PAI WORKSHOP
Use and Interpretation of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in Reproductive Medicine
Date: April 30, 2022
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 am, EDT
Cost: $200.00
Location: Thomas Jefferson University
John E. Kurtz, PhD
Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Villanova University
PAI WORKSHOP AGENDA
| April 10, 2020 | |
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9:00 am |
Structural Features of the PAI/PAI Full Scales and Subscales/Advantages and Applications to Reproductive Medicine. |
| 10:30 am | Morning Break |
| 10:45 am | Assessment of Positive Response Distortion: Defensive versus Deceptive Adjustments for Level of Positive Response Distortion: Two Strategies/Validation Studies and Case Illustrations |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch On Own |
| 1:00 pm | Assessment of Random/Careless and Negative Response Distortion Pyschodiagnosis Using Fit Coefficients and LOGIT Functions Cluster - based Interpretation |
| 2:30 pm | Afternoon Break |
| 2:45 pm | Detecting Denial of Alcohol and Drug Usage Case Studies |
| 5:00 pm | Workshop concludes |
This workshop offers a basic introduction to the use and interpretation of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), especially in reproductive medicine and fertility counseling settings. The workshop will address the unique features of the PAI, including an overview of the full scales and subscales. The workshop will review the relevance of the PAI scales to understanding and making decisions about patients seen in reproductive medicine and fertility counseling practices. Several approaches will be reviewed for the detection of positive response distortion and how to interpret profiles provided by defensive or dishonest respondents. Case studies will be presented to illustrate each of the various procedures presented in the workshop.
At the end of this workshop attendees should be able to:
- Describe the advantages of the PAI for psychological assessment of individuals in reproductive medicine and fertility counseling settings.
- Understand the essential user qualifications and ethical practices of clinical assessment.
- List three types of respondent behavior that affect the accuracy of PAI results.
- Describe three strategies for evaluating defensiveness of individual respondents.
- Follow a sequential strategy for determining the acceptability of PAI profiles.
- List three PAI scales that are relevant for understanding strengths and weaknesses in ovum donor and gestational carrier candidates.
Conference Directors
Andrea Braverman, Ph.D. - Andrea.Braverman@jefferson.edu
Susan Crockin, JD - SLCrockin@crockinlaw.com
William Petok, Ph.D. - BillPetok@gmail.com
For Registration Assistance
Jacki Bennis
Conference Planner
Square One Meeting Planning
843.408.4224 | Jacki@somp.co
Our thanks to the 2022 JICC Advisory Board for their valuable input into the planning of this year's conference.
Angela Bethea Walsh,PhD
Esther Tresser-Polanco, LMHC
Julia Woodward, Ph.D.
Shara M. Brofman, PsyD