This is a free event designed for psychologists within the public clinical mental health workforce in Victoria ONLY, (staff employed at Area Mental Health Services, Forensicare or mental health staff from RCH). This training is appropriate for psychologists at any stage of their career. Participants need to be able to access the PAI in their workplace to attend the training.

This workshop is designed for psychologists who may be new to the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) as well as for those already utilising this assessment tool.

The workshop will be structured around the following domains, and will include recent updates regarding test analysis and interpretation:

- understanding and interpreting the validity scales and their supplemental indices;
- interpreting the configural scales to obtain an understanding of the client’s perspective/current situation;
- analysis and interpretation of the clinical scales and their subscales, specific clinical issues scales and various supplemental indices;
- interpreting the treatment planning scales and barriers to treatment.

The final aspect of the workshop will involve a detailed walkthrough and analysis of a PAI case and write up to allow participants to put to use the skills learned across the day’s workshop.

This is a full day event, being delivered online via Zoom. A link to access the session will be provided closer to the event.

Facilitator:

Dr Lucille Douglas, Assessment Services in Psychology

Dr. Douglas is a New York trained psychologist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology. She has over 30 years teaching and training expertise in psychological assessment. She had her own private medicolegal practise in Brisbane for 15 years, where she regularly presented evidence as an expert witness in court cases for both the Supreme and Mental Health Courts. She has supervised, trained and taught 4th year and provisional psychologists in assessment for over 20 years and has presented assessment based workshops both nationally and internationally. She currently teaches psychological assessment to both 4th and 5th year students at Deakin University. She recently moved to Melbourne but remains a passionate Brisbane Lions AFL fan and as a born and bred Kiwi she is also an All Blacks supporter.