Contact Angela Petruso at info@r-pas.org
Gregory J. Meyer, Ph.D. and Joni L. Mihura, Ph.D.
This 4-day online workshop by Gregory J. Meyer, Ph.D. and Joni L. Mihura, Ph.D. comprehensively introduces the foundations for the second edition of R-PAS and its use in applied practice. It is ideal for two types of participants: a) those with no previous Rorschach training or experience and b) those who are experienced clinicians and instructors who have training in previous Rorschach systems and want a thorough “hands on” understanding of how to use R-PAS in applied practice or teach it to others. With respect to the latter, many very experienced assessors have found this to be an extremely useful training experience, even though it is also ideal for beginners.
The workshop alternates between lecture, presentations, and interactive experience with every aspect of R-PAS administration, coding, and interpretation. All participants should have an R-PAS Manual available during the workshop (The Rorschach Performance Assessment System, Administration, Coding, Interpretation and Technical Manual, by Meyer, Viglione, Mihura, Erard, & Erdberg, 2011). Ideally, participants also should have access to a set of inkblots. After registering for the workshop, participants will receive a 10% discount code so that they can order the Manual or other products at www.r-pas.org. In addition, all participants will receive both one free protocol allocation, which allows you to code and process a protocol on r-pas.org, and one free Case-Based Interpretive Guide that you can attach to the protocol to facilitate clinical interpretation.
Participants should read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of the R-PAS manual before attending. Participants also should register for an account prior to the workshop, as you need an account to receive a protocol allocation and Interpretive Guide. In addition, we will show you the site during the training in order to familiarize you with its features.
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
SCHEDULE
*There will be a 15 minute break each morning and afternoon. Because we are ending by 3 pm on Sunday, the other days last until 5:45 pm.
Agenda:
Day 1 – Thursday
8:30 am: The online meeting room opens; it would be wise to check in to make sure your system is set.
9:00 am to 12:30 pm: Introduction: Why use the Rorschach and why use R-PAS; 6-Step overview of
how R-PAS works – Lecture
12:30 to 1:45 pm: Lunch
1:45 to 5:45 pm: Coding, Part 1 – Lecture interspersed with practice as a group
Day 2 – Friday
9:00 am to 12:30 pm: Coding, Part 2 - Lecture interspersed with practice as a group; Coding principles
– Lecture; Review of independently completed practice coding – Group discussion
12:30 to 1:45 pm: Lunch
1:45 to 5:45 pm: Practice coding – Small group practice, followed by group discussion; Administration,
Part 1 (Response Phase, documentation, introduction to Clarification Phase) – Lecture
Day 3 – Saturday
9:00 am to 12:30 pm: Administration, Part 2 (Clarification Phase, documentation) – lecture; Identifying
what the assessor should do next and challenges with seating – Group discussion; Practice with
Administration Packets – Small group practice, followed by group discussion
12:30 to 1:45 pm: Lunch
1:45 to 5:45 pm: Converting response level codes to protocol level variables and normative data –
Lecture; Introduction to www.r-pas.org and understanding the R-PAS output – Lecture and group
discussion; Principles of interpretation – Lecture
Day 4 – Sunday
9:00 am to 12:00 pm: Interpretation with a case example – Interactive lecture with group discussion
12:00 to 1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15 to 3 pm: Interpretation (continued) and summarizing R-PAS data to generate interventions and
recommendations – Interactive lecture with group discussion
Fees: The cost for the four days is either $600 (early registration, by May 3rd) or $700 (regular, after May 3rd). Students (40% off), university instructors (20% off), and clinical supervisors (10% off) may request a discount code prior to completing registrationby contacting us at info@r-pas.org; students should submit proof of academic enrollment or an unofficial transcript, while instructors and supervisors should submit some documentation attesting to their role. Discounts are not available after registration is completed.
Cancellations: You may cancel and receive a full refund minus a $25 processing fee up to seven days before the event.
Continuing Education Credit: Participants are eligible for 25.5 hours of continuing education credit. The program must be completed in its entirety with sign-in each morning and sign-out each evening in order to qualify for this credit (i.e., partial hours cannot be accommodated). CE Fee:There is an additional $15 charge to obtain a CE certificate. If you wish to receive CE, please select this option when registering.
This program is co-sponsored by the Society of Personality Assessment (SPA) and R-PAS. SPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. SPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Facilitators:
Gregory J. Meyer, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toledo, where he has been since 2003. Before this, he was at the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was the director of the inpatient and outpatient Psychological Assessment Service. He was the Editor of the Journal of Personality Assessment from 2002 to 2013. His research focuses on psychological assessment, with an emphasis on the integration of personality assessment methods. Much of his work has addressed performance-based measures of psychological processes, most notably with the Rorschach. With more than 90 peer-reviewed publications, he has made many contributions to the published literature in this area, as well as in psychometrics and assessment more generally. He regularly provides invited lectures and trainings internationally. On four occasions, the Society for Personality Assessment recognized him with Distinguished Contribution Awards for articles in the published literature. He also received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Assessment Psychology by the Assessment Section of Clinical Psychology (American Psychological Association, Section IX, Division 12). He is a Fellow of Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, & Statistics) of the American Psychological Association and of the Society for Personality Assessment. In addition to co-authoring the manual for the Rorschach Performance Assessment System, he co-edited a casebook entitled Using the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS).
Joni L. Mihura, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toledo. She received early career awards from the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA), as well as the Walter G. Klopfer Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Literature from SPA. She is an SPA Fellow, has served several years on its board of trustees, and is currently the President Elect. Dr. Mihura serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Personality Assessment and Rorschachiana. She has published many articles and chapters on psychological assessment and is coeditor of the Handbook of Gender and Sexuality in Psychological Assessment and Using the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS). She is a codeveloper of R-PAS (www.r-pas.org) and presents invited lectures and trainings internationally.