samples of the MPQ Score Report and MPQ Police Preemployment Interpretive Report (PPIR).